Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Notes on Steve's Mods

[Clarence Romero Jr. (clyderomero]

The 87 year was the year they BMW went to the Maint Light system based on
how you drove the car. A set of 5 green one yellow and one red light on the
driver panel would signal you when required maint was needed.

Also this was before synthetic oils were established.

BMW are great cars but be very wary on who owned it first and when in doubt
don’t buy.

We collectively could start a whole thread on these maint lights that are
now running our cars to in include check engine lights and the like.




-----Original Message-----
From: Jim's Email [mailto:jimshadow [at] verizon.net] 
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 9:03 AM
To: Clarence Romero Jr.
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Notes on Steve's Mods

Clyde is dead on.   My 1st BMW was a '81 320i that I bought with 210K on it.
It was an exceptionally well documented car.  I proceeded to drive it until
313K when the rear shock towers rusted through....All I ever did to it was
routine maint. and replaced a water pump.
Subsequent BMW's have been equally as flawless.  Many think its a ploy but
I've religiously followed their maintenance schedule and have rarely had any
issues with the cars I've owned.
FWIW, YMMV.

JIM
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clarence Romero Jr." <clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net>
To: "JIM" <jimshadow [at] verizon.net>
Cc: "'The FerrariList'" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Notes on Steve's Mods


> Ken is right on all of this I had a BMW M-6 1987 and it was the same there
> I put 280k on it before I sold it
> These cars are good
> But preventive maintenance is the key
> Remember the Germans lost 2 super bowls (wars)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Rentiers [mailto:rentiers [at] mac.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 7:57 AM
> To: clyde
> Cc: 'The FerrariList'
> Subject: [Ferrari] Notes on Steve's Mods
>
> Steve:
>
> Notes on the 4.4L V8/6 Spd combination:
>
> 1. Chips. The main advantage of the Dinan chip is removing the 155
> mph speed limiter. Jim Conforti has not offered a product for this
> engine to date, to my knowledge, one reason being the gains to be had
> beyond the factory chip are minimal unless you increase airflow with
> a new exhaust/intake setup. And that is hard to do as well.
> 2. Beware the oil soaked K&N filter. All those oil particles coat the
> film of the MAF sensor downstream and will cause grief. Also filter
> must be cleaned and re-oiled after 3,000 miles or you do better with
> a paper one.
> 3. The E39 V8 M5 got to 400 HP by adding 400 cc of swept volume. Only
> other way to get big ponies is supercharging, or nitrous. Then you
> have drive-train reliability issues.
> 4. Here are the two big tips to get more kicks on Route 66: delete
> Clutch Delay Valve from the manual transmission setup and swap the
> 2.86 differential for the torque monster 3.15 that comes standard in
> my car and the M5. This drops the theoretical top speed close to 155
> anyhow so no need to chip. Ask me how I know.
> 5. The 750 V12 has 296 HP. The stock 540i V8 has 282 and my El Tweako
> factory setup 290: 2% less power than the V12 and way less mass. The
> V8 likes revs and will imitate a V12 just fine at 3500 - 5500 RPM.
> Rev limiter is about 5300 in 1st, 6300 after that. I suspect Koala
> installs the manual EPROMs.
> 6. The Germans are adherents to the Church of EcoWhackiness so they
> love to recycle. Your radiator expansion tank is made of recycled
> plastic. After enough heating/cooling cycles it will crack where the
> hose fitting emerges, causing instant coolant loss and more very bad
> things if you don't shut down immediately. This happens around 60,000
> - 65,000 miles. I just replaced my expansion tank proactively at
> 40,000 miles. There are several other minor pecadillos to know about,
> as with all cars, but I will stop here since this is a Ferrari list
> after all.
>
> Oh yeah: BMW Marketing will tell you about 'lifetime fluids'. They
> are right, the fluids last for the lifetime of the part. Then you buy
> a new transmission. I know you and know you are way too smart to be
> taken in by this garbage. You have only been married twice so you are
> at least twice as smart as me.
>
> xx -ken-
>
> On Dec 28, 2006, at 8:24 PM, Steve Jenkins wrote:
>
> > The 740 is Erin's. If/when I do a 750, that will be mine. :)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dennis Liu [mailto:BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 5:39 PM
> > To: 'Steve Jenkins'
> > Cc: 'The FerrariList'
> > Subject: RE: [Ferrari] quiz
> >
> >
> > Dude, (a) congrats, and (b) I'm
> > sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
> > FRAKKIN'
> > Envious.  Dang.  Maybe I'll come out and we'll drive it back to
> > Seattle
> > together!  :-)
> >
> > Of course, you should now SERIOUSLY consider getting the 750i/iL
> > instead....
> > :-)  :-)
> >
> > Vty,
> >
> > --Dennis
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steve Jenkins [mailto:steve [at] stevejenkins.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 8:12 PM
> > To: Dennis Liu
> > Cc: 'The FerrariList'
> > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz
> >
> > Already decided. Koala is doing the 6 speed conversion, and
> > installing a UUC
> > exhaust and Hamann rear valance. I'm gonna pester Jim C. about
> > software. :)
> >
> > SteveJ
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim's Email [mailto:jimshadow [at] verizon.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 4:20 PM
> > To: Steve Jenkins
> > Cc: 'The FerrariList'
> > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz
> >
> >
> > Unfortunately with Dinan you are paying a pretty hefty premium for
> > the name.
> > I'd research UUC, AA, Koala (I don't think that ECIS
> > www.ecisbmw.com does
> > stuff for the 7 series but I can find out, Kenny is one of my closest
> > friends.) for what you need.  These are all good guys!! Don't get
> > me wrong,
> > Dinan makes nice stuff, just at a premium.
> > FWIW, YMMV....
> >
> > JIM
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom Reynolds" <kjtar [at] cox.net>
> > To: "JIM" <jimshadow [at] verizon.net>
> > Cc: "'The FerrariList'" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:10 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz
> >
> >
> >> If Conforti offered performance enhancements for it, I'd go with
> >> them.
> >> Maybe Dinan for the suspension...
> >> Tom Reynolds
> >> Tulsa, OK
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Brian E. Buxton" <BrianBuxton [at] BuxtonMotorsports.com>
> >> To: "Tom Reynolds" <kjtar [at] cox.net>
> >> Cc: "'The FerrariList'" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> >> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 11:26 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz
> >>
> >>
> >>> There is all kinds of stuff out there for the car.  I'd stick
> >>> with Dinan
> >>> mods, although a Remus exhaust does sound great on BMW's!
> >>>
> >>> BEB
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Steve Jenkins wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Thanks, brudda! I'm surfing ebay right now for the M wheels.
> >>>>
> >>>> I like the Sport, but must get the iL. Spousal mandate. She's got a
> > thing
> >>>> for Jason Statham.
> >>>>
> >>>> This is pretty much gonna be her car, that I'm gonna steal when
> >>>> I need
> > to
> >>>> park in a parking garage. :)
> >>>>
> >>>> But I am gonna check out the 6-speed conversion, and the
> >>>> supercharger.
> >> Any
> >>>> chips out there for it?
> >>>>
> >>>> Steve
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Dennis Liu [mailto:BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net]
> >>>> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 8:56 AM
> >>>> To: 'Steve Jenkins'
> >>>> Cc: 'The FerrariList'
> >>>> Subject: RE: [Ferrari] quiz
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Welcome to the E38 club, dude!
> >>>>
> >>>> Note:  Koala motorsports offers a 6-speed conversion, using the
> >>>> tranny
> >> from
> >>>> an 850.  Way, way, way cool.  Consider getting the 740i Sport
> >>>> (not the
> >> L),
> >>>> unless you need the extra legroom in back.  Then again, you
> >>>> could get
> > an
> >> E38
> >>>> 750, and then get the six-speed, and slap on a supercharger, and
> >>>> have a
> >>>> gorgeous q-ship that will smoke the 512TR....  :-)
> >>>>
> >>>> Vty,
> >>>>
> >>>> --Dennis
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Steve Jenkins [mailto:steve [at] stevejenkins.com]
> >>>> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 11:38 AM
> >>>> To: Dennis Liu
> >>>> Cc: The FerrariList
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz
> >>>>
> >>>> Nervous? Of course not! In fact, hopefully by the end of the day
> >>>> today
> >> I'll
> >>>> be the proud owner of a 2001 Black/Black 740iL. My car broker
> >>>> neighbor
> > is
> >> at
> >>>> Manheim right now looking at one. If you can't beat em, join em. :)
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm sick of having to valet park my Hummer at the Four Seasons
> >>>> downtown
> >> and
> >>>> walk every time I have a meeting in one of those Seattle
> >>>> skyscrapers,
> >>>> because none of the other downtown parking garages have high enough
> >>>> clearance. The 740 will be a much better option when I don't
> >>>> feel like
> >>>> carboning up my engine by sitting in traffic, and I think they
> >>>> are a
> >> bargain
> >>>> at 20K for a fully loaded model that's only a few years old.
> >>>>
> >>>> Now I just need to figure out how to install the keypad ignition
> >>>> like
> > on
> >> the
> >>>> Transporter....
> >>>>
> >>>> Steve
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: jimshadow [at] verizon.net [mailto:jimshadow [at] verizon.net]
> >>>> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:48 AM
> >>>> To: Steve Jenkins; The FerrariList
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Why Steve, does the Rainbow Bimmer Boys Club make you nervous?
> >>>> LOL!!
> >>>> Ofcourse, they probablly have SF shields on their cars so they can
> > troll
> >> for
> >>>> little boys like you.
> >>>> :)
> >>>>
> >>>> Jim
> >>>> Sent from my BlackBerryR wireless device
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: "Steve Jenkins" <steve [at] stevejenkins.com>
> >>>> Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 07:34:36
> >>>> To:JIM <jimshadow [at] verizon.net>
> >>>> Cc:'The FerrariList' <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz
> >>>>
> >>>> LOL. Now I am REALLY regretting not getting out of my downtown
> >>>> Seattle
> >>>> meeting until 4. :(
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: ken rentiers [mailto:rentiers [at] mac.com]
> >>>> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 6:32 AM
> >>>> To: Steve Jenkins
> >>>> Cc: 'The FerrariList'
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] quiz
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Not poor Dave, it's Killer Dan that got a number from the smokin'
> >>>> hottie waitress. Think of ripe mangos about to burst in the warm
> >>>> sun,
> >>>> filled with succulent juices. I would describe the girl as - well,
> >>>> succulent.
> >>>>
> >>>> Also Dave says those Eastern European club chicks DO know how to
> >>>> drive stick, just they can't shift a manual transmission!
> >>>>
> >>>> -ken-
> >>>>
> >>>> On Dec 28, 2006, at 8:20 AM, Dennis Liu wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Ken:  "Nice M5, Dave!"
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Dave:  "Uh, it's not an M5.  It's a 540i with the M5 appearance
> >>>>> package.
> >>>>> But the chicks dig the M5 look.  'Cause that's how I roll."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ken:  "Cool!  So it's just like my 540i Sport 6-speed!  Doncha
> >>>>> just
> >>>>> love
> >>>>> this car?"
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Dave:  "Uh, it's not a manual, it's an automatic."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ken:  "Why an auto?  What are ya, a commie?"
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Dave:  "No, um, my 355 is a stick and not a pu$$y-a$$ F1.  But I
> >>>>> gotta have
> >>>>> the auto, because the 20 year-old Eastern European club chicks I
> >>>>> date all
> >>>>> want to drive my cars, especially to get me coffee and
> >>>>> breakfast in
> >>>>> the
> >>>>> morning, and none of them know how to drive stick."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ken:  " . . . . .  Ok, I guess that's an acceptable reason."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Vty,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --Dennis
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>> From: Ken Rentiers [mailto:rentiers [at] mac.com]
> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 11:38 PM
> >>>>> To: Dennis Liu
> >>>>> Cc: The FerrariList
> >>>>> Subject: [Ferrari] quiz
> >>>>>
> >>>>> for 10 points: where is this picture taken?
> >>>>> for 20 points: who is in the picture?
> >>>>> for 50 points: what is happening?
> >>>>> for 100 points: who took the picture?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> hint - 12/27/2006
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
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