Leading turbo company Turbo Dynamics has become the first company in the country to convert the turbocharger on an Evo IX into a full dual ball bearing turbo.  It left the Turbo Dynamics premises in mid-October.

The specialists at Turbo Dynamics have been working around the clock to fine tune this conversion and company boss Peter Marsh is delighted that the first converted Evo IX on the road is reporting impressive performance figures in early testing.

"It has been an extremely technical project to produce this ball bearing unit which is not just more powerful than the road version but has reduced lag and better transient response,'' he said.

"There has been tremendous demand for a more powerful turbo and in addition to producing the best possible product we have invested in dedicated tooling equipment to cope with expected demand for the unit.''

As part of the conversion kit Turbo Dynamics has also replaced the lightweight magnesium compressor wheel with more traditional aluminium version to cope with the increased power output.

"We pride ourselves on producing a complete package for customers and by replacing the wheel as well as developing the conversion kit Evo IX drivers can be assured of a completely reliable performance upgrade,'' said Peter.

The new ball bearing turbo has been produced for Dave Gammon of EVO400, which has been inundated with requests for increased power for the new model since its UK launch earlier this year.