toofast82
15+ Year Contributor
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- Feb 8, 2005
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Tinley Park,
Illinois
Dont knock it til youve tried it. The evo 8/9 turbo in the 10.5 housing spools almost as fast as my t25 did, doesnt fall off like standard 16gs do, and i have absolutely no issues with boost creep. I have just around $200 in my setup. Of course i do have the luxury of a full machine shop at my disposal so i was able to build my headers, including the flanges, and the lower ic pipe. But the downfiring compressor does leave it easier to run a short route fmic if i choose to, though im considering w2a for shorter spool time.
I do have to say though, that on my awd ill probably go with a stock oriented turbo because of the headache of custom fabbing
I don't think that anyone is questioning the performance of evo8/9 turbos, the larger twin scroll housings have their advantages and the 9s larger compressor housing, but at the end of the day its basically a reverse rotation of the old big/evo3 16gs as far as measurements of the wheels goes.
If your handy with fabrication and welding, you can probably build yourself a manifold and o2 housing that will fit and mod intercooler piping and keep the costs reasonable. But there's also plenty ofl 375-400whp+ dsm style 16gs out there already.. I don't see the point in trying to reinvent the wheel when you can just slap a evo3 16g on a ported 2g manifold and get very similar results.