today, put in a 9000 ic in a 900 turbo. as i know it, there are at least two types of 9000 ic's. one looks like a big 'v' with the hose fittings facing inwards. the other is slightly more narrow, does not have the pronounced 'v' shape, and its hose fittings face vertically (i used this one). we popped off the bumper and grill and we were in. all it took were to remove the two tow tabs (cut flush) and it fit right in. did not even require removal of the a/c :). hose fittings facing down. remounted the bumper ( required removal of some of the bottom bumper grill (near the fog lights) and it went it. it looks stock. only noticable difference is a black rubber hose elbow outboard of each foglight (actually looks kind of neat). piping was fairly straight forward with stock pipes from 900 turbo and some others. we took some pictures, so maybe we'll post sometime. one thing that helped quite a bit was having the battery in the trunk. only issue we see now is the proximity of the ic piping to the 3" downpipe; but it's nothing a little heat wrap or sheilding won't fix...

it's too early to post results, only drove about 20 minutes home. but it did hold boost higher and stronger than before, enough to notice a significant difference. increase in lag was minimal. now, i have to get the msd btm dialed in correct with less (yeah baby) retard, and more power...

much thanks to chrisx for his help today.

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• fmic in c900. fairly easy to do., kooch, Mon, 22 Oct 2001 00:31:24 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Pictures for the rest of us?, Todd 83-900T, Mon, 22 Oct 2001 15:16:46
  • You kicked some bootie!, Lachesis, Mon, 22 Oct 2001 12:10:52
    • Re: You kicked some bootie!, kooch, Mon, 22 Oct 2001 15:12:02
    • No one has said it would not work!, WASSAAB, Mon, 22 Oct 2001 12:23:16
      • I'm a selfish bum. ;-P n/m, Lachesis, Tue, 23 Oct 2001 16:03:26
  • DId you rotate the turbo housing..., Cutic, Mon, 22 Oct 2001 05:34:00
    • no,..., kooch, Mon, 22 Oct 2001 08:03:52
      • The set up looks great...., John delRosario, Mon, 22 Oct 2001 08:30:05
        • For the C900, the fan from Brad (George's in KC) is the way to go, WASSAAB, Mon, 22 Oct 2001 09:38:14
          • Re: For the C900, the fan from Brad (George's in KC) is the way to go, chris, Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:49:09
            • 900 IC is fine; 165 hp capacity statement is inaccurate, WASSAAB, Mon, 22 Oct 2001 11:17:01
              • high pressure drop in 900 IC, Kevin K , Mon, 22 Oct 2001 11:36:58
                • Would the 16v vs 8v eng. difference affect this data at all? n/m, WASSAAB, Mon, 22 Oct 2001 12:52:20
                  • no ..., Kevin K , Mon, 22 Oct 2001 13:23:52
                    • that pressure drop might be a good thing!, WASSAAB, Mon, 22 Oct 2001 14:37:51
          • Re: For the C900, the fan from Brad (George's in KC) is the way to go, kooch, Mon, 22 Oct 2001 09:58:38
            • I'd be interested to try both (the fan & installing a 9K IC), WASSAAB, Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:14:58
              • Re: I'd be interested to try both (the fan & installing a 9K IC), kooch, Mon, 22 Oct 2001 15:20:50

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