Ford Barra engine
| Ford Barra engine | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company of Australia |
| Production | 2002 – 26 September 2016 |
| Combustion chamber | |
| Configuration | I6 engine |
| Displacement | 3984 cc (243 cu in) |
| Cylinder block alloy | Cast iron |
| Cylinder head alloy | Aluminium |
| Valvetrain | DOHC VCT |
| Combustion | |
| Fuel system | Multi point fuel injection |
| Fuel type |
Unleaded Autogas |
| Oil system | Wet sump |
| Cooling system | Water-cooled |
| Output | |
| Power output | 156 kW (209 hp) (autogas) (2002–2011) 182 kW (244 hp) (petrol)(2002–2005) 190 kW (250 hp) (petrol) (2005–2009) 195 kW (261 hp) (petrol) (2008–2016) 198 kW (266 hp) (autogas) (2011–2016) 240 kW (320 hp) (turbocharged petrol) (2002–2005) 270 kW (360 hp) (turbocharged petrol) (2004–2008) 270 kW (360 hp) (turbocharged petrol) (2008–26 September 2016) 310 kW (420 hp) (turbocharged petrol) (2008–26 September 2016) |
The Barra engines are a family of straight-six and V8 engines manufactured by Ford Australia between 2002 and 2016. These engines are unique to Ford vehicles manufactured in Australia and were developed and manufactured in Geelong, Victoria. It was first introduced as a "Barra" in the Ford BA falcon, named after the "Barramundi" code name used during the development of the BA update. The three-valve versions of the 5.4 V8s were also labeled as Barra engines, whilst the higher-specification four-valve variants were known as "Boss" engines. The last of the V8 and I6 engines were built in the Geelong factory on 26 September, 2016.
All Barra I6 engines are DOHC with VCT. They are a development of the SOHC I6s produced between 1988 and 2002, which in turn are a development of the 3.3 and 4.1 L push-rod flat-tappet I6, developed in Australia as an "Alloy Head" Crossflow in 1981, eventually in both carburetted and injected versions, which itself was developed from the original iron-head cross flow engine from 1976, and which in turn was developed, again in Australia, from the original non-cross flow family of light Ford sixes which originated in North America as the "Thriftpower Six" designed for the original American Ford Falcon compact of 1959, initially in just a 144 cubic inch (2.4 L) displacement.
Common specifications to all I6's
Bore: 92.26 mm (3.6 in)
Stroke: 99.31 mm (3.9 in)
Displacement: 3984 cc
Number of valves: 24
This was the engine in six-cylinder variants of the BA Falcon, Fairmont, Fairlane, and Territory SUV and were produced between late 2002 and mid-2005. This was the first Falcon engine that came standard with DOHC and variable cam timing. This contributed to the significant jump in output over the base 157 kW SOHC Intech engine in the previous generation AU Falcon and a 11 kW gain over the Tickford enhanced VCT motor's 171kw. It also kept Ford's engine ahead of the low powered Holden Ecotec and L67 supercharged motors found in the contemporary Commodore.
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