00:00I don't think we've ever built a car that made you actually feel this comfortable doing something so wrong. It's visceral, raw
00:09And powerful
00:20For 15 years BBI Autosport have specialized in high-end aftermarket tuning
00:27We 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
00:33We started with a 991 GT2 RS, the most powerful car Porsche has ever put out as a production vehicle
00:40We just wanted to have a more focused car
00:43It was a daunting task. A custom calibrated engine, upgraded turbo and
00:49Advanced cooling make this Porsche one-of-a-kind. This is the BBI GT2 RS VMAX
00:55VMAX because we developed it for top speed runs
00:59To hit as fast a speed as possible as fast as possible. It's Porsche's flagship sports car
01:05It's got amazing aero, great power, incredible handling
01:09From first glance, you probably wouldn't be able to tell that it's any different from a car at the showroom floor
01:15It's a little lower, it's got slightly different wheels, it's got some interior removed and it has a hell of a lot more horsepower
01:21It's deadly, but fast, unassuming and actually you can go get your groceries in it
01:28A pretty impressive daily driver, but it's on the track where this car is truly at home
01:34The airstrip is awesome because you're in a controlled environment
01:37You can choose to run by yourself or next to somebody who's 40 or 50 feet away from you
01:41You're really hyper focused on how the engine feels and come back talk to the crew
01:45They end up looking at all the data
01:46We can take that and apply that to the next time we go back. We've done a lot of these half miles
01:50We did learn a lot there about thermal management, learning about tuning, turbo shaft speed and efficiency ranges
01:59Being out there to me feels more like a tool that allows you to focus and hone rather than this white knuckling
02:06I don't know what happened. I'm just glad I made it to the end
02:14Looking strong, what's that mile an hour gonna be?
02:18209.8 miles an hour for Darren
02:24The focus of this entire project really highlights the other components of our product line
02:30It shows that when you put everything together in a package you have this
02:33OEM plus feel of a vehicle that could maybe have been built by the Skunk Works program at Porsche
02:42The fastest we've gone
02:44in this car
02:47Is 227 miles an hour
02:50We did some quick math. It's geared to 242 and we can raise the rev limiter a little bit
02:55Maybe with a long enough road we could go to
02:58245
03:03This car has bigger turbochargers, more intercooler, better calibration, a water methanol injection system
03:11Better chassis to handle the high speed
03:14And of course running the Michelin tires because it's just proven to be phenomenal at any speed and power level
03:20There's also a lot of work on the interior. There are race seats and harnesses to ensure that the car is safe
03:26Modifying vehicles at this level takes years of experience
03:31and the latest technology
03:35Cars like these, fueling could be an issue. So we need to add secondary fueling
03:39So we'll take the factory manifold, this plastic piece here, detail here, scan the manifold, scan the engine bay
03:45And come up with this aluminum 3d printed piece. This technology along with the reverse engineering methods allows us to create stronger better components
03:55If we're gonna 3d print it you get a lot of creativity in manufacturing
03:58So we ended up coming up with this little design that making it so that you don't get that buffet inside the car
04:03Just anything to redirect that airflow down six or seven inches back there
04:07It just got it closer to the air scoop. And a transformation like this
04:12Doesn't come cheap. The price of a GT2 RS is $350,000
04:18With all the work and development that we've done probably makes it close to the half million mark
04:23The hardest part about going that fast is keeping your right foot on the accelerator
04:31Everything in your body tells you, okay, this is enough
04:35The wind, the noise, the way that the chassis is talking to the ground
04:42After about 200 miles an hour, the car will start to kind of, you know, start to feel a little bit more like a race car
04:49After about 200 miles an hour, the car will start to kind of pick a lane
04:53You sit there and the car settles into itself really well
04:59It's hard to describe that feeling
05:04It's just
05:07It's incredible
05:09I like the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde duality of it
05:12You can take it to the grocery store
05:14But it performs like a supercar that will slap you in the mouth if you mess up a little bit
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