ETM Member 1,194 Member For: 18y 29d Gender: Male Location: syd south Posted 20/01/08 07:08 AM Share Posted 20/01/08 07:08 AM Well ive been lurking for ages and I finally found a ute that suited me perfectly so you can expect to see me posting a bit more from now on The only catch was I had to travel 2000klm to get it lol.But that didnt stop me and I ended up with a perfect platform for what I have in mind,a dead stock march 04 turbo ute in my fav colour!Its a 4spd auto and has the hard cover and 18" wheels.Now for the fun stuff!I plan on using it as a test bed for various turbo setups the first of which will be the stock turbo on a highmount manifold with an external wastegate fitted,4" dump pipe,intercooler and front facing plenum.I will also be fitting a lpg injection system,but I wont be pushing for top end hp as I want to explore the gains in response that can be had before searching for more horsepower.Anyway heres some pics,the first one I took at ballina on my way home from mackay to wollongong,the rest are of the manifold I made over the weekend. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41826-my-orange-xr6t-ute/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ2CME Formerly XR6NA Member 3,512 Member For: 19y 4m 12d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 20/01/08 08:03 AM Share Posted 20/01/08 08:03 AM Wow, looks like a pretty serious setup. Look forward to seeing the results. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41826-my-orange-xr6t-ute/#findComment-622949 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 22y 3m 19d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 20/01/08 08:09 AM Share Posted 20/01/08 08:09 AM Very impressive! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41826-my-orange-xr6t-ute/#findComment-622951 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 11m 16d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 20/01/08 08:10 AM Share Posted 20/01/08 08:10 AM Looks good!Obviously just a test block by the look of the massive hole in it. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41826-my-orange-xr6t-ute/#findComment-622952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETM Member 1,194 Member For: 18y 29d Gender: Male Location: syd south Posted 20/01/08 08:13 AM Author Share Posted 20/01/08 08:13 AM yeah its just a dummy block lol Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41826-my-orange-xr6t-ute/#findComment-622954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceMyButt Link Member 421 Member For: 20y 10m 9d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 20/01/08 08:32 AM Share Posted 20/01/08 08:32 AM Am looking forward to your various set-up test results Leigh. SHould be very interesting - and I am sure a few on the forums will be keen to get into some of your gear.PS - got the car back from backyarders - and it is freakn awesome. Hoping to get it on the dyno in the next week! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41826-my-orange-xr6t-ute/#findComment-622959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETM Member 1,194 Member For: 18y 29d Gender: Male Location: syd south Posted 30/01/08 08:26 PM Author Share Posted 30/01/08 08:26 PM well ive made a bit of progressplenum and injectors are in,the step in the lower runners was really bad so I got in there with the die grinder,the runner on the left has been blended in,the runner on the right is stockand then I hit the runners with some aluminium brightener and cleaned them up nice. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41826-my-orange-xr6t-ute/#findComment-627845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAP1D Member Donating Members 3,739 Member For: 18y 10m 22d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW Posted 30/01/08 09:14 PM Share Posted 30/01/08 09:14 PM Looking awesome mate... I can predict some pretty dam fast spool up with this set up! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41826-my-orange-xr6t-ute/#findComment-627849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETM Member 1,194 Member For: 18y 29d Gender: Male Location: syd south Posted 30/01/08 10:49 PM Author Share Posted 30/01/08 10:49 PM yeah I need to get it tuned next week somewhere Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41826-my-orange-xr6t-ute/#findComment-627882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 10m 16d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 30/01/08 11:22 PM Share Posted 30/01/08 11:22 PM Looks the goods mate, look forward to seeing the results. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41826-my-orange-xr6t-ute/#findComment-627893 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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