BMW M2 Receives HEMI Transplant

Who takes a perfectly good 2020 BMW M2 Competition and cuts it up? Peter Filippo of Filippo Speed Shop does. Filippo is an alum of Jim Russel Racing School where he honed his skills as a racecar mechanic and eventually opened a shop of his own. The more-than-adequate twin-turbo inline six was evicted and replaced with a V8 from the SRT Hellcat which was solid mounted to the chassis. He also rebuilt the tensioner so that it’s only running water pump to free up some space and power. StopTech delivered a set of ultra-lightweight 6 and 4 piston calipers for the front and rear, respectively, which bring the forged 18x10 BimmerWorld wheels to a quick stop. Tucked behind the carbon fiber fenders is a four-wheel adjustable MCS suspension. Five Star Racecar Bodies reproduced all the windows in a durable polycarbonate for lightweight, track-ready performance. Behind the windshield the custom fabrication continues. The HEMI pushed into the cockpit and required a house-built extended steering column, w