MY ve silver sv6 ute

[1989mitty]

Hey guys im new to this forum and thought id post some pictures of my ute.
the only mods so far is
lowered on superlow king springs
ss rear mufflers
ss rear sail plain
air hammer cold air induction system
painted engine covers which didnt work out have to get redone
power window closing module (closes when u lock the car)
soon to have pacemaker extractors, x force stainless steel cat back, 20 inch 5 spoke black rims with chrome lip. bonnet mounted guages and gauges in where the center speaker go. bored throttle body , intake spacers, haltech interceptor chip, maybe a cam regrind and some porting. Iterior wise i want to paint some trim same colour as the car and on monday i have a parrot 3100 bluetooth mobile system coming , and a rear aux input cable from no limits car electrics lets you use the rear input to the headunit with out having dvd screen like ssv models and a HARMAN KARDON DRIVE + PLAY system which basicaly duplicates your ipod controls and screen onto a dash mounted lcd screen.

IM DREAMING
would like leather seats
ssv center console radio
those red dash panels off ssv

I cant post links yet i just found out but i already wrote all that so would someone mind posting them up if i send u the urls? cheers

[monaro327]

i'll post them for you mate. where you getting the bored throttle body from mate? the xforce system is a waste on the mate too big just get some hi flow rear mufflers pacies and hiflow cats. no real need to go aftermarket ecu the stock one can be easily retuned to suit your mods.

[1989mitty]

i'll post them for you mate. where you getting the bored throttle body from mate? the xforce system is a waste on the mate too big just get some hi flow rear mufflers pacies and hiflow cats. no real need to go aftermarket ecu the stock one can be easily retuned to suit your mods.


i have been told that u cant reprogram the ecu for the v6? also if i get the cam regrind wont i need more paramaters to be able to tune hence the new ecu?

i need a post count of 10 to send pm or put pics up but i posted already and it still says 0 ?

bored throttle body is going to be done by a guy here in lithgow its a factory one just cleaned up the rough surfaces and cleaned up. cant expect to much from a sv6.

[ShanghaiVZ]

Sounds impressive mate, and yes the V6 can be tuned with VCM suite :D I had my old SV6 done, and it made a hell of a difference. This air hammer CAI, who makes that? any good?

[1989mitty]

Sounds impressive mate, and yes the V6 can be tuned with VCM suite :D I had my old SV6 done, and it made a hell of a difference. This air hammer CAI, who makes that? any good?

yeah there impressive alright its like a pod filter setup which may be shuned around here as it is rice lol but its a system made just for ves with OEM style plastics and it opens it right up drop me with a pm with ur email ill send u my links to the pictures would u mind putting them up ?


Sounds impressive mate, and yes the V6 can be tuned with VCM suite :D I had my old SV6 done, and it made a hell of a difference. This air hammer CAI, who makes that? any good?

Where abouts around penrith way do they do the tune from VCM?

[Bombaman]

Where abouts around penrith way do they do the tune from VCM?

What MY is your ute? Because VCM suite can only tune MY06 and 07's at the moment.

[1989mitty]

What MY is your ute? Because VCM suite can only tune MY06 and 07's at the moment.

lol 08 just my luck lol sorry didnt get back to u i cant pm eaither with out post count of 10 and posting in my ride doesnt count wanna send me your email and ill give u them links also interested in talking to u about your ve ute sound system

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[monaro327]

there are 2 workshops in sydney that seen to put a bit of effort into the Alloytec.

Castle Hill Exhaust and BTA motrsports, check the sponsers area. but as mentioned it could be afew weeks until they can tune your car because like mine it's a MY08 they've just released the update for the MY08 V8's so hopefully the alloytec wont be far off.

and no your factory ecu should be able to run the cams fine no one replaces the ecu on the v8 even afters turbos etc unless they are going for every last %.

for a daily your much better off retaining the factory ecu.

mate can i get the name of the company that is machining out your throttle body?

[vicarious]

very nice, but im not biased or anything:)

heres what mine looks like
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn232/maddutchman/IMGP1864.jpg
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[1989mitty]

there are 2 workshops in sydney that seen to put a bit of effort into the Alloytec.

Castle Hill Exhaust and BTA motrsports, check the sponsers area. but as mentioned it could be afew weeks until they can tune your car because like mine it's a MY08 they've just released the update for the MY08 V8's so hopefully the alloytec wont be far off.

and no your factory ecu should be able to run the cams fine no one replaces the ecu on the v8 even afters turbos etc unless they are going for every last %.

for a daily your much better off retaining the factory ecu.

mate can i get the name of the company that is machining out your throttle body?

like i mentioned befor its only a local bloke cleaning it up and getting ride of the rough cast edges i can get u a name and number if u like but any bloke with a die grinder and some sand wheels can do it


very nice, but im not biased or anything:)

heres what mine looks like
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn232/maddutchman/IMGP1864.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn232/maddutchman/IMG_0521.jpg
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http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn232/maddutchman/IMGP1865.jpg

very nice i hate the ride height but hence why mines lowered sure u cant get over as much but stuff they are high in the rear. i need to get my rims set them apart from yours lol im going for these rims
http://www.tempetyres.com.au/products_closeup.asp?part=&part_no=1560

[Alex T]

Hey Mate,

nice looking ute... I also have the SV6, the 60th anniversary edit. I would love to get that module you have, the one that closes the windows when you lock the car, what is it called and where did you get it??

Cheers.

Alex.

[iloveholden]

Looks good mate and a nice list of mods to come.

Also those rims look nice and should suit the silver ute :driving:

[1989mitty]

Looks good mate and a nice list of mods to come.

Also those rims look nice and should suit the silver ute :driving:

yeah thats why i picked them out nice black with a little bit of chrome on a silver ute fill out them guards a bit


Hey Mate,

nice looking ute... I also have the SV6, the 60th anniversary edit. I would love to get that module you have, the one that closes the windows when you lock the car, what is it called and where did you get it??

Cheers.

Alex.

i bought it off ebay from a company called blue wire motor sport i think if u just google it blue wire motorsport they have a website. i was the first to have it and had to send it back twice as they had a few issues with there wiring end but it should be all sorted now


yeah thats why i picked them out nice black with a little bit of chrome on a silver ute fill out them guards a bit



i bought it off ebay from a company called blue wire motor sport i think if u just google it blue wire motorsport they have a website. i was the first to have it and had to send it back twice as they had a few issues with there wiring end but it should be all sorted now
http://www.bluewiremotorsport.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=49

[1989mitty]

hey guys just doing an update i have lost my licence i new abut it for a while but its here now . so i thought id do some things on my ute im starting out buy painting my calipers and putting on dba rotors got the front right caliper done today tell me what u guys think
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/IMG_7962.jpg

[lorry21]

Nice what are you using to paint the calipers.

[1989mitty]

Nice what are you using to paint the calipers.

vht brake caliper paint around 12 bucks at repco
i cheated a little didnt paint the back side but u dont see that from the front anyway i took the part that holds the pads in off and painted that 3 coats than baked it in the oven at 100 degrees for 1 hour and its rock solid the other part i couldnt put in the oven cause its got pistions and rubber boots on it so its just drying in the house still a little tacky

if ur going to do this i recommend u set aside some time to do it as taking the caliper off will require u to bleed the brakes again u can paint it on the car but u need to mask so much off as the paint will go everywhere. any guys out there got some tips on brake pads for dba rotors that wont chew the rotors up in a few laps as i dont wanna have to get the machined all the time . Also where would i get some braided brake lines and do they help ?

[Bitumens Shadow]

Well done on your ute so far, keep it up & then count down the first little scratch you encounter that we all dread to get.

[1989mitty]

Well done on your ute so far, keep it up & then count down the first little scratch you encounter that we all dread to get.

got one i was trying to remove some tar and i rubbed it with tar remover and there was a rock in it and scratched my left hand guard its only light but goes up and down about 3 times, i got a buffer and some scratch remover and than hit it with polish now i got one heeps shiney gaurd but its all fixed and good now i put some of that clear coat stuff they give u with the paint protection stuff they try and sell u my mate fell for it, so i used his. i plan on bolting it on tomorrow so ill take some snaps

[BILLY R8]

nice ride there i like the VE utes something about them.

[1989mitty]

nice ride there i like the VE utes something about them.

yeah they are nice things change some people like them some dont but i guess it was the same when they went from vs to vu utes people didnt like the vu now everyone drives vx vt vy vz which is on that basic platform
. Thanks for all the great comments guys

[Bozza_VE]

Nice looking ute. Check out mine its a 60th Anniv, leather interior and bluetooth. Shame you lost your licence mate.

[1989mitty]

Nice looking ute. Check out mine its a 60th Anniv, leather interior and bluetooth. Shame you lost your licence mate.

was so bummed about them bringing out them 60th utes i missed out :vpo:
yeah gives me time to work on the ute i spose but makes it difficult to get to work. long story short i was chased by a copper who was off duty un uniformed and in his own personal vehicle and yet he took me to court for sppeding and negligent driving. aparently i had flashed my high beams at him causing him to almost crash bloody toss :vpo:

hey all just an update i bolted on my painted caliper this morning and took some photos, also removed the left hand side to do the same to it so that should be on tomorrow. tell me what u guys think,
BTW dba rotors will be coming soon
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Saftey first 2 jacks and 3 solid blocks of wood under the chassis:rofl::smilesandbanana:

[monaro327]

why did you get dba rotors or are they 4000 series or standard slotted?

[1989mitty]

why did you get dba rotors or are they 4000 series or standard slotted?

they are standard holden rotors just painted the calipers for now the rotors are comign soon dba 4000 series xs and drilled .

[monaro327]

just get the slotted don't get the drilled no point going backwards in stopping power.

[1989mitty]

just get the slotted don't get the drilled no point going backwards in stopping power.

? drilled rotos will decrease stopping power?

[monaro327]

yep drilled rotors are for looks and show but actually offer no stopping advantage all they do is remove surface area.

slotted rotors work well.

[vicarious]

het mitty are you selling your hardlid on ebay? how come?

[1989mitty]

het mitty are you selling your hardlid on ebay? how come?

yeah im selling it to buy a 3.47 diff for my ute and some rotors and new exhaust and also i often have my bike on the back and have to keep removing it to get the bike on and off just not practical plus they dont look to bad with the soft top, i will get another one oneday but a flatter one they sell them on ebay.

just a lil update added a photo of a wider shot of the painted calipers after being bleed.

Good news thanks to grommz i will be having a kpm 2 and a half inch stainless steel exhaust coming soon.

And thanks to sonny im getting 3.47 diff.

Also buying a maloo front bar for the ute.

And in the next few weeks some paccies and hi flo cats, than a otr cai from bta and cam regrind from bta and get it all tuned up
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/IMG_7969.jpg

[tigermoth_744]

nice ute mate, it kills me that they released 60th anniversary ute week or so after i got my sv6!

[vicarious]

nice ute mate, it kills me that they released 60th anniversary ute week or so after i got my sv6!

same with me, but i got a very good price on mine, and im not a fan of the leather seats offered, but its not much of an isuue with me.

[1989mitty]

same with me, but i got a very good price on mine, and im not a fan of the leather seats offered, but its not much of an isuue with me.

it also came with bluetooth and some different steering wheel or somthing if i can remember, its jsut that a 1500 dollar option they throw in plus 500 for bluetooth, if anyone out there has leather seats in there ute they dont like lets swap :)

[1989mitty]

When polishing and waxing my car this arvo i noticed all the dirt in behind my badges so i decided to remove them
what do u guys think i recon it looks better but i kinda light the sv6 badge
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/IMG_8018.jpg

[rlg999]

Looks to bare to me!!!

[1989mitty]

Looks to bare to me!!!

it looks less bare with the number plate back on i hated the huge holden badge but so i like it

[iloveholden]

Im not a huge debadge fan, usually looks wrong imo

[1989mitty]

Hey just a update i bought and painted a real hsv gts front bar for my ute, and fitted it this arfternoon still need fog and driving lights

( PM me if you have some for the gts ve)

Im going to paint the chrome strip black to blend in with the black on the hsv bar,

Also couldnt get those little black parts for the corners of the lower grill but my cai sits just near that so it could only help with more air running to it.

In the third picture if you look through the fog light you can see the cai.

Tell me what u guys think
Thanks Chris

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[Roonstain]

holmart have got the lights you need
but they are expensive........

[1989mitty]

holmart have got the lights you need
but they are expensive........

I got qouted somthing like 515 front hsv i think ? i wanna keep it all hsv parts so i guess i got to pay the price,

Was your hsv bar a genuine hsv or a copy just curious?

I had to remove the plastic cover that goes under the engine as it was pushing on the bar,
im going trim it down and put it back in when i get the fog lights.

[Roonstain]

nah mate, mines a copy (no genuine ones were available when i did mine, except from hsv)
go on holmarts site - you might save a few dollars, and they are genuine hsv

[1989mitty]

nah mate, mines a copy (no genuine ones were available when i did mine, except from hsv)
go on holmarts site - you might save a few dollars, and they are genuine hsv

Had a look at the website they were $490 and i was qouted $515 once i pay for postage i might save 5 bucks i may aswell but from the dealer,

You did a great job on the rear of your car with changing the lights to hsv and all that,

I also understand what you meant by how u liked the HSV style but cant drive the v8 im in the same boat.

cheers

[Roonstain]

thats exactly it mate - i havent even taken any of the badges on the boot, coz in no way is my car hsv, its just mine, haha
i reckon you should search for a set of projector headlights (they r on ssv and hsv etc), they really go well with the front bar

yea, mayaswell get the lights from the dealer then - no waiting for postage then

show us the finished product wont ya :thubmsup:
cheers
mark

[1989mitty]

thats exactly it mate - i havent even taken any of the badges on the boot, coz in no way is my car hsv, its just mine, haha
i reckon you should search for a set of projector headlights (they r on ssv and hsv etc), they really go well with the front bar

yea, mayaswell get the lights from the dealer then - no waiting for postage then

show us the finished product wont ya :thubmsup:
cheers
mark

Yeah I debadged mine on the rear as i didnt like the big holden badge,

And wanted to get all the dirty out of the badges when i was polishing it,

but broke my sv6 badge which i liked so ill have to get a new one.

When i was at my dealer he qouted $ 800 for the maloo side skirts unpainted not bad i recon but i need a maloo tailgate and rear bar :vpo:.

I think yours looks good with the black parts painted the same colour and the chrome strip kinda looks classy,

Where as with mine it will have black rims black bonnet mould and all that so it will set it off once its all done

[Roonstain]

you'll just have to be careful with the ute being lowered, that the bulge wont hit on anything
i cant even get rid of my rear holden badge, coz mine is an 06 build, so i will have holes behind it :pissedoff:
black bonnet mould - are you getting the walky bulge? i prefer the g8 bonnet to tell ya the truth...(see atomic maloo r8's thread)

what rims are goin on?

[1989mitty]

you'll just have to be careful with the ute being lowered, that the bulge wont hit on anything
i cant even get rid of my rear holden badge, coz mine is an 06 build, so i will have holes behind it :pissedoff:
black bonnet mould - are you getting the walky bulge? i prefer the g8 bonnet to tell ya the truth...(see atomic maloo r8's thread)

what rims are goin on?


Yeah was always going with the vented bonnet will look tough as i recon,

Yeah the old bar use to scrap out a bit, some reason i recon the new one looks higher????

These are the rims im getting from tempe tyres
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/bg_roadster.jpg

[ss ute 01]

very nice rims, is the black a gloss or more of a matt??

[1989mitty]

very nice rims, is the black a gloss or more of a matt??

Yeah there matt black i like them like that should go well with the matt black on the bar ,

And also matt black on chrome looks sweet :smilesandbanana:

It will be a few weeks befor i get them but around $2400 with tyres

I may consider 20 inch gts but i would want them powder coated black

Not sure just yet

[1989mitty]

Hey everyone
just a update ( no pictures)
Put on my new exhaust i got from grommz today, but it needs to be extended as it was from a sedan to ute,
not much around 2 and half inchs so its going down to the local exhuast bloke to have the new section welded in for free in stainless so ill pick it up tomorrow, cant wait.
Ill try to get some pics next time i have it up on the lift at me dads work.

Compared to the new one the old one looks so SH*T and also had a big dent in one of the pipes probably resricting the flow a bit,
Funnything was it was between the middle muffler and the hotdogs and was on the top side (as in facing the ute not the ground)
And the exhaust showed no sign of being hit, i was thinking maybe a factory fault? someone putting it together bumped it and bent it and just put it in anyway. EOSS ( end of shift special)

Extractors are on order should be next week i hope? are there any options out there to change the cats, but still have the sensors in the right place, like a off the shelf item which bolts up to new catback and the extractors,

Cheers chris

[1989mitty]

JUst a quick video of how my exhaust sounds now after the exhaust was put on.

Thanks to grommz for making it happen. this is the third member to have this exhaust wonky grommz and now me.

I think it sounds good tell me what you guys think.

I will be getting extractors and hi flow cats soon but the cats are going to have to me custom made up.

UTE AFTER KPM 2 1/2 INCH CAT BACK

[TimmyG]

Nice ute m8 i like it and the ride height is good as well the new zorst sounds pretty good any chance of a drive by clip?

Cheers
Tim

[1989mitty]

Nice ute m8 i like it and the ride height is good as well the new zorst sounds pretty good any chance of a drive by clip?

Cheers
Tim

Yeah i should be able to get a drive by one soon.

DRIVE BY WITH KPM EXHAUST

There u go guys

Cheers chris

[TimmyG]

Sounds hot mate i like it sounds alot beefier than my mates vz sv6.
:goodjob:

Cheers
Tim

[iloveholden]

That sounds pretty nice mate, one of the best V6's i've heard actually.

:goodjob:

[sleek_vz_05]

looks nice mate i like the front on it looks great when ya getting the fog lights for the front for it ?

[1989mitty]

looks nice mate i like the front on it looks great when ya getting the fog lights for the front for it ?

UH just selling off some old parts,
old front bar sold
old fog ligts selling on ebay
old exhaust maybe

Than should buy them 400 bucks for all four and i want to get the chrome part painted black to match the hsv frontend


That sounds pretty nice mate, one of the best V6's i've heard actually.

:goodjob:

Hey thanks alot mate :) i was a little surprised when i heard the drive by one aswell.
Im happy for now with the exhaust extractors and new cats, should be good i never wanted a loud exhaust,
Just wanted a nice note at full rev range

Cheers chris


Sounds hot mate i like it sounds alot beefier than my mates vz sv6.
:goodjob:

Cheers
Tim

Once again thanks for the nice comments, not to repeat my self but im happy with the outcome

Thanks

[Bombaman]

Hey just a update i bought and painted a real hsv gts front bar for my ute, and fitted it this arfternoon still need fog and driving lights



http://holmart.com.au/online/prod2063.htm
http://holmart.com.au/online/prod2064.htm

[Scommo]

Wow KPM certainly know how to make a v6 sound good! Sounds awesome mate, by far the best v6 I have ever heard. You tought about doin the 2 hole mod?

Top job mate looks good too.

[1989mitty]

Wow KPM certainly know how to make a v6 sound good! Sounds awesome mate, by far the best v6 I have ever heard. You tought about doin the 2 hole mod?

Top job mate looks good too.

Yeah thanks scommo. nah no two hole mod its got a air hammer cold air induction kit on it now and will have a bta motorsport OTR CAI when it gets tuned.

Thanks chris


http://holmart.com.au/online/prod2063.htm
http://holmart.com.au/online/prod2064.htm

Hey thanks bombaman, i see them for sale but i need to save up some money first plus they are around 20 bucks cheaper at my local HSV dealer.

Cheers for the links and all anyway

chris

[Roonstain]

Yeah thanks scommo. nah no two hole mod its got a air hammer cold air induction kit on it now and will have a bta motorsport OTR CAI when it gets tuned.


that sounds very good mate!
finally i won't be the only one on here who has one!
coupled with the new exhaust, should sound sweet as :smilesandbanana:

[Grommz]

Glad you like it mate was a pleasure sorting it out for you :)

[Wonky]

Wow KPM certainly know how to make a v6 sound good! Sounds awesome mate, by far the best v6 I have ever heard. You tought about doin the 2 hole mod?

Top job mate looks good too.

Yeah, certainly the best sounding V6 I've heard!! They sound great on a V8 too - my current full KPM 3" system. YouTube - Wonky's KPM System (Short) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89Y2yWve8QE)

[The Ninja Kid]

When polishing and waxing my car this arvo i noticed all the dirt in behind my badges so i decided to remove them
what do u guys think i recon it looks better but i kinda light the sv6 badge
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/IMG_8018.jpg

how do you get the badges off? i have some ideas for custom badging on mine and want to know ive head there only glued ona dn a head gun and fishing line is the way to get them of? can you confirm or deny this for me?

also i love the sound of your zorst where did you get it and houw much? do you have a link to a site to buy this from?

[1989mitty]

how do you get the badges off? i have some ideas for custom badging on mine and want to know ive head there only glued ona dn a head gun and fishing line is the way to get them of? can you confirm or deny this for me?

also i love the sound of your zorst where did you get it and houw much? do you have a link to a site to buy this from?

The zorst is a pkm 2 and a half inch i bought it third hand from grommz who got it from wonky. for 1100 only cat back.

I just used a small flat blade screw driver and put a thick rag down on my paint and levered it up .

thanks chris

[maRGas]

When i was at my dealer he qouted $ 800 for the maloo side skirts unpainted not bad i recon but i need a maloo tailgate and rear bar :vpo:.

*sigh*....

sweet exhaust tho :)

[The Ninja Kid]

The zorst is a pkm 2 and a half inch i bought it third hand from grommz who got it from wonky. for 1100 only cat back.

I just used a small flat blade screw driver and put a thick rag down on my paint and levered it up .

thanks chris


cheers so it is jsut glued, on, now all i have to do is get a black front grill with no holden badge.

[1989mitty]

cheers so it is jsut glued, on, now all i have to do is get a black front grill with no holden badge.

Yeah if it a recent model ute it will only be glued pre 07 they had holes i belive


*sigh*....

sweet exhaust tho :)

Sorry to get angry but i cant drive a v8 and love the look of the maloo i know its copying and takes away from the Holden "special" vehicle, but i cant help that i like it,

Thanks for the postive note on the exhaust

[1989mitty]

Update

I have started my audio install and first thing to do was get some edead on my doors,

i used edead as it has had some postive remarks on this site and dynamat is just so expensive,

first i took off the old plastic door cover and mark which holes needed to remain to put the door back on.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/IMG_8304.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/IMG_8306.jpg
Than i covered all the large voids in the door so when i put a final layer on or maybe two,

These larger holes would have 1 more layer than the rest
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/IMG_8305.jpg

Than starting at the top of the door i laided the edead down ,
not forgetting the cut the holes for door and speakers,
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/IMG_8307.jpg

Than it started to rain so i had to cut it short and put everything back together only missing one small section in the top left hand corner this wont be hard to patch up when my speakers come.

Theres plenty left so i think i will do another layer,

The sound difference even with just the edead is so much clearer and has more bass,

i will post a video up later of me crossing from left to right on the balance and u can here the difference,

Also got my ute back from a service and they activated the rear speakers in my ute , so for all those people out there, it can be done ,

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/IMG_8309.jpg

[The Ninja Kid]

sweets, the speakers int eh doros look rather small? are they acctualy 6.5"? how much did the dealer charge to activate you rear channels?

[1989mitty]

sweets, the speakers int eh doros look rather small? are they acctualy 6.5"? how much did the dealer charge to activate you rear channels?

uh didnt measure them ill cut the mount to fit if they arnt 6.5 inch when i take it off again ill measure for you,

Im on a good relation with my dealer, so he does alot of work for me free,

but i would guess to get the rear speakers activated maybe half an hour labour around 40 dollars maybe

[Strictlybmx]

looks good mate, will tell my dealer to activate the rears when i get my hard top put on.

speaking of hard tops, why are you selling your one mate? seen it on Ebay today.

[sjhugh]

Also got my ute back from a service and they activated the rear speakers in my ute , so for all those people out there, it can be done ,




What do you mean by activating the rear speakers in the ute?
Do you mean they exist or is this to allow you to connect a set?

[1989mitty]

What do you mean by activating the rear speakers in the ute?
Do you mean they exist or is this to allow you to connect a set?

THE UTE HEADUNIT IS THE SAME AS THE SEDAN BUT DOESNT HAVE THE SPEAKERS ENABLED TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND HAVE THEM DO IT WITH THE TECH2 ,
THE WIRES ARE ALL THERE

[SV346]

So everything is there, except the speakers, and they would need to simply be activated? :) sounds pretty good to me, Id just get a set of standard rear ones and put them behind the seats, maybe integrate them into the back wall or ontop of the two lumps behind the seats too.

[1989mitty]

So everything is there, except the speakers, and they would need to simply be activated? :) sounds pretty good to me, Id just get a set of standard rear ones and put them behind the seats, maybe integrate them into the back wall or ontop of the two lumps behind the seats too.

Yeah mate everything is there in the headunit and i belive the wires are there , yeah use factory speakers make up a box for it,
but to get the gest sound quality it isnt always about more speakers ,

[Grayzie]

Where do i find the wires hidden. I have a 60th anniversary SV6 ute. Built Jul '08.
Your exhaust sounds great, i was looking at the xforce varex system but now im not sure.

http://a532.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/45/l_8741a7b6efa767522f4e13d88362054b.jpg

Have you seen the Anniversary interior mitty?
http://a345.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/80/l_a43493f63530e8d04c0cdca4a57bcc70.jpg

[GEN4SS]

Looks good. Wanted a ute myself but doing 1200+km a week need LPG.
I love the ride height. You have super lows. Do you know the part numbers? Are they 150ssl or 150sssl in the front and 152ssl in the rear?


:goodjob:

[1989mitty]

Looks good. Wanted a ute myself but doing 1200+km a week need LPG.
I love the ride height. You have super lows. Do you know the part numbers? Are they 150ssl or 150sssl in the front and 152ssl in the rear?


:goodjob:

Uh they are sssl in the rear and ssl in the front sorry dont have part numbers

thanks


Where do i find the wires hidden. I have a 60th anniversary SV6 ute. Built Jul '08.
Your exhaust sounds great, i was looking at the xforce varex system but now im not sure.

http://a532.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/45/l_8741a7b6efa767522f4e13d88362054b.jpg

Have you seen the Anniversary interior mitty?
http://a345.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/80/l_a43493f63530e8d04c0cdca4a57bcc70.jpg

the interior looks good silver bits and racing pedals along with that great leather seats.

Got some photos of the paccies i had put on the other week ,
i was going to get a video buts its early morning so i cant ,

it sounds heeps better, but i think i may need to sort something out with the cats put high flows on it some how,

Also i should be getting all four front lights for my hsv bar and i got a HBD red manual gear stick

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/IMG_8452.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/IMG_8453.jpg

[sstyln]

Where are the rear speaker wires located in the ute

[1989mitty]

Where are the rear speaker wires located in the ute

They dont exits you need to cut up a female iso plug i belive and get the pins out of that and put it into the pins on the side of the headunit. i belive

[1989mitty]

I have recently sold my hardcover and now have a soft top looks good i recon makes it look heeps lower , i have a few stone chips on my doors up near the windows,

Anyway rahter than getting the doors resprayed i was thinking of doing a split two tone colour on my ute , although not sure of what colour to put on top any ideas ?

my thoughts were the voodoo blue or ignition orange, ?

im not only doing this because i got stone chips i was thinking of it for a while and have a mate who is a spray painter,

i know a bonnet costs around 500 to repaint i imagine roof would be similar and the sides and tailgate ?

[1989mitty]

Got a few pictures of the hsv front lights i put in today .

the fog lights pluged in but the driving lights needed to be wired up with a relay to run them off the high beams

It would seem hsv shop at your local repco dealer. I went there to buy plugs to hook up the driving lights just a male and female and turned out that the one i got plugs into the hsv lights.

So i made the plug up and made a wiring loom .

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/IMG_8516.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/IMG_8517.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/IMG_8518.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/IMG_8519.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/IMG_8520.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/IMG_8521.jpg

i also ordered the walky front fog light protectors 160 bucks a pair to my door not bad i thought

[1989mitty]

i spoke to ali from bta just than im going up saturday to get a full tune,
i cant wait to see the power we can get out of this v6 :smilesandbanana:

[iloveholden]

Good luck with it mate, be sure to let us know on how it goes.

[Wonky]

........ the driving lights needed to be wired up with a relay to run them off the high beams

Do you know whether those driving lights would fit in the original front bar you pulled off i.e. SV6/SS/SSV bar? I'd love to replace my fog lights with a decent set of driving lights (with HID conversion). :nyuk:

How good are the HSV driving lights?

Have you got a sound clip with extractors on yet?

[monaro327]

you getting the otr?

[1989mitty]

Do you know whether those driving lights would fit in the original front bar you pulled off i.e. SV6/SS/SSV bar? I'd love to replace my fog lights with a decent set of driving lights (with HID conversion). :nyuk:

How good are the HSV driving lights?

Have you got a sound clip with extractors on yet?

Ill get a sound file after the tune just havent had time mate,

The driving lights in the hsv are good but i think the fog lights could be improved. the spread on the foggies isnt as good i thought .

As for fitting them in the old bar i dont think you could do it after taking the old ones out and putting these in completly different,

thanks chris


you getting the otr?

Yeah mate going to get the otr, You insterested in my old air hammer cai mate,


Good luck with it mate, be sure to let us know on how it goes.

May be keep a bit quite till the 18th of october at the dyno day down canberra.

BTA OTR CAI
MACE intake spacers
PACCIES
KPM 2 1/2 inch system
FULL tune i hope to see a bit shy under 200 rwkw

Talking to ALI about a cam regrind aswell, which with the variable cam timing in these i should be able to crack 200 easy,
Also considering porting the intake TB and heads, and going to get high flow cats put on next week


Roonstain got 153.1 rwkw out of a 180 alloytec with only mods being a SV6 dual exhaust the BTA OTR and a tune .

[Wonky]

As for fitting them in the old bar i dont think you could do it after taking the old ones out and putting these in completly different,

FULL tune i hope to see a bit shy under 200 rwkw

Talking to ALI about a cam regrind aswell, which with the variable cam timing in these i should be able to crack 200 easy,
Also considering porting the intake TB and heads, and going to get high flow cats put on next week


Roonstain got 153.1 rwkw out of a 180 alloytec with only mods being a SV6 dual exhaust the BTA OTR and a tune .

That will be amazing!! :woohoo: Saw a stock VE SV6 pull only mid 120s on Chev's (pessimistic) dyno.

Thanks for the info on the driving lights. :thumbsup:

[1989mitty]

That will be amazing!! :woohoo: Saw a stock VE SV6 pull only mid 120s on Chev's (pessimistic) dyno.

Thanks for the info on the driving lights. :thumbsup:

Yeah id be over the moon with around the 200 mark puts me somewhere near a 5.7 stocker i belive they run around 215 rw kws?

In theory with roonstain having 153 in a 180 i would expect i have 15 more to start with being around the 170 mark plus the exhaust and paccies than the cam 200 is in reach i belive

[Grayzie]

Wouldnt it have just been easier to spend $4990 at C.A.P.A. and stick a supercharger on it. There pumping around the 280kws out of a stock motor. I have a friend with a vz alloytec who has 300 at the motor.

[1989mitty]

Wouldnt it have just been easier to spend $4990 at C.A.P.A. and stick a supercharger on it. There pumping around the 280kws out of a stock motor. I have a friend with a vz alloytec who has 300 at the motor.

So far including the tune and otr this weekend i have spent under 3 grand on mods.

i dont have a full drivers permit only my p's other wise id be in a ls1 or such wouldnt waste my time with a 6 if i didnt have to .

[Wonky]

Yeah id be over the moon with around the 200 mark puts me somewhere near a 5.7 stocker i belive they run around 215 rw kws?

In theory with roonstain having 153 in a 180 i would expect i have 15 more to start with being around the 170 mark plus the exhaust and paccies than the cam 200 is in reach i belive

Stock 5.7s (depending on model) are typically 170s to 190s (ignoring freaks) on a dyno that is not off its face happy. Even stock VE A6 V8s would normally be struggling to reach 215 (have seen plenty of M6s that have though, and a fair bit higher).

[1989mitty]

Stock 5.7s (depending on model) are typically 170s to 190s (ignoring freaks) on a dyno that is not off its face happy. Even stock VE A6 V8s would normally be struggling to reach 215 (have seen plenty of M6s that have though, and a fair bit higher).

Yeah well thats nice to know , they just pick up alot more power with mods , but hey modded v6 up against stock ls1 nice. ill have to drag it see how i go

[monaro327]

how'd the tune go?

[Roonstain]

yea, how did it go?
did you end up with the otr (and if so, fibreglass or metal? pics?)

i got some pacies on yesterday, can feel the extra power
but i think with your 2.5inch dual compared to my dual 2.25, you may just get the win at the dyno day....

[VTV691]

Where about in wollongong are you.. I wouldnt mind checking ur ride.

[1989mitty]

Where about in wollongong are you.. I wouldnt mind checking ur ride.

im from lithgow mate but i am some times down the gong ill give u a bell if i am .

tune not as well as i expected i need to pick up a bit to beat u know i got 150.0 untuned , no software for it yet , the vcm logged all the info but couldnt change it so yeah, have to wait i guess.

you running 153.1 with no extractors at the time well yeah

[Roonstain]

i got extractors on friday - just the paccies - the blues!
they didnt change the sound greatly (can coast around quieter now, and has a slightly deeper sound), but the main difference is i can feel torque pick up, off the line, but especially in 2nd (on my A4)

when i put on the intake insulators, hopefully they'll help with too much heat, but as ali may have told ya, they seem to just get better the hotter they get (when we were doing the final runs of mine on the dyno, the numbers just kept climbing, it defies logic!)
i may pop in and see ali bout a touch up tune to suit the extractors and mufflers (good chance to talk about the cams perhaps?)

so did you end up with a fibreglass otr?
i must say i like the one i got (i looked inside it properly on thursday when i took it out to give the filter a clean (the was a dead baby spider in it!!!)

when you come down the gong, give me a yell (prob exchange details at the dyno day aye) - but remember, our figures were taken on different days - so who knows what happens when they run on the same day down at gentech - you might slaughter me! (i hope not, haha!)

cheers
mark

[VTV691]

I should stop checking this section, or you gonna make me spend some money..:confused::confused:

I wonder if the old girl can get even close with the new kids on the block :hide::D

[Grayzie]

So far including the tune and otr this weekend i have spent under 3 grand on mods.

i dont have a full drivers permit only my p's other wise id be in a ls1 or such wouldnt waste my time with a 6 if i didnt have to .

True, true. 3gs isnt too bad mate. Keep up the dyno results.

[1989mitty]

Thanks mate will do , i only just relised the dyno day is coming up this weekend that caught up to me i was hoping to get some new cats welded in but i dont see this happening now , i may just loose the n/a 6 contest .


Although i need to clean my tb and intake manfold as it was sticking on the other day when at BTA it had dirt in it from the old CAI really bad so this may pick up some kw and give better throttle response .

Needs a full service to maybe i could book this in for friday.

[Roonstain]

haha, mines getting a service on tuesday!
you may pip me at the post, because i'll have 20's by the w/e
but i might whack on the mace spacers as well - dunno if i'll have time!

it should be a good close contest i think!!
oh yea, is it split into holden na v6 and ford?
if it aint, neither of us will take it, as prob a 4.0 ba or bf will get us!! i hate to say it!

see ya on saturday

cheers
mark

[1989mitty]

haha, mines getting a service on tuesday!
you may pip me at the post, because i'll have 20's by the w/e
but i might whack on the mace spacers as well - dunno if i'll have time!

it should be a good close contest i think!!
oh yea, is it split into holden na v6 and ford?
if it aint, neither of us will take it, as prob a 4.0 ba or bf will get us!! i hate to say it!

see ya on saturday

cheers
mark

Na its all n/a 6 . What u doing with them old ssv rims mate?

Ill have to give her a bit of a warm up on the way down cause numbers only improve when they get warmer.

I ran back to back with my mates bf ute when i had mine dynoed in lithgow even if they were very happy figures they were back to back on same dyno and i ran a 158.0 he run a 148.9.

so i dunno mate.

yeah see you there mate

[Roonstain]

ssvs are going, ve gts 20s are coming!

we could go on a warm up sesh together - two silver ve v6s...haha

but im afraid of any worked 4.0 - but i hope none come! lol

[1989mitty]

ssvs are going, ve gts 20s are coming!

we could go on a warm up sesh together - two silver ve v6s...haha

but im afraid of any worked 4.0 - but i hope none come! lol

Hope fully cleaning my intake gets rid of these laging in my car if not i think i have a ****ed clutch but it only happened after getting the OTR so maybe its a tuneing issue cause of all the air going in ? not sure

3 hour drive is enough warm up i think . i need to clean it and fix up a few things befor saturday the time gets away from me these days

[1989mitty]

my newest addition to the ute some advanti rims only had one to size it up and took a picture getting fitted on saturday morning

what do u think


http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/09112008027.jpg

[iloveholden]

Are they 20's mate or bigger?

They looks pretty nice no matter.:goodjob:

[1989mitty]

Are they 20's mate or bigger?

They looks pretty nice no matter.:goodjob:

yeah 20's mate not dished so they look alot bigger , different to what most people have not a bad deal 2100 plus 700 trade in on my old 18's

[iloveholden]

yeah 20's mate not dished so they look alot bigger , different to what most people have not a bad deal 2100 plus 700 trade in on my old 18's

shit thats alright...theres a SSV wagon here with those in 22s i think...i remember it looked pretty hot.

20's is enough especially for a daily drive. Also like you said...will no lip or dish they seem alot bigger...same as my 18s.

[1989mitty]

shit thats alright...theres a SSV wagon here with those in 22s i think...i remember it looked pretty hot.

20's is enough especially for a daily drive. Also like you said...will no lip or dish they seem alot bigger...same as my 18s.

Yeah and the price of the 22's was rrp not the deal i got on these 20's as they had been there for a while and i know the guy who works there.

also might have had issues with the car being so low i recon it would rub the guards , and than the cost of tires. it all added up in favour of the 20's ,

i might get them put on early if i make a trip up tp penrith from lithgow but it might be easier just to drive up when im heading that way

[ShanghaiVZ]

Nothing wrong with the stock mags! in the end is your car mate you do whatever you want to it :). Don't get too hyped up about a dyno figure 200rwkw is a very far stretch for N/A. Just be optimistic about it, every dyno is different wether it a happy dyno or whatnot, it's the way the car drives and feels is the main point here. I read u have 150 atm? so you need 50rwkw I don't want to sound negative but that is a BIG ask from just a tune and exhaust for a V6 but that would be very impressive for a 195kW V6.

[1989mitty]

Nothing wrong with the stock mags! in the end is your car mate you do whatever you want to it :). Don't get too hyped up about a dyno figure 200rwkw is a very far stretch for N/A. Just be optimistic about it, every dyno is different wether it a happy dyno or whatnot, it's the way the car drives and feels is the main point here. I read u have 150 atm? so you need 50rwkw I don't want to sound negative but that is a BIG ask from just a tune and exhaust for a V6 but that would be very impressive for a 195kW V6.

Yeah mate i know its a huge ask but thats what im aiming for if i could get it tuned i could almost walk away with 200 tomorrow by buying a cpr6 manifold and tune,

The stock ss rims look great the first time your see them but u see them on every second car so it sort of takes away from it.

Im going to just keep going at it and one day ill reach 200

[ShanghaiVZ]

Well good luck to ya ;). And yes with the manifold for sure, BUT at 3k umm bit steep for my liking.

[VEW49]

Yeah was always going with the vented bonnet will look tough as i recon,

Yeah the old bar use to scrap out a bit, some reason i recon the new one looks higher????

These are the rims im getting from tempe tyres
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/bg_roadster.jpg

haha, i just put these rims in 22" on my SV6 phantom sportswagon today...nice ute man..

[1989mitty]

haha, i just put these rims in 22" on my SV6 phantom sportswagon today...nice ute man..

Yeah put a picture mate i liked them but these new ones are more to my taste,.

[VEW49]

i'm not sure if i have posted enough to place a pic yet... we'll see soon enough... otherwise check out my thread...

Australian LS1 and Holden Forums (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=109044)

http://photos-270.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v369/226/112/783548270/n783548270_1034602_5101.jpg

on a side note... how do you find the Air Hammer?... it's one of my options for CAI on my SV6.

[1989mitty]

i'm not sure if i have posted enough to place a pic yet... we'll see soon enough... otherwise check out my thread...

http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=109044

http://photos-270.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v369/226/112/783548270/n783548270_1034602_5101.jpg

on a side note... how do you find the Air Hammer?... it's one of my options for CAI on my SV6.

Nice rims mate , yeah the air hammer was great took it off for a BTA OTR now but i still have it if you want to buy it send me a pm mate we can work something out

[1989mitty]

Just a updated picture of my ute with the new rims on it
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/15112008049.jpg

Im thinking about two tone paint for my ute and was wondering if someone could photoshop some different colour options only looking a painting the top half maybe The new holden purple or voodoo blue

thanks

What do you think ?

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/voodoo.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/purple.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/atomic.jpg

Just some quick ones i did in purple atomic green and voodoo blue

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e89/agrocm/15112008048.jpg

[YUBUTE]

love the hayhauler m8..might have to go to my relos there and have a squiz at your ute while im there..

[1989mitty]

love the hayhauler m8..might have to go to my relos there and have a squiz at your ute while im there..

Or next time im in bathurst mate , Your very welcome to come have a look

[YUBUTE]

pm your email addy and we can organise something..

[Dawdle]

sweet rims mate. yeah blue over silver for me too

[KEN60L]

Sweet ride bro. I read ealier in the piece u lost your licence. Can see why. I live in bathurst and work katoomba. I come up behind you near the fixed camera at hartley. Then u put the foot down. I noticed the debadged ute with green p's. I was in black ve ss ute lol. Think was saturday morning or sunday.

[iloveholden]

Looks nice mate with the new rims....whats next?

[1989mitty]

Sweet ride bro. I read ealier in the piece u lost your licence. Can see why. I live in bathurst and work katoomba. I come up behind you near the fixed camera at hartley. Then u put the foot down. I noticed the debadged ute with green p's. I was in black ve ss ute lol. Think was saturday morning or sunday.

Saturday , and well i was on the way to get my rims and running a little bit late, i noticed that ute too very nice i like the black mate :goodjob:


Looks nice mate with the new rims....whats next?
Thanks mate
Two tone paint scheme is a very good possible choice , but sometime this week im getting the monreo gt gas shocks put in, was included in the wheel package,

And its going in to have the exhaust rattle fixed ,

Front bar will be repainted to match better when its in the panel beaters.

ripshift and tune when they update the VCM soft ware

[monaro327]

the update should be out by feb, working on the dodge stuff now due for release before chrissy then the alloytec update should be released late jan early feb.

[DansVEPanno]

Yeah I reckon the blue would prolly look the best.

[1989mitty]

the update should be out by feb, working on the dodge stuff now due for release before chrissy then the alloytec update should be released late jan early feb.

Mate i dunno where your getting all this info i check the vcm website and it dont even say anything about dodge getting updated soon ?


Yeah I reckon the blue would prolly look the best.

Yeah im not sure how far i want to go with this one as i will be buying a second hand monaro at the end of next year, 427 stroker kit harrop 122 supercharger otr tune all that business.

[370HSSV]

Nice ride mate. Really liking the mods so far (front bar, exhaust, debadged, etc...) and those wheels looks sweet! The new paint job should look interesting too... Ill be keeping an eye on this thread, good job!! :)

[1989mitty]

Nice ride mate. Really liking the mods so far (front bar, exhaust, debadged, etc...) and those wheels looks sweet! The new paint job should look interesting too... Ill be keeping an eye on this thread, good job!! :)

Hey thanks for the postive comments mate

[tigermoth_744]

I reckon ignition blue on top and orange on the bottom, fast and furious style

[1989mitty]

Due to me buying a new house and also funding a new project a 427 CI HTV 2300 blown im selling my ute if your interested or want to know more please pm me .

thanks guys lloking forward to the new project

[Wallace44]

are you willing to sell of any parts of your UTE?

IE, the OTR CAI - assuming you still have the stock parts etc.


btw... nice ute.

[1989mitty]

are you willing to sell of any parts of your UTE?

IE, the OTR CAI - assuming you still have the stock parts etc.


btw... nice ute.

No im not breaking the car apart sorry dont have stock parts were all on sold to cover mods

[6_litre_man]

Hey mate, congrats on the car, looks really good, keep up the good work.
Just wondering how you went about with the ss sail plane with the brake light, ive blown the globe in mine and need to replace it but cant get the sail plane off, if you could give me any info would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

[1989mitty]

Hey mate, congrats on the car, looks really good, keep up the good work.
Just wondering how you went about with the ss sail plane with the brake light, ive blown the globe in mine and need to replace it but cant get the sail plane off, if you could give me any info would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

You just put a little screw driver down the top and leaver it off the roof put a rag or somthing un your roof to do this ,

There is three large locating pins this just click out

[scrivo21]

What was the ride height difference after you put in the springs?

I really like the height yours it at!

Thinking of doing the same on my sedan

[1989mitty]

What was the ride height difference after you put in the springs?

I really like the height yours it at!

Thinking of doing the same on my sedan

Lots !! hahah it was 75 mm in the rear and 50 in the front plus sag over time more like 85 and 60 now , They were king springs sssl in teh rear and ssl in the front

[scrivo21]

Lots !! hahah it was 75 mm in the rear and 50 in the front plus sag over time more like 85 and 60 now , They were king springs sssl in teh rear and ssl in the front

Wow thats a lot. Maybe i won't go that low...

hahaha

[Tommo085]

Hey mate

How hard was is to install the ss rear sail plain.

I got a SV6 ute too and looking at doing this.
Do i need a loom or is it already in the car?

Cheers,

[1989mitty]

Hey mate

How hard was is to install the ss rear sail plain.

I got a SV6 ute too and looking at doing this.
Do i need a loom or is it already in the car?

Cheers,

Yeah u need to run a wire to teh relay under the dash probly better to get a auto elec to do it for u but i run all my own cables

[nowUCme]

nice ride mate.

[Tommo085]

cheers mate! Yeah ill get an auto elec onto it!

By the way nice ride!

[1989mitty]

Thinking of updating my exhuast system from:

pacemaker shorties extractors
standard cats
Kpm 2 and half inch stainless dual system

To:

dkne tuned length ve extractors
ballistic cats hi flo cats from sureflo
mid muffler to merge pipe
rear mufflers .

any thoughts or ideas on the new system

[monaro327]

the pacemakers are tuned lenght mate. they are just made shorter to stop the check engine light coming on.

i have SS hiflow cats ion mine. wait till the tune is out it's annoying have your check engine message constantly coming up on the screen.

i have a stock sv6 system with a sureflo merge after the front muffler. if i did it again i'd get the merge put in front of the front muffler get the front muffler cut out and 2 large hot dogs fitted in it's place.

[1989mitty]

the pacemakers are tuned lenght mate. they are just made shorter to stop the check engine light coming on.

i have SS hiflow cats ion mine. wait till the tune is out it's annoying have your check engine message constantly coming up on the screen.

i have a stock sv6 system with a sureflo merge after the front muffler. if i did it again i'd get the merge put in front of the front muffler get the front muffler cut out and 2 large hot dogs fitted in it's place.

Them paccies shit my the system looks like it has to many angles they stop at the cats tune like 30 degrees than turn another 60 degress after the cats ,

much more flow is gained from using the longer extractors with ballistic cats ,( or any after market cats) welded straight in, than hot dogs like you said, merge and than rear mufflers ,

The reason im going for a whole new system is my mate whats my old exhaust and i can just cut this one up to fit ,

I have decided on
*Dkne tuned length 3 into 1 long extractors $460 delivered
*Ballistic hi-flow cats 2.5 inch flanges $376 delivered
*Two hot dogs mid way $ ????
*Merge pipe $????
*Rear Mufflers with quad tips $????

Im going to Weld flanges on the cats and weld in the hot dogs and let SureFlo exhausts do the merge and rear section.

[pemier]

nice looking utes

[ATOMIC BOMB]

Hey Mate well done on all your mods.

I would like to pick your brain and ask if you know of any intake from the maf to the intake manifold for the sv6.
I installed a VCM CAI, but they did not have a intake pipe form maf.

Thanks Ryan

[1989mitty]

Hey Mate well done on all your mods.

I would like to pick your brain and ask if you know of any intake from the maf to the intake manifold for the sv6.
I installed a VCM CAI, but they did not have a intake pipe form maf.

Thanks Ryan

Air hammer have a pipe from intake to maf sensor with vaccum hose , i have one for sale at the moment if your interested

[Kuzman89]

Hey, I got a voodoo blue Ve SV6 ute, just wandering, apart from a CAI and exhaust what other cheap mods could I do to increase performance?

Whats involved in camshaft regrinding? Also I've swapped the mufflers to stainless steel high flow (?) do I need to do the rest of the system? Was told it would be a waste of money considering how much (or not) increase I would get. Also mitty, are you gonna sell ur headers?

And anyone know where I can get a retune for one of these in victoria? Or isnt the update out yet? Its a 2008 60th anniversary mdel

[monaro327]

VCM themselves are in Vic mate, ring them and ask if they can tune your car.

[Kuzman89]

blah! Thanks monaro, just did it.

The tune for the 2008-2009 models aren't out yet. I'm guessing they wont be out till the end of the year.

Apart from my CAI and twin rear mufflers, what else can I do that won't require an immediate retune?

Sorry for hijacking the thread, think its pointless starting my own thread till I get some recent pics.

[1989mitty]

blah! Thanks monaro, just did it.

The tune for the 2008-2009 models aren't out yet. I'm guessing they wont be out till the end of the year.

Apart from my CAI and twin rear mufflers, what else can I do that won't require an immediate retune?

Sorry for hijacking the thread, think its pointless starting my own thread till I get some recent pics.

ill sell you my full exhaust system mate theres a video of the sound of it on this thread let me know

[1989mitty]

hey guys recently picked up my maloo bar that i bought off ebay its damaged but i took it to a local panel shop and said it cant be plastic welded due to the hsv being a carbon plastic so it will need to be heated and glued and repaired that way front bar repainted for 350 and rear bar fixed and painted for 350 not bad i thought.

also got some dodo juice gear coming for a good polish once its all been repainted but will need to get two rims repaired after scratching them ,

anyone know of some places round me that can do wheel repaires,

still for sale i have a air hammer cold air induction for ve v6 and vz v6, $100 plus shipping

BTA otr for ve v6 450 plus shipping,

[Kuzman89]

that sounds pretty mint. Show some pics after your done.

[1989mitty]

that sounds pretty mint. Show some pics after your done.

ve flutes (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VE-HSV-Guard-flutes_W0QQitemZ200323864977QQihZ010QQcategoryZ296 95QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

do u guys recon these could be made to fit a normal guard?

[jlyon]

mate where did you pick up your hsv front end, im in sydney and have been searching high and low for a kit for my sv6, i have a phantom mica worked similar to yours with the all black HSV r8 20's on it. i have had my mufflers and CAI done by castle hill exhaust but looking to finish it right through to the extractors, any advice?
thanks

[etho9]

how much was the exhaust and where did you get it from ?? tried finding it on kpm but no luck..

[Wonky]

He was permanently banned the other day so won't be replying. :( He bought it second hand from someone who had bought it second hand from me. See http://www.kpmauto.com/tabid/379/Default.aspx for their prices. Not sure what the Bowtie systems are - they're new.