This M Coupe owned by Taz Dude of San Diego, CA was posted on bimmerforums.com covering a recent build to bring the S54 powered Coupe to over 700 HP. Insane! An impressive mod list was posted over there, so rather than trying to sum it up, I’ve posted it below. This is one incredible beast of an M Coupe, not only does it have a huge amounted of added power, but it has a ton of unique and rare mods as well.
Engine:
Max power 708 BHP
VAC built S54 ‘Supercharged Series’ engine with all options including:
VAC Stage 3 Cylinder head
VAC ported throttle bodies
VAC Supercharger S54 cams
Arrow Connecting Rods
CP Pistons
VAC HP-Coated Rod and Main Bearings
VAC Competition Oil Pump
VF- Engineering Stage 2 Supercharger kit – upgraded with over-driven crank pulley and Vortech V3 series centrifugal compressor
Standard VF-Engineering Air/Water intercooler
Custom 2-pump Bosch Fuel system with A/N lines
VAC 60lbs injectors, Custom Fuel Rail
VAC Oil Filter Housing Lid
VAC Underdrive Pulleys
Zionsville oversized Radiator/oil cooler combo
Carbon fiber Valve Cover
VAC Custom dyno tuning
Meisterschaft GT rear exhaust, HJS High-flow Cats, Supersprint header
Drivetrain:
VAC Ultimate multi-plate clutch + flywheel assembly w/ Tilton carbon-carbon clutch pack
TC-Designs Transmission cross-member
VAC upgraded Diff bushings
Dinan Differential
Suspension, Chassis & Brakes:
KW Variant 3 2-way Adj. Coilovers
Powergrid Sway bar end links
VAC Suspension Bushings
Upgraded Anti-roll bars
TCK Spherical RSMs
Weld-in Chassis reinforcements
Brembo GT Big Brake Kit front + rear
Wheels and tires:
19“ Fully Polished HRE Wheels
Toyo R-Compound 235/35-ZR19 Front, 295/30-ZR19 Rear
Exterior:
Painted in Original BMW ‘Imola Rot II’
Hartge Vented hood
Hamann Front Lip
Hamann Rear wing
Shaved OEM antenna
HID Headlights retrofitted
reverse camera flush mounted behind license plate
Interior / In Car Entertainment:
Completely custom install and outfitting by LaJolla Audio in California-
Full interior re-wrap in custom black leather & alcantara with red stitching.
Alcantara head liner.
DTM style custom modified OEM wheel done in CF and leather with integrated audio controls.
Sparco Seats for track days/ Recovered OEM for street.
Roll Bar, gauge bezels, dash trim, door trim, ac vents, speaker grill trim etc. all color-matched to body color ‘Imola Rot II’.
Hush mat sound insulation installed.
Integrated iPhone mount into OE dash, dash modification for double-DIN and custom AC/ traction control panel + gauge relocation for Alpine Double-DIN DVD/Navigation Head Unit.
Alpine PXA-H701 processor, Focal 3-Way Utopia Series front stage, Alpine F1-Status 2-way rear stage; JL 10W6v2 Subwoofer= powered by Alpine F1-Status / ARC amplifiers.
Full Defi Instrument compliment for monitoring all engine parameters as well as supercharger water temperature.
Escort 9500-ci built in radar detection with front and rear laser blocking.
FTM10R ham radio