hey guys im rolling a 03 evo VIII and considering on upgrading to a bigger turbo but i'm also on a budget to. i'm looking at the fp greens and i like the numbers im seeing. also considering the 10.5 hotside from a IX. anyone else have any suggestions hit me up.

 

What's your budget?

 

Huge difference between doing a full turbo upgrade vs doing a $250 hotside upgrade. You probably need to be more specific about your goals and budget.

PS. 10.5s are not specific to the IX - 05 VIIIs have them, too.

 

about 1200 i know its not a lot if i cant pick up a turbo ill probablly throw on some cams and other stuff

 

If you get a turbo or cams your still going to need a tune, I'd say either save your money or just get an IX turbo.They can be foundfor a decent price, I'm sure theres some in the classifieds.

 

Eh? You shouldn't be considering a turbo upgrade without having cams yet anyway.

For $1200, you could do this:

- Stock IX (used) turbo swap
- Cams
- Reflash

That could be 50-60whp right there.

 

That could work as well.

 

dont mean to jack ur thread but im in the same boat too im thinking about gettin a IX turbo but i was wondering how much of a difference i would see with either my VIII turbo with a 10.5 or just getting a IX turbo...o and i have 280s on the way

 

get the ix turbo

 

I agree with everyone else, hold off on getting the green, get a used 9 turbo AND cams AND a tune and you'll see very nice gains. Down the road you can send in the turbo to have the Green job done to it.

 

i say wait to see if cbrd's turbo is any good

 

You still need an evo 9 turbo. Still no ETA on finished product. It's your decision if you think it's worth the wait.

I think it will be worth the wait, but i've been waiting for a hot minute as well. Trying to learn patience.

 

save up and get a green

 

Or get a used 9 and have it made into a green and save a few hundred.. Whether you get a green or the eagerly awaited cbrd turbo....either way you'll need to get a 9 turbo to have converted unless you want to pay twice as much for a new 9 turbo to be rebuilt. And you can run on the stock 9 until you afford the upgrades