BTA Motorsports 1000hp 'Monster' Ford F6 turbo

Just how far can you push the tried and proven Ford straight six? This is what we try to find out with our project "Monster" F6.
The goal? A 1000hp engine in a street package. The result? 1300hp+ from the engine with 992.8hp at the rear wheels.
For more info, check out the Project F6 build blog:
Part 1 - www.btamotorspo...
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Music:
Girl Talk - Can't Stop
Wake - Steppin
Go-qualia - Bate MIDI 4 Too A Buried Motif

[@AUSSIEDAVEROCKS]

It's funny because I own a F6 310 and I always thought the guys driving V8 HSVs would try to get me to drag race against them. But it's been completely the other way around, and the V8 drivers never even want to make direct eye contact with me. I guess they must have known the F6's turbo engine is a V8 crusher.

[@marklowe7431]

+Supra World I'm not surprised. Toyota built the Supra as a sports performance car. Ford built the F6 from a base 4 door family car. No suprise. There's pros and cons. Want to tow a boat with 4 guys in the car and then have some fun the next day. The falcon or a commodore will do it and most of us do that more often then producing 1000hp with no traction and no chassis that can truly deliver it.

[@marklowe7431]

***** You're missing the point. Falcon "is" a 4 door production sedan with a turbo and intercooler strapped on a taxi engine. A Supra was designed to be a performance sports car period. Now let's look at the last 3 fastest cars in the world according to Guinness book of records. 2 of them run quad cam ford engines. The current fastest being a twin turbo GT with the modular engine that runs in our later falcon GT's. Faster than a Veyron with Supra not even in the equation. For a cheap insanely flexible car the Falcon XR6 turbos are a bargain and haul serious ass. It's funny, when Nissan or Toyota make a modern twin cam six it's superior tech but when ford do it's never good enough. Agree, Toyota make some serious nice gear but the modular, the 5.0L and the Barra engine hold up to anything toyota prod make. As for the chassis, a purpose build roll cage frame is required to make these stiff in half the power you're talking about. Production race cars kind of illustrate this without much doubt including toyota.

[@marklowe7431]

Cool, that's awesome. I just hear the XR6 guys say the same often. 1700hp de-stroked single turbo. Nelson 1500hp 4.6L V8 twin turbo and so on. As long as you are happy it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.

[@Lickedykuratz]

+Supra World.... Mate, there's no need to be so fast and furious. And I just love how you carry on, but then admit that you've spent $80,000 on your engine. What I want to know is, how does a kid in high school, (who obviously plays Gran Turismo a lot) afford $80,000 for an engine rebuild, when he can't even drive? You're not fooling anyone, "boy!"

[@zapa5411]

+Aaron1998ish hahahah 😂

[@lQuadXl]

Subwoofer bro, adds 500hp! Love that falcon mate!

[@istiklalcaddesi]

Its funny how most comments below claim they know better than this guy who ACTUALLY made this car nearly 1000HP. Respect!

[@chrisandshazza01]

+istiklalcaddesi agreed........tools - the problem is they think people actually listen to their dribble.

[@oldmate8356]

Funny that stock port stock cam stock inlet manifold car with just pistons, rods, fasteners, oil pump gears and 8285 turbo made 1150whp on pump e85 and ran 8's with the zf and didnt take 5k revs to spool.

[@andrewjamesmithson]

Just cruising at 4000rpm hey...

[@sourwords1808]

andrewjamesmithson G'Day Stralia Mate.

[@aryawicaksono3953]

JZ and RB killer!!!

[@Zonda1996]

Barras are monsters. Huge respect for this build coming from a stock RB owner.

[@bryanp4827]

@Mitch but not street cars...

[@Ploxsource]

@@clevo_gtr5541 Haha, you keep dreaming fella, and when you're there, learn about cars too. Falcon and GTR are two completely different cars and have their own purposes. (Nothing against RB owners, I like all cars; just useless cunts who talk shit).

[@OxydowGR]

Ford Australia is 100 times better that Ford Europe. #FACT

[@Nick-1992-SRB]

Yeah Europe only has 4 bangers there true

[@Chad_Thundernuts]

They would be, if it weren't for them killing off the falcon next year. :'(

[@DerangedSloth555]

+Bu zz Not anymore lol... They messed up

[@crypticcsgo]

yeah wtf

[@dvsmum3832]

Rip aussie cars no commo or falcon

[@christiaanj]

the wife's not getting anywhere NEAR that car....

[@Lickedykuratz]

Heh heh! True that!

[@willspicer3190]

If only these were in the U.S.... Sadly the I6 is a dying breed here. EVERYTHING 4 door is going transverse layout. Even the newest Ford Explorer, it's 4x4 but engine sits sideways. We have the Mustang, beautiful car, and the SHO Taurus AWD ecoboost that's 365hp and capable of 600+. But for me hands down I'd buy the Falcon XR6 Turbo.

[@benschmidt3967]

+Will Spicer The weight balance of the Taurus is terrible you can throw a XR6T or F6 into a corner like a motorbike, Two completely different cars more used to hunting down AMG and M Power. You don't see many Taurus drift cars for that reason and with steering so stable and balance you can steer with two fingers... AWD has two diffs and would have poor launch than the ZF auto mated to Eaton True trac diff which is capable of 9 second quarters... If a 600Hp at the rear wheels (not having power lost in the diffs) Xr6t can hit over 304 kmph that Taurus would be like shooting fish in a barrell. They are easily tuned tune and with a inline 6 in the centre of the front chassis gives much better front weight balance than some V6 dropped in the centre... Remember the original BMW M5 had a inline 6...this is Ford Australia interpretation of the classic sports saloon. For those who remember who beat the Germans with GTHO in 1971...the Falcon belongs with the Mercedes which it used to race...for the fastest 4 door in the world... I heard Mercedes wants to bring the inline 6 back due to V6 unreliability, engine balance and timing chain issues affecting the reliabillity aspect of its traditional designs... BMW still wants inline 6 with turbos... Ford turning in Toyota now with the Falcon gone they have now no RWD sedan to compete with German marques. I guess they have won by default. The Cadillac CTS exists but Ford has absolutely ' nothing near' its performance but won't 'use' it. Ford dumped the 427 concept as well due to short sightedness too. Other companies im sure will profit from the Falcons demise. The original Mad Max drove one... he used to chase motorcyles too. Most BMW drivers know why the new Mustang handles so well it stole the dual-link IRS unit from the Falcon as it was still live rear axle in the 21st century-geez...in the previous model. The Falcon dumped live rear back in 2002....took the US a while...

[@TheAngryPigeon1]

Why not import a Barra and stick it in a mustang (mechanically speaking, please don't hurt any animals). You'd need a good exhaust guy to fabricate a turbo manifold and dump pipe that would clear the steering column. How do you guys go with Nissan RB engines? Might need to take some ideas from there.. Should be cheap enough to ship an engine over - we buy your v8s all the time

[@TheAngryPigeon1]

You mentioned the explorer- check out the f6 territory. Nowhere near as truck looking as an explorer, but...

[@willspicer3190]

TheAngryPigeon1, I had actually thought about this... I've had several F150s with the 300 i6.. BULLETPROOF engine, but the head isn't a crossflow and they really need a 4bbl to wake them up. I'd love to swap one in a Foxbody Mustang, since that was my first car but being American I also love my trucks lol. Be awesome to take a regular cab 2wd F-100 or F-150 and do a Barra swap with a 6 speed... anybody asks what's in it, just say a "little inline 6, nothing special" lmao. But seriously, a Barra swapped foxbody would be a serious drag car... even chevy people know their a good drag car haha

[@SimplyNordish]

My dream car! to HSV owners, this monster is pure devastation! FORD FOR LIFE!

[@mrmysterious6006]

whosJoshie? Lol. It's a beast for sure. Build an ls and put the same turbo and voila you have an ls with more than 1000hp! Money makes anything go fast!

[@damans6376]

@@mrmysterious6006 yeah Mysteriously mate, Holden engines are jack shit tbh.

[@mrmysterious6006]

@@damans6376 the LS are one of the best V8 engines in the world. Reliable, light, durable. There is no V8 engine in the world that can handle as much power as an LS reliably

[@IC3XR]

An LS will make this power, sure. But to make an LS do this you’ll need a HELL of a lot more money Barra’s are the definition of value for money

[@shushinedan]

5km dowm the road and $100 later, mums dropped the kids to school......

[@IC3XR]

All within the space of 3 seconds 😂

[@juz4lolz]

Had number 146 of the series 1 Typhoon F6... 6 Speed and 270kw. Was a mental car!

[@nelliesilvers1210]

juz4lolz 445kw in our BF F6 Typhoon. Love the power she gets👌

[@351HOON]

bloody brilliant! 1000hp thats useable and put through 6 speed auto! that's what i call development, glad to see you guys doing what fpv wont with these brilliant engines

[@BudleyBailey]

Aussie power whoop whoop

[@kitemett]

Awesome engineering guys.

[@goonta2]

I love the pure sound of the turbo blow it simply is Exilarating to my ears.

[@iforgot5191]

Insane! What a credit to you guys who built it ! 👏👏🥇🥇👍👍

[@kebabarmy6438]

Love the mods and the rims

[@broncosfan92]

Fair enough . I was bummed it didn't get to do all the tests. It would have been awesome in the 400m test against the others

[@AdmissionGaming]

992.8HP, dam so close to your 1000hp goal.

[@chrisandshazza01]

+Because Racecar ......unless you look at the engine - 1300hp

[@jasondallsy9413]

Come on mums gonna light up too...She,s a red blooded Aussie too...luvin it...

[@rare4v1]

that interior in this car is awesome .

[@joeyy17]

You actually are the only Holden fan i've heard of that has brains

[@perrconn2669]

Wow that is an amazing car. It sounds so good when you put your foot down.

[@AdLiberated]

"This car can be driven by mum, 50kms no problem. Then she puts the foot down and absolutely shits herself". This thing would bust jaws with the amount of G's you'd feel. Beasty.

[@YessirPauly]

Where is this car nowadays? ❤

[@Pigeon1888]

I've got a stock 2012 F6, it's a weapon even in Grandad spec but this has made me want to spend some coin.......1000hp without removing the rocker cover is pretty bloody impressive.

[@syl8300]

what a sound! love it

[@M5CompJr]

That's insane! I just sold my FG F6. I miss it so much

[@roflcopter645]

The red strip is painted on. So I'm 80% sure it was a touch up job on the stock rims. But if you got to their website (links in the description) and read up about this project, it'll only mention work on the engine.

[@shackleton274]

F6 is the best aussie muscle car in my opinion, proper aussie engine and timeless look with such practicality.....shit i wish theh still made cars in australia.....

[@gprix2]

That's a nice motor on that turbo🤪

[@danielmillard8134]

I'd go to jail, if I owned this lmao!.

[@letusdig7525]

only once you had to stop for fuel

[@darkscorpion6534]

I love Ford Australia's I6 engines... Japan has the 2jz but we've got the Barra... Delicious Fish and Badass Engines!

[@Suprastar77]

thus me saying you dont see them often. 2JZ's and RB engines have been known for huge power in the mid 90's which back then 500hp was very very costly. the RB engine was rated at 900hp on the standard block in 1989 when the very first RB26 imerged. yes they have so much advancement which is why they are so good!! -_-

[@KM-gh3ob]

BTA - NICE WORK I will definitely be paying a visit to your establishment ...when I get my next FG XR T or FGX

[@Suprastar77]

This means that because that amount of weight can only be pushed to a certain limit before the weight eventually intensifies and breaks something. thus Large engines have lower Revlimit. A smaller engine has a much larger rev band. Which is the secret to traction. Distributing the power over the rev band more evenly reduces the chance of breaking traction.Meaning its mostly about balance. Yes and tire selection is also crucial. but everything has a limit.

[@KingOfForest22]

Taking the overall package of performance, comfort, reliability, space and solidity into account, nothing can beat a new G6ET for $54k, let alone a near-new one for $29k. The happiness you feel from owning a Euro car is just your brain's way of handling the cognitive dissonance associated with spending $100k on a car, you want it so badly to be worth what you paid for it that your perception of it doesn't reflect the reality. As for the money I saved, I'm using it on a 2 month trip to Europe ;).

[@icerslair]

this is a beast of a car. Would be nice to see if it ever did 1/4mile work to test its true figures and to see if it holds together, as we all know thats the real testing.

[@Thunder-cx4yq]

What is one of these falcons like without a hair dryer?

[@nhfalcon]

Not only is this car been built for dyno numbers( not 1/4mile times)......this thing looks horn and sounds horn. Nice work boys.

[@arleyki]

Stickers and wrap gotta be worth another 50+ HP?

[@roflcopter645]

I think they're the stock black rims with the stock 245mm wide Dunlop sp sport maxx tyres.

[@nicky8866]

i dont see the point in bad mouthing either brand of car,, personally i like holdens ,, but i also like early fords pre XD ,, and post AU,, and still have alot of respect for both,, and either way,, the aren't gonna be around for much longer

[@KingOfForest22]

Given equivalent *max* horsepower, the larger engine will have a higher torque, but at a lower RPM (Power = Torque * angular velocity). The Barra, having more displacement and thus, higher torque when N/A, won't have to rev as high to produce 1000 HP as the smaller engine.

[@Suprastar77]

Yes but that means the chance of it breaking traction is much much more higher. Torque is produced by displacement and the weight of the internal components inside the engine. think of it this way. you roll a solid ball and a hollow ball down a gential slope and then you try to stop it. the solid ball will be harder to stop because more weight thus once internal parts start moving they become eaiser to move because they are moving a a pace where little effort is required.

[@T_3rR4h]

Breaking laws left, right and centre... un-road-worthy car, excessive speed, hooning, excessive noise. And yet no one was actually harmed. Love it!

[@GODLIKEZ490]

shut up

[@no_bull]

LSX engines can make 2000Hp easy on a turbo setup. Would love to see a Barra 6 do that. Not bagging them because I love them don't get me wrong but a V8 is a V8=more cubes=more power. It is simple as that

[@H0LDENSUX]

You guys could of given the Drive Away price when somebody brings an F6 to you to upgrade. 7 years latter, is 1500 reliable, everyday user friendly horses achievable?

[@KingOfForest22]

Are you talking about transmission losses or lack of traction? AWD actually results in more power-loss through the drive train compared to RWD, with FWD having even less drive-train loss (thus being the most efficient). As for traction, the right tyres are far more important than AWD. A drag car with a good launch will lift it's front tyres off the ground, so AWD would be useless. Traction is dictated by the weight over the driven tyres, weight transfers to the rear during heavy acceleration.

[@callmepot]

how the hell do you lose almost 310 horsepower through the drivetrain?!

[@proxypanda4156]

Thats normal 30% loss

[@bigpronger]

So to make 1000hp out of these engines are they still running the stock head and bottom end ??

[@AverageBikeGuy]

This video is awesome my favourite parts: 1. Palming the steering wheel when going sideways 2. Faking the head movements when he accelerated!

[@leeharrison3276]

Would that be around the 30k mark for add ons?

[@TheMr1RAD]

what diff ratio does it run and what rpm does it sit on at 110kph because cruising at 4000rpm sounds very high

[@franksurfie987]

Good stuff mate

[@Tuf32]

How much would it cost to get a fg xr6 turbo to 400kw, and it being strong enough to last years?

[@smithy2]

Australia had this awesome engine, which could easily out perform a v8, and now all we're geting is the girlie mustang

[@baileyvandenbosch9892]

If that were manual you'd have to get a pretty strong transmission to handle it. I love manuals but autos can handle so much more power when the gearbox is stock

[@seanm996]

I think these come with a pretty strong manual as an option, rated to 800nm I believe (more than the auto stock for stock).. These autos put the power down better in a straight line though.

[@boosts14]

Bailey van den Bosch stock zf wouldn't last a day with this power. The manual box can take a shit load more abuse than the auto.

[@scootbmx01]

no, the standard tr6060 in these will handle 1000 reasonably well

[@cazshep4143]

I run a standard t56 in my 1000hp ute daily, no issues

[@no_bull]

I don't loose mate, I work as an engine reconditioner don't you worry bud. I see this shit every day when smart asses come in with their motors destroyed.

[@TurbosmartHQ]

It's a beast!

[@fewtyle]

What size precision is that? 76mm or 82mm?

[@PUWTZ1NGERE]

Beautiful

[@evopowerteam]

You use eagle rods?

[@Gr8mate13]

Yes a wrap around a tree. Interesting to see what the fuel usage is 20 to 25 l/100

[@boosts14]

considering at stock LS variant would pull around 20l/100 driven enthusiasticly, I dare say this has the potential to be 3-4 times that on e85.

[@davidfvck]

Need to take this thing to powercruise!

[@Godscountry2732]

Can you imagine if we could use all that heat lost ?2000 hp and 60 mpg on cruise.No cooling system,some type of super material for the block,engine components,ceramic steel matrix of some type,pistons would also have to be made of some type of super ceramic.Just Dreaming.

[@alexc5691]

inagod

[@Godscountry2732]

Its one of the reason electrics are eyed as the best replacement,for the ICE Toyota claims 2050 will be the last of its internal combustion engines as the sole power-plant of a car,truck.Electrics offer twice the efficiency of a internal combustion engine.The new Tesla is one the the worlds fastest production vehicles.The SUV rips off 10 second 1/4 miles times at 125 mph 0-60 in under 3.0 seconds.I remember someone telling a friend of mine,wow,that 327 chevy put out 600 hp and my friend saying,yeah but the exhaust temp was 1400 degrees F [ wasted power ] imagine if we could use the heat,how much power the engine would make.Heat is the killer of the ICE

[@blackhawkd1]

what a car awesome man

[@sinzor10]

total cost to have an F6 done exactly like this?

[@dking1975]

How much would this setup cost thanks

[@andrewjamesmithson]

I have a 05 BF F6 ZF 6spd makes just over 500 RWKW and over 600ftlb torque. Has a GTX3582R and I.D 1000 injecters among other things. Did you have to change your tail shaft and diff to achieve this goal? If so what did you replace them with to handel the power as im sill useing the factory diff and tail shaft but do not think they will last. Thanks

[@HotForgeChaos]

How you haven't snapped your input shaft and destroyed your driveshaft is beyond me. A buddy of mine wound his factory FG GS 5L driveshaft up at the night drags here in NZ, and he's only at the 350rwkw mark. I cannot remember who made them, but I think KPM make upgraded input shafts and drive shafts for the ZF. The factory components don't enjoy too much above 400kw

[@Leigh666XF]

The best part about this car? 100% Aussie engineering. They can't wait for the Yanks to feed them new gear like the Holden boys. They have to research, develop and build it themselves. And what a fucking sick job they're doing!

[@VK2KRR]

Well done guys

[@Casey.M28]

How much would all of this cost?

[@Substepable]

I'm usually a Holden person, but this ford was fucking sexy no doubt.

[@dallytea9196]

Oh man can u do my 06 territory kidds would need bucket seats mum pumping out over 1000 hp lol

[@Fridgemusa]

Ummm, so what about the internals, coz I know that motor aint stock inside?!

[@djshotty]

Stop arguing about the differences between makes and models, instead just marvel at how awesome this particular car is...

[@WioPerca]

It sounds almost like a supra :)

[@mills3375]

Wio Perca That’s because they are both inline 6

[@bryanp4827]

It might sound like a Supra, but goes like a Barra!

[@What-gz3xj]

I LOVE IT

[@sct911]

quarter mile time?

[@MyChib]

well done

[@c2105026]

You have engineering certificate for this?

[@Suprastar77]

its been proven that it isnt about the capacity/ displacement of the engine. its all about efficiency. what i mean is how much power it can get down. you can have a 1000hp engine but it could only get about 600hp of it on the ground. if you have a 600hp engine and its putting over 550hp on the ground you have a monster. this is where AWD plays a big factor

[@MrTroytroy]

Is this power useable though? I just presume that it can't get the power to the ground in a useable manner on the street. Wouldn't it get chopped by 300kwatw EVO or something? (except on the highway...)

[@somenutjob]

yeah I doubt this thing could launch like an EVO or GTR

[@whydidyoudothatkarl]

somenutjob agreed, it has way to much torque

[@benschmidt3967]

whydidyoudothatkarl wrong answer AWD launches slower due to a extra diff. You are not in 9 second or 7 second territory here if the drivetrain is setup right. Your car is AWD designed for grip not launching the quickest. 9 second car is not hard even with 350 at the wheels and with launch control and your throttle mapped this car could get to 150mpg quickly with the German ZF Auto

[@benschmidt3967]

Ben Schmidt www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a3091/the-myth-of-the-all-powerful-all-wheel-drive-15202862/

[@whydidyoudothatkarl]

Ben Schmidt i dont care what you think

[@ZERG81]

e85 or pump gas?

[@Jye11Fisher]

@JESSEJ8888 if you researched your cars you'd know that the new auto in these fords are 100x better then a manual, quicker shifting and a smoother drive..

[@markemarc8256]

mate who cares if an auto shifts quicker, in a manual u have so much more control be it cornering, braking , drifting. I have driven both and the auto does what all autos do even in sports mode, shift fast but with a slight delay that makes car control shit. Give me a Race clutch and a HP V8 any day. I had the choice and i got the 6 speed GS supercharged 5 litre. Tuned it and a few other bits and have a 500kw machine that can be driven like cars are meant to.

[@dronez9047]

+Jye Fisher 2 years late to the show but auto will never beat manual in my books. Sure its convienent, shifts quicker blah blah.. But in manual you can stay in your power band for so much longer, you actually have control of your car.

[@bassmetalheadbang]

Straight line you're better off with a auto because you can set them up to change gear at the most precise time and obviously this car wasn't build to be driven around a track...

[@followthesapper324]

How much for one of these bad boys?

[@trannik]

Just wow...

[@qnking2066]

Anyone know how much that all cost roughly?

[@richarddarrah9368]

227 aus dollars was a one day deal

[@KingOfForest22]

Euro cars may have had the quality edge before the early 2000s but the rest of the world has caught up, while the quality and reliability of mainstream Euro badges has stagnated.You must work for a Euro car dealership, because the joy, sensation and pleasure of owning a tuned G6E Turbo with full cashmere leather trim is unmatched by any low-end Euro car that can be bought for less than 80k. Stick a BMW badge on a G6ET and put a $100k sticker price on it, no one will bat an eyelid (cont.).

[@jakeplayle3336]

They should make a 1000hp car with the hsv gts vf when it comes out

[@rubyblueshark]

this vs ams?

[@jahvanahsktleah4229]

im so a die hard fan off falcons

[@HEKTIC458]

I like it very nice

[@danielharvey7561]

can you bolt that monster into a 1997 XR6 ute with manual

[@tyfoniacrage]

To smash EL falcon into pieces??

[@danielmillard8134]

Can you do this in a manual car, and compare the power graph.

[@danielmillard8134]

t56 were used in the 8.4 litre v10 dodge viper. They were just a little stronger.

[@broncosfan92]

nice car but was this the one that spilled its guts all over the racetrack when motor magazine (or whoever it was) tested it?

[@Aspromuntanu]

Is this for sale

[@Drake5153]

if you had a built engine, but were limited to 91-94 octane, how much can these barra240t's push?

[@lachlanbrown409]

Makes good power on 95 but 98 octane or E85 is the way to go:)

[@Pigeon1888]

lots brother, lots and lots and lots.....