Ford Barra engine

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Barra 190 I6 in a Ford Fairmont Ghia (BF II)

Barra is a series of internal combustion engines manufactured by Ford Australia between 2002 and 2016. Barra engines comprise locally-developed and produced inline-six engines (I6s) and Canadian-produced V8 engines.

The Barra inline-six was developed by Ford Australia and built in Geelong, Victoria. It is a descendant of the original Falcon Six from 1960. It was utilised by the Australian manufactured Ford Falcon and Territory, first introduced in the Ford Falcon (BA) in 2002, continuing production until 26 September 2016, coinciding with the end of production of the Falcon and Territory on 7 October. It was produced in versions running on petrol, with a turbocharged variant, and liquefied petroleum gas.

The Barra V8s are versions of the Ford Modular engine, built at the Essex Engine Plant in Windsor, Ontario. It was introduced in 2002 with the BA Falcon and were discontinued with the release of the Ford Falcon (FG) in 2008.

Inline 6

Template:Infobox automobile engine The Barra inline-six engine was built by Ford Australia at their Geelong, Victoria engine plant.[1] 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.[2] It first debuted in 2002, with the BA Falcon.[3] It was used in the Australian manufactured Ford Territory, Falcon, Fairmont and Fairlane.[4] The Barra engine ended production 26 September 2016, coinciding with the end of production of the Falcon and Territory on 7 October.[5]

It is an development of the single overhead camshaft (SOHC) Intech produced from 1998 to 2002,[6] ultimately derived from the 2.4-litre Thriftpower Six from the original 1960 American Ford Falcon.[4]

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.[7]

Petrol

Barra 182

The Barra 182 was released in 2002, and was standard in the BA Falcon, Fairmont,[8] and Fairlane. It was the standard engine in the SX Territory when it released in 2004.[9] 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.[10][11]

Power: Template:Cvt
Torque: Template:Cvt
Compression Ratio: 9.7:1

Barra 190

The Barra 190 was released in 2005, and was standard in the BF Falcon and SY Territory.[12] It increased in compression ratio, power by Template:Cvt, and torque by Template:Cvt and had dual independent variable camshaft timing.[13] Efficiency was improved by two to six per cent.[14][11] In 2006 it was made compliant with Euro III emissions standards.[15]

Power: Template:Cvt at 5250 rpm
Torque: Template:Cvt at 2500 rpm
Compression Ratio: 10.3:1

Barra 195

The Barra 195 was released in 2008, and was the final revision of the naturally aspirated inline-six.[4] It was used in the FG Falcon, FG X Falcon, and SZ Territory.[11][6] It had a plastic inlet manifold, replacing the previous Template:Cvt 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 Template:Cvt, torque by Template:Cvt and was more fuel efficient.[16][17] In 2010 it was made complaint with Euro IV emissions standards.[18]

Power: Template:Cvt at 6000 rpm
Torque: Template:Cvt at 3250 rpm
Compression Ratio: 10.3:1

Turbocharged Petrol

Barra 240T

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Barra 240T in a BA Falcon XR6 Turbo

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 Template:Cvt of boost, different pistons lowering the compression ratio, higher fuel pressure, Inconel exhuast valve, and an intercooler.[11][10]

Power: Template:Cvt at 5250 rpm
Torque: Template:Cvt at 2000–4500 rpm
Compression Ratio: 8.7:1

Barra 245T

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Barra 245T in a BF Falcon XR6 Turbo

The Barra 245T engine was introduced in 2005, in the BF Falcon XR6 Turbo. The power was increased by Template:Cvt and torque by Template:Cvt, meets Euro III emissions standards,[19] 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.[20] 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.[21]

Power: Template:Cvt at 5250 rpm
Torque: Template:Cvt at 2000–4500 rpm
Compression Ratio: 8.9:1

Barra 270T (FPV)

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Barra 270T from a FPV Typhoon

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.[22] It was based on the Barra 240T/245T,[23] the increase in power is achieved through the use of improved pistons, larger intercooler, strengthened connecting rods and revised air intake.[24] It was produced between 2004 and 2009.[11]

Power: Template:Cvt at 5250 rpm
Torque: Template:Cvt at 2000–4250 rpm
Compression Ratio: 8.7:1

Barra 270T (FG)

The Barra 270T engine was used in the FG and FG X XR6 Turbo, and was introduced in 2008. The turbocharger was changed for a smaller one which spools faster, with a smaller intercooler and injectors, a new intake and higher compression ratio,[25], boost was increased to Template:Cvt,[26] the power was increased by Template:Cvt and torque by Template:Cvt, with an overboost feature increasing the boost by 10 per cent.[27] In 2010 it was made compliant with Euro IV emissions standards.[28]

Power: Template:Cvt at 5250 rpm
Torque: Template:Cvt 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 Template:Cvt and torque by Template:Cvt,[29] the was increased to Template:Cvt.[30] It was the first Australian engine to produce Template:Cvt per litre.[31] It was updated in 2010 to be compliant with Euro IV emissions standards.[32] It was discontinued in 2014, with Ford closing down Ford Performance Vehicles.[33]

Power: Template:Cvt at 5500 rpm
Torque: Template:Cvt 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,[34][35] and the most powerful six-cylinder engine built in Australia.[36] 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 Template:Cvt to Template:Cvt and torque by Template:Cvt to Template:Cvt, with overboost increasing it to Template:Cvt and Template:Cvt.[37]

Power: Template:Cvt at 6000 rpm. Overboost: Template:Cvt
Torque: Template:Cvt at 2750 rpm. Overboost: Template:Cvt
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.[10] It featured a Vialle carburetor system, without a LPG injector system,[11] stronger connecting rods and valves.[38] In 2005, with the release of the BF Falcon the torque was raised from Template:Cvt to Template:Cvt.[39] In the FG Falcon the durability of the engine was improved with revised seals and valves.[16]

Power: Template:Cvt at 4750–5000 rpm
Torque: Template:Cvt 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.[11] It features a liquid phase injection system.[40] In the FG X Falcon the anti-roll bars for the EcoLPI were revised.[41]

Power: Template:Cvt at 5000 rpm
Torque: Template:Cvt 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.[42]

Tuning community

The Barra engine is popular with tuners due to being able to handle large tuning potential, and its reliability when modified.[4] With only minor modifications needed for a high amount of horse power.[11]

V8

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The Barra V8s were manufactured at the Essex Engine Plant in Windsor, Ontario,[43] and was based on the Ford Modular engine.[44] It had a displacement of 5.4 litres, and was SOHC with VCT incorporating 3 valves per cylinder. It was introduced in 2002 with the BA Falcon, and discontinued in 2008 with the release of the FG Falcon.[45]

The Falcon was the first vehicle to use Ford's 5.4-litre, 3-valve V8 variant of the Modular V8.[46]

Barra 220

The Barra 220 was an optional engine on the BA Falcon,[10] and standard for the Fairlane G220 and LTD.[47] It was produced between 2002 and 2005.[11]

Power: Template:Cvt at 4750 rpm
Torque: Template:Cvt from 3250 rpm

Barra 230

The Barra 230 was an optional engine on the BF Fairlane and Falcon, and standard for the Fairlane G8 and LTD.[43] It introduced a second knock sensor, more aggressive ignition calibration, and was made to comply with Euro III emissions standards.[13][15] It was in production from 2005 until 2008, with the release of the FG Falcon.[48][45]

Power: Template:Cvt at 5350 rpm
Torque: Template:Cvt at 3500 rpm

See also

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