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Old 28 January 2005, 08:41 PM
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as above. wot is it and how much better are they?
Old 28 January 2005, 09:49 PM
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IHI is a japanese brand, much like Garett or Turbonetics. I'm not aware of IHI having anything specifically amazing about them. You can probably get them with ball-bearings and might even find a few models with variable-geometry, but other than that, IHI is just a brand.
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They're 27-28% better
Old 29 January 2005, 06:54 PM
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thanks for reply. so where they fitted as standard ?

just that my Ra looks like it has one.
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your RA will probably have a vf29 fitted
Old 29 January 2005, 08:15 PM
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various scooby's (mainly JDM STi's) have them as std...............
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This might intrest you.

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Old 30 January 2005, 11:21 PM
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top info, cheers. going to check mine tomorrow and see wot it is.



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This might intrest you.

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as you said its a vf29



Originally Posted by banny sti
your RA will probably have a vf29 fitted
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