Tommi Makinen turbo upgrades...

[1439/2000]

This one is for the evo guys. Does anybody around here run the Tommi 16g/20g? I know of a few evos up north that have used it and the benefits sounds modest but as far as 16g performance goes (low 12's on an evo 8) I hear its bulletproof.

I just want to know more about how it actually performs.

[skillzilla]

From an Evo VI right? My roomie has an Evo III 16g on his project now but I believe he was going to go with the TME 16g instead, Ill ask him what he has heard.


it is a DSM so Im not expecting much....
;)

[skillzilla]

btw its a built 1g tsi/awd

[SpecV_Scott]

Was the EVO 6.5TME a twin scroll or something? I'll have to do some research. I thought the 6.5 was mechanically identical to the 6. Skilly, you talkin about Gavin? He's got an EVO big 16G (pretty sure it's EVO III-spec). Those EVO IV+ turbos are a completely different ballgame. Or maybe I'm wrong. Who the hell knows.

[skillzilla]

Yeah I thought he was talkin about something bigger later on, could be wrong though. From what I know the TME has a lighter center section, titanium I think.

[ct9a gsr]

TME 16G ... same as the normal big 16g except it uses titanium-aluminide wheel which theoretically allows it to spool 33% faster. It also uses the 10.5cm^2 hot-side instead ot the 9.8cm^2. The "TME" just refers to the titanium-aluminide wheel in the 16g or 20g allowing faster spool... not really worth the money if you ask me.

[1439/2000]

TME 16G ... same as the normal big 16g except it uses titanium-aluminide wheel which theoretically allows it to spool 33% faster. It also uses the 10.5cm^2 hot-side instead ot the 9.8cm^2. The "TME" just refers to the titanium-aluminide wheel in the 16g or 20g allowing faster spool... not really worth the money if you ask me.

Yeah that's what I was wondering. I knew I had the titanium wheel but I wondered what it did, durability or power. Yeah I'm not getting one....I was just looking at what made them special.

[SilverJester]

the 16g spools fast enough as it is, and 20g are great if you don't want to spend a lot of money, but there are better BB turbos that put out comparative power and faster spool times.

[SpecV_Scott]

The "TME" just refers to the titanium-aluminide wheel in the 16g or 20g allowing faster spool

The "TME" refers to Tommi Mäkinen Edition:
http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring/news_reports/xrt_evo6.htm
http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring/news_reports/images/evomak2.JPG

[ct9a gsr]

Yes... and the Tommi Mäkinen Edition turbo sports the turbo-aluminide wheel... so therefore, when you hear all the buzz about a TME 16g, they're referring to the alternative material of the wheel, not Tommi Mäkinen himself. =]

[4DRGSR]

^DAMN WHAT UP SKILLZILLA AND SCOTT...DIDN'T KNOW YA'LL WERE ON HERE.....

[skillzilla]

yepper, 38 posts strong :) Whats up with you Curl, havent seen u for a bit...

[00CIVICSI]

weak^ lol

[skillzilla]

hahahaha whats up mang :)

[SpecV_Scott]

Damn, it's like a CSRAM reunion.

<<<<<spikes the punch with pee pee

[2micro4u]

Yes... and the Tommi Mäkinen Edition turbo sports the turbo-aluminide wheel... so therefore, when you hear all the buzz about a TME 16g, they're referring to the alternative material of the wheel, not Tommi Mäkinen himself. =]
Thanks for clearing that up cus I was wondering the same thing too.

[Speedm0(\)key]

i have a TME 16g, its TME cause that nigga tommi signed it himself

[IronEagle]

lol