Introduction Ford’s Barra 245T was a turbocharged 4.0-litre inline six-cylinder petrol engine that was introduced in the Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo in October 2005. While the Barra 245T shared may attributes with the naturally aspirated Barra 190 engine on which it was based, key differences included: A Garrett GT3582R turbocharger which provided peak boost […]
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Ford Barra 270T engine
Introduction Ford’s Barra 270T was a turbocharged 4.0-litre inline six-cylinder petrol engine that was introduced in the Ford FG Falcon XR6 Turbo and G6E Turbo in 2008. Replacing Ford’s Barra 245T engine, changes for the Barra 270T engine included: A new cylinder head; Garrett GT3576R turbocharger; A larger intercooler; New exhaust manifold; Higher compression ratio […]
Ford Barra 195 I6 engine
Introduction Ford’s Barra 195 was a naturally aspirated, 4.0-litre inline six-cylinder petrol engine that was introduced in the Ford FG Falcon in 2008. Replacing Ford’s Barra 190 engine, changes for the Barra 195 included: A redesigned cylinder head; and, A new split plenum intake manifold. On 90 RON regular unleaded petrol, the Barra 195 engine […]
Ford Barra 240T engine
Introduction Ford’s Barra 240T was a turbocharged 4.0-litre inline six-cylinder petrol engine that was introduced in the Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo in October 2002. While the Barra 240T shared may attributes with the naturally aspirated Barra 240T engine on which it was based, key differences included: A Garrett GT3582R turbocharger which provided peak boost […]
Ford Barra 182 I6 engine
Introduction Ford’s Barra 182 was a 4.0-litre inline six-cylinder petrol engine that was introduced in the Ford BA Falcon in October 2002. Replacing Ford’s Intech six-cylinder engine, key features of the Barra 182 engine included its: Cast-iron block; Aluminium alloy cylinder head; Double overhead camshafts with variable intake and exhaust valve timing (Ford’s Variable Cam […]
Ford Barra 190 I6 engine
Introduction Ford’s Barra 190 was a 4.0-litre inline six-cylinder petrol engine that was introduced in the BF Falcon in October 2005. The Barra 190 engine retained most of the attributes of the Barra 182 engine which it replaced, such as its cast-iron block and aluminium alloy cylinder head with double overhead camshafts and four valves […]
Audi 8J TT RS: CEPA/CEPB 2.5 TFSI engine
Introduction Audi’s CEPA and CEPB were 2.5-litre inline five-cylinder turbocharged engines that powered the Audi 8J TT RS and TT RS Plus, respectively. Hand-built in Gyor, Hungary, the CEPA engine was developed by Audi’s high-performance subsidiary quatttro GmbH and based on the naturally aspirated 2.5-litre engine which powered the Volkswagen Bora and Jetta for North […]
Audi 8J TTS: CDLB engine
Introduction Audi’s CDLB was a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine that powered the Audi 8J TTS Coupe and 8J TTS Roadster. Compared to the 2.0 TFSI EA113 engine in the Volkswagen Mk.5 Golf GTi (engine codes: AXX, BWA, BPY and CAWB), changes for the Audi 8J TTS Roadster’s CDLB engine included: A reinforced cylinder block at […]
Audi 8S TTS: CJXG engine
Introduction Audi’s CJXG was a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engines that powered the Audi 8S TTS Coupe and Roadster. A member of Volkswagen’s EA888 Gen 3 engine family, the CJXG engine produced peak power of 210 kW for the Australian-delivered 8S TTS models and 228 kW for the European 8S TTS; to achieve this, peak torque […]
Audi D3 S8: BSM V10 engine
Introduction Audi’s BSM engine was a 5.2-litre V10 petrol engine that powered the Audi D3 S8 from 2006 to 2010. The BSM engine was developed from Audi’s 4.2 V8 FSI engine, but had a new crankshaft, balance shaft, double-chambered intake manifold with dual throttle valves and exhaust manifold. Although the BSM engine was similar in […]