Find of the Day: 2017 Twin Turbo Audi R8 V10 plus

words: Bill, photos: Jarrid Kopras

What looks like a normal Audi R8 V10 plus is anything but. This red rocket hides a Sheepey Race twin turbo kit. It’s owned by an Audi Club Arizona member and those guys know how to have a great time. They hold numerous events year round and a lot of them are road trips. You may have seen this on the road before. Here’s the ad:

Title in hand ready to go.
Sheepey Race TwinTurbo Kit
Vorsteiner wing and diffuser
Dynamite red exterior.
Brand new windshield less than 500 miles
4S tires with about 4000 miles on them.
 
Precision 6466 Gen 2 Mirror Image Dual Ball Bearing Turbochargers • x2 Turbosmart Gen V Hypergates • x2 Turbosmart Gen V Raceport Blow off Valves • Custom Handcrafted Air to Water Intercoolers w/ 1500hp CSF Cores • Dual Handcrafted Heat Exchangers • Standard Back Purged Stainless Exhaust System • 4 Gallon Aluminum Air to Water Tank w/ External Pump • All Necessary Lines & Fittings AN, XRP Crimped Tested to 300PSI • Proprietary ECU/TCU Flash
Additional upgrades include fuel pump, boost controller.
91 octane tune
100 octane tune
E 85 tune
Two TCU tunes (auto upshift on both, One with traction control, the other with traction control completely off)
 
I haven’t dynoed since upgraded but Car runs mid nines on the street. It’s quick
I’ve switched to a convertible which is the reason I’m selling.
 

Jarrid mentions he hadn’t dynoed the R8 but in the video below, it ran the 1/4-mile in 9.82 at 146.5mph against a supercharged R8 V10 and won…wow. Listed at $199,999, we may be a little late in posting this as it looks like a deposit has been made. But we can still enjoy the photos of this lovely twin turbo R8 V10. You can find this on the popular Facebook group, Exotic Cars For Sale By Owner, HERE.