pics of my raptorcharged vy ute

[Raptorsc]

Here is pic requested, very neat

[psivyv6]

cheers for putting that up tim

[immortality]

looking good mate

[Venom_SS]

sweet looking ute dude, one of the best v6 utes ive seen!

[psivyv6]

thanx guys i appreciate it

[Raptor Charged VX]

not bad mate. revesre plenum would have made cooling heaps easier

[psivyv6]

yeh it was way easier for piping wise, but where i put my coil pack i had to lengthen all the wires and i had to do the same for maf and air temp and tps wiring, so that bit was a pain in the arse.

[Raptor Charged VX]

yeah i bet.. i need to get a new hose made up from my air con pump to the firewall its all out of shape

[psivyv6]

ok guys iv made a list of my near future mods just wonna no if any1 else has done all these mods and if u think they r worth it and what order i should do them.

1: clutch (NPC are making me an extra heavy duty cushion button clutch) $1125
2: billet products short shifter $299
3: MSD coil packs $300 set
4: custom 9mm spiral plug leads $100-$120
5: 12psi 64mm pulley
6: 4" intake with 4" pod ( currently under construction)
7: turbosmart BOV $299
8: dyno run and new tune for pulley
9: 69 or 70mm throttle body.


let me no what u think please?

[immortality]

yeah, get the TB done for sure, if you have access to a die grinder also sort out the mouth of the plenum where the TB bolts on.

the short shifter is worth the effort but if you want that price you'll have to be quick and get one from the guy on ebay

just get some super6 coils, do the same job and i think they are cheaper.

small pulley, small pulley,small pulley, small pulley,small pulley, small pulley,small pulley, small pulley,small pulley, small pulley,small pulley, small pulley,small pulley, small pulley,

wait with the tune untill you done all the other engine/blower mods

[psivyv6]

yeah will i be able to drive my car with the new throttle body or not until tune?
so what do i do with the die grinde just make everything as smooth as possible inside the whole plenum?
i want MSD they look better
and yeh planning on getting shifter of ebay very soon

[immortality]

yeah, bolt the TB on no probs. lets just put it in perspective, you have a complete 3" intake tract from the Blower to the TB, but the TB is only 64mm (and the ecotec has that horrible bump so really it's closer to 60mm) where as the rest of the intake is aprox 73mm internal. thats gotta be a restriction of some sort

pull the TB off the intake and have a look up the flange, it narrows a bit, got a really horrible ridge running around it from the moulding etc. i think with a 12mm spacer from MACE it would open it up better. i think MACE recommend the 24mm spacer with a blower but i'm not sure if Tim agrees with that. may need to ask Tim and/or Steve about it.

i've got to do the intake manifold gaskets on the missus VS as it's using a little coolant. while i have the manifold off i intend to take the die grinder to it. may also clean up the area where the 2 halves meet and get rid of a few ridges and port match etc. fitted new injectors today and the MACE spacer/insulator and it's already running better even without giving the ECU time to sort itself out. nex couple days i'm gonna give it quick tune with better shift points

[black as]

hey guys just thought id put some pics of my ute some features are:
. 3.8l 5 speed v6
. raptor v supercharger kit
. intercooled 450x300x76mm with 3" piping
. reverse plenum chamber
. mace 1.9:1 high lift rockers
. drift pod filter
. cmc oilf filler
. cmc radiator cap
. drift brake resivoir cap
. custom alloy strut brace
. calibre' oil catch tank
. monza coolant reserve tank
. custom powersteering oil cooler
. calibre' boost and water temp guage in hsv pod
. 1, 3/4" pacemaker headers
. genie 3" exhaust with hi flow cats
. 20" jaagruti rims
. ssx front bar
. clubsport rear bar and side skirts,
. brute ute hard top
. altezza tail lights
. king ssl springs in rear and sl in front
. clarion head unit with 6.5" splits 2 x amps and 12" sub
and thats bout all i can think of at the moment lol

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Just give you a little tip draw your cold air from under your front spoiler using flexy hose, you will notice quiet a difference

[psivyv6]

immortality
i have a manifold insulator but i hav heard that the plenum spacers have made no difference at all on the raptor blown cars? it would be good if u could take a few pics of the vs when u platy with it.

black as
yeh im changing my intake setup and just running a short 4" silicone hose strit from the blower and mounting the filter behind the supercharger in the back corner, then making a box and using some flwi hose like u say for some colder air.

[Raptor Charged VX]

sounds good mate, your lucky there is no way i can use a 4 inch intake. i think the 3 should do tho.

[psivyv6]

ill let u no should hav it on by the weekend and il get a pic or 2

[Raptorsc]

ok guys iv made a list of my near future mods just wonna no if any1 else has done all these mods and if u think they r worth it and what order i should do them.

1: clutch (NPC are making me an extra heavy duty cushion button clutch) $1125
2: billet products short shifter $299
3: MSD coil packs $300 set
4: custom 9mm spiral plug leads $100-$120
5: 12psi 61mm pulley
6: 4" intake with 4" pod ( currently under construction)
7: turbosmart BOV $299
8: dyno run and new tune for pulley
9: 69 or 70mm throttle body.


let me no what u think please?

I just put the correct pulley size in for you

[immortality]

immortality
i have a manifold insulator but i hav heard that the plenum spacers have made no difference at all on the raptor blown cars? it would be good if u could take a few pics of the vs when u platy with it.

yeah mate. i'm hoping to pull it off next week. damn sure i'll take pics when i take the grinder to it. once it's off and i've had a good look at it i'll decide if the 12mm spacer is required to clear the TB area properly.

noticed a pressure leak in the trans coolant line today, trans is slipping a little so gotta sort that first before i fry the band and clutch packs

[HoldenOnn]

Its been a while since you had the kit fitted, have you had it dynoed or the tuned tickled yet? I know from experience that going by the seat of the pants feel isn't going to cut it with knowing the AFR (fuel mixtures). I know that you can get memcals/chips that go directly into computer, but nothing beats a dyno run for final tickling.

Nice build up and some neat looking pics. Well done.

[psivyv6]

thanx for that tim

immortality
yeh i will be very kee to see the pics which throttle body would u recommend? i see mace do them and there is some on ebay and i think in street coms magazine there in a brand called alligator or sumfin?

holdenonn
i havnt had it dynod at all yet and im thinkin i will wait till i get the TB and pulley and intake now, no one in tasmania has kalmaker or and appliances to tune a vy v6, so im gunna wait till i can afford TB and pulley then get a dyno run for $200 then send chiptorque the dyno results and they tidy it up for me for $250

[psivyv6]

right....so the 4" intake didnt hapen on the weekend coz the silicone hose didnt arrive in time, but iv started making brackets to hold the new cooland reserve, oil catch and powersteering tank which are goin to run in a line behind the radiator, my misses just bought me a billet products shifter but said i can have it til my b'day which is in 3 weeks haha....ohhh and my mum said she will buy me the 12psi pulley for my b'day too hahah so and il have my larger TB by the time i get the pulley so it will b time for a tune next month and hopfully will reach 220rwkw with the 4" intake and smaller pulley..........hopfully

[immortality]

lucky boy, damn i wish my missus would bestow automotive "go fast" parts on me

[psivyv6]

haha yeh she loves the cars lol she wants to buy my ute off me and me get a ve ss haha

[vs-6]

right....so the 4" intake didnt hapen on the weekend coz the silicone hose didnt arrive in time, but iv started making brackets to hold the new cooland reserve, oil catch and powersteering tank which are goin to run in a line behind the radiator, my misses just bought me a billet products shifter but said i can have it til my b'day which is in 3 weeks haha....ohhh and my mum said she will buy me the 12psi pulley for my b'day too hahah so and il have my larger TB by the time i get the pulley so it will b time for a tune next month and hopfully will reach 220rwkw with the 4" intake and smaller pulley..........hopfully

do you have roller rockers
and whats your exhaust like.
not sure how manual effects you kw's but u should get there

[Rav3n616]

fark, thats a fair effort man. love the tail lights haha