nice, thanks for posting the info. now, don't for get to put your flame suit on.

i'm waiting for the day when all these hater jump on the band wagon like they did with the ebay 02 housing.

 

Show me an AWD one with the goods like an Evo has and I will.

 

Unfortunately, almost all good awd vehicles currently manufactured are mainly japanese or german (evo, subi, porsche, audi, upcoming skyline, etc).

I would not worry about buying Chinese parts if I were you guys. Automotive production is slowly moving to the east due to competitive labor rates, improved supplier base & labor force, investment incentives, etc. In 10 years, we will all be driving battery powered cars that will be manufactured in China

Jokes aside, there are good reasons why toyota will become NAs 2nd largest manufacturer this year and why toyota, bmw & porche are some of the most profitable manufacturers taken their size & capacity in to consideration If you dont believe me, try and find world market data for % of cars manufactured in various countries within the past decade - interesting stuff

 

Let's please not let this get too far off topic, my threads have a habit of ending up there =/

 

Which ebay fmic is it that you tested (from which seller)?
There are a few sellers selling different fmics.

 

Since there is more than one eBay IC. Which one was it?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-WID...96693917QQrdZ1

or

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FMIC-...94163576QQrdZ1

 

both are not it.... the top one is 4 inch thick.... the bottom is a 17 row core and has no brackets...

the one ur looking for looks like the bottom one but has brackets..

i just bought the bottom one.... fitment is iffy, but it works and my boost went up 1 pound and my wideband got leaner... so it definetly did something... 28 pounds with meth on my car...

cheers!

 

Well said my friend....it boil down which part more cost effective and deliver goods...not where it comes from.

 

4TUN8, thanks for posting this!

 

It's an SSAutoChrome unit, but it says XS Power on the bottom of it.

 

Is this one new to the market? I don't think I've seen that one before and it also has XS Power on the bottom in the picture.

 

 

i hope this helps the evo community make smarter decisions on how they spend their money. basicaly spend your money on what works.
buy a good ebay intercooler for $150, ic pipign should never be more than 100. tbe should not be more than $400

save your money on tunning, real garret turbos and good tubular t3/t4 turbo manifold(peakboost, full race, afi, sls)

 

do you have any pics of the install? if so post them up.

 

with any aftermarket parts you always have a chance of some "custom" modification. If bending the bracket was all that doesnt seem to bad for the power.