My Evo 9 MR Kinugawa 25g install - photos
Feb 28, 2012, 09:15 AM
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My Evo 9 MR Kinugawa 25g install - photos
Before I start I will warn you all that my car will not be on the road for testing and tune until spring so until then this thread will address cosmetic and fitment.
I had to give one of these a try as they fit the bill for what I was looking for in a turbo. Budget $1200, oem fitment.
I first attempted contact with Kinugawa via email through their website:
http://shopping.kinugawaturbo.com/
and their contact form, I never got a response to either poor customer service there. So I wasn't about to send them a thousand bucks out of the blue.
I turned to ebay and I have to assume that Authentic Boosting is the only authorized distributor for north america. I purchased my 25 through them with the Evo 9 install kit which all looks top notch.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anti-Surge-T...ht_1472wt_1163
I also picked this up as the stock intake pipe would no longer fit the 3.25" OD inlet on the turbo. I hope to make it work with a 3.25" - 3" silicon adapter.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/03-04-Lancer...ht_2126wt_1163
For the full gallery of my images click here:
https://plus.google.com/photos/10267...15120451571953
Shipping was very quick, I had it to central Canada in less than a week. Packaging was excellent, double ply box and injection foam stuff.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/1...15458715822290
A comparison of the stock evo 9 16g and the 25g, I had already purchased a forge WGA previous. It fits up nice and makes me just want to sit the turbo on the coffee table to admire for a while...
I have a decent amount of experience porting so what better time to port match and smooth the turbo and the exhaust manifold. I have a full 3" turbo back with O2 and test pipe but am swapping in a 3" high flow cat this winter since I can't handle the noise anymore.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/1...15460844733090
port matched hot side inlet.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/1...15424513859170
port matched, but mostly a lot of smoothing for good gas flow.
So this is where I am at, I have to port the exhaust manifold yet and then I will throw it in.
Any suggestions welcome as again I seem to be the self appointed guinea pig in the evo community for new parts. (see Mishimoto radiator install)
I had to give one of these a try as they fit the bill for what I was looking for in a turbo. Budget $1200, oem fitment.
I first attempted contact with Kinugawa via email through their website:
http://shopping.kinugawaturbo.com/
and their contact form, I never got a response to either poor customer service there. So I wasn't about to send them a thousand bucks out of the blue.
I turned to ebay and I have to assume that Authentic Boosting is the only authorized distributor for north america. I purchased my 25 through them with the Evo 9 install kit which all looks top notch.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anti-Surge-T...ht_1472wt_1163
I also picked this up as the stock intake pipe would no longer fit the 3.25" OD inlet on the turbo. I hope to make it work with a 3.25" - 3" silicon adapter.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/03-04-Lancer...ht_2126wt_1163
For the full gallery of my images click here:
https://plus.google.com/photos/10267...15120451571953
Shipping was very quick, I had it to central Canada in less than a week. Packaging was excellent, double ply box and injection foam stuff.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/1...15458715822290
A comparison of the stock evo 9 16g and the 25g, I had already purchased a forge WGA previous. It fits up nice and makes me just want to sit the turbo on the coffee table to admire for a while...
I have a decent amount of experience porting so what better time to port match and smooth the turbo and the exhaust manifold. I have a full 3" turbo back with O2 and test pipe but am swapping in a 3" high flow cat this winter since I can't handle the noise anymore.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/1...15460844733090
port matched hot side inlet.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/1...15424513859170
port matched, but mostly a lot of smoothing for good gas flow.
So this is where I am at, I have to port the exhaust manifold yet and then I will throw it in.
Any suggestions welcome as again I seem to be the self appointed guinea pig in the evo community for new parts. (see Mishimoto radiator install)
Last edited by partsman t; Feb 28, 2012 at 09:20 AM.
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Feb 28, 2012, 03:49 PM
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I've been running this turbo for the last 4 months,i had a little problem with the wastegate which they fixed right away,i can post my VD sheet if you want,i don't want to just post my own results on your thread without your consent,overall i'm well pleased with the results considering the price i paid.It's a very good option to the other turbos out there,if you tune yourself i can email you my tune so you can have a good starting point tune wise.Good luck 
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I've been running this turbo for the last 4 months,i had a little problem with the wastegate which they fixed right away,i can post my VD sheet if you want,i don't want to just post my own results on your thread without your consent,overall i'm well pleased with the results considering the price i paid.It's a very good option to the other turbos out there,if you tune yourself i can email you my tune so you can have a good starting point tune wise.Good luck What is your mod list, I might just take you up on that tune.
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