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#1. Re: [E36M3] Best brake pad for sreet use? - from jeff.conner@yahoo.com
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Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 13:57:32 -0700 (PDT) From: jeff.conner@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Best brake pad for sreet use? Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:35:01 EDT From: Mdriver13@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Best brake pad for sreet use? > I alternate between the two. By them being different colors > you can easily see when your brake flush is complete! Me, too! Nice little trick by those kind folks at ATE, no? -jeff S52 sedan, currently w/ blue S50 trackdog, currently w/ gold __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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#2. Toe Rod Question - from Michael Michalski
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Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:21:53 -0500 From: "Michael Michalski" <m.michalski@comcast.net> Subject: Toe Rod Question Good Afternoon, I just returned from a tech inspection for a driving school at Road America coming up at the end of the month. I was told that I need a new left front tie rod (it was really loose). It looks like the OEM is a brand by the name of "Lemfoerder". I went online and Pelican Parts also lists "Meyle" and "Karlyn" as other available options. There is a pretty big price difference between the Lemfoerder verses the others. Which should I go with? Is there a big difference? Is there a better after marker replacement that I should look at? And the final question, does any of our list sponsors have these? Please advise. Thank you in advance. Michael Michalski 97 ///M3 Luxury Edition w/loose tie rods. Windy City BMW CCA
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#3. RE: [E36M3] Tie Rod Question - from Michael Michalski
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Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:24:40 -0500 From: "Michael Michalski" <m.michalski@comcast.net> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Tie Rod Question Good Afternoon, I just returned from a tech inspection for a driving school at Road America coming up at the end of the month. I was told that I need a new left front tie rod (it was really loose). It looks like the OEM is a brand by the name of "Lemfoerder". I went online and Pelican Parts also lists "Meyle" and "Karlyn" as other available options. There is a pretty big price difference between the Lemfoerder verses the others. Which should I go with? Is there a big difference? Is there a better after marker replacement that I should look at? And the final question, does any of our list sponsors have these? Please advise. Thank you in advance. Michael Michalski 97 ///M3 Luxury Edition w/loose tie rods. Windy City BMW CCA
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#4. Re: [E36M3] How to get rid of Air pocket in cooling system? - from Langsten
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Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:50:19 -0400 From: "Langsten" <langsten@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] How to get rid of Air pocket in cooling system? Rich, and others . . . Running any engine w/o a t-stat can cause overheating . . The coolant flow needs to be slow enough that it cools while passing thru the radiator . . running w/o a t-stat causes the coolant to flow through the radiator at high speed and never dump its heat to the air . . The problem of heat transfer is not inside the engine, but getting rid of it. >> My theory on that is > > that at full-tilt-boogie on the track, there is enough airflow around > > the engine to provide additional cooling to make up for the lack of > > cooling because of the WOT. WOT is normally considered to be "wide open throttle" . . or do you mean wide open t-stat? In actuality the amount of increased air flow in the engine compartment at WOT (throttle) is negligible . . as WOT can be at 5 mph or at 100 mph. BMW aerodynamics don't allow for a substantial increase of air leakage into the engine compartment because of speed, over that which is generated by the cooling fan, or flowing thru the radiator. Certainly not enough to help in cooling the engine. > -------------------- 5 -------------------- > Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:54:22 -0400 > From: "Rich Dorffer" <E36M3Digest@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] How to get rid of Air pocket in cooling system? > > I am definitely not buying it. Anyone with a thermodynamics background can > speak up though but I believe the coolant can only flow so fast through the > system and the heat transfer still occurs. > > It may not be the most efficient method with a gutted thermostat or no > thermostat, but I don't believe it is the reason the car will overheat. > > Regards, > > Rich > > On 4/13/07, Jamie Howton <jhowton@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Please explain to me how not having a thermostat in place (essentially a > > > gutted thermostat) will cause a motor to overheat? > > > > I was told by someone on either this or the UUC list that the coolant > > passes too quickly through the head with a WOT (wide open thermostat) > > and as a result, the heat transfer from the aluminum head to the > > coolant is not sufficient to cool the head properly. What happens is > > that you get localised hot spots inside the head which is bad. > > > > That does not of course expain the overheating. My theory on that is > > that at full-tilt-boogie on the track, there is enough airflow around > > the engine to provide additional cooling to make up for the lack of > > cooling because of the WOT. Additionally, at full throttle the > > coolant is flowing really quickly and when you slow everything down > > the extra built up heat in the head can transfer to the coolant > > because of the reduced coolant speeds and the surge of heat entering > > the coolant is too much for a system designed for a more regulated set > > of operating parameters. Mario L. www.VSR1.com builders of the IP Nat'l Championship car 2006
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Tie Rod Question - from Kent L. Shephard
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Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:38:56 -0700 From: "Kent L. Shephard" <e36m3@kshephard.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Tie Rod Question I think the Lem.. is the true OEM replacement. That's what I always bought for my E30 M3 and my E36. Kent On Apr 14, 2007, at 2:30 PM, Michael Michalski wrote: > Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:24:40 -0500 > From: "Michael Michalski" <m.michalski@comcast.net> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] Tie Rod Question > > > Good Afternoon, > > I just returned from a tech inspection for a driving school at Road > America > coming up at the end of the month. I was told that I need a new > left front > tie rod (it was really loose). It looks like the OEM is a brand by > the name > of "Lemfoerder". I went online and Pelican Parts also lists > "Meyle" and > "Karlyn" as other available options. There is a pretty big price > difference > between the Lemfoerder verses the others. Which should I go with? > Is there > a big difference? Is there a better after marker replacement that > I should > look at? And the final question, does any of our list sponsors > have these? > Please advise. Thank you in advance. > > Michael Michalski > 97 ///M3 Luxury Edition w/loose tie rods. > Windy City BMW CCA > > > > > > > > > ************************************************* > Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: > > Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com > Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com > Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com > Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com > Treehouse Racing http://www.treehouseracing.com > Elephant Motorsports Inc. http://www.elephantmotorsports.com > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > ************************************************* > > >
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#6. Replacement of Brake Distance Sensor - from Matthew Teel
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Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 07:23:38 -0800 From: Matthew Teel <mteel@beluga.com> Subject: Replacement of Brake Distance Sensor I need to replace my brake distance sensor, and I am not sure how to remove the old one from the brake servo unit. Also, do I install the same color of plastic tip on the end of the plunger rod, or is there an install procedure to determine the correct tip? I can find nothing in the manual about this. Thanks in advance, Matthew (AK) '98 M3/4 149K
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#7. Re: [E36M3] Tie Rod Question - from Carlos Lopez
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Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:57:24 -0400 From: "Carlos Lopez" <clopez98m3@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Tie Rod Question On 4/14/07, Michael Michalski <m.michalski@comcast.net> wrote: > Which should I go with? Is there > a big difference? Is there a better after marker replacement that I should > look at? And the final question, does any of our list sponsors have these? > Please advise. Thank you in advance. I would get the Lemfoerders. I bet all the list sponsors can get you a *set*. Don't just replace the one. Carlos 98 M3
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#8. UUC Clutch kit - from Matt Bader
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Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:13:02 -0400 From: "Matt Bader" <mbader@exammaster.com> Subject: UUC Clutch kit Hi Rob: I have a question regarding a clutch kit I purchased from UUC. It was installed by my mechanic (European Performance - Wilmington, DE) last fall sometime. The kit is the following: Lightweight Flywheel for '92-'99 E36 3-series, M3, Z3 & E34 525i - 8.5lbs - M5 sprung-hub clutch Please choose from these options:: Stg2 flywheel w/ UltraSmooth Cerametallic In first gear, from a dead stop, the clutch makes kind of a screeching/slipping sound, and then catches. At first I thought it might be a break-in characteristic, but the sound has never gone away. It's more noticeable when I am on a incline which puts more pressure on the clutch to launch the car from a dead stop. If I am careful, I can usually launch in first gear without the sound/slippage, but it is tricky (I have to let the clutch out quickly), and difficult to do if I am on an incline. For the most part, once underway there are no such issues. Not sure if this is a normal characteristic of this type of clutch + flywheel set-up, or if there is some other issue. The car does have a supercharger, but don't think it makes that much extra torque at low rpm to cause issues with the clutch. Also, UUC recommends a tranny fluid combination to cut down on the rattling noise of the lightweight flywheel. A paper insert came with the clutch kit, but I have since lost it. Can you refresh my memory on that? Thanks much, Matt Bader 98 M3/4
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#9. WTB: Kosei K-1 - from Martin Bullen
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Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:23:08 -0400 From: Martin Bullen <vze322dw@verizon.net> Subject: WTB: Kosei K-1 On track at Pocono on Friday, and managed to crack one of the spokes on one of my Kosei K-1's. Scary: Didn't find it until I was cleaning the wheels yesterday. Anyway, the long and the short of it is, does anyone have 1, 2 or 3 K-1's that they'd like to sell? Martin Martin Bullen '95 M3 '97 Z3 2.8 '01 740i Sport
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#10. Ireland aluminum radiator - from Mdriver13@aol.com
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Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:29:26 EDT From: Mdriver13@aol.com Subject: Ireland aluminum radiator Group, Anyone have positive / negative comments on their radiator? Price seems right -- $330.00 _http://www.bmw2002.com/_ (http://www.bmw2002.com/) cheers, Bob Gill 97 ///M3 coupe Philly Region SCCA 2005 / 2006 Philly Region BSP Champion Sponsored by Wheel Collision Center & Rogue Engineering ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.