M2 Pikes Peak Car Destroys Hoonigan Burnyard!
This M2 went from daily driver to fully-dedicated Hillclimb race car shorter than you’d believe.
Tyler Pappas, owner of the New Jersey-based TYSPEED, is like a lot of us. His beautiful BMW M2 started its humble life like any other production car. Pappas bought this vehicle brand new off the showroom floor. It was even his daily that he drove to work and back for two months. However, soon after, the mod bug bit him. Interestingly, the first mod he felt would be appropriate for the M2 was to do a carbon roof. Not exactly the most conventional direction for your daily, is it?
In order to install a carbon roof on an M2, the whole interior must be removed as well as all of the glass. Pappas admits, from that point, it “all went downhill.” He then got all of the body panels made from composite. Now the car weighs 450 pounds less than stock, for a total of 3,200 pounds. That includes a full 250-pound cage. Not bad if you ask us. Thanks to the Hoonigan YouTube channel, we get to learn even more about this M2 gone wild.
As you would expect of a build this quality, the N55 engine powering this M2 has been fully forged internally. Unlike the M2 Competition which is powered by the S55 (the standard engine for the M3/M4), this M2 has an N55. The N55 powered both the late-model 335i from BMW as well as maybe other recent BMW models. However, this engine has now been phased out for the B58 inline-six, powering the new 340i. Regardless of this, the N55 is a stout engine, producing 550 WHP and 550 WTQ from Pappas’ setup.
The aerodynamics are wind-tunnel tested, resulting in various minor improvements to the efficiency of the front-end. Certain plates and areas of concern were able to be adjusted with the help of this technology. Now the car is able to run 15 degrees cooler under track conditions with better downforce in the front as well. Top-shelf JRZ coilovers also help keep this coupe planted. Combine that with 18×10.5 wheels with 295 tires and you got some serious grip for the power to weight ratio.
Pappas states that, though the car’s performance was good this time around, the next Pikes Peak will feature more power. 700 HP or so to be exact. We’ll have to see whether or not the stock DCT will be able to handle the output. Watch the end of the video to see some serious tire-shredding action.
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