MarketPlace: Bonneville Land Speed Record 1993 Audi S4 Quattro 6-Speed
Vehicle Details
- Year: 1993
- Make: Audi
- Model: S4
- VIN: WAUHP84A5PN061600
- Mileage Shown: 158,400
- Transmission: Manual
- Title Status: Clean
- Color: White
- Seller Type: Private Party
- Location: Kansas City, MO 64157
- Country: United States of America
- Lot #: V-0061601-MP
This 1993 Audi S4 was modified as a land speed record vehicle by Jeff Gerner and earned the title of the world’s fastest sedan at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 2012, reaching an exit speed of 261 MPH. Featuring a custom aerodynamic kit, underbody paneling, composite windows, and a full roll cage, the car is powered by a custom dry-sump 2.4-liter inline 5-cylinder turbocharged engine rated at 1,155 HP. The car is equipped with a Drivesport 6-speed manual gearbox, a Quattro all-wheel-drive system, a Tilton Engineering clutch kit, a custom limited-slip differential, an air-to-ice intercooler, aftermarket coilovers, a rear-mounted parachute, a fire suppression system, and much more. This record-breaking Audi S4 is now being offered for auction by its longtime owner out of Missouri.
The exterior was professionally refinished in white in 2012 and has been modified with a custom aerodynamic body kit. The side mirrors have been removed, and lightweight composite windows have been installed along with a sunroof block-off plate, custom underbody panels, hood pins, a rear-mounted drag parachute, and 17” Kosei Racing wheels. An additional set of Bonneville wheels and tires is included in the sale. Some cosmetic imperfections are noted around the exterior, including cracks in the turn signal lenses. Detailed images are provided in the gallery along with a clean CARFAX report.
The cabin has been stripped and fitted with a 6-point roll cage, a Cobra racing seat, an RCI racing harness, a MOMO Race steering wheel, and an onboard fire suppression system. Other accessories include a custom center console switch panel, a dashboard-mounted boost gauge, auxiliary oil pressure and water temperature gauges, an Emtron digital dash display, and a dashboard-mounted tachometer with a shift light.
Dyno-tested with an output of 1,155 HP, the turbocharged 2.4-liter engine is based on an Audi 5-cylinder AAN block that was converted to dry sump lubrication and fitted with the following components:
- Peterson Fluid Systems custom oil pan and front closure plate
- Billet 92.8 mm crank with micro polishing
- Auto Verdi rods with ARP 625+ bolts and 21 mm pin bores
- FRP Wiseco Custom billet machined pistons (81.5mm)
- Trend H13 DLC-coated 21 mm pins
- Kennax Billet machined main caps
- Custom-made steel dry sump pan with an aero oil scraper
- Custom-made front closure plate
- Custom CNC AAN head with extra-large ports
- Custom solid lifter billet rifle drilled Cat Cams
- Custom DLC-coated Supertech solid cam followers
- Special high-rate PAC valve springs
- Special lightweight titanium retainers
- Solid lifter clearance machining done
- ACL rod bearings, Clevite Mahle mains
- Balanced cranks and rotating assembly
- Custom ATI Damper with 25mm T-belt drive hub
- Custom timing belt, cam, and water pump pulleys
- Custom machined 7A valve cover set up for R8 coils
- Borg Warner S400SX 1300CHP - 2 Ported exhaust housings
- Custom turbo manifold with TurboSmart wastegate
- Custom 4-inch downpipe with Innovate 4.9 O2 sensor plus spare sensor
- Custom FRP 5.5-liter Custom Intake with 80 mm LS1Throttle Body
- ID 1700 Injectors
- Engine Support and Monitoring
- Emtron KV8 ECU and Dashboard with 8-button CAN Keypad
- Custom multi-sensor military-grade wiring harness
- Rife 4 sensor block
- EGT system with Top Fuel-style temp probes
- Custom large volume aluminum radiator
- 3-Stage Peterson Fluid Systems dry sump pump, holding tank with pre-heat
- Brown and Miller high-grade AN16 dry sump hose plumbing
The Quattro all-wheel-drive system is paired with a 6-speed Drivesport manual gearbox, a 60-2 billet flywheel, a Tilton Engineering clutch kit, and a custom limited-slip rear differential. The suspension has also been modified with aftermarket coilovers.
This sale will include an additional set of wheels and tires, a spare Borg Warner S400SX turbocharger, a new 16V AGM battery, a battery charger, and a clean title. The seller adds that the builder, Jeff Gerner, will personally coach the next owner in the operation and maintenance of this highly unique automobile.
The seller would like you to know: “This car set the record for world’s fastest sedan in 2012 at Bonneville with an exit speed of 261 MPH. Its currently setup to run standing mile road races where it recently set a record of 228mph in the mile. It comes fully kitted out with two brand new turbos and two sets of wheels and tires... one each for the mile (acceleration setup) and one each for Bonneville (top end). Some tuning and tweaking is required to bounce between them, but nothing crazy. There is also a larger 35gal ice tank included for Bonneville runs to make the air-to-water intercooler run more efficiently. This car is a legend in the Audi and racing world. Its waiting for its next owner to take it out and set new records.”
Comments (21)
Offer in the amount of $35,000
$150k in build costs here excluding Jeff's time into the car. Somebody scoop this and race it for a fraction of the cost to start from scratch!
Lost opportunity!
@lsr911 Cheapest way to make a 250+ pass ever...
If you ever wanted to run Bonneville BID NOW
Bid in the amount of $20,000
Bid in the amount of $17,500
@ethanfischer too funny... well its worth noting reserve has been lowered significantly from the C&B auction.. real chance to own this for pennies on the dollar to build cost.
The real question is whether or not I can be the high bidder on two different auction platforms!
Bid in the amount of $15,000
Final 4 hours or so here.. really hope we find this car a new home! Please reach out with any questions.
Again, note that this car has a 24ft trailer that will be auctioned next if we find a buyer for the car. The trailer is setup to support the car. Its a 24ft UTX enclosed trailer.
Other highlights...
The car comes with two brand new turbos.. one for acceleration (standing mile events) and one for top end (bonneville).
The Emtron KV8 stand-alone engine management is setup to dynamically monitor and automatically adjust settings based on the following inputs: Oil pressure, water temp, fuel pressure, fuel temp, crank case pressure, turbo intake temp, turbo discharge temp, pre and post throttle body air temps, intake manifold pressure, exhaust manifold pressure (per runner), 02 sensor in downpipe.
Anymore questions please let me know!
Happy bidding!
Bid in the amount of $8,000
Bid in the amount of $7,750
Bid in the amount of $7,500
Thanks @SCARSGOS4 Its also worth noting again here that Jeff will give whoever buys this car a thorough hand-on in-person walk through of this car... how to maintain it, how to race prep it.. driving tips.. the whole thing. He will also pass along his contacts at hardware suppliers, and at Cohesion Motorsports for tuning updates. He will also support the car from a engine fab and advisement basis as long as he is physically able to do. And if he cant help, he'll send you to the right people that can.
Absolute legend in Audi history here. Jeff is definitely the Audi 5 cylinder whisperer when it comes to extracting some insane performance out of the C4 S4/S6 engine. Sad to see him putting it up for sale but I hope it finds a new appreciative home.
Bid in the amount of $5,555
2 days left.. no comments so ill add my own.. Some fun facts:
This car is making over 1,200 crank HP on race gas.. if you wanted to you could make 30%+ more on e85 and its setup for it, just add larger injectors and tune it.
It redlines at 10,000 RPM
The recent engine rebuild included a polished billet crank shaft, billet main caps, custom billet cam shafts, Auto Verdi connecting rods, and Wiseco billet pistons. Its broken in, but essentially brand new.
Hope to see somebody make an attempt at this thing!
Happy bidding.
Yes, the car went no-sale on C&B.. reserves and expectations have been adjusted a bit here, so the car is more buyable than ever.
This is for the Audi enthusiast who is look to make a big entry into racing at a fraction of the price that it would cost to start from scratch.
https://carsandbids.com/auctions/KZ5GkOqZ/1993-audi-s4
Ask any questions you have of us on this car.. Authentic Auctions knows the car well, we know the owner and builder well, and the founder of Authentic Auctions is currently building out a 1k HP target URS4 with a Jeff Gerner motor.. so happy to deep dive here on any aspect of this car or its history. This car and its builder are legends within the Audi racing world. The owner is just getting to a point in his life where he feels he can no longer pilot the car safely at speeds of over 200 mph.. so its time to find it a new home. Its worth noting the car is making almost double the power that it did when it set the record at Bonneville in 2012 for worlds fastest sedan.. somebody needs to get it back out and see what it will do. The car is currently configured for standing mile runs. Note in the photos that we put both sets of wheels and tires on.. It comes with everything you need to run it as is in standing mile runs (or roll racing), and everything you need to run it at Bonneville including a dedicated turbo setup, and a larger 35gal ice tank to keep the intercooler running efficiently on the longer runs. And yes.. for the curious.. you could still throw a plate on this, throw the side-view mirrors back on, and run this on the street. Just add an electric cooling fan to the radiator. ;)If this sells, a UTX24 enclosed trailer that is setup to haul and support this car will be auctioned as well. So the buyer will have a chance to own the full setup. Happy bidding