If you like engine swaps then you’re going to love our latest Find of the Day. It’s not a car, just an engine, but good lord what an engine. It is, in fact, a V10 Biturbo from the C6 RS 6.

When Audi wanted to build a gonzo engine for the last-generation C6 RS-cars, they decided to turn to the V10 powering the S6 and S8, and also the R8 V10 in high-rev form. That engine in and of itself was no slouch, but amping up the whole package with a set of turbos took it to another level.

In stock form, this engine put out more than 500 horsepower. Aftermarket firms like MTM took that and bumped it up over 700 hp, making it the stuff of legends. MTM even stuffed one of these in an R8 coupe for good measure.

All of that being said, no RS version of the C6 was ever sold in the USA and so neither was this particular engine. We’re not aware of any of these cars being imported either, but clearly someone has gone ahead and brought in the heart of one.

That someone, in case you were wondering, appears to be the California-based firm of Eurospec. You know, they’re the guys with a healthy collection of vintage Audi racecars and who sell crazy built long block engine packages for Audi owners. It seems kind of fitting that if anyone were going to offer one of these for sale that it’d be Eurospec.

So what will this engine fit? Well, likely the easiest build would be to put it into a V10 S6 or S8 and build your own RS-car. Those with deeper wallets and sense of bravery might consider copying MTM’s move of putting it into an R8.

Want to know more? Check out the listing HERE. Thanks Bill for the tip.

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