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#1. E46 Upper Strut Mounts - from Jason Lombard
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Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 07:50:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Jason Lombard <jrlombard@yahoo.com> Subject: E46 Upper Strut Mounts Group, I'm gathering parts to do a front suspensions R&R next weekend. One of the parts that I'll be needing is a pair of upper strut mounts. I've found a guy who is selling a pair of E46 M3 strut mounts, and tells me that the updated E46 part fits the E36 M cars. Not only that, he claims that it's superior to the E36 strut mount. Can anybody verify this? I was just getting ready to pull the trigger on the stock units, but I figured that a quick post to the list would probably get me the answer... TIA, Jason Lombard '96 Dakar II/Black
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#2. an M50 intake story... - from Theodore Serbinski
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Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 22:37:06 -0400 From: Theodore Serbinski <stanson@gmail.com> Subject: an M50 intake story... Hey folks, Well here it is, my write up of an M50 conversion I performed on the weekends over the past month: http://tedserbinski.com/2007/08/04/rebuilding-bmw-intake-s52-m50- intake-manifold-conversion-day-1 See the top for each day & a page that has a list of parts and part #s that I replaced. Many thanks to all that helped! I'm eagerly awaiting my new MAF sensor and aFe filter, will post a final post once I get it all working :-) ted
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#3. RE: [E36M3] Feeler: How should realisticly ask for my E36M3/4 - from Dave Hogg
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Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 06:42:32 -0400 From: "Dave Hogg" <dhogg1@comcast.net> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Feeler: How should realisticly ask for my E36M3/4 Absolutely right on the mods coming off the car. For example, stock and prepared class race cars usually sell for less than their street counterparts. My M3/4 went to its new owner two days ago (I hope he joins this list - I left the window sticker on for him). He's a car guy but wanted it stock and wanted to know if it had been tracked. He took it with the LTW flywheel and the short shifter because they're too hard to get off. He paid me for the Conforti intake, which I left on the car. The stock air box and flywheel were his "trunk kit". (The Fikse's are being pressed into service on the race car. I think they'll like that.) The Catch 22 is that folks who don't know how badly a car can be abused certainly don't want it to "sound too loud" or "ride too rough and scrape over speed bumps". The folks who might value the mods unfortunately know how badly a car can be abused. Speaking of which, I now have a basic front STB and a Dinan Rear STB (with the very cool CF insert) FS. Make any reasonable offer. Dave Hogg '95 Dakar IS M3 #20 E90 335i arriving in 2 weeks. Piggyback ECU arriving 2 weeks after that.
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#4. RE: [E36M3] an M50 intake story... - from Matt Bader
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Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 07:44:51 -0400 From: "Matt Bader" <mbader@exammaster.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] an M50 intake story... Thanks, Ted. Much appreciated. I just ordered the conversion kit from Eurosport, but will probably have the performance shop do the installation. My girlfriend is using my other car so I can't afford any surprises. Matt Bader 98 M3/4 -----Original Message----- From: Theodore Serbinski [mailto:stanson@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 10:38 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] an M50 intake story... Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 22:37:06 -0400 From: Theodore Serbinski <stanson@gmail.com> Subject: an M50 intake story... Hey folks, Well here it is, my write up of an M50 conversion I performed on the weekends over the past month: http://tedserbinski.com/2007/08/04/rebuilding-bmw-intake-s52-m50- intake-manifold-conversion-day-1 See the top for each day & a page that has a list of parts and part #s that I replaced. Many thanks to all that helped! I'm eagerly awaiting my new MAF sensor and aFe filter, will post a final post once I get it all working :-) ted ************************************************* 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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#5. m50 intake manifold - from tim g
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Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 06:40:11 -0700 (PDT) From: tim g <shaggy62832003@yahoo.com> Subject: m50 intake manifold surprises, when i did mine about a year and a half ago i ended up cracking the crankcase vent tube and split a vaccum line connection , used a little bit of 500lb test epoxy and got it together, took about 10 hours in the freezing cold december temperatures of ny in my driveway..fun fun. damn brittle parts. the install cd from eurosport was great though --------------------------------- Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more.
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#6. Re: [E36M3] m50 intake manifold - from Carlos Lopez
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Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 10:39:41 -0400 From: "Carlos Lopez" <clopez98m3@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] m50 intake manifold On 9/2/07, tim g <shaggy62832003@yahoo.com> wrote: > surprises, when i did mine about a year and a half ago i ended up cracking the >crankcase vent tube and split a vaccum line connection , used a little bit of 500lb >test epoxy and got it together, took about 10 hours in the freezing cold december >temperatures of ny in my driveway..fun fun. damn brittle parts. You realize the parts were brittle because of the temps. BTDT. Carlos 98 M3
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#7. m50 manifold - from tim g
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Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 07:46:47 -0700 (PDT) From: tim g <shaggy62832003@yahoo.com> Subject: m50 manifold well there was yes the cold, which i realize. but i the car was also fitted with mostly stock parts and it's a 97, may not have helped that my radiator exploded about 3 months before and corroded a few things..oh well..tryin to figure if i wanna go to the 5 or 6 speed conversion..it's an ugly auto still...ewww --------------------------------- Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when.
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#8. Re: [E36M3] an M50 intake story... - from Theodore Serbinski
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Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 10:59:07 -0400 From: Theodore Serbinski <stanson@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] an M50 intake story... I'd be interested to see some pictures of the Eurosport after it's mounted. I know it has a machined part, but I can't tell from looking at the kit where exactly it fits and what it does :-) And yes, if you want to avoid surprises have a shop do it, that's for sure. I had enough surprises to last me the year ;-) On Sep 2, 2007, at 7:47 AM, Matt Bader wrote: > Thanks, Ted. Much appreciated. I just ordered the conversion kit > from > Eurosport, but will probably have the performance shop do the > installation. > My girlfriend is using my other car so I can't afford any surprises. >
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#9. Re: [E36M3] m50 intake manifold - from Theodore Serbinski
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Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 11:00:58 -0400 From: Theodore Serbinski <stanson@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] m50 intake manifold > surprises, when i did mine about a year and a half ago i ended up > cracking the crankcase vent tube and split a vaccum line > connection , used a little bit of 500lb test epoxy and got it > together, took about 10 hours in the freezing cold december > temperatures of ny in my driveway..fun fun. damn brittle parts. the > install cd from eurosport was great though > Install CD? Yet another reason to go Eurosport IMO. After doing this with the KO kit, their directions are quite bad, no pictures, and the kit isn't that great. I ended up modifying the kit for my own needs... maybe I can sell "improved" KO kits... nah, not worth the pain :-)
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#10. Re: [E36M3] m50 intake manifold - from Mdriver13@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 09:00:24 EDT From: Mdriver13@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] m50 intake manifold In a message dated 9/2/2007 11:08:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, stanson@gmail.com writes: After doing this with the KO kit, their directions are quite bad, no pictures, and the kit isn't that great. I ended up modifying the kit for my own needs... maybe I can sell "improved" KO kits... nah, not worth the pain :-) Yes -- instead of Dr. Vanos, you'd be Dr. Manifold ;-)) Bob Gill 97 ///M3 coupe Philly Region SCCA 2005 / 2006 Philly Region BSP Champion Sponsored by Wheel Collision Center & Rogue Engineering ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour