A buddy of mine has a turbo for his evo 9 and he swears it's a special edition TME turbo off of the evo 6.5 RS. I ended up looking up the part number and confirmed it is in fact a TME turbo. Now my biggest question is, is it worth it to buy this thing off of him and how much should I expect to spend on it?

Td05hra-15gk2-10.5t is the part number if that helps.

 

You can find the brand distributors, and take photos to show him, check if they have that part.

 

Put a 10.5T turbine housing on this one maybe :
http://www.forcedperformance.net/mer...tegory_Code=SP

 

The TME turbo is an expensive turbo because of the inconel turbine wheel and shaft (which really only matters if you are running anti-lag). http://www.forcedperformance.net/mer...e=Lancer-Turbo

For that kind of money, there are a lot of (better?) turbo options.

 

Can he realistically get that much money for it? I mean he's saying upwards of $2k but for a "stock" turbo?

 

god that's a lot of money.. even 2k is. honestly. I personally would buy a 10.5 housing, and get a 71hta compressor/wheel. would cost you about a grand in total and you would have a kickass turbo that spools like the 9 turbo and will net your 450 whp easy.

 

Price has gone up due to rarity now I am guessing....those used to be about $2k back in the day.

 

I wouldn't pay more than $8-900 for a used TME turbo (which is basically double what used 9 turbos go for). As others have said, 71HTA is hard to beat for the $$$.