Ute goes sideways - normal?

[mookstix]

I just picked up an XR6T ute a few months ago and have found the same 'issue'. Because the bloody thing has so much torque without a boost gauge it feels like you're pulling decent boost from 2000 RPM, but no, you're not lol. If you floor it you get full boost around maybe 3600, but by then you're 50m up the road and already flying then bam! you get full power. It's taking abit to get used to, I've owned a few turbos before, japanese turbos, but this thing is way, way different. It feels more like a torquey V8 that has a VTec kick at 4000 RPM than an Evo or GTR style turbo. All that torque down low is super deceiving, you don't get that traditional lag build which you can then learn to drive around, it just pulls hard then all of a sudden pulls really bloody hard lol.

[k31th]

in a stock XR6T you should be on full boost around 2,800rpm... doesn't sound like your car is stock or it has a mechanical restriction that's causing the turbo to spin up slower.