Alright, where are all the people in the Michigan areas? We tried to have a meet last year but everyone kinda fell out and it never happened!!


So lets take a tally of where everyone is at?

I am in traverse city, would love to have a meet, but the weather kind of sucks right now, as I am sure you are aware.

Originally posted by jasonc
I am in traverse city, would love to have a meet, but the weather kind of sucks right now, as I am sure you are aware.

Yeah weather is definately shitty. I am not driving my car right now anyways so it would have to be in the spring of course.

Traverse City huh? Fun place to gamble!! :D I haven't been there for a couple years though.

So tell me about your car.




I know there are more of you out there!!!!

ha you know im up in michigan :)

"I know there are more of you out there!!!!"

i know there are too.. post post post post post dont be shy

Originally posted by BoostFed325
ha you know im up in michigan :)


You are still alive. I tried to IM you the other day. You asked me something about an X-Box?

Hey, how can we get Josh on here??

Hello hello...I'm hiding down here in Ann Arbor wishing I had a garage.

Originally posted by mrkurz
Hello hello...I'm hiding down here in Ann Arbor wishing I had a garage.


Yeah!!! We got another!!

A garage??

I'm around in Michigan. I'll be going back to Chicago in January. The west Michigan guys should make a trip out for one of our chicago meets. We usually get a great turnout. A lot of great guys.

Deez, I had the black 318ti that was in your shop about 6 months ago with the blown second gear synchro.

ill email josh and show him

i get my license back in the end of january WOOHOO!!

i know there has to be more michigan bimms..

Ralliart do you or did you goto ferris st?

nope, I go to Kettering University in Flint...

crap.. did you use to live in kzoo? you were posting over at dtm about a mich meet last year werent you?

Originally posted by Ralliart


Deez, I had the black 318ti that was in your shop about 6 months ago with the blown second gear synchro.


I remember now. Hows the trans doin now? I wasn't there when you picked it up was I? Cause I remember the car but I can't remember if I talked to you or not..... :dunno


January huh Matt? Does it go to restricted then?

Originally posted by BoostFed325
crap.. did you use to live in kzoo? you were posting over at dtm about a mich meet last year werent you?

We did arrange a meet in Birmingham last year. The man in charge posted as Dupahead with a yellow M3. I'm originally from southeast Michigan.

The tranny is working great. You guys did a great job with it, and for a great price! It's to bad you're all the way across the state.

i heard about one over in south haven at a track.. cant remember the name of the track off hand

I'm in I'm sure I could dig up a car to bring~!

ooh there she is :) the Si turbo killer :)

HHAHA yea, Soon to be replaced by something even faster :boink

I am definitely the farthest east in Michigan out of this bunch. Grosse Pointe.

aw its ok vehdyn :) ur still a michigan boy..

Well, Ken is my new best friend so everyone better welcome him with open arms!! :D I can't thank you enough for the interior Ken, it turned out great!!!

Anyways, I think we could find a happy medium between all of us. :clap:

Deez,

Saw the pictures. I never imagined it would turn out so well. I am heading up to pick up the moonroof cover probably tomorrow. Later.

Hey Ken, I need the headliner/moonroof seal that is black also.. It doesn't seal the moonroof or anything, and you have to take it out to get the headliner out. Thanks!!

turning the interoir to black eh? :) ^^

Hey I'm from Kalamazoo, let me know if there's going to a bimmer meet .

oooh a m3 from kzoo

Originally posted by BoostFed325
turning the interoir to black eh? :) ^^


Correction, I already TURNED my interior to black!! ;)




KM3_PWR... What are you driving for the winter?

ah everydays a step closer to geting the license back :)

DeezBMW,

A Mazda Protege for the winter, unless it's a nice clear day, then I will take the M3 out. I can't stand not driving it for to long.

BoostFed325,

What type of FI are you running in your 325?

ess powerdyne s/c... its not tuned for crap. Im working on geting AA to make a chip and injectors for it

What amount of power are you expecting to get out of it?

not sure.. id like to bet my 285 like ess said i should have but its not close to that... i got a few extra little add-ons exaust, m3 ported and polished headers 8.5lbs pully

How about you and me give it a run in the spring Matt!! ;)

haha im dead.. but ok

Hey Matt, do you live in Door?

dorr yes

aaron my friend with the red grand am is my neighbor... he is really serious about geting a 318i and starting to work on it this spring/early summer.

Originally posted by BoostFed325
dorr yes


Whats up with that nutty ass ladys house with all the "police is corrupt" written on her fence, and all the signs hangin up? right on 142nd.

i have no clue i have been trying to figure that out.... i didnt know dorr had police either :devillook :az:

28 days.

hah yes 28 days i gotta fix the sig

Just checking in from Ann Arbor. I'd definately like a local meet. I went to the Dent Fest last year in Ohio and it was lots of fun.

Hey Ryan, how's that exhaust treating you.
I installed the AA track pipe...bad ass!

I too, would be interested in a local meet.

MotorcityM3,

Did you notice any power gain after you installed the track pipe? What else do you have done to your M3?
I'm still waiting to install my track pipe, I'll be running it with a cam set up so I'm hoping to see alot more power.

See link:

www.showyourcar.com/10/&id=123 (http://www.showyourcar.com/10/&id=123)

I did notice alittle more pull from 4000 on.

It sounds incredible...you would be disappointed!

0-60 in 4.9 and 13.4 in the 1/4, that awesome! Have any street races?

sure...I have beaten 01 Cobra's, 03 Mach1, GT Mustangs, Camaro SS, 95 Vette, Eclipse's, even
with a C5, other M3's 95-99, lost to an M5 on the
freeway though.

Where you the one I talked to about trading my AA exhaust for your UUC?

I never did hear back from that person. :95

No, that was my buddy Eric (EMC).

This is Eric installing the UUC:
http://www.showyourcar.com/images/inv/5952.jpg

wow new people
hello :)

Hey Ken -
I have to come up and see your car. It was at TC Klein for a while .... :) Hows life? Exhaust is great - but trying to save up money right now to get the car painted in the spring. So no more mods (hey I can have goals right).

L8r!
Ryan

Originally posted by MotorcityM3
No, that was my buddy Eric (EMC).

This is Eric installing the UUC:
http://www.showyourcar.com/images/inv/5952.jpg


Oh OK I remember now. What did he ever end up doing?

this snow isnt good as of late!!!

8 days yay!

Yeah, I agree with the as of late. The other day when it was two degrees, not including windchill, my damn horn did not even work it was so cold. It does now though.

my dads car wouldnt start

My snot froze in my nose when I was walking into work. I hate this freakin weather!!!

Yeah, I hate the snot thing.

haha i went outside to get the mail in sandles i think my feet are permently frozen

Hi, I'm new to the forum and am from Bridgman, very southwest
'92 325is

Hey Deez. Sorry, but I sold the exhaust to a guy in SC and broke even on the deal.
I'm in-process on my turbo kit. Should be finished and tuned in the next 3 months.
I'm going to do an "EMC Stage1" and hopefully price it right around $5500 or less.
It's about time the BMW community got a price break.
Stage2 in which I plan to challenge the AA Stage2, BUT with Geddy Profec B boost controller, and full turbo exhaust +extras should be about $7500.
Everything will be stainless steel with aluminum piping.

Anyways...we should have a gathering once this weather clears up and the salt is off the road. I need to get the 330ti out and smoke the tires again.

omg i have to wait till monday to get my license back they arent open on sundays!! !!!

Originally posted by EMC
Hey Deez. Sorry, but I sold the exhaust to a guy in SC and broke even on the deal.
I'm in-process on my turbo kit. Should be finished and tuned in the next 3 months.
I'm going to do an "EMC Stage1" and hopefully price it right around $5500 or less.
It's about time the BMW community got a price break.
Stage2 in which I plan to challenge the AA Stage2, BUT with Geddy Profec B boost controller, and full turbo exhaust +extras should be about $7500.
Everything will be stainless steel with aluminum piping.

Anyways...we should have a gathering once this weather clears up and the salt is off the road. I need to get the 330ti out and smoke the tires again.


Hey no biggie. I really like my AA anyways. We'll see how she sounds with a 3.2 in front of her this next weekend!! :evil2 Sounds like you and me will have to talk more about FI pretty soon!! ;)


Yeah definatley, we should all meet up, maybe some time mid April?? :dunno


Hey Matt, when you get your license back on Monday, you wanna race? :stickoutt LOL, just kiddin, I don't want to see you loose it again!!

Oh and welcome to the board smsluck13!!:wave:

haha@ racing the same day i get it back... ok ><:clap:

I am located in Northville, MI about 20 minutes from D-Town and 25 minutes from Ann Arbor. I would love to go to some sort of BMW meet I have no friends with BMW's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know a guy with an M5 that might want to come if we get something going.


Here is a pic of my ride:

1987 BMW 325is


http://alibabajun.com/rims/BIMRPWR2.jpg

Well first of all, welcome to the board!!

Thats a tight little car you got there!! What kinda motor work have you done?

As for a meet, we need to schedule something this year. Last year everybody just bailed on it and there was never a meet. :rolleyes:

yes we need to schedule something :)

i got my license back today!!


hey dick im 100% sure now im going with the kit idea haha :)
now i gotta decide on what kit... did you get your reiger stuff yet?

we need a date but also.. a location, everyone is soo spread out where do you think a good place would be?

It'd be cool to meet up with everyone and see what's been done to your cars and get some ideas. But for a location how about Grand Rapids or Lansing?

deezbmw and i both live in grand rapids, and i know we could set up a good location. i think lansing is fair becaue its in the middle.. either or i dont care :boobies

Originally posted by BoostFed325
i got my license back today!!


hey dick im 100% sure now im going with the kit idea haha :)
now i gotta decide on what kit... did you get your reiger stuff yet?


LOL going with the kit huh. I still haven't seen my Rieger stuff yet. Its been about a month.........Damnit.

I gotta stop in at your work one of these days!! Oh I have your rear strut bar, camber arms will be later this week and front brace is still backordered!! :(

awesome news dick :) just figure out how much i ow you and i can give you the cash or whatever..

man im having a hard choice on which kit to get. I like the reigers alot but deez will have one shortly :) i like the zeemax but im a little scared on the sanding on the rear bumper... i wonder how much the hamanns are.. hrmmmm

what you guys think?

I wouldn't mind a white rieger driving around!! :D

Its still my favorite kit.

Speaking of Body Kits. Looky what I just opened up!! :D

2

YUM YUM!! is that splitter an add on or did she come with it?

Splitter was a add on. Keeps me from destroying the bumper on low surfaces. I figured it would be worth the $120 it costs.

i like the splitter alot, you gonna leave it black or paint it?

I think I will leave it black. That way if it scrapes you wont really notice it.

Easier to replace that way as well.

i like it either way

M3_PWR your car looks really clean

I go to school in Flint, MI but I live in the chicago area.

GRRRR it seems like it snows everyday !

Originally posted by 400kE30
I go to school in Flint, MI but I live in the chicago area.

Do you go to Kettering??

yeah

So do I. I'm a B-section student and I work in Chicago for Bosch. I've got about a year and a half to go. What about you?

The picture in my signature is actually taken at my house (The Fortress). Which is the big red house with the white wall by the teachers parking lot.

yay michigan peeps! I would have to vote for lansing just cause i'm close by there :cool: and there are plenty of roads around where i live to have some fun :buttrock

by the way, hi i'm new here. i'm on m3forum.com but it looks like there are more people from michigan here. so hi and i hope we can get somethin goin as soon as the dam snow stops!

Artemis Entreri wassup man :)

i am from grand rapids but i think lansing is fair for everyone cause its in the middle of the state.

Yeah Lansing is cool with me too.



I got my Rieger rear today!!!! WooHoo!!!!

Hey Matt when do you work at Abercrombie this week?

hey dick i ordered my kit.. im keeping the m3 front, taking off the rest of the rd splitter, throwing this on http://pic3.picturetrail.com/VOL16/707686/1190221/19906268.jpg
geting reiger sides, rear and reiger roof spoiler.

I'm B section too. I work for ITW Delpro down in Tinley Park, I live at the Phi Delt house further up the road from you. I'm just a sophmore right now. Are you a member of BMW CCA, do you autocross or anything?

i wonder if dupahead still has his m3.. anyone see him around the boards? he is from detroit and has a pretty nice m3 :)

Originally posted by BoostFed325
i wonder if dupahead still has his m3.. anyone see him around the boards? he is from detroit and has a pretty nice m3 :)

Last I heard he was having lots of problems with his car. I think he was going to sell it or something. I met him at the first and only Michigan meet.

Originally posted by 400kE30
I'm B section too. I work for ITW Delpro down in Tinley Park, I live at the Phi Delt house further up the road from you. I'm just a sophmore right now. Are you a member of BMW CCA, do you autocross or anything?

No autocrossing yet. I have been trying to get out to one for the past year. I always seem to find some lame excuse. Right now my right rear strut is bad so I'd like to fix it before I go.

i went to an auto cross last summer at western michigan, it was pretty fun

Who did you autocross with? I have a friend that goes to Western MI.

i went with some of the club si guys from grand rapids.

holy!!!! 407,000 makes me feel a little better about my 105,000 :)

hey is anyone by any chance geting a CF hood threw the group buy on here? they are 297 + 125 for shipping.. and if you get 2 its 150 for both on shipping.. soo if someone is ill order one with you and we can save on shipping if you want

i think we are gonna have to just set a date and place or we will never get around to it :)

well, i'd have to say sometime in june would work good for me :stickoutt and lansing is in the middle of people :buttrock and i know some good roads around here....

ya lansing would probably be best.. or kzoo or something around there. and also after the snow :)

maybe we could do a dyno day in mid summer

I'd be down with that...not that I have much to dyno...

it could be somethign to think about.. not sure where we can dyno at tho

BoostFed325!!! You are still around. Speaking of getting together have you thought about Dent Fest and Dyno day on Saturday April 19. Check out the link. How is the car?

http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=66887

agapehme

ahh you found me :) i lost contact with you after i deleted all my emails on axident lol. i ended up losing my license for all those points i had. The car is going good im geting ready for AA to tune a chip and injectors for the sc.

never thought of dent fest, but it looks good :)

Great!!! I look orward to seeing you there. Don't forget to sign up though.


http://www.understeer.com/

deez, wanna goto dentfest?

Originally posted by BoostFed325
deez, wanna goto dentfest?


I already signed up!!! :D You better sign up!!

sh!t im gonna sign up now

i hope i got my kit on and painted by then :)

are you gonna be all ready to go by dentfest?

Originally posted by BoostFed325
are you gonna be all ready to go by dentfest?


I hope so!! :(

Did you sign up yet?

yah i signed up. im all set to go.

hope i have my kit on before i go :)

cool.

I hope I have my car by then..I may have to ride with you!!

omg i think the rest of my kit tried to arrive today but i wasnt here :(

i dont have a bmw,but will stil love to attened a bmw rally.hope fully ill have my bmw by the time u have a rally

IM IN THE DETROIT AREA ,OR THE SAGINAW AREA
I LIVE DOUBLE LIVES

Just shouting out as being from the northern Detroit suburbs...

B.

Good to see some more Michigan people here. If anyone needs a hand working on their car, let me know. My garage is almost always open to give a hand.

DarkBob, where abouts do you live? I work in Auburn Hills and live in Livonia. Anything done to your ride?

Eric! Can you explain 95 330ti and 95 M332i? I do believe I get the 330ti but not the other.

Thanks

I live in Grand Rapids but I do not have a BMW at this time.

Originally posted by IwantMCoupe
I live in Grand Rapids but I do not have a BMW at this time.


Where abouts in Grand rapids?

I live in Grandville.

What are you driving right now?

My "M332i" is a 325i sedan with OBD1 3.2 liter engine (euro hfm, 24lb injectors, intake, no cats, etc.). I had a 97 M3 from which I swaped in the entire driveline, steering, and suspension including all subframes and brakes. I've got H&R coilovers on it right now, but will put in my bilstein coilovers this summer. I've also got vader seats, which make the car look pretty different on the inside. I've got so many other things done to the car. Tubular MSR sway bars, Ground control links, stainless lines, euro rotors, momo runner steering wheel, some of UUC and AA stuff.....

...and most importantly of all...my turbo kit will be on the car shortly. It's been a long time in the making, but its getting closer to being done.

The 330ti is a all out off road/on road rally car.

Wow a caravan to Dentfest would be cool,except for the OHIO cops if they saw that many Michigan plates all toghether they might think we were invading them and lock all us up:biglaughb a meet in Lansing on a Saturday night in May would be great!there used to be a drive in resturant on Pennsylvania Ave that alot of street cars hung out at on the weekends,I can drive by there and see if it is still open if anyone is interested.just thought I would say hey got the first coat of wax on the car today,it feels good to be out of hibernation!:clap:
EMC becareful what you offer I want to do billsten coil overs this summer too hint:help

i live in grand rapids.
oh yea...i drive...a car!

EMC...want to do my brakes tonight?:help

Originally posted by IwantMCoupe
i live in grand rapids.
oh yea...i drive...a car!

A "car" huh? I heard those were pieces of shit. I would look into selling it. right away!!

I vote we put somthing together at a drag strip ...what do ya say dick...

Josh

Originally posted by E-36 Tuner
I vote we put somthing together at a drag strip ...what do ya say dick...

Josh

Hey Whats up Josh!?!?

I was wondering when you were gonna come on here. Any new goodies for your car your gonna unleash this summer?

I'm down for a drag strip. I'm not quite up to your level but it would be fun none the less. :buttrock

i am selling it, well actually i am selling 2 of them. then i can buy my M Coupe. I may just trade in the one car. selling is such a hassle.
www.us131motorsportspark.com in Martin MI has a nice drag strip i went to last summer. Test and Tune on wed and fri nights from 6pm until dark for $15. usually got about 3 or 4 runs in, but i always showed up late. so yea just make a date where y'all go down to martin which is about 20 min from GR. test and tune starts in may.

Sorry for not replying earlier Ken. I was in D.C. for the weekend.
We can do your brakes this week if you want.

MikeM3Fan, so long as you don't mind helping, we can have your coilovers dine in a Saturday morning. They arent' all that difficult and will only require a front end alignment when you are done. Half the time I don't even bother with that....

If anyone else needs a hand. I'm willing to help out. It gets me motivated to work on my own projects.

What's up everyone?!
I am in Ann Arbor and work in Southfield... it's pretty cool to know there is somebody from this area on the board. I currently have 93 325is, that is actually for sale... and then a Dakar 99 M3 that is being shipped to me and should be here on Wednesday.

Eric, you just have a "home garage" or an actual garage with a lift?

Later,
Dmitriy

Hi there Dima, congratulation on the new car. Think about joining some of us at Dent Fest, April 19th,

" Dent Fest and Dyno Day 2003 is now scheduled for Saturday April 19th at Auto Assets in Powel, Ohio. PLEASE sign up at www.understeer.com if you plan to attend! There is no charge to sign up or attend the event. "

Shitty Shitty Shitty

I don't think my car is gonna be done in time for Dent Fest!! So we are gonna have to make another meet sometime this summer!! :(

Dmitriy, I've just got a garage and plenty of tools. Where I work, we have lifts, but its not usually worth my hassle to bring a car in and work on it.

Everything and anything that can be done on our cars is doable with air tools, jack stands, jacks, engine stand, and a "cherry picker". Motors, trannys, subframes.... Ask me how I know. :)

Well... guess what guys... got my Dakar M3 yesterday - it's beautiful and I love it - no dings/scratches - better than I expected. Remember, I didn't have a chance to look at the car before buying it - I know, big risk, but it was from a very reputable dealership and came with 1 month/1000 mile warranty. Anyway, I am glad it has met my expectations.

One thing I expected - from reading all the messages regarding the "sticking" 5th gear (the shifter sticking under 5th) - problem is starting to develop in this car. It sticks, but returns back to the central position with a very little push - basically the dealer selling the car, told me that it's doing it, but it's not really a problem and they all do that. I am pretty certain it's a piston/spring problem described in February Roundel. It should be a pretty easy fix from the sound of it. However, it might be very tough to get access there - very little room to work and difficult to get hands in there.

So, it sounds like this is the only problem. Eric, maybe we can take a look at it in the next couple of months? :)

By the way, judging from your signature (95 330ti, 95 M332i) it does sound like you can do a lot of things in the home garage...

I did a short shift install in my 325 in my sister's garage - and it wasn't a very nice experience - took about 4 hours and many beers.

Dmitriy

No problem Dmitriy. I am working with Ken (MotorcityM3) to finish up his brakes tonight. You ought to see Ken's car sometime. that guy has almost everything possible done to his car. It's the most built NA engine I've seen in a BMW. With pretty bad tuning, he beat my 332i by 25 rear wheel horsepower last time we went to the dyno.

All that should change once my turbo kit is finished and tuned!

Ok, great... I have to get insurance/license plate for the car first...

I haven't done any major mods to my 325 (except short shifter and JC chip), over the 3 years I owned it, but I might have to change my methology for this M3.

ok i have a BMW now :)

I was wondering when you were gonna come on here. Any new goodies for your car your gonna unleash this summer?

I've been busy starting my new business "Street Performance Racing" I'll be carrying performance products for imports and domestics. I am already a dealer for Nitrous Express and I also have a fill station. Im also going to try and pick up AA, so put in a good word for me. Im hoping to have my car on the road in about four weeks. And yes it will have a few more goodies than last year. I would be glad to help put a meet together for later in the summer.

Josh

this snow is no good.

nice to see ya postin over here josh. :)

saw you guys at Rogers lot last year I think (boostfed325, and e-36 tuner) I have a 2001 z3 3.0 coupe... its silver. I remember seeing two BMWs like the way you two describe them.

I must have missed you when you came to the lot... Oh well, you'll see me this year!! :D

i'm sure ill go to Ricer's Plaza at least once this summer...
look for the Silver M Coupe, that's me.

I normally only show up on Fridays. I really only went up there about 20 times last year. After Matt got busted it got kinda boring up there without him.

I'm sure I'll make it up there a few times this year though. Now that I have something to back the show part of the car.

haha ya it wasnt the same when i wasnt racing every night lol. at least i won!!

you will know its me and dick by the 2 reiger kits :)

hi guys,

this is a little OT but i was wondering if anyone knew of any reputable BMW repair shops in Kalamazoo and Grosse Pointe....

i'm looking at two cars, and wanted to send the buyer to a local shop for an inspection....

thanks in advance for any help you can provide

jeff

We offer free inspections but we are located in Holland Michigan. We are pretty well known in the area. We also know our cars inside and out, especially the E36 because of my projects.

If its not to far let me know and I can get them contact info. Or you can contact me on my cell phone.

Dick

dick, that would be great !

do you have a shop ? i'm talking to a guy in kalamazoo about a car...

i would love to have someone check it out, even better someone from this board !

can you send me the info ?

jeff

Whats your E-mail and I can send it right away, just glad I can help.

I don't own the shop personally but I have been working here for over 2 years. We get people from Chicago driving up to our shop for work on there car. We have the scanners that only the dealers are supposed to have for Rovers, Saabs, Audis and BMWs. We also specialize in Porsche. We take most of the work away from the Porsche and Rover dealers around here.

Dick

Wow, I had no idea there were so many BMW enthusiasts in this area.

I purchased a 99 M3 and picked it up in Myrtle Beach over Valentine's day weekend. I am not getting into the mods by selling just about everything I own on eBay:awink:

I live in Brighton and work in Southfield. I have only seen one other E36 M3 in this area, a black one in Novi. It is nice to know there are others, but also nice to know that they aren't on every streetcorner light some cars (vettes come to mind).

EMC>

Are you serious about potentially helping with mechanical projects? I recently purchased a UUC SSK, but after reading about the "bitch clip" put off the install until I could get some help. I don't want to tear apart the car and not be able to finish the job. Do you accept payment in beer? Also on my "to install" list are E46 RSM's and an aluminum thermostat housing.

I am pretty mechanically inclined, but lack alot of tools necessary to complete some of the more in-depth projects.

I would be very interested in a local meet if you guys get something together. Lansing would be very convenient for me, but I am willing to drive.

I plan on being at the dentfest on Sat, and it will be nice to meet some of you there.

cheers
:astromile

NOT=NOW

Sorry for the typo

ill vogue for autosports. its a good place.. they will give a good inspection for sure.. :clap:

psychocandy nice to know we got some M's out there :)

if we can get everyone together i bet we could get a pretty good outting. we should probably wait till around july tho for the nice weather

yea lets have a meeting in lansing...cause its in the middle of everyone...:12: it would be really cool to get together with other BMW'ers cause the only other car people i hang out with drive honda's and talons. so it'd be nice to talk with a BMW group.

I think our three weeks of summer will be slipping away soon,lets do it before it gets too late!:D :wave:

How about July 19? Its a Saturday. We can arrange something in the Lansing area, so if theres anyone from there, you can kinda orchestrate something. Otherwise I say we go to Detroit, and then maybe to Windsor on the later part of the evening!! :D

What's in Windsor?

he he he

you take 20 or so BMW's across the border it might take 4 hours comin back thru customs!:confused:
I will check out the Lansing area in the next few weeks to see where we can meet

Question for Eric(EMC) I was wondering what you thought about putting H&R cup kit on my 328ic with 18x8's all the way around the kit says 2.1 drop in front and 1.7 in rear will I have clearance with that set up?There is a group buy right know on the cup kit for $560 shipped,if that would work I could save the extra money that I would've spent on coilovers,or do you think I need the adjustability of the coilovers,as far as ride height issues?
Front height is not an issue but I think rear may be,would you still be willing to help?

well, i live right next to lansing so if anyone wants to come down and we can scout out a few places, thats cool with me. it'd also be nice to meet some fellow BMW enthusiests. lemme know

psychocandy, I drive to work to Southfield from Ann Arbor every day - 1999 Dakar M3... you I've seen some other M3s on the road - but not a lot. Where in Southfield do you work? I am right on Northwestern Hwy/Inkster.

A meet would be great... but I'd prefer something south of Southfield... maybe Novi/Livonia - that seems like a center of everything (map-wise).

Dima>

Funny, I just returned tonight from the Dentfest in Columbus and saw a Dakar yellow M3 (E36) drive by my house (Brighton). It's the first M3 I have seen in my town. Darn! Thought I might be the only one. For the record, I love the Dakar yellow color and sometimes wish I would have held out for one. Very unique.

Anyway, I work just East of the Blue Cross bldg around Inkster/11 mile. Maybe we could do lunch sometime, that is pretty close.

I seem to see more E46's than E36's in the Detroit area oddly enough.

Yep, that's pretty close. Maybe we can all meet up at the local meet.... I am thinking I might need Eric's help (if he is still offering it) in installation of SSK and new shocks (probably Koni's)...

So how was Dentfest? What kind of numbers you guys got on the dyno?

By the way, since all of you guys are from Michigan... anyone here having problems with "Shifter hangs under 5th gear when cold"? I am having a little battle with AutoStrasse in Ann Arbor about this issue (my car is CPO) and they are being major aholes about the whole thing - saying they have never heard of the problem, that "maybe it's the way it's supposed to be" and "we should have BMW rep come out and look at it"... maybe if someone else having similar problems, and you guys show up there, talk to the service manager - they will be easier to deal with. At the same time you might get yours fixed (so BMW rep can look at both cars at the same time).

Let me know at dkatsman@umich.edu if any of you have this issue and would be interested in taking their car to Autostrasse in Ann Arbor for them to look at.

psychocandy...beer is the universal currency. You need to get under the car with those shift kits, but that bitch clip isn't a big deal. You just buy a new one for a few dollars so you can pry the old one out and bend/break it. That is by far the easiest way to go. I should have my engine and transmision out of the 330ti next week, so you can see how the whole set up works.

Dima, I'll give you a hand if you know what it is that you need. I've got that Bimmer magazine article about the transmission fix around here somewhere.

MikeM3Fan, I think that you would be pretty happy with the cup kit. 2.1 inch drop in the front is pretty good and should fit with your wheels no problem. At the very worst, you would need 10 or 15mm spacers up front. I needed a set of 10mm spacers when I put my H&R coilovers on. I'll be replacing them with a set of bilstein group N coilovers I've bought in the next month or two.

Sorry that I've taken a few days to respond. As the weather gets better, I spend more time in the garage and less time online.

PM me if anyone needs anything "urgent".

OH YEAH! I'm also up for going to the Windsor "Ballet" this summer.

Eric, I have the article also... but since my car is still under CPO warranty, I want to get dealership to do the tranny swap while I can... I was just hoping that someone around here must be having the same problem... maybe that can even help those who are out of warranty - maybe if BMW rep comes out and looks at 2-3 M3s with the same problem, it will be possible to arrange BMW to pay 50% or something like that.

However, I think I will be ordering Koni shocks and SSK from either UUC or Rogue that I will have to install over the summer.

By the way, would anyone from this area be interested in Koni shock setup? Normal price pretty much everywhere is $580-600. Guys at shox.com are willing to sell 2 sets of adjustable Koni shocks for M3, that will ship to the same address for $465/each shipped. So, if anyone is interested - let me know and we will work out the way to order them. Normal price at shox.com is $588 shipped.

None of my cars have the trans problem. The dealership should cover the transmission if that is the case. If not, try going to Erhard BMW. I don't think that they will have a problem with the warranty work.

BMW should back you up on this...otherwise, what is the selling point behind the CPO?

Ok, Erhard will be the next stop. Someone told me, however, that Erhard is even worse and their service is really bad. It's not such a big issue - but since I started it, I think I should get it done.

Originally posted by Dima
By the way, would anyone from this area be interested in Koni shock setup? Normal price pretty much everywhere is $580-600. Guys at shox.com are willing to sell 2 sets of adjustable Koni shocks for M3, that will ship to the same address for $465/each shipped. So, if anyone is interested - let me know and we will work out the way to order them. Normal price at shox.com is $588 shipped.

I would be interested if we could do it for a 318ti.

ill go anywhere.. lansing is probably fair for all

Lansing has my vote also.

Anyone from Ann Arbor?

Gatsby, I am from Ann Arbor - have 99 Dakar M3 and currently selling 93 325is.

ann arbor isnt a bad spot either.

Hey guys...

anybody know who might need an excellent condition 93 325is? The car is literally perfect - nothing wrong with it. 104K miles. Leather is perfect, paint is like new... engine and tranny runs like it's 10K miles not 100K. I have a bunch of pix at http://bmw.mestnet.org. The car is loaded with every possible option, including Sport Package and Limited-Slip Differential. I just bought an M3 and that's the only reason for selling this car.

Any questions - email me at dkatsman@umich.edu or call (734)262-0479. I'd rather sell locally and to a BMW enthusiast - I haven't even posted an ad in newspaper yet.

If you guys know anyone interested, let me know. The car is great and I wouldn't lie about it to another BMW fan.

Thanks,
D

i have a few friends who might be intrested. its a good price. ill ask but no promises

Well, I pulled the motor and transmission, etc. out of my 330ti yesterday. Thanks to Agapheme and Psychocandy for the motivation. It was good meeting you guys in person.

With a little luck and some $$, I hope to have it back on the road within a month. I'll have to take it out to Milan and see what it will do in the quarter mile.

...I was wondering why my blower wouldn't kick out much air at the last race I had. Turns out the HVAC air filters were totally plugged up with dirt and crap like that. If you ever have any problems like I did...that might be the reason.

Thanks again guys for stopping by!

i am geting my kit painted this week. im pretty excited. its a reiger

Eric (EMC)> Thanks for your hospitality during the visit. It was great to see your cars and your engineering expertise at work. Can't wait to see the finished product.

Would any of the other Michigan people like to get together this summer?

I'd love to get together this summer. I will be working over at Bosch in Farmington Hills so I will be in the area.

Me too... I'd love to get together this summer..
By the way, I sold my 325.. so never mind the previous post... it was pretty sad to see it go, but oh well... I have my M3 to play with.

More news:

I have my transmission problem fixed - Autostrasse replaced the tranny! Took me (or them) 3 weeks to get their minds together... but it happened - picked up the car today - drives like new...

Also, my Koni shocks and RSMs arrived last Friday... so I am ready to install them.... EMC :) wanna have a little install fest? I figured the rears will be very easy, but the fronts... with cutting the struts and all... might be a little bit of a PITA.

As far as having a meet... maybe we can all having an outing somewhere on the lake (Silver lake in Pinckney recreation area is pretty nice or anywhere else)... with BBQ and everything. What do you guys think? (I am talking Ann Arbor - Metro Detroit - Lansing guys).

I'm in for a meet!

EMC,
I have the car on the road again (diff replaced)
So...I am ready for my pullies and fan delete!!!
Let me know when it's a good time to swing by, thanks bro.

I need 260 to the wheels a.s.a.p!

3.73 gears for sale.

Dima,
Yes year shocks and mounts aren't too hard to install. I've never done a set of front Koni inserts before, but I'm sure it isn't too bad. There is no welding involved, just cutting the existing strut housing from what I've seen.

Ken,
How does this Wednesday or Thursday sound? I should even be around tonight if that works better for you. Give me a call.

Take Care,
Eric

So, Eric, do you feel like offering your garage space and expertise on installing my suspension? When would be the best time for you (that is if you have any free time at all)?

I should have my race car out of the garage later this week, so anytime after this weekend will be good (after mother's day).

Both cars are up on jack stands right now and I want to be able to work in the garage with plenty of light should the install take us into the evening.

Take Care,
Eric

Thanks a lot!
I might start doing the rear shocks on my driveway... and then we might do the fronts in 2 weeks.

Thanks again,
Dmitriy

nice i see some intrested :)
id love to have a meet.
i also got alot of stuff to install.

soo what are you guys feelin. late june? early july? lets try to semi get something together :)

I will vote for early to mid-June.

I like Dima's idea of having it out on a lake somewhere. Maybe we could bbq lunch to pass some time. I am in Brighton and willing to travel, but everything is pretty central to me (Ann Arbor, Lansing, Detroit).

there is a big car show in the streets of Lansing in June with a cruise,I will bring home the flyer tommorrow and post details if that sounds good?maybe we could crash their party:evil2

Originally posted by mike3fan
there is a big car show in the streets of Lansing in June with a cruise,I will bring home the flyer tommorrow and post details if that sounds good?maybe we could crash their party:evil2


I would definately be down for that!!! Post the info for sure!! :D

Originally posted by mike3fan
there is a big car show in the streets of Lansing in June with a cruise,I will bring home the flyer tommorrow and post details if that sounds good?maybe we could crash their party:evil2

which show is this? :dunno can't say that i've heard of anythin around here for that time...do post details :devillook

tell me what you think

If either of my cars are ready, I'll be there. I lived in East Lansing and worked in Lansing for a couple years. So much fun in E.L!

My right front brake caliper is sticking when it gets hot and I need a new one. I went to the dealer yesterday and they want $600 to fix it :eek: .

Do any of you guys have a used brake setup off of your 325's or M3's that you want to get rid of?

EMC - Do you still have your original 318ti brakes?

Hey I'm in SE MI, Farmington Hills. I just purchased a 2000 528i, 5 speed, Blck on Blck.

Let me know when you guys wanna have a meet!

Jim

Sorry, I don't have any of my original brakes, but I'm sure that you can get a almost new caliper for $50 or so from Body Werks in Detroit (888)379-2640. If you speak with Chris, tell him that Eric with the rally car refered you. I need to start getting some credit for the business I send to him.

I live about 6 miles from that place, and can put it on and bleed the brakes for you if needed.

Another option is bimmerparts.com and buying a new one for maybe $100 or so. The install offer still stands with Chris' stuff at Zygmunt.
Let me know,
Eric

Thanks a lot Eric! I'll give your guy Chris a call and try bimmerparts too. Are there any days you are free to work on it next week??

P.S. - I've been dying to check out your ti.

Hey Eric,

so you think we could try to install my front Koni's sometimes in the near future? I installed the rear ones in my apartment parking lot, but I haven't attempted the front ones. When would be a good time for you (if you don't mind helping and offering your garage)?

Thanks,
Dmitriy

Dima,
PM'd you about it.

we gotta set something up. The summer is coming :)

looks like ill have my kit on way intime for a meet ;) should have it back at the end of the week.

maybe ill even have my chip an injectors from AA for my s/c if im a lucky boy lol.

It was a long weekend, but we managed to install a UUC M3 short shifter (Psychocany's M3), UUC Pulleys (MotorcityM3's M3), and front Koni strut insterts (Dima's dakar M3)....and I still had time to drink beer.

It was good seeing all you guys again and getting together. I had actually met Dmitriy (Dima) about 3 years ago when I sold a set of wheels and tires for a friend.

Ralliart, sorry you couldn't make it out, but I was swamped with work anyways.

Anyone else wanting install work done, PM or e-mail me. If you buy the UUC product from me, I'll install it for free (sans flywheels). Yes, I'll even install the flywheel/clutch, but it will cost a little extra (maybe another $100-150) because its a LOT more work than most other products.

Thanks and Take Care All,

all that and still got to drink :)
thats a good days work

I ordered the parts today for my car. Hopefully I will get them by Wednesday and install them. I found someone that can bleed brakes up here for me so it should all work out.

EMC - I appreciate your help. Things with Body Werks just didnt work out. I'll have to give them another chance when I need something.

ARGH! my rear shocks are about spent lol.
theres always something.

hey i was talkin to deez for a short time on 2way today, he said he was geting some info on a bmw meet at gingermen i think he said. im not sure exactually what track now. Im sure he will fill us in soon :)
but i know they do it once a year, and i guess it gets a pretty good outing.

No responses in a week! Are all the Michigan people asleep or something? Maybe ya'll just have crappy timewarner/brighthouse cable modems like I do...that don't like to work all the time.

I'll take a cable modem that works half the time over dial-up.

I am planning on going to that Lansing show on the 7th of June to check it out to see if it is something worth our time,there is another show on July 17th that sounds like enough lead time to get everyone together if that sounds cool,anyone else that wants to just go and look around is welcome.

my car isnt going to be done till like june 20th :(

I'll have at least one car ready to drive by July 17th!

we should try to gather mid july.
cause once july is gone the summer is bout dead

I went to the car show in Lansing today,only drove thru but it looks pretty cool they just park the cars along the street,it would be real cool to roll in there with a bunch of bimmers,I was the only one that I saw and I got alot of looks and my car isnt shit compared to what some of you guys have.The next show is July12th,I say we just make plans to do it otherwise we will never get toghether and summer will be gone.The show is right downtown Lansing about 2 blocks from the Capitol,which I think is a pretty cool photo shoot oppurtunity.

aw wish i coulda gone mike.
im just waiting for 1 driver side reiger side skirt :(

what you guys think about mid to late july.
thats always a good time in the summer.

anyone know of any events we could goto?
if not we could just meet somewhere and cruse :)

I went up to East Lansing for the evening, but didn't bother to go out to the Lansing Car Show.

Anyhow...I have a Racing Dynamics Splitter that someone can have for FREE.

The only stipulation is that its not for resale. If you want to fix the cracks and have it painted, then installed on your car, then great. I just don't want someone picking it up, then trying to sell it for $10 or something. If thats what I wanted...I'd just do it myself. :) I paid $240 for this fiberglass thing and then had to fill the pits and paint it (yes it was new when I bought it).

Here are the pics...email or PM if interested..located in Livonia, MI...for pick-up only

http://www.rallyroad.net/images/RDSplitter00.JPG
http://www.rallyroad.net/images/RDSplitter01.JPG
http://www.rallyroad.net/images/RDSplitter02.JPG
http://www.rallyroad.net/images/RDSplitter03.JPG

Ohh man I would be all over this if I didnt already have my AC Schnitzer front bumper.

I also have an idea for the summer. I know of a Subaru car club that meets at the Novi BW3's on Tuesday for $.30 wings. I was thinking about setting up a meet to get things rolling on July 1st. It doesnt need to be anything huge but just a good way to get to know each other and enjoy some GOOOOD wings.

Well, I finally got my car back on the road.. Still got a few quirks to work through but all in all she is a good runner. Once I get through this break in period I can let her have it and see what shes made of!! :D

I am down for ANY kind of meet, just name the place and time and I will be there!!

same goes for me dick.


that RD splitter is nice. someone should pick it up.

dick, how is the car in the driveway? can you get in and out?

Originally posted by BoostFed325
dick, how is the car in the driveway? can you get in and out?

I gotta hit it on an angle but I can at least get up and down.

We got to get together pretty soon here so you can check her out!!

nice seeing the ride last night dick.
and joshes as well.

i took some pics with my digi for everyone else but my battery died and i didnt bring my stand soo some are blerry.
but let me host them and i will post them.

BTW josh is E-36 Tuner

forgive my pic quality and the blerryness i actually have a nice cam but i probably should do a bicep workout right before :(

even tho the car looks wonderful in these pics is still doesnt give the car justice. (next week when we meet up again ill get better pics)

http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL99/1184629/2241841/27343689.jpg

http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL99/1184629/2241841/27343684.jpg

http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL99/1184629/2241841/27343681.jpg

http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL99/1184629/2241841/27343679.jpg

http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL99/1184629/2241841/27343662.jpg :evil2

thats all i got. my battery died before i could get anymore.
next week i will get alot more.
i didnt get any of deez. too bad you guys would really injoy his as well.
im jelious of both.

im not gonna answer any stats on joshes car since its not mine.
but im sure he will gladly answer any questions hes a good guy.

dick post pics of his car :evil2

Originally posted by BoostFed325
http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL99/1184629/2241841/27343684.jpg

2 bottles of Nitrous X in the rear of a BMW? that's something i've never seen before. still very nice though!

ya it looks realllly good.

someone should ask him how much his car weighs :evil2

Originally posted by BoostFed325
(next week when we meet up again ill get better pics)

http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL99/1184629/2241841/27343689.jpg
Where and when?I would like to cruise over

on 28th street if you know where that is.
In Grand Rapids.
i could give more directions if you wanted

east or west of 131?

east.
its by east beltline sorta.
or woodland mall if you know where that is.

Ok maybe I take a drive Sat.

leave a post if you do soo i make sure i get up there

I am planning on going,can't leave until after 3pm,what time do you guys usually hang out?

alright cool.
id say 9pm till as late as we stay.
you can call my cell 616-890-2841

deezbmw and josh are out at a car show today. im bout to head out there.

show was pretty fun today. i got ALOT of pics. i gotta resize them then i will post em.