The Barra
inline-six engine was built by
Ford Australia at their
Geelong,
Victoria engine plant. It has an
engine displacement of 4.0-litres, a
dual overhead camshaft (DOHC),
variable valve timing,
variable camshaft timing (VCT), and contained 24 valves. It first debuted in 2002, with the
BA Falcon. It was used in the Australian manufactured
Ford Territory,
Falcon,
Fairmont and
Fairlane. It is an development of the
single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
Intech produced from 1998 to 2002, The
autogas engines had green
rocker covers, FPV engines blue covers, and the
turbocharged engines had red covers—excluding the Territory Turbo and FG X, which were black.
Petrol Barra 182 The Barra 182 was released in 2002, and was standard in the
BA Falcon,
Fairmont, and
Fairlane. It was the standard engine in the
SX Territory when it released in 2004. It was more powerful, had more torque, was six per cent more efficient than the previous engine, and complied with Euro II emissions standards. It was also 20 per cent more powerful than
Holden's
Ecotec (
Buick V6 engine) in the
VX II Commodore. It increased in compression ratio, power by , and torque by and had dual independent variable camshaft timing. In 2006 it was made compliant with Euro III emissions standards. It had a plastic
inlet manifold, replacing the previous heavier alloy manifold, an electric
throttle body, and a redesigned 'Fast Burn'
cylinder head with a faster burn rate in the combustion chamber caused by an additional swirl. It increased the power by , torque by and was more fuel efficient. In 2010 it was made complaint with Euro IV emissions standards. :Power: at 6000 rpm :Torque: at 3250 rpm :Compression Ratio: 10.3:1
Turbocharged Petrol Barra 240T The Barra 240T engine was introduced in 2002, in the BA Falcon XR6 Turbo. It is based on the Barra 182, it has a single
Garrett GT3582R
turbocharger with of boost, different pistons lowering the compression ratio, higher fuel pressure,
Inconel exhuast valve, and an
intercooler. received stronger pistons, and a new, redesigned intake manifold, with the release of the BF series II the engine received strengthened
connecting rods from the Barra E-Gas, and improved valve springs. It was also used in the 2006 to 2011 SY Territory Turbo, where it had a top-mounted intercooler, instead of a front-mounted one like the Falcon. :Power: at 5250 rpm :Torque: at 2000–4500 rpm :Compression Ratio: 8.9:1
Barra 270T (FPV) The Barra 270T engine was used by
Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV), in the BA and BF Falcon-based
FPV F6 Typhoon and Tornado, and the SY Territory-based
FPV F6X. It was based on the Barra 240T/245T, the increase in power is achieved through the use of improved pistons, larger intercooler, strengthened connecting rods and revised air intake. It was produced between 2004 and 2009., boost was increased to , the power was increased by and torque by , with an overboost feature increasing the boost by 10 per cent. In 2010 it was made complaint with Euro IV emissions standards. :Power: at 5250 rpm :Torque: at 2000–4750 rpm. :Compression Ratio: 8.8:1
Barra 310T The Barra 310T was used in the FG Falcon-based FPV F6, introduced in 2008. It increases the power by and torque by , the was increased to . It was the first Australian engine to produce per litre. It was updated in 2010 to be compliant with Euro IV emissions standards. It was discontinued in 2014, with Ford closing down Ford Performance Vehicles. :Power: at 5500 rpm :Torque: at 1950–5200 rpm :Compression Ratio: 8.47:1
Barra 325T The Barra 325T was used in the FG X XR6 Sprint in 2016, it was the final and most powerful Barra engine, and the most powerful six-cylinder engine built in Australia. It uses the turbocharger and fuel injectors from the Barra 310T, a larger intercooler and a
carbon fibre air intake, it increased the power by to and torque by to , with overboost increasing it to and . :Power: at 6000 rpm. Overboost: :Torque: at 2750 rpm. Overboost: :Compression Ratio: 8.8:1
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Barra E-Gas The Barra E-Gas was launched in 2002, with the BA Falcon. It was a
autogas (LPG) only engine. In 2005, with the release of the BF Falcon the torque was raised from to . In the FG Falcon the durability of the engine was improved with revised seals and valves. :Power: at 4750–5000 rpm :Torque: at 2750–3000 rpm :Compression Ratio (BA E-Gas): 10.7:1 :Compression Ratio (BF / FG E-Gas): 10.3:1
Barra EcoLPi The Barra EcoLPi was launched in 2011 in the FG Falcon, and replaced the E-Gas engine. In the FG X Falcon the anti-roll bars for the EcoLPI were revised. :Power: at 5000 rpm :Torque: at 3250 rpm :Compression Ratio: 12.0:1
Discontinuation On 23 May 2013, Ford Australia confirmed that the Barra engine would be discontinued along with the Ford Falcon and Territory by October 2016. Ford Australia's engine manufacturing operations ceased on 26 September 2016 and car assembly on 7 October 2016. Ford Australia president Bob Graziano cited unprofitability due to high labour costs and dwindling market share for the demise of local manufacturing.
Tuning community The Barra engine is popular with tuners due to being able to handle large tuning potential, and its reliability when modified. With only minor modifications needed for a high amount of horse power. == V8 ==