Happy Birthday Barra!

[roddy1960]

It's a beautiful thing the mighty Barra.. I think why it's become a truly great engine is involving the reason behind the thread title and that it's been around 20 years. In that time it has gained popularity and not just in Australia . Also there is a Billett verson of it now too .

It's inherently loaded with torque at any spec level , it's durable/reliable and capable of rocket ship distances , it's very upgradeable to cope with big power increases if done correctly and from personal experience it's surprisingly economical if driven sedately ..

Something else too . The older engine that the Barra succeeded, the good old Intech / VCT was in many ways near as good in a similar way , especially in regard to reliability . Once again I speak from personal experience .

The way we dealt with the beaut Ford V8's over the decades is amazing but a core of why the Falcon here in Australia lasted so long was I'd say was as much because of the inline sixes and how we developed them into truly wonderful powerplants you could rely on .