Pipercross Performance Intake System
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Pipercross BMW F8X M2 Comp./M3/M4 Intake System
The Pipercross Intake System has been designed and engineered to directly replace the OEM airboxes and integrated intake plumbing on BMW F8X M2 Competition, M3 and M4 vehicles with the S55 engine.

KEY FEATURES

• Large filter heatshields
• Bespoke Pipercross conical air filters utilising market-leading foam filtration media
• Twin filter system that increases filtration surface area 58.95% over typical foam panel filters
• Powder coated, CNC mandrel-bent aluminium intake tubing with CNC MAF and sensor housings
• Step-matched, thick-walled silicone hoses for optimal internal airflow characteristics
• Stainless steel hardware for long-term corrosion protection
• Designed, prototyped and iteratively refined using latest 3D scanning and CAD technology
• Flow tested to confirm 78.76% maximum airflow restriction decrease vs. Full RH & LH OE intake system
• Power gains upto +21 HP & +15.81 ft.-lbs. TQ

OEM INTAKE ASSESSMENT
The OEM intake system on the BMW S55 engine (found in the F8X M2 Competition, M3 and M4 vehicles) features several performance-focused aspects that are indicative of the M-tier OE performance engineering. This M-level engineering allows the OE intake parts to adequately support the S55 engine in most scenarios, when the engine is operating with OE programming. However, aftermarket engine tuning (even conservative tuning) increases boost (and subsequent turbocharger air demand) enough that the OE intake components begin to limit performance of the engine, even in typical driving scenarios.

The Pipercross engineering team identified the OE intake filtration media type/total surface area, OE airboxes and the airbox-integrated plumbing as areas of potential system performance improvement. Filtration media/surface area was to be improved via custom conical, foam-based air filters produced in-house at Pipercross. Both airboxes and the respective plumbing were to be wholly replaced with aluminium heatshield and hard pipe assemblies that utilise the OE fresh-air ducting, while isolating this fresh air from ambient engine heat. All Pipercross components were to be maximised for the available engine volume, without compromising clearance standards required for the long-term durability of the kit.