Got a really good deal ($150) from a local guy for a evo9 MR turbo, I def think this is worth buying it, no shaft play, nothing wrong with it, so is the MR turbo9 just as capabile as the regular evo9, plus i have read some threads where supposedly there is some evo9 turbos with weak compressor blades, is this true?

 

the turbo is no different between the MR and non-MR models

 

lol yea, the same turbo

 

yeah thats what i thought , but a cpl of threads i read were talking about how some evo9 tubos have weak blades??? Never heard that before until i did some reading on the evo9 turbo..btw the one i am getting has 30-50k miles..

 

great deal if the turbo is good. No difference. I would buy it.

 

IIRC, that was a JDM market turbo with a magnesium compressor.

 

i thought they were titanium blades that didn't like higher than stock boost.

 

I read they were magnesium. I can't imagine that a titanium aluminide would hold up on the turbine side but come apart on the compressor side.

 

i would assume you are correct with Mg.

 

Well what do you guys think does this look like an VIII MR or IX MR?

 

is there a serial number that will identify these turbos, like the dsm ones??

 

Thats an 8 turbo dude

 

US Spec will not be Ti.

 

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/en...low-rates.html

 

yeah but it does have an 10.5 hot side so for $130 is not bad i guess..