The R53 is one of those cars that just makes you smile every time you drive it. Light, direct, supercharged—it already has the right DNA. The goal was never to turn it into a full race car. It's a daily that needs to handle a random Nurburgring trip without missing a beat.
We started with the chassis and brakes, because that's what matters when you're pushing a small car on a big track. Porsche Cayman 987 front calipers with JCW discs—proper braking for a car this size. Bilstein B6 with Eibach short springs to tighten everything up without making it undrivable on the road.
Then came the power. The supercharger is the soul of the R53, so we kept it and made it better. Airtec intercooler, custom E85 map, smaller pulley—it pulls hard and stays cool. The 2026 overhaul brought the supercharger back to perfect health and pushed it further with the KAVS pulley. This car just keeps getting better.