My friends Evo IXs motor blew due to bad factory assembly and anyway, heres a pic of the IX turbo, its very much bigger than the 05 for sure, take a look yourselves! This turbo is definitely the big power gain on the IX! Damn thing looks almost like a 20G!

 

Most people know that already but i guess doesnt hurt to say it again

 

pour some salt on that snail!!!

 

that is why many people mistaken for having an 20g on stock IX

 

haha.

 

How did your buddys engine blow? Was it covered?

 

Studs in the oil pan broke, oil spilled out, bottom end went BOOM!! Snapped rod#1 in half, rod hit piston which crakced and piston damaged the valve,the top of the pistons seemed to have signs of detonation... Its getting covered under warranty...



I need to get this turbo!! It looks soooo much bigger than the VIII's

 

you will definitely see some significant gains w/ IX turbo on an evo 8. The larger compressor housing means linear flow w/ better mid-to-top end gain.

 

Waiting to see more testing/dyno #s before i make a decision on buying this turbo