11-23-2006, 06:27 PM
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Yea, that was a pretty cool vid. Good job!
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11-24-2006, 01:54 AM
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Great video Grant!
Although, I would like to see how that drift looks from the outside.
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11-24-2006, 04:03 AM
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Very nice video! I think itīs dutch
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11-24-2006, 04:46 AM
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Cool video...despite what some people say about the 75 TS, I still want one!!
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11-24-2006, 04:54 AM
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"It just doesnīt sound like a real Alfa since it starts every single time you turn the key" 
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11-25-2006, 01:50 PM
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Haha, I suppose, but I kind of see this as a fad anyways.
Cool video...despite what some people say about the 75 TS, I still want one!!
Check out the last couple turns. NICE!! |
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11-25-2006, 02:43 PM
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My Verde, with ABS disabled, doesn't have nearly enough rear brake bias to trail brake anything! Front locks up all the time.
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Actually, in owning the car almost five years and having autocrossed it a good bit (and a lot of on street fun) I can safely say I have NEVER locked up the brakes.
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11-25-2006, 03:18 PM
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Reallllly? I can trial brake my Milano (yellow konis, red IAP springs, fancy pads, ss lines, drilled rotors) without any lockup.
Actually, in owning the car almost five years and having autocrossed it a good bit (and a lot of on street fun) I can safely say I have NEVER locked up the brakes.
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11-25-2006, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Hit an Apex
Reallllly? I can trial brake my Milano (yellow konis, red IAP springs, fancy pads, ss lines, drilled rotors) without any lockup.
Actually, in owning the car almost five years and having autocrossed it a good bit (and a lot of on street fun) I can safely say I have NEVER locked up the brakes.
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Never locked up your brakes? Is there something wrong with them?
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11-25-2006, 07:11 PM
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There seems to be a lot of variation between the Milano's..I say its easy to drift (from experiences..heh) and others say its extremely hard |
About the TS,
I just meant there couldn't be much torque or power. A 2.5 V6 is slow already, I can only imagine what a 4 banger would be like. I've never driven one, tell me about how it drives?
About the car in the video I posted, is the engine stock power output? What kind of suspension set up? It looked really nimble!
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11-25-2006, 09:45 PM
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Never locked up your brakes? Is there something wrong with them?
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edit: I can also trail brake our GTV6 without a problem.
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11-25-2006, 10:59 PM
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O interesting...what about in the rain? On the gold, I could only lock them up going under about 30MPH.....is your pedal REDICULOUSLY heavy on your non-abs milano too??
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11-26-2006, 01:06 AM
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What's your definition of drifting? I mean, the car seems to be pretty OK at powersliding, but entering a turn already oversteering is pretty hard on this car because there isn't much steering lock and the rear mounted tranny is a bear to bring back under you if you pitch it too hard. Linking turns is also hard because the high polar moment makes the car take FOREVER to change directions and slide into the next turn...for me atleast. And unless you're in the rain, I don't have enough power to slide in second gear even, as the gearing is really long (which keeps me out of the power band) and there's a lot of weight on those rear tires, (rear tranny I guess?) compared to some light japanese beater car, so it's really hard to keep the tires spinning unless I abuse the clutch/drivetrain with a clutch kick.
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 . I think the body roll and the weight on the rear wheels do in fact make it harder to drift than a japanese (or even a bmw!) beater. I also stand by my point of it being better to drift with an actual weight bias, so you know whats going to happen to your car if you lose control.
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11-26-2006, 09:32 AM
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O interesting...what about in the rain? On the gold, I could only lock them up going under about 30MPH.....is your pedal REDICULOUSLY heavy on your non-abs milano too??
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11-26-2006, 12:52 PM
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mine will lock up the back first (ABS system with a fault so no ABS)
and lock up all 4 is easy even with the abs pump off (I have a few cars with out power breaks so I have the power in my legs)
The front/back lock up seem to change with which pads and how tight you set up the back. And if there is any air in the system.
In first if I just let up on the gas and hit it hard the tires will light up.(bad wheel hop if not in a turn) if I am turning even a small bit then it is a nice power slide.
I did not know I was doing this at first but everyone tells me that I am drifting on a lot of the turns on the street as they tell me I am sideways on the turns. but I think I only do on the first turn on a linked turn. I come in to a turn and the back slides out and then I punch it and the back sticks like glue.
I have slide the back end out many many times on the freeway in 2nd like when I shift hard and changing lanes. but then it just snaps back after the lane change.
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