George's Atomic SV6

Been lurking on here for age now. Owned it for 2 years now, better late than never I guess!

Name: George

Model: SV6 SIDI Ute

Year: 2010 Series one

Colour: Atomic

Engine Type: 3.6L SIDI(LLT)

Engine Mods: MACE Tune, MACE 6mm Manifold Insulator, MACE/VCM OTR, Elite Catchcan

Exhaust: Hurricane high flow cats and catback

Gearbox: 6 Speed Auto

Future Mods: White line sway bars and strut brace, Eibach springs, blistein shocks, brakes, VCM insert panels




After clay bar

 

Thanks

Extractors go on next Wednesday Than Mace will do the revised tune for the OTR

 

Thanks mate.

No I didn't. From what I was told the stock exhaust manifold is a PITA to remove.. The extractors where easy to install. I just kept the stock cats as you're not going to see much gains putting high flow cats on a V6, if it were a V8 I would of(if you're going to install the cams I would probably recommend a high flow cat). The Stock cat housing had to be modified to be used with the new extractors though. Either pipe coming off the housing had to be cut to length and the flange re-welded as a result the cats sit higher up in the engine bay.

Overall the sound is louder and clearer/cleaner if that makes sense. It pulls better throughout the rev range, a lot more go at higher revs now as well. I won't see the full gains from everything I've done till I get the tune revised.

 

Yeah I've been slack, had some stuff going on.

As far as updates:

• Extractors
• Hurricane High Flow Cats and exhaust
• Catch Can fitted
• Tune hasn't been revised BUT goes in tomorrow for a custom dyno tune! No idea what it will make.

I'd like to get some braided lines for the catch can. I'm also getting a better bracket engineered. I also got bored and started to polish my intake manifold.





Hasn't been any photos of the exterior, mainly due to not having a decent camera available. My new sports armour should be here tomorrow(should have been Wednesday) so I'll install that and get some pictures!

Pretty pumped for tomorrow. I also found out that I was excepted into Mechanical Engineering, it's been a pretty good week!

 

Thanks

No, someone that is local can tune them! Beats driving 5 hours! I already have sports armour(from factory), it was damaged... Long story short I parked somewhere that I parked everyday, only difference was I had a passenger. Was about 2mm lower than usual and was low enough to pull it off one side and damage the plastic, but nothing else was marked.

Thanks again, I think it will suit me a bit better than medicine!

Thanks man!

 

Thanks! Next I'd like to get it handling more like I want it to. Sway bars, springs, shocks and brakes(just like some DBA rotors and better pads) will get me closer to what I want.
Wheels would be nice as well, something like staggered fit Vertini Magics would be nice.. I'm just not sure if I will seeing that I start uni in less than a month. Not doing anymore in
performance... Maybe F/I when it's possible!

 

Thanks! Maybe when I'm off my P's. Terrible amount of debadged SV6's get pulled over by the boys in blue here. They make you pop the bonnets. I don't really want to have to explain the OTR, exhaust, ect

Maybe you should have a look a Whiteline sway bars. GSL RallySport stock them(forum sponsor). I've heard it makes a huge difference and are relatively inexpensive, around the $500 mark for front and rear I believe.

 

Thanks for that! I'll check them out! I'd like to buy everything and get it all done at one time, hasn't been logistically possible yet, but maybe I could get it done while I'm away at uni.
Going to suck not having my car :/