DRKNESS Silver Donating Members 22 Member For: 9y 10m 14d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 26/02/15 06:36 AM Share Posted 26/02/15 06:36 AM Hi there just joined the forum & thought I would post some details. (Photos to come later sorry)After having serious near fatal lung surgery last year, I decided that before I go, I want to own something fast!So I scoured carsales whilst in hospital & found this peach.2011 FG XR6T 6-speed manual in silhouette...with only 40,000km on it!And it came with sweet 19" OZ racing rims, 6 & 4 piston brembos & luxury pack black leather.All that for $27K, it was THE best drive back from wagga wagga to canberra.Drove it stock for 1000km then couldn't help myselfMistakenly bought a HDi GT pro2 intercooler off ebay with "all the correct piping". Got the front bar off, went to work with the grinder & got the intercooler fitted. As I lay out the pipes I realise something is wrong. The pipes don't line up. Called Grant at ESP in Qbn & after reinstalling stock cooler, took it to them to get more work done.Earls turbo oil lineHDi intercoolerHi flow stock airbox1000cc injectorsSCT X4 Flash4" Dump pipeTurbo back 3.5" system with mufflers & resonatorsTold them I wanted a mild tune so could get used to the power & the boys didn't disappoint me...311.1wkw!!! Bit faster than my 1.6l getz After that I found some LED headlights & taillights from MARS performance & after installing them found 1 of the taillights wasn't working. A quick call to them & they sent me out a new 1, works a treat.Am hoping to get more photos up soonThanksP.s I'm looking for an upgrade to the stock suspension, not going to race track with it(yet) so street performance is priority.What would ppl recommend between:1. Pedders XA Coilovers & Whiteline swaybars F+R or2. Tein Super Street Advance coiloversSame price for option 1 or 2Any help would be great 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjoy064 Member 276 Member For: 17y 9m 26d Gender: Male Location: WA Posted 26/02/15 10:24 PM Share Posted 26/02/15 10:24 PM Nice car mate. Few people are going to shockworks coilovers and have been happy with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnz Member 3,047 Member For: 11y 1m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 26/02/15 10:39 PM Share Posted 26/02/15 10:39 PM Which led tail lights did u get, I quite like the ones with stock looking lens.Also have a look at the shockworks as suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRKNESS Silver Donating Members 22 Member For: 9y 10m 14d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 27/02/15 06:12 AM Author Share Posted 27/02/15 06:12 AM (edited) Thanks Kjoy064 & barnz will have a look.barnz, I went for the full smoked, as I thought they would blend in with (always needs washing) black paintwork. Will upload more photos as soon as possible.Also, was that shockworks by nts? Edited 27/02/15 06:14 AM by DRKNESS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnz Member 3,047 Member For: 11y 1m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 27/02/15 10:27 PM Share Posted 27/02/15 10:27 PM Yes, Wholesale Suspension (site sponser) will be able to sort you out/tell you more about options Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 10m 13d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 28/02/15 03:48 AM Share Posted 28/02/15 03:48 AM Is Pat doing Shockworks now? Awesome if he is There's a couple of threads on here and and on AFF (more so AFF where shockworks is active) that go pretty strong into the work they've done and the results people have gotten with their coiloversI'm a convertGrats on the car and the tune - and well done on picking up one with the brakes already sortedGrats also on beating the health scare - glad the only thing that was lost was a Getz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnz Member 3,047 Member For: 11y 1m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 28/02/15 04:10 AM Share Posted 28/02/15 04:10 AM He may not actually that was an assumption....surely he could though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRKNESS Silver Donating Members 22 Member For: 9y 10m 14d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 28/02/15 07:39 AM Author Share Posted 28/02/15 07:39 AM Thanks Rab, will have to do some more research before I commit to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRKNESS Silver Donating Members 22 Member For: 9y 10m 14d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 04/03/15 12:18 AM Author Share Posted 04/03/15 12:18 AM Got some more photosHere's the day I got my new intercooler & new headlights/taillightsWas so proud when I got front bar & stock cooler off, then panicked a bit when I saw all the parts layed out.Got the HDi cooler installed but had no luck with the pipesAnd heres the dyno sheet after I took it to ESPmore pics to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 10m 12d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 04/03/15 12:33 AM Share Posted 04/03/15 12:33 AM f*ck those hdi coolers sit low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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