Originally Posted by VIIIdriver

That's pretty low for E85, i myself have quite a bit of cutomers over 400hp with Evo ix turbos on pump gas, check us out i have some of my customers dyno sheets on FB

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Originally Posted by mean4g63

+1. I actually post 390-400 WHP VD numbers on an evo 8.5 turbo, 28 pounds of boost falling to 24 on pump gas. Certainly is possible with the right combinations and supporting mods.

Originally Posted by welshevo

Any problems with space between turbo and rad fan with the koyo (full size) or will
I need to get a slim fan?

Originally Posted by Cadmonkey

i was previously thinking of going FP green, but after reading this thread i may go with the 25g 11.5 with a billet wheel. supporting mods will be a 2.0 long rod block, gsg s2 cams w/ springs and retainers, ets 3.5 fmic and ets pipes, 1200cc injectors (for e85 if i decide to use it), ported intake mani, and other little things (see sig)

im hoping for 420~440 ish on 91 but i may have to go with 91+meth or straight to e85

im also interested to see what a long rod 2.0 will do with the 25g. anyone have any input on my goals?

Originally Posted by Cadmonkey

i was previously thinking of going FP green, but after reading this thread i may go with the 25g 11.5 with a billet wheel. supporting mods will be a 2.0 long rod block, gsg s2 cams w/ springs and retainers, ets 3.5 fmic and ets pipes, 1200cc injectors (for e85 if i decide to use it), ported intake mani, and other little things (see sig)

im hoping for 420~440 ish on 91 but i may have to go with 91+meth or straight to e85

im also interested to see what a long rod 2.0 will do with the 25g. anyone have any input on my goals?

Originally Posted by VIIIdriver

If you search for turbo failure here you will find a lot of different turbo manufacturers have had several failures on their turbos also, even turbos that cost 3 times as much as this one, no turbo manufacturer is gonna be 100% problem free 100% of the time, imo you shouldn't base your purchase decision solely on the experience of a few, i personally know of several of my tuning customers throuh out the U.S. that own this turbos that are still working reliably even at thigh boost, i personally beat on my car every day at 30 psi and 510hp and the turbo is still going strong with no signs of early wear, i should be installing the billet wheel some time next week, when i do it will be rebuilt by a proffesional local turbo repair facility at which time i will take pictures of the internals to asses the condition of such after the abuse i've put it through already.

Originally Posted by rstchris

I have the same mods only with stock block. I ordered the billet 25g w/10.5 and billet wga cause for some reason they don't offer the billet CW with 11.5 on their site. It's been on order for 2 weeks cause the cnc machine was not working and couldn't cut my wheel. It needs to show up already, got a fresh barrel of e85 to see what it can do at 30psi. I'll keep you posted on results with VD.

Originally Posted by rickja

What size line are you running? Did you use a restrictor? What size restrictor? I went the route of buying the compressor housing and 25g wheel and did the necessary machining to the cartridge. Recently had a failure which could be tied to oiling. I am running the stock oil supply from the head. The internals (thrust plate etc.) were not upgraded.

Any advise since I just re-ordered a new wheel and gonna give it a shot again?
Thanks in advance.