I might be 4 weeks late but have some mustang input. I've heard some things about the main problem in the mustang being the rear suspension unloading too quickly at times causing it to almost push the car around. It will load up during the slide because of grip (obviously) and then when it unloads it flings the car around more than you would expect instead of calmly releasing all that tension. So the less movement the rear suspension has the more stable it becomes. The unloading can happen when you lift off the throttle too, which makes saving a slide even harder. To be fair most of them are just unexperienced drivers who don't know when to lift or have never drifted a car before, but that could be a huge reason why it happens so often. That doesn't fix it handling like a boat though 😂.
This is very surprising to me. I had the pleasure of sitting next to a racecar driver in a manual GT4 4.0 at Hockenheimring and my guy was doing lowspeed and highspeed drifts in that thing in every corner on a dry racetrack surface. And he didn’t even have to clutchkick. I have filmed the ride
Do you have any other handling mods to the M2? - Agreed on the f'ing awful mustang, rented one in Florida for a week. A week was long enough with that heap! 😂
nope, tempted to make my own toe and camber links for the rear though cos people are charging crazy money for an ali bar with some rod ends in the end of it lol I made some drop links for the Alfa which are the same thing just a bit shorter and they cost me like £100 to make but people are selling these toe links for the M2 and M4 for £900, its wild
swapped that for the Mustang last year. Good car but just got bored of it being automatic and also the electronic diff not letting you do skids half the time
@@ChrisDrift thanks for responding :) not sure if you're aware, but from MY24 the Giulia Q now has a mechanical diff, exactly due to the problem you mention (plus overheating)
Chris.. new subscriber.. this is one the fastest "affordable" cars to own, I agree this needs to be driven like a punk, ceramic brakes would it some good but it's Hella fast.. UR reaching near one 120mph in 3rd in about 3.5seconds and for a heavy body she got grip, and for alpha to come up with beautiful confusing beast I mean.. wow..
I think you BMW m2 rocks, but I think this.. me being a mk1-9 gti and citi golf 1.4i and all I had done was a free flow pipe, banana branches, and then I had a vauxhal or a corsa b 1.6i bored, ported free flow, then I had to give it up all for my daughter, it was worth it, but now I get more attitude from both women in life.. But yeah OK I'm sorry for the Lil tangent, Ive never owned any alpha but I know the problems, but this car is my dream cars, it's absolutely rears it's beautiful tuned sound sound makes Satan sound like a Mariah Carrey.. bro..
haven't driven one but I had the same engine in my M4 and it sounded awful even with an akrapovic exhaust on, so that was the main reason for going for this OG N55 version
Is the manual gearbox a bit crap in the M2? I fitted a clutch stop and m performance knob to my M140i and it took the rubberyness away but you could never really rush it through gears especially 1st to 2nd. Good to see you back 👍🏻
I actually find its one of the best gearboxes for rushing tbh, even though it does feel a bit more rubbery than most others. But yeah I definitely feel like I can change gear faster and more confidently in this than in the GT4 or the Yaris
@ChrisDrift interesting, i wonder if it's a different box. The heavy flywheel doesn't help in the 140 and i believe it has a delay valve in the clutch line which M2 may not. Edit: just watching the end of the video and kinda answered what i just asked 🤦🏻♂️
@@ChrisDrift Doing good buddy! I remember all the old BDC days when i lived in London. Damn, great memories! Now i just want to have a garage and karry on building my old volvo 242... Time will tell. Be well!
The wastegate spring was 1 bar and then I think we just added like 0.1 or 0.2 bar more with the electronic boost control, so yeah like 16 psi or something like that. Can't remember exactly though
@@ChrisDrift Appreciate the reply. I have a TT setup with similar size turbos but internal gates 🙃. Hoping for similar power to you. Anything to watch out for?
The Cayman GT4, as sick of a car as it is, isn't a car I'd want even if I could afford one. I've been in one and it had way too much grip to be a car I'd dream of owning
Wondered which pads you settled with? Tried yellowstuff and now bedded in find the low speed bite very poor. Almost impossible to stop smoothly. Looked at Bluestuff but also considering Ferodo DS performance or DS2500
Regarding your break pedal review.... understand that this car was never meant to be driven in anything other than race mode. I'm guessing they added the other modes for emissions purposes. When in race mode, the brakes feel and work perfectly. I only use non-race modes while on longer road trips. Don't ever forget, this car was designed by Ferarri engineers and even tested in Ferrari's million dollar wind tunnel. Yes, it's great for getting groceries and has economy modes, but that's not exactly what this car was built for 👍
Pretty much making the same argument regarding my F87. To be honest I hated it at first until I changed out the crappy standard suspension for MP adjustable coilovers and CL pads. However although it’s better and has a tad more steering feel with a few geo changes, as an ex fast Caterham racer I miss the interaction with a proper sports car. I recently bought an older Jag XF barge for daily use so the M2 is now my dedicated fun car, I’m lucky to live by some relatively abandoned roads. I’ve been looking at 987/2 and 981. Gravitating toward 987S/2 slightly less grip and hydraulic rack.
Great video, but why not run two rad caps and header tanks. One in the back for the rad with overflow AND one in the front for the swirl tank at the engine and with overflow for that one as well?
