Matts Turbo 6

[Matt_vp]

NAME: Matt
MODEL: 1992 Vp Commodore Wagon(executive)
COLOUR: Royal blue top and quick silver with a light prizmotec coat on the bottom
BODYKIT: Standard Vp with modded vn grill
ENGINE TYPE: 3.8ltr v6
ENGINE MODS: none, Just a T70 turbo bolted to it.
POWER: Unsure, hasn't been on a dyno yet.
EXAUST: 3inch dump pipe, standard from cat back with no resinator.
GEAR BOX: T5 Heavy duty clutch
DIFF: spool, standard 3.08 gears
BRAKES: Standard.
SUSPENSION: Pedders shocks with King spring super lows all round.
INTERIOR: vs dash upgrade, level 3 dash cluster.
OTHER MODS: vs remote central locking with imobiliser key, battery in Back.
FUTURE MODS: 3inch from the turbo back, vs statesman dash and seats, new turbo manifolds with crossover under the back of the motor. Then when this v6 breaks I am going to put a rb30et in instead.

It had a T3/T4 on it First but that didn't end to well, so the turbo is a bit bigger now. Pics on 2nd page.

[VP-666]

well done mate, the setup looks good.
have u had it on a dyno yet?

[NEDWOB]

looks like a real sleeper wagon.. i like the dash conversion, i got the vs s2 stato one in mine with bcm and full loom

[TUF UTE]

hey throwin a idea out to ya buddy, get a VL turbo block and put a rb25det head on it ... 300kw vn wagon !!!

[Matt_vp]

hey throwin a idea out to ya buddy, get a VL turbo block and put a rb25det head on it ... 300kw vn wagon !!!

yeah thats the plan soon. but probly a rb26 head, or i might put another v6 in it and sell it and buy a vl.

yeah mean vn i wanted to put the s2 vs stato dash in, But this one came along at $100 for the whole car minus motor and box so it will do for now, and i have the bcm from the vs in it.
much better than the ugly vp dash.
Matt

[Matt_vp]

Heres a few more pics
It once had a sc14 bolted to it, and the results of leaning it out 2 much..

[vn calais manual]

lol thats a fair effort at breaking pistons haha

[Matt_vp]

yeah it made a nice size hole in the side of the block to
Matt

[300kwv6]

Looks like you've broken a few V6's. They are pretty tough motors, but when pinging starts it can kill any engine.

[PaRaDoX]

looks good man, the v6's are a bit messy to get the piping right but looks like you got it sorted nice sleeper.. check out lukes RB30 vn for idea's :P

[Matt_vp]

looks good man, the v6's are a bit messy to get the piping right but looks like you got it sorted nice sleeper.. check out lukes RB30 vn for idea's :P

Yeah i have the motor out now so when i put another v6 in, im going to get some proper heat wrap to clean it up abit and i am working on a new intake plenum, so it should look a bit cleaner. I have decided to put another v6 in for now untill i have everthing for a rb30conversion. Then see how much boost a standard v6 with cometic headgaskets can take.
To bad your calais died the way it did, it was coming along nicely and looked awsome.
hopefully i get abit done this weekend and have her back on the road late next week.
Matt

[VT-565]

Hi Matt,

Just checked out your rig, looks pretty good mate. Don't be scared to mess around with mandrel bends for your intake, it smoothes everything out a looks good. Keep up with the pics

[Matt_vp]

Hi Matt,

Just checked out your rig, looks pretty good mate. Don't be scared to mess around with mandrel bends for your intake, it smoothes everything out a looks good. Keep up with the pics

yeah, when i got rid of that ugly, super restrictive blue intake pipe and put the t/b on the divers side with all smooth bends the boost went from 10psi to 15psi, so i was losing 5psi through all the awsome bends. But it was only there to get things going. I am making a custom intake manifold at the moment that will help with the throttle body placement and get rid of another 500mm of pipe.

Matt

[Matt_vp]

Well i finally got another motor in and running, sounded nice and smooth so i stuggled and got the bonnet back on by myself because i couldn't wait any longer. went for a drive up the street no strange noises so i gave it some and brang it onto boost, yaaaay then the blow off valve goes off when im still on the gas, No boost, hmmm give it another go, booost yay but same thing and now it sounds strange when its making boost. so i putt home pull the intake pipe off the turbo and and the fins are ripped to pieces. but it doesnt look like there is any damage anywhere else. so my cheap chineese turbo is finally dead. So i gave her a clean and put her back in the shed.
I will get some pics later.

[Matt_vp]

Heres a few pics of the turbo and new motor in. And a pic of inside old motor.
Matt

[cracker]

turbos seen better days, replace it with a garrett.
maybe reconsider where the actuator is feed from less chance of boost spike if its from the compressor cover.
looks like its all coming along nicely though

[Matt_vp]

turbos seen better days, replace it with a garrett.
maybe reconsider where the actuator is feed from less chance of boost spike if its from the compressor cover.
looks like its all coming along nicely though

There is 2 vacume lines running to the actuator one from the throttle bod and one from the compressor cover, you can't really see the second one in the pictures. It will end up with a ball bearing turbo in there, just dont know if it will still have a v6 in it then.
Matt

[STEALTHY™]

Can you get some more exterior pics in the daytime. Like of each side of the car!

[Matt_vp]

Can you get some more exterior pics in the daytime. Like of each side of the car!

When it is finally running and i can take it somewhere to get some pics i will. But since it hasn't really left the driveway for more than 5 mins in the past 3 months dont have any recent exterior photos, The carport and shed doesn't make good places for pics.
Matt

[Matt_vp]

The wagon is going again, with a t70 and external wastegate, just a few bugs to work out and hopefully have it ready for some drag racing friday night.
Matt

[savage1987]

Nice work, I like how you've colour coded the piping. Might be something to look into for my upcoming build

[Matt_vp]

Nice work, I like how you've colour coded the piping. Might be something to look into for my upcoming build

Thanks mate, after wraping the zorst with heat wrap all the paint turned white.

It seems the 1.06 rear housing on the t70 is a bit big for the poor little v6. So i got the 0.63 housing off my smashed t04/t03 and took it into work to machine the inside to fit the bigger wheel of the t70. I will finish that tomorrow and get it back together tomorrow night.
Matt

[savage1987]

What was the T3/T4 like in terms of size for the V6? I'm installing a rebuilt VR V6 into my VN, planning on running a turbo on that but not sure which one to use yet. T3/T4 is looking like a good option atm, but if I can find a stock XR6T turbo cheap enough I'll pick up one of those I think.. people say they're just about perfect for the V6 with the 0.82 rear housing. What are your thoughts??

[Matt_vp]

What was the T3/T4 like in terms of size for the V6? I'm installing a rebuilt VR V6 into my VN, planning on running a turbo on that but not sure which one to use yet. T3/T4 is looking like a good option atm, but if I can find a stock XR6T turbo cheap enough I'll pick up one of those I think.. people say they're just about perfect for the V6 with the 0.82 rear housing. What are your thoughts??

T70 with 0.82 rear or spend the money and get a garret gt35r with a 1.06 housing.

[savage1987]

Cheers, added that to my list of turbo research crap lol