What did you do to your M2 today? (G87 Edition)

M_Power Rob · 06-08-2023, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bumpinjeep

Negative, got it installed locally. Nice to have the factory parts in case I want to sell it.

Thanks. Are those M Performance or purchased from KW/aftermarket spurce?

Just fyi...if port installed, its on the window sticker and considered oem BMW parts (the kit is made by KW's oem division for BMW, separate and different from their "retail" motorsports division).

Game · 06-09-2023, 11:20 AM

PPF installed so now I can finally drive her. It was torture just sitting for over a week.

Game · 06-09-2023, 10:50 PM

Looks like I’ll be going back to back posts but threw this on today. That silver badge made no sense. Thanks IND-Distribution

M2siast · 06-10-2023, 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Game

Looks like I’ll be going back to back posts but threw this on today. That silver badge made no sense. Thanks IND-Distribution

All of that and no Digital Key attempt?

M2siast · 06-10-2023, 12:20 AM

I drove in the rain for the first time.
Man the Pirellis are useless in the rain. It’s great for sliding about, even unsolicited… every turn is a drift. I guess that’s where it sucks, compared to the Michelins.

I might change them when time comes with the non-star spec Michelin PS4S, since tyre reviews tested and confirmed the star spec are worse than the non-star. The non-star spec might be cheaper too.

JustinHEMI · 06-10-2023, 10:16 AM

Just handed the key to Matt Maran Motoring. His review should be out by the 16th.

Tag · 06-10-2023, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M2siast

I might change them when time comes with the non-star spec Michelin PS4S, since tyre reviews tested and confirmed the star spec are worse than the non-star. The non-star spec might be cheaper too.

Source?

GUASC · 06-10-2023, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustinHEMI

Just handed the key to Matt Maran Motoring. His review should be out by the 16th.

Big fan of Matt. He really seems to have fun doing his reviews.

JustinHEMI · 06-10-2023, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GUASC

Big fan of Matt. He really seems to have fun doing his reviews.

Agreed. He's just a car enthusiast with a channel. He deserves more subs but he doesn't do shenanigans to drive views and clicks. I'm happy to give him the car to help the channel. He doesn't get BMW stuff because they won't send it to him in the Pittsburgh area.

AlpineBoost · 06-10-2023, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustinHEMI

Agreed. He's just a car enthusiast with a channel. He deserves more subs but he doesn't do shenanigans to drive views and clicks. I'm happy to give him the car to help the channel. He doesn't get BMW stuff because they won't send it to him in the Pittsburgh area.

You the man. Looking forward to his review

M2siast · 06-10-2023, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tag

Source?

JustinHEMI · 06-10-2023, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M2siast

Are you talking about wet performance? I thought that video otherwise established the star spec tires as being superior in every other way?

I have 285/35/19 and 295/30/20s coming which unfortunately aren't available in star spec.

Tag · 06-10-2023, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustinHEMI

Are you talking about wet performance? I thought that video otherwise established the star spec tires as being superior in every other way?

I have 285/35/19 and 295/30/20s coming which unfortunately aren't available in star spec.

This.

I've seen this video before, and the star spec is far superior in the dry. He was 2s faster than the non-star spec tires. He has another video where IIRC he tests the star spec MPSS against the newer MPS4S and in that test the non-star spec newer MPS4S was faster than the star spec old MPSS.

cmgbk75 · 06-10-2023, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustinHEMI

Are you talking about wet performance? I thought that video otherwise established the star spec tires as being superior in every other way?

I have 285/35/19 and 295/30/20s coming which unfortunately aren't available in star spec.

Your new tire supplier with the Military discount doesn’t carry the Star spec Michelins or are you saying the slightly wider tire isn’t made in any Star spec?

JustinHEMI · 06-10-2023, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmgbk75

Your new tire supplier with the Military discount doesn’t carry the Star spec Michelins or are you saying the slightly wider tire isn’t made in any Star spec?

I'm saying the slightly wider aren't made in star spec. Mercedes and Porsche and a few others have specs in those sizes, but not BMW.

M2siast · 06-10-2023, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustinHEMI

Are you talking about wet performance? I thought that video otherwise established the star spec tires as being superior in every other way?

I have 285/35/19 and 295/30/20s coming which unfortunately aren't available in star spec.

Yes for sure. The star spec is praised as “closer to the Cup2” which is detrimental. This isn’t a fair weather care, especially in the Northwest where I live and it rains in the fall/winter 6 days a week.

Star spec seems to have been geared towards “lap times”, which are done in the dry.

I suspect the star spec Michelin is as useless as the Star spec Pirelli.

JustinHEMI · 06-10-2023, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M2siast

Yes for sure. The star spec is praised as “closer to the Cup2” which is detrimental. This isn’t a fair weather care, especially in the Northwest where I live and it rains in the fall/winter 6 days a week.

Star spec seems to have been geared towards “lap times”, which are done in the dry.

I suspect the star spec Michelin is as useless as the Star spec Pirelli.

I see where you're coming from. Thanks!

M2siast · 06-10-2023, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tag

This.

I've seen this video before, and the star spec is far superior in the dry. He was 2s faster than the non-star spec tires. He has another video where IIRC he tests the star spec MPSS against the newer MPS4S and in that test the non-star spec newer MPS4S was faster than the star spec old MPSS.

Wondering how that’s applicable to what I was saying, if at all…

M2siast · 06-10-2023, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustinHEMI

I see where you're coming from. Thanks!

I’m wondering if you’ve driven your Pirellis in the rain so you can compare to your new Non-star Michelins and let us know to confirm!?

My suspicion is that it should be better in the rain as confirmed by Tyre reviews… but it’s hard to really compare.

JustinHEMI · 06-10-2023, 12:31 PM

Yeah on that road trip I had some rain. I didn't find them too bad, we'll see if I'm capable of detecting a difference.

I'm on a road trip through Thursday, we'll see if I hit rain during it as well. Going down the Blue Ridge Parkway and such.

Tag · 06-10-2023, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M2siast

Wondering how that’s applicable to what I was saying, if at all…

You said...

Quote:

Originally Posted by M2siast

I might change them when time comes with the non-star spec Michelin PS4S, since tyre reviews tested and confirmed the star spec are worse than the non-star. The non-star spec might be cheaper too.

When asked for a source, the video you posted literally contradicts your statement.

M2siast · 06-10-2023, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tag

You said...

When asked for a source, the video you posted literally contradicts your statement.

No it doesn’t. It corroborates my statement as I used it as the reason for my suspicion about how the tires are designed.

Justin understood it, so it wasn't something I miscommunicated.

But whatever.

06-09-2023, 11:20 AM	#222
Game ------ 7433 Rep 10,239 Posts Drives: G87 M2 (sold) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago'ish iTrader: (25)	PPF installed so now I can finally drive her. It was torture just sitting for over a week. Attached Images __________________
	Appreciate 14 Connors5453468.00 RemoWilliams84416.00 Squidget3535.00 JustinHEMI7448.00 ronin130131002.00 AlpineBoost3927.50 M2siast5955.50 D2BOCM2165.00 Tag18394.00 bmwimsafan26.50 cmgbk752634.50 GuyOh1067.00 lovelyM21.50 johnnie311197.50 Quote

06-09-2023, 10:50 PM	#223
Game ------ 7433 Rep 10,239 Posts Drives: G87 M2 (sold) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago'ish iTrader: (25)	Looks like I’ll be going back to back posts but threw this on today. That silver badge made no sense. Thanks IND-Distribution Attached Images __________________
	Appreciate 9 AlpineBoost3927.50 M2siast5955.50 Sethhboii1315.50 BMWGirlFL6347.00 Tag18394.00 bmwimsafan26.50 GuyOh1067.00 StickyPickle1593.50 T_U_D6687.00 Quote

06-10-2023, 12:20 AM	#225
M2siast Brigadier General 5956 Rep 3,026 Posts Drives: A Family Sedan Join Date: May 2023 Location: Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW M2 [9.67]	I drove in the rain for the first time. Man the Pirellis are useless in the rain. It’s great for sliding about, even unsolicited… every turn is a drift. I guess that’s where it sucks, compared to the Michelins. I might change them when time comes with the non-star spec Michelin PS4S, since tyre reviews tested and confirmed the star spec are worse than the non-star. The non-star spec might be cheaper too. Last edited by M2siast; 06-10-2023 at 08:59 AM..
	Appreciate 2 JustinHEMI7448.00 Trogster468.00 Quote

06-10-2023, 10:16 AM	#226
JustinHEMI Not great. Not terrible 7448 Rep 2,700 Posts Drives: 2024 BMW X3 M40i Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Lebanon, TN iTrader: (2)	Just handed the key to Matt Maran Motoring. His review should be out by the 16th. __________________ Current: 2024 BMW X3 M40i.
	Appreciate 7 ronin130131002.00 AlpineBoost3927.50 Bumpinjeep5607.00 Tag18394.00 StickyPickle1593.50 99Turbo84.00 ourlee927.50 Quote

06-10-2023, 12:31 PM	#240
JustinHEMI Not great. Not terrible 7448 Rep 2,700 Posts Drives: 2024 BMW X3 M40i Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Lebanon, TN iTrader: (2)	Yeah on that road trip I had some rain. I didn't find them too bad, we'll see if I'm capable of detecting a difference. I'm on a road trip through Thursday, we'll see if I hit rain during it as well. Going down the Blue Ridge Parkway and such. __________________ Current: 2024 BMW X3 M40i.
	Appreciate 2 M2siast5955.50 Connors5453468.00 Quote