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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 12:50 PM
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Prospective Turbo Buyer Questions

first of all will the rrm intercooled turbo kit fit with the stock 02 OZ bumper or do i have to get a body kit? i searched and couldnt find this question anywhere. second, is the intercooled turbo kit worth the $4000? what are the gains in hp and torque? easy to install myself or have someone do it for me?

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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 12:53 PM
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you can do better searched bc the info is here. yes the kit will fit with te stock bumper. gains really vary. as far as being "worth it", it depends on the person. i really dont think its worth it, but others that have more money and dont care to learn or do their own work or who think the rrm is the endall, think that it is worth it.
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 12:55 PM
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yes the rrm intercooled turbo kit will fit with the stock 02 bumper. the intercooled is worth goin for 4000, not worth getting the non intercooled, intercooler is better obviously for boosted car. and it will save u money in the future when u want to upgrade. stage 1 numbers? you can do a search for that. thers a dyno sticky you can check out pples ride. but on average you looking at 180whp and 190trq? correct me if i'm wrong
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 12:56 PM
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you cant really give him number bc they really vary so much.
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 12:57 PM
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this is true. and also damn u mike you beat me to the post. i wrote it out like i was the first to reply
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 07:10 PM
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at 5.8psi...running a tad lean...(JUST FIXED IT) i made 185whp and 210wtq......at 7psi i should get hopefully over 200whp and +-20wtq.
if u want to Turbo ur car i would go w/ RRM.....one of the best kits ive seen...plus ther TECH Support as a busniess is the best ive ever seen....anywher. doing it ur self is a task....depends on how much you know....but its basicly bolting stuff together. the hardest part was taping the oil return line. i would kinda reconmend to do it ur self cause most car shops never seen a turbo kit for a Lancer so im pretty sure ur car would be ther 1st one. personlly i think its worth the $4g for it...its a blast to drive.

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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 11:17 PM
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i agree, if your pretty car / lancer savy, you can do it yourself, if not, don't "try" doing it yourself. really, you either can or can't. to me its worth the money, it really is a blast to drive. and as you can see in my sig, RRM turbo kits give people hardons.
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 05:55 AM
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what is the max psi that the engine can run with stock internals?
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 06:31 AM
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9PSI on stage 2 kit from RRM
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 06:38 AM
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what is the max psi that the engine can run with stock internals?
Amongst the G93, it can run 12-14 psi on stock internal, but no one has really tuned fuel effectively to make it a long term test. Also, the true G93T in pacific rim countries runs about the same too since they use the same intenals as the NA but has oil squirters like the G63T.

You're not going to get those high PSI using stock injectors, because you are going to get fuel cut.

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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 10:24 AM
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I agree with bahamut, i think 12-14 is possible on stock internals, we ran 9-11 psi on my car during tuning of stage 2 for the auto and i think there is more there with some more tuning.

I was running 550cc Injectors (which now reside in a drawer in my garage hahaha).
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 03:26 PM
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550cc is huge, do you think that 370's offer room for tuning?
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 03:44 PM
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yeah 370's will give you room but 550's were used due to me being an auto.

The auto for some reason is very different and we had to go up in fuel.

With careful tuning and work from RRM they made that bad boy haul a$$
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 06:29 AM
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you would be happy with the RRM kit i was for a while
then got hungry for more
i was boosting at 12 psi with the JE pistons
then i sold my kit and went my own direction and
rebuilt with rods, RPW head and gasket and more and more
custom work

you will gain decent numbers with the kit though
tune tune tune thats all i have to say
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 06:58 AM
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honestly how much did y'all spend on your turbo kits and initial tuning? what kind of places can tune a turbo charged car??? i have no clue on that one. my biggest question is do you think that the rrm kit is worth the investment and the best investment or should i just go and buy a faster car? you know srt-4, ralliart, etc.
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