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Strange thing, when I get in my fg manual 2009 ute, the first couple of clutch pumps are really slow at returning. Feels pretty bad. Afterwards there doesn't seem to be an issue, drives like normal. I am running 330rwkw. Any ideas what it might be?

Thanks mate. How does no BOV reduce lag? Seems to me it would keep the turbo spinning rather than stop it when you shut the throttle?

My ute 2009 FG is running 330rwkw and when I am changing gear I am noticing much more lag than I used to. Now I am not sure whether this is just due to having more power or what? I am also noticing a bit of turbo flutter rather than the BOV 'Pssshhht' noise, although both noises are there. I have a pod filter and a Herrod intake and the standard Bosch BOV. Wondering if there is any way to reduce my lag and also whether this flutter may be too damaging to my turbo? I don't think its too bad but certainly more than it used to be. Any wise advice or tips? Cheers

Yes it is the stock FG turbo. Doing pretty well I reckon! Did the 4inch dump and cat ages ago so will have to find my receipt. I wanted to keep the car quiet so have left the rest of the exhaust standard.

Yeah I am pretty happy with that too!

Thanks mate, does actually feel pretty good!

I have just changed a few things on my ute and noticed the thermo fans going at odd times now. Even when I have been driving off boost and creeping around, then switch off. Anyone else had this problem?

Here is what stuffed my turbo, I blocked off both ends and couldn't blow through it. Some oil must have still gone through as the ute smoked a lot!!! I burred off one of the nuts on the bottom side of the turbo (they are tapered) so ended up having to take the manifold out. Real bastard of a job as all the bolts pulled out their fair share of alloy, took huge amounts of force and I thought I was going to break them. When I reinstalled I cleaned the threads and used loctite blue. Went in OK. The aftermarket 4 inch dump pipe has no room for a ring spanner or a conventional open spanner, real bastard as well and awkward to reach Another one that I don't have a photo of was the turbo to sump feed. I was stupid and didn't bolt up the turbo side before I put it back in. Absolute nightmare to bolt up when turbo installed. Here is the old intercooler versus the new intercooler. Biiiiiiig difference. The new Process West Stage 1 was a tight fit, it also removes any rubber mounts. Bloody works though! Final Result!!!!

Looks a ripper mate. I have similar power but I doubt I will be getting times like that with my manual!

Either one of those power outputs sounds fun. Have a look at the power and torque curves and you get an idea about driveability. Your times on the quarter are up to you!

Hi All, I was running a bit of a post in the turbo section after I blew my old snail because of the good old inline oil filter that everyone seems to know about except me! Was running 288 rwkw before this. The following mods have delivered 327 rwkw. Herrod intake650cc bosch injectorswalbro intank fuel pump4 inch dump pipehi flow catProcess West Stage 1 stepped intercooler and pipingHigher pressure actuatorPorted wastegateGapped spark plugsSCT flashEarls aftermarket inline filer and braided hoseWork done at home on the ground - Tuned at Dalton Automotive So far very happy! She goes good!

Was also hard working on the ground, I only have an open air garage that gets dust and heavy rain floods it. I call working on the car like that 'man yoga'. Good strengthening.... haha

Yeah burned a fair few hours. I am lucky I have a spare car. Probably saved a few $k and learned a lot. Spent about $400 on random tools I needed. All up including new parts, liquids, tune etc prob owes me $4500. Not cheap but when I compare it to my mates Porsche...... its nothing!

Dalton were great to deal with, pretty straight forward and practical. They said I may need a bigger fuel pump (which I already knew). My ute was pulling 330rwkw and leaning off a little so, the bigger pump went in. I have ended up with 327rwkw @ 12 PSI and I am very happy, noticeably more power than my 290rwkw prior, also seems to have better throttle response. My 2009 xr6turbo ute (manual( has had the following modifications 4inch dump pipe and high flow cat Herrod intake Process West Stage 1 stepped intercooler and piping SCT flash tuner Gapped spark plugs 650cc Bosch injectors Walbro In tank Fuel pump Earls inline oil filter Interesting, Chris Dalton said the intercooler was very impressive and helped me to pull this kind of safe power out of these mods. Also no heat soak on the dyno and so far it has been noticeably better to drive also! This weekend :change diff oil and off I go! Thanks for all the help. Will post pictures if I ever work out how to do it!

Hi All, Thought I would give a bit of an update. After a fair bit of work, the ute is back on the road. I pulled off the old turbo with some difficulty (ended up having to take off the manifold, which pulled out the alloy block in the threads, a real bastard). I then rolled down to Dalton Automotive and had a yarn to Dave down there who was helpful and knew a fair bit, which made me a little more confident, he said low 300kw would be easy. I decided I didn't want to go crazy on the turbo etc and loved the response of the original FG so got another one. Drained oil (very black) from the car and coolant (old and smelly). Meanwhile I pulled off the front of the ute and fitted the new Process West Stage 1 stepped intercooler, little bit of a job, the worst part were the plastic wheel arches and the stone shield, all the plastic parts thread or break. The new intercooler doesn't have any rubber bushings, it also comes with some brackets to 'create' some room for the new intercooler, a tight but precise fit. All the tubing was a bit of a puzzle as it didn't come with any map or numbers but got it done via instruction photos. I then installed my rebuilt turbo and put all the car back together. The turbo to sump line was an absolute nightmare! So difficult to reach, I will be checking that for leaks! I was being pretty careful and took my time and it came together quite quickly. I then installed my Earls inline filter which installed well but I don't like how it sits in the engine bay at all. New oil, filter and coolant, I also used a water wetter to improve cooling. One thing that did happen was I broke a lightbulb inside the headlight trying to unplug a corroded connector, it was very difficult to get the broken glass out of the headlight. I Anyway it all bolted up fine in the end with a few fiddly bits. The new intercooler looked pretty cool, nice and silver and shiny. On my ute it is the only giveaway as to what lies beneath. Before startup I pulled the ignition coil fuse, I put the turbo end of the oil feed into a bottle and cranked on and off until I got some clean oil, this took a while! I wanted to make sure the new expensive turbo was getting oil. I then put it all together and fired it up, it ran no worries. After a little warm up I went for a drive (off boost), there must have been a big build up of oil in the exhaust from the turbo failure as she smoked for a fair while. Anyway I dropped it off at Dalton Automotive.