Good informative video. There’s also another version of the “silver top” (unpainted valve cover) naturally-aspirated “Barra” six. It’s the EcoLPI. This has computer controlled liquid-phase-injection (LPI) of LPG. They have 12:1 compression ratio pistons. These engines are two levels of LPG engine technology above the “green top” E Gas (LPG carbureted) engine seen in this video. They produce more torque & power than the naturally-aspirated petrol version. I’d be interested to know which version of connecting rods are used in the EcoLPI “Barra” sixes? Given that these engines only have air flowing through their intake manifolds, and not fuel & air mixture like the E Gas (“green top”) engines, there’s no risk of backfiring, which can cause bent connecting rods. That is why the E Gas engines are said to have came with thicker rods like the turbocharged versions also have. 🚙
Thanks for the watching! I have heard different info regarding the LPI motor, i would love to pull one down but they're still a bit pricey at the moment.
Being a Holden person, I still found this video to be excellent and well presented. Already a legendary motor this one with so much potential and ease of upgrade with the cams up top and a Turbo in the family. Probably one of Holdens biggest downfalls considering how well they respond to a Turbo. LPG doesn't wash the oils off the piston walls but the burning of LPG puts nitrates into the oil. Unless you run a high detergent oil and a decent C (diesel) rated oil then it will break down and cause a dirtier motor.
Again, great video. Enjoyed your myth busting 3 x gas motor pull down video too. The rumor that ba gas motors had 1R spaghetti legs must have had the spreader LOL. Cant confirm but bought parts off a guy who tuned his na based turboed fg to 600hp rear wheel. Car still lives on that tune. Tells me he destroys a lot of contenders at the lights that fg does. Good, cheap, fun.
@@EverythingFuzzY hey mate some of the fg gas also come in silvertops are they the same thick rods or not and do you think they were gas converted or not and also should I buy a fg gas silvertop
Wow it’s a small world. I remember setting up the sound for Warrnambool coastal jam and talking to you about your EB and having a chat about my ba xr6 turbo Ute with a gas motor in It and now I stumble upon your you tube channel. Such a great and informative video to watch and your an awesome bloke to talk to in person 👍
Haha pete! That was such a rad gig, hopefully tee up another gig with you guys soon! How’s the stato treating you? Thanks you checking out the video dude!
Was a awesome gig that weekend. Everything went awesome. The WK just went to the Warracknabeal drags and I placed second in my class making it all the way to the finals. Will hopefully see you at the next gig and get to talk some more 😀
If you love stripping engines check out the all alloy 2.5 Lt 4 banger used in the mazda sp25 2009-2013 it's an L5 engine code capable of handling 500hp unopened. Completely forged bottom end standard, Nobody has a bellhousing to turn them into rear wheel drive yet , I'm working on that , the 2.5 is made by Ford for Mazda , highly regarded engine very few people know its true potential.
Hey bro great video. Heaps of useful info. I learnt alot. Could you possibly set up the different cams with a dial gauge and degree wheel to see if there are any differences in lift, duration, overlap etc. Would be interesting to see if there any and what they are. Cheers
Thanks for watching! Yeah, a dial gauge and wheel would definitely answer some of my questions but unfortunately i don't feel confident in my ability to take those measurements accurately!
A Ford dealer technician, who was trained about the “Barra” sixes, told me that the original camshafts for all these engines are the same. Assuming the EGas variant isn’t computer controlled, then all but that variant have their inlet & exhaust camshafts independently phased to optimise performance. For example, the overlap between inlet & exhaust valves will most likely be controlled to be less than for the naturally-aspirated engines, when boost is occurring with the turbocharged variants. That is to minimise boost being wasted by blowing through the engine during the brief periods when both the inlet & exhaust valves are open at the same time. 😎
BF E-Gas & N/A timing are identical parameters depending on load obviously. Initial valve timing overlap for advanced & retarded graphs are (valve overlap was fixed at 25°, intake duration 251° & exhaust duration was 246°) - where as the intake & exhaust duration on the Barra 190 was 256° plus the petrol had the ability to vary valve overlap from -35° to 85°. *Intake* (pin lock position) Open - 27.5° BTDC Close - 48.5° ABDC **Exhaust** Open - 78.5° BBDC Close - 2.5° BTDC **Intake** (10° advanced) Open - 37.5° BTDC Close - 38.5° ABDC **Exhaust** Open - 88.5° BBDC Close - 12.5° BTDC **Intake** (50° retarded) Open - 22.5° ATDC Close - 98.5° ABDC **Exhaust** Open - 28.5° BBDC Close - 47.5° ATDC
@@EverythingFuzzY Best swap you can do to any BF or FG is f**k off the dog 2.73 gears in N/A 6sp auto models 🤣🤣 really wakes them up with 3.27's. I don't think there is any gain for the green top, Ford set them up pretty decent. The EcoLpi was where the gains were. From a daily driven n/a perspective. Especially considering peak power came in 1000rpm sooner than the petrol counterpart.
I just subscribed legend, Bloody great video mate I have a 2007 Fairmont Silver Top 6 speed auto and I'm just wondering what I have to do to up some power on the cheap with out comprising reliability? 🤙🍻
Well my LPG 08 Barra has 615,000kms on it an still going strong as a daily for work , just keep the maintenance up and a eye on the shitty plastic pulleys the let go an you should be in ok hahaha
@@isaacsymons557 I only use full synthetic Penrite oil (hprs 5w -40 in winter time and switch to 10w-40 in summer time but service every 8000kms if that helps
Just a question mate. If u can help at all.... You got any tips for putting a Barra in a ve Commodore? I'm.a.ford guy. But like the look of the ve. So got a ve with dead sidi V6 and want to throw a old Barra I have in it Any tips would be sweet mate. Cheers
Anyone know what website people can buy these engines from? I’ve seen about gumtree for very but not sure abt it. Do these actually sell cheap. I’m interested in the red top barra for the turbo and put a bigger one in there.
Not hard to pick up a whole car here with said engine in it but I'm not sure how you would go about just the engine since most of us here want them too.
I have wanted a red top for sooooo long but the AdamLZ tax got me... I was about to order a red top shipped to my house in Florida(USA), for roughly 1800 shipped with harness and other odds and ends. Adam built his Gt350 Barra car and the same guy hit me literally a week later with, "hey the prices went up on shipping due to covid and so I'll need 3500 for a black top and 3800 for a red top plus an addition 500 to 800 for shipping based on if I went red or black like the color of the valve cover weighs more or some dumb ship Lol..... people are butt holes... Lol
@@jyminewtron1416 just get a na engine and build it, they are cheap asf, it's just a matter of finding someone who will ship it which is the experience part, it also depends if your after a ba/bf or fg
No way would I pay 10K for a factory turbo motor , a 3k set of custom rods and pistons in a standard low k donor engine is a far better option . Handling 1000hp as apposed to 500 turbo rounded.
they should be the same size, both engines have 10.3 to 1 compression, both same pistons, so rods cant be different heights.. if you were thinking of throwing in the turbo's rods and pistons, they should fit and give you 9.7 to 1..
@@HappyYodeler4 the original 1st generation barra, i couldn't say much more, i own 2 of them, but never busted them open, wiki states they are 9.7:1.. now if they are not standard domed pistons, then that'll make sense on the lower compression, but i don't know about the rods. If the rods are the same, throwing in 190 and up N/A/Gas pistons in should in theory bring it to 10.3:1.. I'm sure your are aware of higher compression you need higher octane fuels?
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Great video. Just fyi, the all camshafts are the same from n/a to turbo. Used to be a parts manager at a Ford dealer and the part numbers when having to order a new camshaft, parts numbers are the same whether it’s n/a, gas or turbo.
Handy tip with the brittle clips on wiring connectors, before touching them, hit them briefly in a sweeping motion with one of those small handheld butane torches, it softens them back up so they won't break when touched.
Hay dude what a great video, you did a truely awesome job on the editing. You really taught everyone in the world interested in the Barra something. 👍 and a new subscriber.
I see they say on the adds 4.0 barra TJHH the territory turbo engine here in South Africa has a black top but I've also seen some adds where they selling N/A barras here silver top that is gas motors 🤷🏻♂️
finally i get to have a barra turbo'd na after like 22 years of waiting great video i have 3 engiens to tear down and fix one gas ba bf one na bf ba one fg2 na fantastic info thanks for brushing me up on my barra lore
Im so glad I watched this...since I bought my xr6 I have thought alot about reconditioning the motor myself, just for the experience. No WAY am I doing it now..far more complicated than I imagined and way too many 'bits' ...lol..thanks, great video :) EDIT: I just read the persons comment regarding the 3k spent on custom rods and pistons in a donor motor for the turbo conversion...now Im interested again..haha..sub added
G’day mate great video, I’m on the hunt for a Barra for my Xb Ute. Any recommendations on which one would be best to go for considering it’s probably going to have to be completely gone over anyway. I do want to run a turbo but not going to pay top dollar for a turbo engine
Awesome video, well documented easy to understand, thankyou for taking your time making this video and clearing up some misconceptions about the Barra motor.
If the circlips in the turbo are the wire type you can just flick them out with a screwdriver there should be a small indentation used for fitting and removing the clip put you hand over it as they tend to just disappear. Ive never had a barra set apart as i left the engine reconditioning game before the barra came along but most of the euro cars use wire type circlips and the japanese stuff used flat ones with the little holes for circlip pliers. The secret to the falcon engines long life is the material the block is made of back in the day we would rebore maybe 20 holdens to 1 falcon, the blocks tend to outlast the cars. Takes longer to hone out a falcon cyl as well.
Thanks for watching! Yes, pulling the pin out of the turbo assembly would be easy but i don't have a shop press or correct tools to push out the pin on the LPG/NA assembly and i didn't want to risk damaging it.
Hi, just wondering if my 2007 SY - TX territory with a Barra 4lt motor with 4 speed box, can be turbocharged without too much alteration? Or is it not a good idea, Sorry... just learning.. Rob
Hey mate i have turbocharged my 2007 SY territory NA. Im running 5 psi atm with no problem at all. Im doing bigger injectors, fuel pump and maybe bigger value springs awsell for 10-12 psi
Keeps saying "same part number". That is wrong, they have the same CASTING number. For example, the camshaft casting numbers only refer to the raw blank material, and the camshaft is ground afterwards to suit each application.
@@jasonyoung5960 not entirely sure sorry as i forget stuff all the time. Also not an overly big barra fan. Just had territorys and got a cheap wreck to part out and kept the engine for my patrol. But from my bad memory, I think the main difference regarding big power come down to the rods. I believe bf and fg are the same tho. Think u can push 500kw with them. Less on ba and na. I had my engine fully rebuilt with new everything, but retained the factory turbo rods, as I won't be pushing 1000hp so no point spending another 1500 on rods.
I dread the day i have to do the timing and gears on one of these engines, seem pretty simple Japanese style tensioner like mazda, i've smoked a few with the intech, never been beaten by an SS only 370z, those coil position sucks like 3.2 benz they over heat and break.
Awesome video thanks for taking the time to explain everything properly, iv got a question iv always thought about it are the roller rockers all the same across all three engines?
Good onfo thanks I always wondered if the FGmk1 and BF mk3 wagon LPG gas engines after about mid 2009 with the silver tops, are just as good as the green tops that proceeded them. Suspect they are really "green tops" less the green paint to save about $2.46 per car. Or did ford downgrade that gas engine after mid 2009 to save a few more dollars?
I have heard the BF mk3 LPS wagon engines were a green top but with a silver rocker cover. Unfortunately i have had a chance to grab one and pull it apart to check!
Yep only fuel pressure reg is different injectors are the same for turbo and n/a. Watching the cam sensor clips break 😂 they always do easy to get new clips just D pin out of the old one and re pin into new clip
wait hold up. i just bought a 2011 FG Turbo a couple weeks ago and it has a black top barra in it. Also is labelled FPV on the dash of the car. Has someone engine swapped a territory motor into this thing?
In Australia we refer to LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) as Gas. You probably know it as propane or bbq gas. The Barra Greentop was a factory dedicated LPG engine.
good video mate, doesnt matter how many times people are told tho they will always make up their own mind tho, i ran a wrecking yard for years and people would come in and spend more money and ask for a 06 onwards gas engine and pay extra for it just thinking they are diffrent and wouldnt listen when i told them otherwise, then people buying gas motors and wanting to do a rod and piston upgrade ??? i would say buy a high km nugget petrol motor and save your money, nope wouldnt listen, also when removing and fitting the timing covers, the sump comes off first from factory, when built the sump is fitted after the timing cover to stop risking rolling the front main seal when pushing the timing cover on, just a tip when putting them back together
That's exactly right, mate... and the very reason i bought the NA motor in the first place. In my green top comparison video i got accused of swapping the pistons/rods in the BA Gas motor to get views. Doesn't matter what i show on video... people will believe whatever they want.
Good video dude, I have a question about bf mk2 na and xr6t motor short block. Is there a difference in wall thickness comparing the na with xr6t? Soon to start na bf convert to turbo. Cheers mate.
So what I’m gathering from the video is that the heads are the same part numbers on the outside between NA motors and turbo motors, the difference being the valves between them. With that being said, if I had done a head on an Turbo motor, would I be able to swap an NA head over to it with no issues? And swap the valves with the O on it over or is that not possible? Thanks for the informative video too
Great info, I've watched it several times. I have now disassembled my territory turbo engine because of a big end knock. The crankshaft has damage. Do you know if a N/A crankshaft is the same as a turbo?
I'm looking to do a Turbo Barra swap on a 1986 Ford Ranger. Note I am in the US. So I am looking for a rear sump petrol turbo Barra. Which Barra would that be? FG? I want to have the engine built for about 500hp in Australia before being shipped to the US. But I want it over built so I'll never be close to it's limits. Of course because spares aren't exactly available here, so a failure will be highly time consuming. I also want to mount a T56 6-speed manual behind it. What are your recommendations and whom should I get in contact with?
@@69JANKS thanks for checking it out! Compare the 6 in the 156 to the 8 in the 280, the camera was a touch out of focus which i can see why it may appear as an 8, but it’s definitely a 6. I’ve still got the injectors and ive checked them multiple times, maybe I’ll post some photos of them on my facebook page. I would have pulled the pistons and rods apart to compare the pins but without the right tools i was worried i might wreck them.
the numbers prefixing the part number looks to be a date code 06 = 2006, 036/008 = week made, the "-6" may be the day even so could be the 25th of February 2006 that cam was made.. Only guessing by similar date codes used by ford.. more speculation, the 296 could be degrees of Intake Duration, and the 250 the valve lift? 250/1000 inch, or quarter inch?
You say gas and petrol in this. Im from the US.. Gasoline is what you get at a pump to run your engine. Same thing as petrol for you. So what in the world are you refering to when you say that gas is different than petrol? Diesel perhaps?
Hey mate! Question, can you use a bottom end of an N/A barra to a turbo? Blown the bottom end my turbo Barra (red top) but I’m not keen on buying a red top motor
going off the rod part number and gudgeon pin diameter, looks like LPG amnd turbo rods are the same part, but the turbo rods have a press fit bush as an addition(probably to help with the extra loads). what surprises me, is the facrt the turbo gudgeon pins have a smaller diameter. they must have a much thicker walled pin for the loads.
Fuzzy you still have a red top apart? Would be super interesting to measure the factory ring gaps between green/red/silver. Can’t find the info anywhere
Ive Had a Territory with a Na Thats been my parents family car for most of my High school years and its been sitting for the last couple of years thinking of bringing it back giving it a service or maybe a rebuild and turboing it but Thanks for the vid 👍🤣
you may be able to help, I have a SERIES 2 BF 07 N/A Falcon , but I have had problems getting the right parts when ordering. it appears that I have a BA block fitted, and it appears that it has come from factory like that , as the hose clamps still had the factory fitted snap off clamps. I have a different oil filter and starter motor that are off the BA. do you have any idea how this has happened, it doesn't look like it been swapped....
Good informative video.
There’s also another version of the “silver top” (unpainted valve cover) naturally-aspirated “Barra” six. It’s the EcoLPI. This has computer controlled liquid-phase-injection (LPI) of LPG. They have 12:1 compression ratio pistons. These engines are two levels of LPG engine technology above the “green top” E Gas (LPG carbureted) engine seen in this video. They produce more torque & power than the naturally-aspirated petrol version.
I’d be interested to know which version of connecting rods are used in the EcoLPI “Barra” sixes? Given that these engines only have air flowing through their intake manifolds, and not fuel & air mixture like the E Gas (“green top”) engines, there’s no risk of backfiring, which can cause bent connecting rods. That is why the E Gas engines are said to have came with thicker rods like the turbocharged versions also have. 🚙
Thanks for the watching! I have heard different info regarding the LPI motor, i would love to pull one down but they're still a bit pricey at the moment.
I have an FG MK2 EcoLPI. It has the same throttle body as the NA petrol. The Egas FG Mk1 had a different throttle body.
Thanks. I was going to ask about that. As I have the FG XR6 MK2 EcoLPI with the grey/silver motor :)
Being a Holden person, I still found this video to be excellent and well presented. Already a legendary motor this one with so much potential and ease of upgrade with the cams up top and a Turbo in the family. Probably one of Holdens biggest downfalls considering how well they respond to a Turbo. LPG doesn't wash the oils off the piston walls but the burning of LPG puts nitrates into the oil. Unless you run a high detergent oil and a decent C (diesel) rated oil then it will break down and cause a dirtier motor.
Again, great video. Enjoyed your myth busting 3 x gas motor pull down video too. The rumor that ba gas motors had 1R spaghetti legs must have had the spreader LOL. Cant confirm but bought parts off a guy who tuned his na based turboed fg to 600hp rear wheel. Car still lives on that tune. Tells me he destroys a lot of contenders at the lights that fg does. Good, cheap, fun.
Thanks for watching!
So hard to find a legitimately informing video on these beastly engines. Thanks for this man
Thanks for checking it out!
@@EverythingFuzzY hey mate some of the fg gas also come in silvertops are they the same thick rods or not and do you think they were gas converted or not and also should I buy a fg gas silvertop
Wow it’s a small world. I remember setting up the sound for Warrnambool coastal jam and talking to you about your EB and having a chat about my ba xr6 turbo Ute with a gas motor in It and now I stumble upon your you tube channel. Such a great and informative video to watch and your an awesome bloke to talk to in person 👍
Haha pete! That was such a rad gig, hopefully tee up another gig with you guys soon! How’s the stato treating you? Thanks you checking out the video dude!
Was a awesome gig that weekend. Everything went awesome. The WK just went to the Warracknabeal drags and I placed second in my class making it all the way to the finals. Will hopefully see you at the next gig and get to talk some more 😀
If you love stripping engines check out the all alloy 2.5 Lt 4 banger used in the mazda sp25 2009-2013 it's an L5 engine code capable of handling 500hp unopened. Completely forged bottom end standard, Nobody has a bellhousing to turn them into rear wheel drive yet , I'm working on that , the 2.5 is made by Ford for Mazda , highly regarded engine very few people know its true potential.
You can make them rear wheel using a nc mx5 6 speed gearbox. The l5 is a common swap for nc mx5s
Hey bro great video. Heaps of useful info. I learnt alot. Could you possibly set up the different cams with a dial gauge and degree wheel to see if there are any differences in lift, duration, overlap etc. Would be interesting to see if there any and what they are. Cheers
Thanks for watching! Yeah, a dial gauge and wheel would definitely answer some of my questions but unfortunately i don't feel confident in my ability to take those measurements accurately!
A Ford dealer technician, who was trained about the “Barra” sixes, told me that the original camshafts for all these engines are the same. Assuming the EGas variant isn’t computer controlled, then all but that variant have their inlet & exhaust camshafts independently phased to optimise performance. For example, the overlap between inlet & exhaust valves will most likely be controlled to be less than for the naturally-aspirated engines, when boost is occurring with the turbocharged variants. That is to minimise boost being wasted by blowing through the engine during the brief periods when both the inlet & exhaust valves are open at the same time. 😎
You got a black top in the FGX sprint
Thanks for letting me know!
BF E-Gas & N/A timing are identical parameters depending on load obviously. Initial valve timing overlap for advanced & retarded graphs are (valve overlap was fixed at 25°, intake duration 251° & exhaust duration was 246°) - where as the intake & exhaust duration on the Barra 190 was 256° plus the petrol had the ability to vary valve overlap from -35° to 85°.
*Intake* (pin lock position)
Open - 27.5° BTDC
Close - 48.5° ABDC
**Exhaust**
Open - 78.5° BBDC
Close - 2.5° BTDC
**Intake** (10° advanced)
Open - 37.5° BTDC
Close - 38.5° ABDC
**Exhaust**
Open - 88.5° BBDC
Close - 12.5° BTDC
**Intake** (50° retarded)
Open - 22.5° ATDC
Close - 98.5° ABDC
**Exhaust**
Open - 28.5° BBDC
Close - 47.5° ATDC
Thanks for the detailed info! Is their any benefit to swapping camshafts between these motors? I wouldn't think the gain overall would be worth it.
@@EverythingFuzzY Best swap you can do to any BF or FG is f**k off the dog 2.73 gears in N/A 6sp auto models 🤣🤣 really wakes them up with 3.27's. I don't think there is any gain for the green top, Ford set them up pretty decent. The EcoLpi was where the gains were. From a daily driven n/a perspective. Especially considering peak power came in 1000rpm sooner than the petrol counterpart.
thank for your information between two piston on lpg v turbo so now l understand
Nice work man, a good watch.
Thank you for a great video very helpful for me to consider an engine , well explained .
How big are these? Ford USA quit making straight 6 engines 35 years ago. The 300ci engines are indestructible! Do you prefer a v6 or i6?
FGX Sprint run blacktop and its the most powerful Barra built from factory
Sure is!
@@EverythingFuzzY arent the fpv f6s most powerful barra from factory?
Excellent video mate.
Thanks for watching!
Gday m8 thank you for putting this video up . very helpful 👌
Thanks for watching!
I just subscribed legend, Bloody great video mate I have a 2007 Fairmont Silver Top 6 speed auto and I'm just wondering what I have to do to up some power on the cheap with out comprising reliability? 🤙🍻
2nd very informative engine video. Wholeheartedly agree on your theory of the valves. I’ll save this video to share on a lot of ill informed posts
Thanks for watching!
Good vid man, and great intro :) you got another sub from me
Haha thanks for watching. Spewin i lost the 10mm deep socket!
So essentially the bottom end is still the same and its the head that's different. You could just swap a turbo head ?
Well my LPG 08 Barra has 615,000kms on it an still going strong as a daily for work , just keep the maintenance up and a eye on the shitty plastic pulleys the let go an you should be in ok hahaha
What oils you recommend mick?
@@isaacsymons557 I only use full synthetic Penrite oil (hprs 5w -40 in winter time and switch to 10w-40 in summer time but service every 8000kms if that helps
Would I be able to buy a cheap Barra off you . I need to budget build one for rocky nats next year and people are wanting crazy money
Que vídeo sensacional! Parabéns ❤️🔥
Thanks for sharing !
My pleasure!
why they don't develop on LPG but black gold
Just a question mate. If u can help at all....
You got any tips for putting a Barra in a ve Commodore?
I'm.a.ford guy. But like the look of the ve. So got a ve with dead sidi V6 and want to throw a old Barra I have in it
Any tips would be sweet mate.
Cheers
Anyone know what website people can buy these engines from? I’ve seen about gumtree for very but not sure abt it. Do these actually sell cheap. I’m interested in the red top barra for the turbo and put a bigger one in there.
Not hard to pick up a whole car here with said engine in it but I'm not sure how you would go about just the engine since most of us here want them too.
yeh both run stock 28 lb injectors
I have wanted a red top for sooooo long but the AdamLZ tax got me... I was about to order a red top shipped to my house in Florida(USA), for roughly 1800 shipped with harness and other odds and ends. Adam built his Gt350 Barra car and the same guy hit me literally a week later with, "hey the prices went up on shipping due to covid and so I'll need 3500 for a black top and 3800 for a red top plus an addition 500 to 800 for shipping based on if I went red or black like the color of the valve cover weighs more or some dumb ship Lol..... people are butt holes... Lol
Ouch! are you still looking for one? email me info@everythingfuzzy.com.au
@@EverythingFuzzY I will be again soon if I can get a decent price on one.
@@jyminewtron1416 just get a na engine and build it, they are cheap asf, it's just a matter of finding someone who will ship it which is the experience part, it also depends if your after a ba/bf or fg
No way would I pay 10K for a factory turbo motor , a 3k set of custom rods and pistons in a standard low k donor engine is a far better option . Handling 1000hp as apposed to 500 turbo rounded.
On the money, mate! i paid $200 for that NA motor. Thanks for watching!
What can these things rev to? 4.5k rpm?
Look at the specs.6000 rpm for the FG x Turbo Sprint stock.
What can a stock gas block handle?
500
I’d be interested to see an ecolpi motor, or does anyone know what the difference is
Working on it, mate! Hopefully in a few weeks.
@@EverythingFuzzY 🍺can’t wait
Could you use LPG rods with N/A BA pistons? Bringing the compression down to 9.7
they should be the same size, both engines have 10.3 to 1 compression, both same pistons, so rods cant be different heights.. if you were thinking of throwing in the turbo's rods and pistons, they should fit and give you 9.7 to 1..
@@MaximusPsychosis BA N/A run 9.7 compression, BF is 10.3
Turbo is 8.8
As stated in the ford workshop manual. Both NA and LPG engines are 10.3:1 and the Turbo is 8.7:1
@@EverythingFuzzY BA, not BF
I’ve got a boosted Barra 182, and want to slap LPG rods in it, but keep the piston heads
@@HappyYodeler4 the original 1st generation barra, i couldn't say much more, i own 2 of them, but never busted them open, wiki states they are 9.7:1..
now if they are not standard domed pistons, then that'll make sense on the lower compression, but i don't know about the rods. If the rods are the same, throwing in 190 and up N/A/Gas pistons in should in theory bring it to 10.3:1..
I'm sure your are aware of higher compression you need higher octane fuels?
How much do bars engines run for and if I could modify it to around 1k of hp?
Veddy interesting but not funny😮
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Thanks for the rad comment, mate! Just trying to give people the help i didn't have when i did my conversion. Thanks for the support, i appreciate it!
Great video.
Just fyi, the all camshafts are the same from n/a to turbo. Used to be a parts manager at a Ford dealer and the part numbers when having to order a new camshaft, parts numbers are the same whether it’s n/a, gas or turbo.
People saying the turbo xr6 or what so ever is better . Remember, it’s still a Barra the mighty falcon 🇳🇿💥
Handy tip with the brittle clips on wiring connectors, before touching them, hit them briefly in a sweeping motion with one of those small handheld butane torches, it softens them back up so they won't break when touched.
Thanks for the tip! I’ll give it a try next time.
The injectors are the same as stated, they increase the cc of the injector by running the higher bar regulator
Hay dude what a great video, you did a truely awesome job on the editing. You really taught everyone in the world interested in the Barra something. 👍 and a new subscriber.
Thanks for watching and for the rad comment!
Love how your so straight forward and don't carry on like you no everything.
Great work mate. Keep up the good work. 👍
Here in South Africa we get red top N/A barras for sale 🤔
Can prob check if the rocker cover is painted or they blocked the oil return line on the block if they removed the turbo
I've seen them in Aus too. Don't know if they were ex-turbo.
@@donotwantahandle1111 Yea prob but def not a N/A barra,the older 6 cyl AU single cam falcon had a red cover...
Wouldn't be surprised if you get our older Aus n/a ford motors
I see they say on the adds 4.0 barra TJHH the territory turbo engine here in South Africa has a black top but I've also seen some adds where they selling N/A barras here silver top that is gas motors 🤷🏻♂️
finally i get to have a barra turbo'd na after like 22 years of waiting great video i have 3 engiens to tear down and fix one gas ba bf one na bf ba one fg2 na fantastic info thanks for brushing me up on my barra lore
That straight 6 sounds like a BMW
Im so glad I watched this...since I bought my xr6 I have thought alot about reconditioning the motor myself, just for the experience. No WAY am I doing it now..far more complicated than I imagined and way too many 'bits' ...lol..thanks, great video :) EDIT: I just read the persons comment regarding the 3k spent on custom rods and pistons in a donor motor for the turbo conversion...now Im interested again..haha..sub added
Nothing better than grabbing some tools and figuring it out yourself! Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed!
G’day mate great video, I’m on the hunt for a Barra for my Xb Ute. Any recommendations on which one would be best to go for considering it’s probably going to have to be completely gone over anyway. I do want to run a turbo but not going to pay top dollar for a turbo engine
Awesome video, well documented easy to understand, thankyou for taking your time making this video and clearing up some misconceptions about the Barra motor.
Glad you enjoyed it!
If the circlips in the turbo are the wire type you can just flick them out with a screwdriver there should be a small indentation used for fitting and removing the clip put you hand over it as they tend to just disappear. Ive never had a barra set apart as i left the engine reconditioning game before the barra came along but most of the euro cars use wire type circlips and the japanese stuff used flat ones with the little holes for circlip pliers. The secret to the falcon engines long life is the material the block is made of back in the day we would rebore maybe 20 holdens to 1 falcon, the blocks tend to outlast the cars. Takes longer to hone out a falcon cyl as well.
Thanks for watching! Yes, pulling the pin out of the turbo assembly would be easy but i don't have a shop press or correct tools to push out the pin on the LPG/NA assembly and i didn't want to risk damaging it.
Hi, just wondering if my 2007 SY - TX territory with a Barra 4lt motor with 4 speed box, can be turbocharged without too much alteration? Or is it not a good idea, Sorry... just learning.. Rob
Hey mate i have turbocharged my 2007 SY territory NA. Im running 5 psi atm with no problem at all. Im doing bigger injectors, fuel pump and maybe bigger value springs awsell for 10-12 psi
Would love to see a bf mk1 and ba turbo motor pulled down and see the difference, awesome video mate!
Thanks for watching!
I know it is covid-ago😂
But did you ever measure the difference in the cams, between Gas and Petrol?
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Keeps saying "same part number". That is wrong, they have the same CASTING number. For example, the camshaft casting numbers only refer to the raw blank material, and the camshaft is ground afterwards to suit each application.
Good stuff. I have a black top turbo territory engine. I'm going to assume they're the same as the xr6 red top, just didn't want the colour I guess.
I wondered this too i just bought a terry ghia
@@jasonyoung5960 yeh they're the same as a bf I believe.
@@ALLOFTHEBOOST , whats the difference between bf and fg cheers
@@jasonyoung5960 not entirely sure sorry as i forget stuff all the time. Also not an overly big barra fan. Just had territorys and got a cheap wreck to part out and kept the engine for my patrol. But from my bad memory, I think the main difference regarding big power come down to the rods. I believe bf and fg are the same tho. Think u can push 500kw with them. Less on ba and na. I had my engine fully rebuilt with new everything, but retained the factory turbo rods, as I won't be pushing 1000hp so no point spending another 1500 on rods.
I dread the day i have to do the timing and gears on one of these engines, seem pretty simple Japanese style tensioner like mazda, i've smoked a few with the intech, never been beaten by an SS only 370z, those coil position sucks like 3.2 benz they over heat and break.
0:49 Silvertop also went into XR6
Sure did! I forgot to mention that.
Thanks for watching!
Awesome video thanks for taking the time to explain everything properly, iv got a question iv always thought about it are the roller rockers all the same across all three engines?
Good onfo thanks I always wondered if the FGmk1 and BF mk3 wagon LPG gas engines after about mid 2009 with the silver tops, are just as good as the green tops that proceeded them. Suspect they are really "green tops" less the green paint to save about $2.46 per car. Or did ford downgrade that gas engine after mid 2009 to save a few more dollars?
I have heard the BF mk3 LPS wagon engines were a green top but with a silver rocker cover. Unfortunately i have had a chance to grab one and pull it apart to check!
Yep only fuel pressure reg is different injectors are the same for turbo and n/a. Watching the cam sensor clips break 😂 they always do easy to get new clips just D pin out of the old one and re pin into new clip
Underrated content, great vids mate
Much appreciated!
What's the difference between a 2007bf green top motor and a 2010black top motor both gas
Sprints have black tops as well
Thanks for letting me know!
It's called a dial gauge to check can lift and a scale's to weigh reciprocating mass
wait hold up. i just bought a 2011 FG Turbo a couple weeks ago and it has a black top barra in it. Also is labelled FPV on the dash of the car. Has someone engine swapped a territory motor into this thing?
Is it an FG sprint? I’ve heard they have black rocker covers too.
hi mate , can you tell me why people always choose the gas engine to do up , and turbo ? instead of a standard NA motor ? cheers
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Cheers mate, thank you for your efforts and knowledge. Nice work.
Much appreciated!
My factory 2010 lpg fg motor is not green? Just looks like the na but obviously with all the lpg components any reason?
They probably were running low on green covers.
❤thanks for sharing. Very informative 🎉
What’s this whole petrol vs gas thing. As far as I was aware petrol is gas. Can’t even find anything on the internet using this ideology
In Australia we refer to LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) as Gas. You probably know it as propane or bbq gas. The Barra Greentop was a factory dedicated LPG engine.
Finally a vid of all the differences cheers
good video mate, doesnt matter how many times people are told tho they will always make up their own mind tho, i ran a wrecking yard for years and people would come in and spend more money and ask for a 06 onwards gas engine and pay extra for it just thinking they are diffrent and wouldnt listen when i told them otherwise, then people buying gas motors and wanting to do a rod and piston upgrade ??? i would say buy a high km nugget petrol motor and save your money, nope wouldnt listen, also when removing and fitting the timing covers, the sump comes off first from factory, when built the sump is fitted after the timing cover to stop risking rolling the front main seal when pushing the timing cover on, just a tip when putting them back together
That's exactly right, mate... and the very reason i bought the NA motor in the first place. In my green top comparison video i got accused of swapping the pistons/rods in the BA Gas motor to get views. Doesn't matter what i show on video... people will believe whatever they want.
Good video dude, I have a question about bf mk2 na and xr6t motor short block. Is there a difference in wall thickness comparing the na with xr6t? Soon to start na bf convert to turbo. Cheers mate.
Not that I know of!
Do you reckon the LPG engine is more reliable.
Great information as always mate. Cheers
Thanks for watching!
ive been doin my own plugs etc on my old 1980 corona,for 23 years,i just bought a 2011fg xt..i watched you pull it down ,does it even HAVE sparkplugs?
So what I’m gathering from the video is that the heads are the same part numbers on the outside between NA motors and turbo motors, the difference being the valves between them. With that being said, if I had done a head on an Turbo motor, would I be able to swap an NA head over to it with no issues? And swap the valves with the O on it over or is that not possible?
Thanks for the informative video too
Cant buy a bare head from Ford.Only as an assy minus camshafts
I thought gas and petrol were the same things??
Great info, I've watched it several times. I have now disassembled my territory turbo engine because of a big end knock. The crankshaft has damage. Do you know if a N/A crankshaft is the same as a turbo?
I'm looking to do a Turbo Barra swap on a 1986 Ford Ranger. Note I am in the US. So I am looking for a rear sump petrol turbo Barra. Which Barra would that be? FG?
I want to have the engine built for about 500hp in Australia before being shipped to the US. But I want it over built so I'll never be close to it's limits. Of course because spares aren't exactly available here, so a failure will be highly time consuming. I also want to mount a T56 6-speed manual behind it.
What are your recommendations and whom should I get in contact with?
Injectors had different Part No: 156 & other was 158 ? 🤷🏼♂️🏁
No they’re both 156, you might have to pause the video to see it properly but they’re definitely both 280 156 123.
@@EverythingFuzzY 14:46 mins, it’s a 158 there 🤷🏼♂️ , anyways cool vid actually 👍🏼 the n/a piston pin is really thick-wall also. 👍🏼🏁
@@69JANKS thanks for checking it out! Compare the 6 in the 156 to the 8 in the 280, the camera was a touch out of focus which i can see why it may appear as an 8, but it’s definitely a 6. I’ve still got the injectors and ive checked them multiple times, maybe I’ll post some photos of them on my facebook page.
I would have pulled the pistons and rods apart to compare the pins but without the right tools i was worried i might wreck them.
@@EverythingFuzzY ah ha gotchya 👍🏼 🏁
Thanks for that 👍🏼...... cool vids 👍🏼
Aweosom video mate thankyou for the information ! super underrated RUclipsr, 100k subs coming
Mate you're too kind! Hope i get to see your FG at the strip soon!
If ford had 3 nickels worth of common sense, the Barra would have been the de-facto motor they put in the F-150 Trucks.
the numbers prefixing the part number looks to be a date code 06 = 2006, 036/008 = week made, the "-6" may be the day even so could be the 25th of February 2006 that cam was made..
Only guessing by similar date codes used by ford..
more speculation, the 296 could be degrees of Intake Duration, and the 250 the valve lift? 250/1000 inch, or quarter inch?
You say gas and petrol in this. Im from the US.. Gasoline is what you get at a pump to run your engine. Same thing as petrol for you. So what in the world are you refering to when you say that gas is different than petrol? Diesel perhaps?
In Australia gas refers to Liquefied Petroleum Gas.
You guys call it Propane
I have a ford barra block silver engine, what if I add a turbo?
There are plenty of videos and builds with a silver top
Great video , just pin pricked all the wankers trying to sell turbo motors for bullshit money …
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Best video..
No one has even bothered to do a video like this..
Thanks 👍
Thanks for checking it out!
Brilliant Video mate..thanks for taking the time to show case these motors.....
Thanks for watching!
Hey mate! Question, can you use a bottom end of an N/A barra to a turbo? Blown the bottom end my turbo Barra (red top) but I’m not keen on buying a red top motor
going off the rod part number and gudgeon pin diameter, looks like LPG amnd turbo rods are the same part, but the turbo rods have a press fit bush as an addition(probably to help with the extra loads).
what surprises me, is the facrt the turbo gudgeon pins have a smaller diameter.
they must have a much thicker walled pin for the loads.
Fuzzy you still have a red top apart? Would be super interesting to measure the factory ring gaps between green/red/silver. Can’t find the info anywhere
Hey bro -- awesome and informative channel ..... learnt a bit myself so thnks... awesome job...
Is it safe to turbocharge a green top with it still running on lpg?
Ive Had a Territory with a Na Thats been my parents family car for most of my High school years and its been sitting for the last couple of years thinking of bringing it back giving it a service or maybe a rebuild and turboing it but Thanks for the vid 👍🤣
Yes fucking do it mate up the territory
you may be able to help, I have a SERIES 2 BF 07 N/A Falcon , but I have had problems getting the right parts when ordering. it appears that I have a BA block fitted, and it appears that it has come from factory like that , as the hose clamps still had the factory fitted snap off clamps. I have a different oil filter and starter motor that are off the BA. do you have any idea how this has happened, it doesn't look like it been swapped....
No idea, sorry mate! Have you checked the engine number matches the vehicle id plate? that would confirm if the engine has ever been changed.
connecting rods.
Do the barras have the sbf bell housing pattern?
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