G'day all... Been trying to get over a few issues of late , health and otherwise and been watching more than ever a few car vids here and there . I have been appreciating more and more how amazing our Barra is being received by more and more people and not just in Australia.
I LOVE our Ford V8's with a passion and rightly so because they are some of the best V8's going but the Australian straight six for a long time culminating in the mighty Barra deserves a lot of respect. Not just from a performance and upgrade potential perspective but for sheer durability and reliability.
Even in N/A form the Barra has so much usability and is pretty darn economical which I can personally attest to . Then you look at what this beaut bit of Aussie ingenuity can achieve in turbo form and comments from overseas ask why the Barra was basically confined to Australia/NZ at least for special performance uses or alternative choice to a V8 for certain Ford vehicles or would different emissions regs stop that I guess .
It has it's faults not least it's physical size but when it's literally strong enough to cope with way in excess of 1-2000 hp without blowing to bits and 6-700 hp is no big deal at all it tells you a lot why it's a gem and no wonder so many now lament it's no longer being built . What is you guys more recent thoughts on Aussie sixes but especially the Mighty Barra .
I won't post a heap of vids for obvious reasons but this is good to watch for those who haven't seen it from Haltech..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ6O1qnMmak...
Thanks all..