looking around i found that finding a turbo kit for the lancer is not as easy as i might have thought. we have rrm, turbo-kits.com, and thats pretty much all i have found (post any more that you all have found.) but now we might have another choice (one that might appeal to all the canadian buyers) even fron turbo-kits.com their kit is what $2799.00 USD but you have to get the ball bearing... so thats $3199.00 USD (or $4159 CDN) Then we have the good old Taxes and duties... all said and done "I Think" im looking at $5074 CDN + shipping. getting to the point, this kit does come with a smaller turbo (T25r BB) but i think its a better deal then turbo-kits.com for canadian buyers. look through the link and review then comment on the kit.

http://essentialspeed.com/shop/detai..._id=LancerOZ2i

PS. $4,800 CDN = $3,700 USD

 

RPW also manufactures a turbo kit. Stage I uses a T-25 Non-ICed, Stage II is a T-28 ICed and Stage III is drag applications only so it says on Vision Imports sites. I don't know the pricing, but if you E-mail them they will let you know.

 

That kit makes your Lancer pull freakin hard I had the chance to ride in the car that served as the dummy car. The fuel wasn't fully tuned at the time and it still kicked @ss. Canadian kit or not, they are definetly worth checking out

 

this has been discussed mreo tahn once, do a search

 

there is another kit put together by a canadian co. they are from somewhere out east. MMCAN gave him an OZ and a Railliart to make a kit that could be warrenty frendly (so im told) i was able to find it once before... but i dont member the site.

 

doesn't look too bad, except that the exhuast manifold looks poorly made/designed. also its only a t25.

 

Why is that?

 

Great, here we go again with the t25 vs. t28 argument. From what I have heard and researched, the design of a turbo manifold (plumbing all four exhaust into 1 vs. doing equal length) really doesn't matter all that much. The thing I don't like is it has an internal wastegate, which I hear isn't nearly as good as an external wastegate.

 

well I don't know how the wastegate makes a difference, but I do know the t28 makes more power at 5 psi then the t25 does. just like the 20G turbo on the rrm drag car makes more power at 15 psi then my t28 does. you see what im saying? turbo is still turbo but why not pay a little more and get a better one for low boost applications(5-9 psi on stock internals).

 

10 psi = 10 psi = 10 psi. The differences lie in rpm and tuning (fuel and timing).

 

Not quite. 10psi from a t25 will be hotter than 10psi from a t28. The t25 has to work harder to get the same boost. 10psi@65*F does not equal 10psi@85*F. For one, there's less air mass in hotter air, and you're also more likely to have to be more conservative with the timing to avoid detonation.

Thus, more power from a larger turbo at the same psi.

 

an excellent point brought up by myszkewicz. another good example of this is how you can add an intercooler and performance will increase at the same psi due to the air being cooler on the other side.