00:00I don't think we've ever built a car that made you actually feel this comfortable doing
00:04something so wrong.
00:05It's visceral, raw, and powerful.
00:11For 15 years, BBI Autosport have specialised in high-end aftermarket tuning.
00:27We take this beautiful canvas that Porsche gives us and we tailor it to a client's need
00:31or to a specific goal that we're after.
00:34We started with the 991 GT2 RS, the most powerful car Porsche has ever put out as a production
00:38vehicle.
00:39We just wanted to have a more focused car.
00:43It was a daunting task.
00:45A custom calibrated engine, upgraded turbo, and advanced cooling make this Porsche one
00:51of a kind.
00:52This is the BBI GT2 RS VMAX.
00:55We developed it for top speed runs to hit as fast as speed as possible, as fast as
01:02possible.
01:03It's Porsche's flagship sports car, it'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
01:12a car on the showroom floor.
01:14It's a little lower, it's got slightly different wheels, it's got some interior removed, and
01:19it 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, you can choose to
01:38run by yourself or next to somebody who's 40 or 50 feet away from you.
01:41Really hyper-focused on how the engine feels, and come back, talk to the crew, they end
01:45up looking at all the data.
01:47We can take that and apply that to the next time we go back.
01:49We've done a lot of these half miles, so we did learn a lot there about thermal management,
01:53learning about tuning, turbo shaft speed, and efficiency ranges.
01:59The engine out there, to me, feels more like a tool that allows you to focus and hone, rather
02:04than this white-knuckling, I don't know what happened, I'm just glad I made it to the end.
02:08The focus of this entire project really highlights the other components of our product line and
02:30shows that when you put everything together in a package, you have this OEM plus feel of
02:35a vehicle that could maybe have been built by the Skunk Works program at Porsche.
02:42The fastest we've gone in this car is 227 miles an hour.
02:50We did some quick math.
02:52It's geared to 242, and we can raise the rev limiter a little bit.
02:56Maybe with a long enough road, we could go 245.
03:03This car has bigger turbochargers, more intercooler, better calibration, a water methanol injection
03:10system, better chassis to handle the high speed, and, of course, running the Michelin
03:16tires because they've just proven to be phenomenal at any speed and power level.
03:21There's also a lot of work on the interior.
03:23There are race seats and harnesses to ensure that the car is safe.
03:26Modifying vehicles at this level takes years of experience and the latest technology.
03:33In cars 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,
03:43scan the engine bay, and come up with this aluminum 3D printed piece.
03:48This technology along with the reverse engineering methods allows us to create stronger, better
03:53components.
03:54All that texture, right?
03:55If we're going to 3D print it, you get a lot of creativity in manufacturing, so we ended
03:58up coming up with this little design, making it so that you don't get that buffet inside
04:02the car.
04:03Just anything to redirect that airflow down six or seven inches back there, it just got
04:08it closer to the air scoop.
04:09And a transformation like this doesn't come cheap.
04:14The price of a GT2 RS is $350,000, but all the work and development that we've done probably
04:21makes it close to the half million mark.
04:31The hardest part about going that fast is keeping your right foot on the accelerator.
04:36Everything in your body tells you, okay, this is enough.
04:42The wind, the noise, the way that the chassis is talking to the ground.
04:50After about 200 miles an hour, the car will start to kind of pick a lane.
04:54You sit there and the car settles into itself really well.
04:59It's hard to describe that feeling.
05:05It's just, it's incredible.
05:09I like the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde duality of it.
05:13You can take it to the grocery store.
05:15But it performs like a supercar that will slap you in the mouth if you mess up a little
05:19hidden in your body.
05:20I need you here.
05:24Come on, we're going for it.
05:28You can take it back.
05:29If you're here, the camera is ready to go.
05:30You know it's good.
05:31You're right, man.
05:33You're right here.
05:33I'm not going for it.
05:35You're right here.
05:36You're right here, man.
05:37I'm out of here.
05:38You're right.
05:39Now, we're going for this project.
05:40I'm out of here.
05:41I want it to go.
05:42You're right, yeah, yeah.
05:43I'm out of here.
05:44You're right here.
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