John E (Johnny) Hurmuses

K, I am getting a bit more detail now. Thanks to you both for your help. I have some decisions to make, and I am not sure what to do with the engine now. For the record, the engine is a 2005. We do not get E85 here, as far as I am aware, at least. I was expecting to use 94 octane pump gasoline, or possibly that with additives, or maybe buying Sunoco race fuel by the barrel and blending with the 94 octane. I may just leave the engine on the shelf or possibly use it as a transporter engine. How are they NA for fuel consumption? If I was going to spend the cash for the rotating assembly, because of availability only, I would go with one of my quad cam 4.6 modular V8's or big block 460 engines. With the 460, it does not require much more than a few hundred dollars to have effortless power that will virtually go forever. Ford made them for 30 years and I imagine they made more than one million of them. Parts are everywhere here. I have heard and read some saying they use lots of fuel, but I have found it to be very, very efficient compared to other petrol engines. Just have to gear the vehicle right. Let the torque do the work. But they weigh 700 lbs. That's the only negative side. I bought the Barra on an impulse because I heard lots of positives and virtually no negatives about them. And I know that the Ford big six is absolutely the best petrol powered truck engine ever made and figured the family connection was a plus.

HRM Fluff, can you define "different" in that context? As in different how, in what ways? From what I have read so far, I was under the assumption they were nearly identical internally other than compression ratio. MBAF, I am hoping for around 275 to 350 kw and it's first stop will possibly be a Triumph Spitfire until something more suitable turns up. So I won't be pushing very hard. And the closest car I can get the parts from is 13, 026 km away, according to Google maps. And thank you both for the input ! Appreciate any information I can get.

Hi ! New member here in Vancouver BC Canada. I recently was lucky enough to purchase an NA Barra engine complete with automatic transmission and (supposedly) all the necessary wiring and even the steering column and steering wheel. Not quite sure what vehicle it will end up in, but for now I am getting ready to focus on getting it started before I spend any real money. For this forum entry I am going to assume it runs. I am aware of the head bolt/stud situation and am reading some articles about the oil pump upgrades. However I am wondering what source would I search for a turbo. What other vehicles have turbos that are at least close to what this engine needs? There's obviously no turbo Barras in the scrap yards here to get parts from so I have to find alternatives. How much (if any) of the NA intake and exhaust are likely to be worth using or modifying to use with a turbo? Does the bellhousing bolt pattern match anything else (preferably something I can find locally) ? And last question; are there any issues with the computer if I was to swap a manual transmission onto the Barra? Thanks !