Re: [E36M3] re: '95 M3 Over-Rev/Class action law suit? - OH REALLY?

["Nick" <nikog@xxxxxxxx>]

Korman is in the business to make money, plain and simple. Don't they sell
the air intake that goes from the brake duct to the filter? Word has it that
those parts aren't worth too much hp. But since Korman sells them, they must
work, right?

I'm not saying that the stiffer mounts don't help, but just because Korman
is selling them, doesn't mean that there is a problem with the car and the
new mounts are the definitive fix. You also said that the mounts are "A must
for racing, strongly recommended for autocross, rally......". Those are
RACING conditions. No manufacturer in the world is gonna cover damage due to
racing.

I haven't blown up my engine due to a misshift, and yeah, it would suck if I
did. But it would be my own bonehead move. I would be the one to have put
the car into the wrong gear, not BMW. I'd have to be responsible enough to
take blame for MY screwups.

Now let's end this mess before it becomes another ERAM syndrome <g>.

Nick

- -----Original Message-----
From: David Beatty <dbeatty@domain.elided>
To: 'bmwlist' <bmw-digest@domain.elided>; 'm3list' <E36M3@domain.elided>
Date: Wednesday, November 25, 1998 9:15 AM
Subject: [E36M3] re: '95 M3 Over-Rev/Class action law suit? - OH REALLY?


>My, aren't we quick to come to the defense of BMW?  Check out:
>http://www.kormanfastbmw.com/e36engin.htm
>
>says: "Heavy Duty Hard Rubber Engine and Transmission Mount Kit
>
>Under hard cornering and heavy braking, E36 engines & transmissions can
>lean to one side contributing to the "missed shift
>syndrome" (looks like this). Installation of these improved bushings (2
>engine mounts, 2 transmission mounts) can help you
>avoid a costly repair bill. A must for racing, strongly recommended for
>autocross, rally and driver's school use.
>
>E36 M3, 328, 325 P/N 11810005"
>
>I've never heard anyone accuse Korman of selling snake oil, much to the
>contrary.  BMW certainly promotes the M3 as a race bred and nearly
>race-ready car.  In a car marketed as such, a tendency to induce
>misshift strikes me at first blush as a design defect.  I'm not a big
>bmw-techie, so my evaluation shouldn't count for much.  Say what you
>want about eggs, while the e36 m3 and m roadster shifters are a vast
>improvement over my old Gti's, they still don't match the smoothness of
>my MR2 turbo with 100k on the clock.
>
>The big question is, why are the m3's famous for overrev's and other
>makes (vettes, vipers, rx7's, etc) are not?  Mazda still denies that it
>had an engine fire problem with the rx7tt.  It may be that the m3
>overrev problem is statistically normal and simply gets a lot of press,
>or it may be that it is a real problem that BMW should acknowledge and
>fix.  We'll never know if people come to knee-jerk conclusions until it
>happens to THEM......
>
>David D. Beatty
>99 //m roadster
>91 mr2 turbo (buy me now!)
>96 cbr900rr
>85 v65 magna
>93 gs500e
>97 4runner
>
>Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.
>Patent Attorneys
>Suite 250, 111 Corning Road, Cary, NC 27511
>PO Box 37428, Raleigh, NC 27627
>Telephone: 919-854-1400
>Fax: 919-854-1401
>dbeatty@domain.elided
>web site: www.carolinapatents.com
>
>

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