South Mans Octane Ute Build

[South man]

Well the time has come to begin the modifications on my manual 2014 Octane Xr6 Turbo Ute.

I Purchased the ute a few months ago, with 19thous on the clock I planned to wait until the warranty had run out, but I soon realised I couldn't wait that long

Luckily I have access to a workshop with a hoist, so was able to do a few things with the help of the old man.

List of modifications being done by myself:

Process West Stage 1 Intercooler

Plazmaman Stage 2 hot and cold side piping

Plazmaman Battery relocation kit

Plazmaman 4" Turbo Side intake

Plazmaman P2 plumb back BOV

Tripple Gauge Pod with custom gauges

Alloy Header tank

Reverse Camera

Modifications being done by Bluepower:

Manta twin 3" turbo back exhaust stainless steel

SCT X4 Flash tuner

Re gapping of spark plugs

Cooler thermostat

Bosch 1000cc Injectors

Plazmaman surge tank with single 044 pump

Ported hybrid turbo & Actuator mod

Crow Race valve springs and retainers

Earls turbo feed line upgrade.

I was able to get a few days of free time this week, so over 2 days the old man and I went to work on the ute and managed to get the new intercooler in and piped up, the battery relocation done and the turbo side intake done, I was also able to wire up the new gauges and reverse camera. I haven't been giving the ute heaps until its tuned, but the sound of the turbo side intake is amazing, the thing screams now. Having a small issue with the BOV not working correctly at the moment so its currently dosing very loud, but it should just be a matter of adjusting the spring tension to fix that up and quiet things down a bit.

Like any kit that is supposed to be a straight fit, we ran into a couple of small problems, but was able to sort every thing out relatively easy. Having a hoist made everything about 1000 times easier.

The car is booked in to the tuners tomorrow to have the rest of the work done.

Photos:

The day I got her

When the new Cooler arrived

The new cooler going in

Everything piped up

Header tank installed

Beginning to wire up the gauges

Gauges installed and working

Decided to reveal the new intercooler a bit more

Manta Twin 3" arrived

[PTR_NITRO_FG]

Looks the goods mate! Well done on using quality parts and lots of piccies

Should be a beast once its back from the tuners.

Also....when you installed the cold side piping....what tool did you use to cut open the hole in bumper support area where the pipe goes through? Instructions says you have to trim it a bit wider?

[South man]

The cold side piping is 70mm which will fit through the hole without cutting it out, Although we had an issue with the last pipe that goes to the throttle body coming in contact with the battery once relocated to that side. (apparently plazmaman have updated this pipe) So to get around that issue we did end up cutting out the headlight hole a bit so we could get some more angle on the pipe.

The best tool to use is a holesaw, just remove the drill bit and use a battery drill while holding it on the angle you want. It was actually really easy because there is already a concave its quiet easy to get the holesaw to grab where you want it to.

Its all plastic so it doesn't take to much effort.

Edited 09/11/15 03:47 AM by South man

[PTR_NITRO_FG]

Holesaw is a smart idea!

Also interesting info above re: old designed pipe. Mine was a second hand kit and he purchased a few yrs ago....so no doubt I'll have to do the same.

I'm sure my family mechanics can figure it out

Cheers!

and don't forget to update with dyno when you get the car back

[South man]

If yours is the old type pipe with the kind of 45 degree silicon joiner that goes onto the throttle body you should be ok, as that pipe comes back further before it kicks up straight. They told me the reason they changed from that pipe is that people were having clearance issues with bonnet.

[PTR_NITRO_FG]

I'll have to double check later....only checked it once to see what silicone/clamps were missing. And can't recall how my TB silicone looked like

Cheers

[South man]

Well the ute has been in at the tuners all week getting the Valve springs, surge tank, exhaust, turbo, injectors and tune completed.

I went in this morning and picked her up.

The Ute made about 375rwk in 35 degree heat, the boost was then dialled back a fraction, and now has a Road tune and is making 367rwkw at about 16psi. Possibly a fraction more in better temperatures.

Has been raining all day today so haven't been able to open her up yet but first impressions are amazing!

Would like to thank the guys at Blue power for making it all happen, great service

Edited 20/11/15 07:50 AM by South man

[South man]

A Short video on the Dyno

[furiousgibbon]

that sounds bloody amazing, can almost feel the boost ramp up. What do you think of the sound of the twin 3" Manta?

[genuine honest person]

Nice paint .love it