Better off doing 8mr turbo as it bolts straight on, IX turbo needs a fitting kit and there is another $100 for maybe 5kw max
Nah different seats, suspension, rear wing, have more power from factory (tuned more)
But for the price and if you are modifying then go the 8 and mod it
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Its steel Jamie
If you go seven and running that kind of power e85 will kill it. It's actually when it has a lot of low down torque that generally kills the engines, e85 has been the killer of most of the 7 rods
This, on par with power my mates 7 was just out run by an 8mr due to the 6speed box
IMO get an 8 and do a front nose chop, it'll look like a 9 and be heaps cheaper
Make sure it has a badge on though, like the 9
from this
to this
and comparing to a IX front
Also handy that the 8 run the same wing as the 9 so all you really need is a 9 bar to make it awesome