discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 3m 13d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 26/09/16 05:49 AM Share Posted 26/09/16 05:49 AM 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,295 Member For: 16y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 26/09/16 05:57 AM Share Posted 26/09/16 05:57 AM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidxr6t skids Donating Members 2,754 Member For: 12y 2m 9d Gender: Not Telling Posted 26/09/16 06:02 AM Share Posted 26/09/16 06:02 AM I know it's old technology but I really wish they arranged for the barra 6cyl to live on in other cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyP MattyP Cruise Control 6,317 Member For: 12y 10m 5d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 26/09/16 06:06 AM Share Posted 26/09/16 06:06 AM Like a mustang? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnz Member 3,047 Member For: 11y 3m 17d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 26/09/16 12:58 PM Share Posted 26/09/16 12:58 PM tech is not that old, tech wise um not sure what you could do exactly hardware wise, its all there, refinement and higher build quality perhaps not that its bad. Better software/pcm with more feature perhaps. Direct injection is a load of sh*t imo, my ST has it and it blows like a diesel initially when you give it the berries, nothing to keep valves, runners etc clean.. super high pressure fuel system etc. It gets 11L/100km, farks me if its any better for it... other than that the ecobeast is a 2.0 basic turbo, intercooled twin ohc 4 banger makes 180 odd kw and sounds like sh*t from the engine bay and is becomimg known for ringland failure....... not exactly ground breaking technology, but hey ecoboost badge creates the illusion it is... Thank fark the ST doesnt have one... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnz Member 3,047 Member For: 11y 3m 17d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 26/09/16 01:10 PM Share Posted 26/09/16 01:10 PM Edit, Since these seems like exactly the right place of what could have been.. Imagine another decade of development. A variable vein turbo or even a well developed compound setup or something tricky. Delux combo pcm with flex fuel and wideband sensors etc... A 7 or 8 spd ZF, A chassis and rear end that coukd make use of what the barra had to offer.Would it not be interesting to see... dare I say it, a HSFPV Falcadore... A GTS with a F6 or Sprint engine in it......Just to see what the fark that creation would have to offer..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidxr6t skids Donating Members 2,754 Member For: 12y 2m 9d Gender: Not Telling Posted 26/09/16 09:57 PM Share Posted 26/09/16 09:57 PM These days are all about fuel economy > engine/car life so I see what you mean about the ecoboost being an ecofail. honestly for the barra to live on the displacement would have to be lowered. I don't mind the idea of 'one car for the whole world' just we can all agree the barra is a world class engine. a super high revving 3L barra would be nice. like 8000RPM sorta region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnz Member 3,047 Member For: 11y 3m 17d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 27/09/16 01:26 AM Share Posted 27/09/16 01:26 AM Getting it there with its current displacement and stroke that makes it the tourqe monster it is would be mint. Would need to sort out its tendancy to want to tear itself apart though.....horrible harmonics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-wolf Member 897 Member For: 17y 10m 12d Gender: Male Location: ACT Posted 27/09/16 08:41 PM Share Posted 27/09/16 08:41 PM Ford Australia has built its last ever engines in Geelong today ahead of the closure of the Broadmeadows car assembly line on October SEPTEMBER 26, 2016http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/manufacturing/ford-australia-has-built-its-last-ever-engines-in-geelong-today-ahead-of-the-closure-of-the-broadmeadows-car-assembly-line-on-october-7/news-story/20bb775ab7e32f7e393d126b260de1f5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,295 Member For: 16y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 27/09/16 11:14 PM Share Posted 27/09/16 11:14 PM welcome to 2 days ago, copypasta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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