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#1. Re: [E36M3] looking for instructions - from Jason Knight
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Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:32:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Jason Knight <knight2244@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] looking for instructions Longacre site has them: http://www.longacreracing.com/instructions/inst.asp?INSTID=23 Jason ----- Original Message ---- From: "Mdriver13@aol.com" <Mdriver13@aol.com> To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 8:18:39 AM Subject: [E36M3] looking for instructions Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:13:17 EDT From: Mdriver13@aol.com Subject: looking for instructions Group, I just received some longacre toe plates to double check my rear toe (since everyone uses inches instead of degrees). However, they came without instructions. Two metal plates, and two tape measures -- this can't be rocket science?! Any help would be appreciated. TIA, Bob Gill 97 ///M3 coupe - getting all new bushings... Philly Region SCCA 2005 / 2006 Philly Region BSP Champion Sponsored by Wheel Collision Center & Rogue Engineering ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ************************************************* 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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#2. RE: [e36m3] [E36M3] engine RPM signal - from Marco Romani
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Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:12:44 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <marco@corsa-na.com> Subject: RE: [e36m3] [E36M3] engine RPM signal I was going to say it was black! Marco -----Original Message----- From: marty [mailto:mfraiser@earthlink.net] Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 8:26 AM To: Marco Romani Cc: E36M3 Subject: Re: [e36m3] [E36M3] engine RPM signal thanks Marco, Of course I have a, well-worn, Bentley manual :) As far as I can tell it's one of the black wires going into the back of the cluster. There are two black wires - one on each of the large connectors. I think it's the rightmost connector but I have a 50% chance. marty Marco Romani wrote: > Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:07:31 -0700 > From: "Marco Romani" <marco@corsa-na.com> > Subject: RE: [e36m3] [E36M3] engine RPM signal > > Yes tap into the tach signal. If you have a bentley you can find the > color of the wire in the wirining diagrams. Mine and my car are at my > shop or I'd look for you. > > I have it hooked up to my DL1 and Dash2. Piece of cake. BTW - if > anyone wants a DL1 I'm a dealer, you won't find cheaper prices ;-) > > You can also tap into your TPS for throttle position and if you want a > simple brake on/off signal just tap into a brake light wire. > > Marco > No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.33/1037 - Release Date: 9/29/2007 1:32 PM
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#3. OT: Re: [E36M3] WARNING - from Jay L.
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Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:47:00 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jay L." <joong@yahoo.com> Subject: OT: Re: [E36M3] WARNING Though it's nearly impossible, I try not to buy or eat anything from China anymore. Uunfortunately most American consumers and suppliers want cheap stuff. You see all the recent recalls for children's products, avian flu, etc. but I've seen first hand the blatant disregard they have for safety, health, and environment, and I'm not an envirofreak by any means. Money comes first over anything, seems to be a cultural thing. The Chinese even prefer to buy Japanese or Korean products vs. their own. Then I saw that Dateline special they had about the fake drugs from China, being made w/ gypsum! And these drugs were found in major US drugstores...*sigh* --- E36M3 <e36m3@bmw-m.net> wrote: > -------------------- 5 -------------------- > Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:44:54 -0700 (PDT) > From: <jmihal@jt-designs.com> > Subject: WARNING > > To those purchasing JT Designs Products from BMP Design: > I have been made aware just today that BMP Designs is advertising my parts > and shipping Chinese immitations. This came to my attention because a > disgruntled BMP Design's customer called me asking for help, and he then > sent me a photo of a product that is an attempted copy of mine. > > Here is a quote from Karl A. Hafner, BMP Designs principal: > > "I'm not sure what is your design and what is someone elses design. The > piece you have a photo of is a company in China. The pieces are offered to > us for sale, and we are selling it." > > al hafner > > I find it troubling, that a company who I have been suppling product to > for years is purchasing and now reselling my designed product from a > Chinese company that I have no connection with. Who's next...GC, Turner, > TC...this is a good way to keep innovations from coming into this market > from those who directly support it. > > Jim Mihal > JT Designs
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#4. Warning - from tim ng
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Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:57:27 -0400 From: "tim ng" <s14realm3@hotmail.com> Subject: Warning >Subject: WARNING >To those purchasing JT Designs Products from BMP Design: >I have been made aware just today that BMP Designs is advertising my parts >and shipping Chinese imitations. all these cheap imatation chinese products. just makes me SICK, let me put some lead in my pencil and shot them. How can one check what ABS codes are in the puter? Tim Ng BMWCCA # 36497 95 BUZZNM3 dakar yella 94 325i future track car 92 325ic M-Technic pkg 91 M3 garage queen 88 M3/2.5 DM race car ------------------ project 90 535ia ------------------ Pace shadow 26 ft enclosed trailer my web page: http://groups.msn.com/M3stuff/pictures
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#5. Re: [E36M3] engine RPM signal - from marty
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Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:30:14 -0400 From: marty <mfraiser@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] engine RPM signal You would've been correct. There is only one black wire - upon further inspection the other one had a reddish stripe. My little MSD gizmo didn't work - I suppose it didn't like the signal. So, I ended up tapping the tach wire and running it to the TraqMate. Worked like a charm. I only have the RPM signal adapter for now - will have to replace it with the RPM plus analog and digital signals adapter to add other inputs later. Hadn't thought of the TPS, that's a nifty idea. marty Marco Romani wrote: > Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:12:44 -0700 > From: "Marco Romani" <marco@corsa-na.com> > Subject: RE: [e36m3] [E36M3] engine RPM signal > > I was going to say it was black! > > Marco > > -----Original Message----- > From: marty [mailto:mfraiser@earthlink.net] > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 8:26 AM > To: Marco Romani > Cc: E36M3 > Subject: Re: [e36m3] [E36M3] engine RPM signal > > > thanks Marco, > > Of course I have a, well-worn, Bentley manual :) As far as I can tell > it's one of the black wires going into the back of the cluster. There > are two black wires - one on each of the large connectors. I think it's > the rightmost connector but I have a 50% chance. > > marty >
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#6. Re: Engine RPM Signal - TraqMate - from RFKoby@aol.com
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Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:43:21 EDT From: RFKoby@aol.com Subject: Re: Engine RPM Signal - TraqMate Marty, I have am using the G2Xtreme, similar system. The easiest way to get a tack signal on E36, is go to the diagonistic connector and tap into PIN #1. For E36 6-cylinder cars, you will get 3 pulses per revolution, or 6 pulse for 2 revolutions. YES, it take 2 revolutions for all 6 cylinders to fire. Marco, were do you tap into for the TPS?? bob In a message dated 9/29/2007 11:40:01 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, e36m3@bmw-m.net writes: Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:15:07 -0400 From: marty <mfraiser@earthlink.net> Subject: engine RPM signal greetings, I'm trying to determine a good tach signal source for my TraqMate. I could tap a coil or injector firing signal but I think the signal to the instrument cluster tach would be easier since I don't have to route the wire through the engine compartment and firewall, etc. Also, the instrument cluster wiring is more accessible (not enclosed in boots like coil/injector) as is power and ground. I purchased an MSD tach signal GMR pickup (part # 8918) to clip over the source wire so I don't have to physically tap anything. It relies on sufficient dwell to determine when the signal stops and starts. I'm not sure if the tach signal is suitable though - not sure what it's characteristics are. I saw somewhere it is 3 pulses per rev but have no idea if that's correct. If that is correct and there's enough dwell then I think I could set # cylinders to 2 in the traqmate and it'd show up correctly. As long as the signal is suitable I can experiment with # cylinders until I get the correct value. Has anyone done such a thing and/or any of the EEs out there have some ideas? thanks, marty '96 M3 '95 540i ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
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#7. RE: [e36m3] [E36M3] Re: Engine RPM Signal - TraqMate - from Marco Romani
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Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:18:52 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <marco@corsa-na.com> Subject: RE: [e36m3] [E36M3] Re: Engine RPM Signal - TraqMate I'd have to go an look at the harness in the car, which is over in my shop. In a trailer. And it's dark in there and no room to move ;-) Whine whine. Anyway I'll take a look at it when I pull the car out of the trailer next week. I hope. Marco -----Original Message----- From: RFKoby@aol.com [mailto:RFKoby@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 2:49 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [e36m3] [E36M3] Re: Engine RPM Signal - TraqMate Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:43:21 EDT From: RFKoby@aol.com Subject: Re: Engine RPM Signal - TraqMate Marty, I have am using the G2Xtreme, similar system. The easiest way to get a tack signal on E36, is go to the diagonistic connector and tap into PIN #1. For E36 6-cylinder cars, you will get 3 pulses per revolution, or 6 pulse for 2 revolutions. YES, it take 2 revolutions for all 6 cylinders to fire. Marco, were do you tap into for the TPS?? bob In a message dated 9/29/2007 11:40:01 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, e36m3@bmw-m.net writes: Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:15:07 -0400 From: marty <mfraiser@earthlink.net> Subject: engine RPM signal greetings, I'm trying to determine a good tach signal source for my TraqMate. I could tap a coil or injector firing signal but I think the signal to the instrument cluster tach would be easier since I don't have to route the wire through the engine compartment and firewall, etc. Also, the instrument cluster wiring is more accessible (not enclosed in boots like coil/injector) as is power and ground. I purchased an MSD tach signal GMR pickup (part # 8918) to clip over the source wire so I don't have to physically tap anything. It relies on sufficient dwell to determine when the signal stops and starts. I'm not sure if the tach signal is suitable though - not sure what it's characteristics are. I saw somewhere it is 3 pulses per rev but have no idea if that's correct. If that is correct and there's enough dwell then I think I could set # cylinders to 2 in the traqmate and it'd show up correctly. As long as the signal is suitable I can experiment with # cylinders until I get the correct value. Has anyone done such a thing and/or any of the EEs out there have some ideas? thanks, marty '96 M3 '95 540i ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ************************************************* 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 ************************************************* No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.33/1037 - Release Date: 9/29/2007 1:32 PM
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#8. RE: [e36m3] Re: [E36M3] engine RPM signal - from Marco Romani
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Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:19:05 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <marco@corsa-na.com> Subject: RE: [e36m3] Re: [E36M3] engine RPM signal Well while I'm on a streak I think the TPS wire you want is purple. ;-) Or that could just be the wire I tapped into on the harness for the Tec3 I run. ;-) One thing to watch out for is to make sure the impedance of the traqmate is very high, otherwise you may have an issue with the TPS signal being tweaked a bit on its way to the ecu. I know the DL1 when powered up has a very high impedance as do most data acq systems. I've never actually worked with a traqmate. Marco www.corsa-na.com -----Original Message----- From: marty [mailto:mfraiser@earthlink.net] Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 2:39 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [e36m3] Re: [E36M3] engine RPM signal Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:30:14 -0400 From: marty <mfraiser@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] engine RPM signal You would've been correct. There is only one black wire - upon further inspection the other one had a reddish stripe. My little MSD gizmo didn't work - I suppose it didn't like the signal. So, I ended up tapping the tach wire and running it to the TraqMate. Worked like a charm. I only have the RPM signal adapter for now - will have to replace it with the RPM plus analog and digital signals adapter to add other inputs later. Hadn't thought of the TPS, that's a nifty idea. marty Marco Romani wrote: > Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:12:44 -0700 > From: "Marco Romani" <marco@corsa-na.com> > Subject: RE: [e36m3] [E36M3] engine RPM signal > > I was going to say it was black! > > Marco > > -----Original Message----- > From: marty [mailto:mfraiser@earthlink.net] > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 8:26 AM > To: Marco Romani > Cc: E36M3 > Subject: Re: [e36m3] [E36M3] engine RPM signal > > > thanks Marco, > > Of course I have a, well-worn, Bentley manual :) As far as I can tell > it's one of the black wires going into the back of the cluster. There > are two black wires - one on each of the large connectors. I think it's > the rightmost connector but I have a 50% chance. > > marty > ************************************************* 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 ************************************************* No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.33/1037 - Release Date: 9/29/2007 1:32 PM
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#9. Re: engine RPM signal - from Neil Maller
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Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:58:54 -0400 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: engine RPM signal On 9/29/07 11:38 AM, marty <mfraiser@earthlink.net> wrote: > I'm trying to determine a good tach signal source for my TraqMate. It's extremely easy to tap into the tach signal at the #1 pin on the round diagnostic connector in the engine compartment on the passenger side. Below and behind that is a wiring grommet leading into the passenger compartment. Simply follow the other wires. There's certainly nothing wrong with picking up this signal at the instrument cluster, but this way you don't have to take that out - or guess which wire. Neil Fort Wayne, IN 96 M3 - Bastard child 03 525iT - Sterling Grey Metallic 05 Mini - Cooper S with LSD
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#10. FS: '96-'99 E36 M3 ECU with Dinan Stage 3 Software and Dinan Throttle Body - from Ivan Petrov
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Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:02:30 -0700 From: "Ivan Petrov" <crazyinp@hotmail.com> Subject: FS: '96-'99 E36 M3 ECU with Dinan Stage 3 Software and Dinan Throttle Body Hi All, I am getting rid of my Dinan Stage 3 ECU and Dinan Big Bore Throttle Body. I would like to sell together, so not looking to separate for now. TB was on the car for apx. 3000miles $600 OBO