00:00 I don't think we've ever built a car that made you actually feel this comfortable doing something so wrong. It's visceral, raw
00:07 and powerful.
00:11 For 15 years, BBI Autosport have specialized in high-end aftermarket tuning.
00:27 We take this beautiful canvas that Porsche gives us and we tailor it to a client's need or to a specific goal that we're after.
00:33 We started with a 991 GT2 RS, the most powerful car Porsche has ever put out as a production vehicle.
00:39 We just wanted to have a more focused car.
00:42 It was a daunting task. A custom calibrated engine, upgraded turbo and
00:48 advanced cooling make this Porsche one-of-a-kind.
00:52 This is the BBI GT2 RS V-Max. V-Max because we developed it for top speed runs.
00:58 To hit as fast a speed as possible as fast as possible. It's Porsche's flagship sports car. It's got amazing aero, great power,
01:07 incredible handling.
01:09 From first glance, you probably wouldn't be able to tell that it's any different from a car at the showroom floor.
01:13 It's a little lower, it's got slightly different wheels, it's got some interior removed. It has a hell of a lot more horsepower.
01:21 It's deadly, but fast, unassuming and actually you could go get your groceries in it.
01:26 A pretty impressive daily driver, but it's on the track where this car is truly at home.
01:34 The airstrip is awesome because you're in a controlled environment.
01:37 You can choose to run by yourself or next to somebody who's 40 or 50 feet away from you.
01:41 You're really hyper focused on how the engine feels and come back, talk to the crew.
01:45 They end up looking at all the data.
01:46 We can take that and apply that to the next time we go back. We've done a lot of these half miles.
01:50 We did learn a lot there about thermal management, learning about tuning, turbo shaft speed and efficiency ranges.
01:56 Being out there to me feels more like a tool that allows you to focus and hone rather than this white knuckling.
02:06 I don't know what happened. I'm just glad I made it to the end.
02:08 Looking strong. What's that mile an hour gonna be?
02:19 0.98 miles an hour for Darren.
02:21 The focus of this entire project really highlights the other components of our product line.
02:30 It shows that when you put everything together in a package, you have this OEM plus feel of a vehicle
02:36 that could maybe have been built by the Skunk Works program at Porsche.
02:42 The fastest we've gone in this car is 227 miles an hour.
02:50 We did some quick math. It's geared to 242 and we can raise the rev limiter a little bit.
02:55 Maybe with a long enough road, we could go 245.
02:59 This car has bigger turbochargers, more intercooler, better calibration, a water methanol injection system,
03:12 better chassis to handle the high speed.
03:15 And of course running the Michelin tires because they've just proven to be phenomenal at any speed and power level.
03:21 There's also a lot of work on the interior. There are race seats and harnesses to ensure that the car is safe.
03:26 Modifying vehicles at this level takes years of experience and the latest technology.
03:35 Cars like these, fueling could be an issue so we need to add secondary fueling.
03:39 So we'll take the factory manifold, this plastic piece.
03:41 Here, detail here. Scan the manifold, scan the engine bay.
03:45 And come up with this aluminum 3D printed piece.
03:48 This technology along with the reverse engineering methods allows us to create stronger, better components.
03:54 All that texture, right?
03:55 If we're going to 3D print it, you get a lot of creativity in manufacturing.
03:58 So we ended up coming up with this little design, making it so that you don't get that buffet inside the car.
04:03 Just anything to redirect that airflow down six or seven inches back there, it just got it closer to the air scoop.
04:10 And a transformation like this doesn't come cheap.
04:14 The price of a GT2 RS is $350,000.
04:19 With all the work and the development that we've done, probably makes it close to the half million mark.
04:23 The hardest part about going that fast is keeping your right foot on the accelerator.
04:39 Everything in your body tells you, "Okay, this is enough."
04:43 The wind, the noise, the way that the chassis is talking to the ground.
04:47 After about 200 miles an hour, the car will start to kind of pick a lane.
04:54 You sit there and the car settles into itself really well.
04:56 It's hard to describe that feeling.
05:00 It's just, it's incredible.
05:09 I like the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde duality of it.
05:12 You can take it to the grocery store, but it performs like a supercar that will slap you in the mouth if you mess up a little bit.
05:20 (ENGINE REVVING)
05:22 (explosion)
05:24 (whooshing)
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