Like the title says what kind of power has anyone made utilizing a IX turbo on the VIII? Post numbers or graphs with any supporting mods. Trying to figure out what my new setup will put down and how others have liked it. I will be practically all bolt-ons with hks272s.
thanks guys

 

It varies but you should see anywhere from 15-30whp.

 

^what he said. with an all out tune, could get u into the 11's

 

Stock VIII turbo can get you into the 11's man! Not that I've done it though!

A day or two ago I posted a thread about putting an IX turbo on my VIII. Based on my logs, I'm seeing a 7-9% gain in power across the board, this translates to the 15-30whp number that was quoted above. I'll be posting dyno numbers in a few weeks, but my setup has changed radically in the meantime.

Before:
Buschur 3" TBE w/ hiflo cat
BR Intake kit
BR Deluxe FMIC kit w/ UICP
HKS 280 cams
Hallman MBC
SMC Alky kit@24.5psi peak

The car made 305whp on dyno dynamics:
http://www.scheides.com/gallery/evo8/CHRIS1

Since then, I've installed:
BR Testpipe and then hacked a 2nd BR Bullet muffler into it
BR SS o2 housing
BR Ported/coated exhaust manifold
ported stock 05 10.5 hotside
IX turbo
GM BCS & some fine tuning with ECUFlash, boost now 26psi steady up to ~6300rpms
Also going to be installing shortly a BR ported intake manifold and 65mm TB.

I've done each of these in steps, and each of them has shown substantial gains. I'm hoping to see a solid 350whp on dyno dynamics, and really hoping to see more like 375. The IX turbo is an AWESOME upgrade for VIII guys, especially 03-04 guys with a 9.8 hotside looking to upgrade. Couple it with a SS 02 housing and ported exhaust manifold, and you should see a solid 35-40whp gain, possibly as much as 50whp and you car is apart ONE time. All for about a $700-800 investment, its really a good deal and REALLY FUN!

 

thanks alot scheides...exactly what i wanted to know. Hopefully ill see some gains...anything over 15whp and its worth it to me. Yeah ill be getting tuned for alot of new stuff: ets fmic, ets intake, ets ic piping, tubular manifold, hks 272's, and IX turbo with buschur coated 02. Hopefully ill see some better numbers. I'm getting tuned on a different dyno than my previous numbers but I am def going back to the old one to see what type of gains I get.

 

With the evo IX turbo and all the bolt ons and hard pipe kit. Dyno with 93 at 350 and 340 tq. With a TTP tune. I also did a race gas tune with no Head studs at the time and did 375 @ about 24-25 of boost. Since then I have place head studs and I'm boosting about 34psi. I have a friend with the same setup and he dyno with head studs 401 and 404 tq. So I'm about the same right now. So good luck you will love it.

 

very informative thread, thank you!