yeah, he got one the other night and i drove it last night...the only things that are done to it is - rebuilt motor, big 16g, and rotors...it drives quite smooth for having 200,xxx miles on it (but it is a rebuilt motor, i think it was rebuilt at 120,xxx)...anyway the turbo has around 60k on it...what kind of got me stumped was, my car seems to pull harder than his does through 2 and 3rd gear and i only have the stock t25, with a few mods (read my sig)...other than that, he's really happy with it. it needs a new timing belt, and all new fluids though...and some body work. overall, it's not a bad little car for $2000...i just don't get why my t2small pulls harder...

its a smaller turbo so it spools up faster but over all plus you have stuff done to your car so of course it would seem that it pulls harder, also you are only fwd so you are being pulled. Your friend is being just goes. Have the stock turbo in my gsx and i dont feel pull it just goes. But if your friend had the some stuff done to his car you would be smoked.