Breaking down how quick a deep 8-second street car really is - BARRA XW Falcon | fullBOOST

1/4 mile times are the benchmark of drag racing, but how quick do these numbers relate to real world performance times we often see advertised in new car reviews. We ran a Dragy GPS performance timer in Josh's turbocharged Ford Barra powered XW to find out.
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[@bradgotch]

Seeing a full steel bodied car with glass and that brick shape moving like that is insane. Love it.

[@forddriver8827]

This is the benchmark of Australian Motorsports podcasts. Great insight, no bs, tight editing. Looking forward to 2022, enjoy the holidays.

[@fullboost]

Thanks for the kind words 👍

[@watsisbuttndo829]

I think the real miracle here is that its tracking straight at 170mph! Kudos to suspension guy!

[@teamneverlost]

For real thing tracks like on rails

[@fullboost]

1/4 mile times are the benchmark of drag racing, but how quick do these numbers relate to real world performance times we often see advertised in new car reviews. We ran a Dragy GPS performance timer in Josh's turbocharged Ford Barra powered XW to find out. *If you’d like to be notified every time we upload a video, subscribe and then click the bell icon 🔔 next to the subscription button. Get your track gear! 👉 **shop.fullboost.com.au*

[@TURBOTRISTO]

Best idea ever

[@samphelan6144]

What was the 100-200km time if you dont mind?

[@80mphisntfastenuff]

Absolutely awesome speed for the brick. The speed at which he caught the other racers was phenomenal. Love it.

[@stevenross-watt8640]

The front end lift at launch on the shot from midway down the track was madness :).

[@BackyardBuiltandTuned]

Thats a 2.6 100-200, thats flying!

[@mvnorsel6354]

I had a Sigma 2.6 never made it to 200.

[@gstar1309]

That think hooks up hard and perfectly... Awesome car..

[@thewraith6360]

Hands down my favorite car!

[@MmeDesgranges]

Great work guys! And let's have more of the young bloke, hilarious!

[@TURBOTRISTO]

I love the 0-100 comparison times I’ve always wondered

[@fullboost]

The quickest we've logged to 100 is 1.75s but it's the 100-200 where the really fast cars shine doing less than 2.5s 😳🤙

[@TURBOTRISTO]

@@fullboost the big thing in the TT lambo world and the 1000+ street guys overseas is 60mph-130mph a 1400hp lambo or Audi is around 3.2 it’s mind boggling

[@Sleeperdude]

Good information I wish heathcote would show the 1/8th and 60ft like they used to

[@Doc_in_the_carpet_truck]

Love the violent 2 step !!!! His son is right needs 50 pounds of Boost have a great Xmas fellas 👍🍻

[@jasoncashmore6675]

I'm impressed 😳

[@clarissafarmer3547]

LOVE this car, the guy is clearly smiling under the helmet, that’s what cars should bring you, great vid boys

[@stardust6066]

Awesome package engine/suspension/driver 😃👍

[@onedayiwillmakesomecontent]

I'll bet that kid at the start asked for an RB30 sticker! Lol

[@Med1na2012]

What a beast!

[@jadesmith6823]

That's mental 🙏🙌

[@ReptileAssylum]

Brilliant

[@hairymongrell]

hope they sorted the breakin up ! what a weapon !

[@g_force3857]

Did that track have grass growing down the middle of it ? Nice video… good luck and merry Christmas

[@timlowe9069]

Its incredible how straight it drives for something that rowdy

[@ArchimedeanEye]

boost and RPM sure is the replacement for displacement!

[@loganperry8637]

Always has been! I think even the old timers are coming around now that the Replacement to Displacement wears a blue oval!

[@MmeDesgranges]

A good big one always beats a good little one

[@eyesturnedeverinward]

Laughs in rat motor. Although you cant beat those inline 6s.. Aussie 2jz ftw 😛

[@damianlindsey6177]

Given the fact that turbos basically double the engine size we are looking at a 7.2 litre engine so yeah, this is comparable to a Na 7.2 v8. This is why 481ci big blocks with boost make 4-5k hp. I do wish we wouldve gotten the barra in the States here. They are just the best ford 6 ever!!

[@Mosesk1988]

The blacktop, the true dyno. Wholey fuck 0-100kms 1.93secs 😲

[@johnnyspicuzza7589]

Killer car

[@BatMan-oe2gh]

Loved it, bloody quick car. But I wanted to hear about the engine and what's in it. But a real beast for sure.

[@Spectrolite1]

Barra Sound 👋💪👌

[@paulpateras2160]

That’s my best mate kid dimitri he a cool little dude

[@DOCTRJ]

One of the fastest sixes around

[@grahamerosewarne6656]

Should have that motor in a lighter car he would definitely be in the 7 second mark. That's flying for such a big heavy car. Awesome content 👍💯🔥🤟🆒

[@vicbitter2142]

Grahame, these old falcons are not as heavy as you think. No air bags, pading, side intrusion bars and all the other stuff that makes modern cars safe. A 2021 Corolla probably tips the scales close to an original XW. What the Falcon has is a long wheel base and RWD. Areo is probably the biggest issue in this package. But it it looks just so great

[@clubsport9334]

Bit of chub keeps the rears pegged to the deck.

[@mr.h3974]

who would have thought " lighter car = faster time"...THANKS CAPTAIN OBVIOUS!

[@DISKHUNT]

Full goooose!

[@malsmith2012]

Awesome car.. Frank is the gun! What RPM is this thing seeing fella's? Great video as always! 😎👍

[@clubsport9334]

Technically speaking it's in the "screaming it's tits off' range.

[@HoonTV]

Sounds epic. What was he revving it to?

[@Jays22b]

luv it

[@trentcrompton9527]

I need 50 pounds of boost in my life too 😂👍

[@nordic5490]

W2a ic is the way to go. Amazing that more people dont do this.

[@nismofreak33]

has to be setup and sized correctly, or youll run into cooling issues. A2A is a no brainer, slap it on and go nuts.. that and its cheaper, packaged better etc

[@dj4monie]

I am trying to get an interchiller on my car. Massive temp drops, more power less boost.

[@nordic5490]

@@nismofreak33 sure, I have the largest a2a ic that will fit in my Turbo Barra FG without cutting. But... the lure of very short inlet tracts, and low internal volume = fast throttle repsonse. Yup, 800hp is ok, but I want even faster spool response. A big w2a heat exchanger can easily fit where the current ic is. And, I think I can mount the a2w ic diretly above the valve cover - this will give a very short inlet tract. I am impressed by the big power turbo jetskis that have very good throttle response due to very compact a2w heat exchangers and tiny cold side volume.

[@josephcottone9613]

What song was used in the beginning? Almost as good as the music of the Barra!

[@nickgraham8501]

Nothin more Aussie than that slap on the arse at 2:49

[@jimmyjames4966]

Fuck that thing is quick FPV FTW 💎🌞🏋‍♂️😎💪☝🇦🇺 #Strayacunt #Yeahtheboys

[@loganhegarty6792]

This is my best mates boss that’s fucked

[@timearll266]

Cool car and quick too! Is this handicap racing we're seeing here?

[@fullboost]

Yes, it's called Dial Your Own, so you set a time and you need to get as close as you can to that time without going faster (breaking out).

[@mikeymike3240]

Awesome runs guys , or should I have said feck me, that’s feckin fast 💨

[@7071t6]

I think the white XW should have gold stripe on the side, i believe, also missed out buying a XY GS factory six for 1,200 bucks in the year 200 at a wracking yard just before you get to Deer Park Melbourne near flowcraft, spewing i did not buy it, now would be worth more than a house if all fixed up back to oe looking?

[@bluebird8004]

Year 200 was a long time ago. You were way ahead of the game 😆

[@toneloc9084]

@@bluebird8004 would have been big dollars in the year 200

[@tonxbezzina7015]

My dad bought one just before it got crushed at Sims metal for $50 back in the 90s and drove it for 20years with out putting a spanned to it.

[@ryanf2709]

Pfft. 8.3... My mum's standard 2.6 Astron Sigma did those times.

[@danielbrealey2924]

@4:31 I wonder if he was lifting off and on a little or was there T/C kicking in? It sounds like in top gear like he's not at WOT the whole way

[@joshuatuskin1465]

its a new electronic wastegate that we were playing around with for the 1st time we ran out of time to trial it on a dyno before hand or anything. We found for some reason it wasn't holding the boost 100% opening and closing constantly but we'll be ontop of that shortly 👍

[@danielbrealey2924]

@@joshuatuskin1465 Ahhh, that's what was going on- was hard to tell but I could hear something was up. Cheers for the answer! Best of luck with the project 👍 Looking really strong atm, well done... Been dying to try one of these electronic wastegates out myself, no more spring changes! Man that can be a nightmare at the track when you've got some spring pressure to deal with... 😂

[@tighematthew]

Awesome stuff.. Tuff street car.. Not a street car comments to come 🤣

[@rockbiterhd]

Just unreal

[@drumboarder1]

the cops must be SO much more lax down there in Vic for this to get away with being driven on the road

[@ryantilley-general.shenanigans]

The Venetian blinds make it look like Nan's off to bowls so police won't bother.

[@SloppyMechanics]

oi need fifty pounts of beeewwwst

[@Circlotron]

I remember the first time I ever went to the drags 45 years ago everyone was wowed by a 392 Hemi altered that was IIRC about a full second slower than this. If only you could take the XY back in time... Unbelievable performance for a street car.

[@danielbrealey2924]

Very true, huh! What a world we live in in terms of our ability to make hp in street cars... I remember back in like 2000 or 2001 there was this 3rd gen Camaro getting around the show scene doing dyno runs, with the plates 1000hp. It wasn't a lie, it was making mid 800's at the wheels or there abouts- but it was so mind blowing at the time. 1000hp at the crank in a street car was really something back then, now there's bloody street Evo's and turbo old B series Honda's making over 1000 AT THE WHEELS! I tell ya, I'll cut my own nuts off before I ever own am electric car

[@danielbrealey2924]

I was a V8 guy my whole life. I loved my HP the proper way; big cubes and big RPM or blowers was the only way in my mind... I've built and owned many high strung N/A V8 manual cars over the years, especially being in the trade... Then I bought an old R31 Skyline with a turbo and auto cheap off a mate one day with the intention of keeping it fairly stock and it be used as a daily... That didn't last long, it became so easy to make power with boost that I've never looked back... The couple of early Commodores of mine are now waiting for boosted motors to be done to turbo them too... 😂 They're put away, patiently waiting their time... I couldn't keep driving them the way they were, even early days with the R31 it was faster than the big $ manual V8's with very little effort... I would have been happy with 10 sec time slips at one point with them, not any more... 🤦😁

[@johnwilson1794]

I'm in my late 40s and I remember when I was a kid Top Alcohol funny cars were running 6 second passes. Frank Marchese is now running in the 6s with his steel body, street registered, leaf spring rear end, SBF powered XW Falcon. It's insane to think about.

[@redpepper7181]

@@johnwilson1794 Was at Heathcote in about 89 when the top fuel record was broken (5.95sec), l think it was in Winfield sponsorship colours.

[@danielbrealey2924]

@@johnwilson1794 Very true, it's an interesting progression

[@MrR31power]

The kid has the right idea haha

[@smithy2]

What was the black falcon ute running, light mod'd, stock engine?

[@fullboost]

Judging by it's time it must be stock or close to it.

[@smithy2]

@@fullboost yeh that's what i was thinking, that closing speed was a sight

[@ReaLzEdits]

I'm so jealous, why the hell do we still not have drags here in SA???? Unless you want to take a trip up to Whyalla 😒

[@Tk-ou9ec]

Tailem bend building a drag track/strip and apparently will be finished by the end of the year?

[@ReaLzEdits]

@@Tk-ou9ec Yep, bloody great news mate.

[@SA12.55]

✌👍

[@MrIrish1]

Need new strip.

[@meganjay30]

Just imagine putting that engine setup into a car that's half the weight of that XW.. not sure what tho.

[@joshbevan9400]

I was thinking just that...

[@nipponsuxs]

Theres a corrolla that already has one in it, but not the same power

[@JJ-mc8lu]

A good fire breathing car will always beat an electric car! 0-100 1.9s! Wow!

[@aaronheaney2694]

Probably for now but I don’t know for how much longer. With over 90% efficiency for electric motors it’s just a matter of a battery that can put out enough power to get fast acceleration.

[@jason2768]

The electric Rimac Nivera is expected to have a 0-100 of 1.85 and the new Tesla Roadster, a 0-100 of 1.9sec.

[@oldschoolmotorsickle]

Aussie guys Love bouncing them off the rev limiter during burnout. The question is why?

[@invertedpolarity6890]

0 to 60mph/100kph is near the physical limit that any car can attain.

[@slws14]

There drowning it in fuel, afrs dipping into the 9s. Plenty left in the tune too.

[@joeschlotthauer840]

Please import to the U.S.

[@BigPermGarage]

They are here. Just gotta find em

[@todds5956]

8s. 50 lbs of boost?

[@brisbanelawncoring6102]

Almost as fast as my kx80 mate. Bit more boost then we can race

[@andrewvassallo3444]

1 quick 2K barra

[@tturi2]

That kid hahaha 🤣

[@kaybee9363]

How fast is it compared to a stage 1 golf? 🤣🤣

[@joebloggs2635]

That young lad wanting 50 pounds of boost must be on a budget. Sadly for us all you won't get much for that. 🤣😒

[@1953fords]

F@&K me. I wish it was easier and cheaper for us in the states to get Barra bits. Mine is sitting on the stand calling me to use it every time I’m in my garage ☹️. That engine bay is clean af. That’s how I envisioned my car…. My wallet says otherwise. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@fullboost]

Can't you just import the parts you need like us Aussies do? I ordered a part from the US a few weeks ago and had it inside of a week.

[@BigPermGarage]

Like 1953, its the wallet that is the most limiting factor for me too 😂 next in line is time, good ol father lack of time! But im slowly getting there.

[@1953fords]

@@fullboost yes I can but some stuff shipping is almost as much as the part at times. My Barra T shirt I purchased from you was over $50 by the time it got to me lol. I wish I could hook up with someone that could line me up with what I need and don’t need. I can start building it again slowly as my budget allows. But very time consuming. Love all your content keep it up👍🏼🇺🇸🇦🇺

[@Hitmans30a]

@@1953fords Hey buddy, i watch a channel from over in the US called 'Fuel Injection Sucks' . They imported a Barra and put it into an old Ford Granada . They're good dudes and could probably steer you in the right direction on wiring etc .

[@1953fords]

@@Hitmans30a yes I watch them as well. I think they used a micro squirt controller

[@BrettObie]

SHOPAFOOLBOOSTDUHCOMDUHAYOUUUU

[@jorjimaco5331]

Faaaaak…

[@definitionmedia1130]

Street car it's full of groute.lets see it In traffic with aircon going in heavy traffic for afew hours.think not.barras at stuff all power need groute or hello cylinder 3 and 4 with big splits,post the video can't wait.

[@fullboost]

Most big power inline engines are grout filled 👍

[@definitionmedia1130]

@@fullboost there called trailer queens not true street cars.jz 60 psi with aircon and all the fruit,it's just your junk barra that loves the groute.you do no the difference between open and closed deck don't you.cone on,there is only 1 king in the i6 game and it's toyora.if you fail to understand that how do you cal, your self car guys,

[@definitionmedia1130]

@@fullboost lot of jz in the low 6s no groute,most move to billet to protect a expensive cast block.the cast is fast jz runs 5,87 nogrout 2800 hp.do you guys even understand what open and closed deck means,1 wad designed for boost the other hates boost.i get the barra stuff gets you money from views,but cone on let's stick to facts who is king and who isn't,hint the barra is not the king far from it

[@definitionmedia1130]

@@fullboost waiting on the video of these street cars in heavy traffic on a summer day full aircon...won't happen.you guys are click bait for the barra bogans nothing more.....why do you both struggle to exept the jz is superior in every

[@72mardy]

....and the lack of punctuation award goes to.....

[@69fastback97]

O look........another Clickbait video 😂

[@fullboost]

How so?

[@andrewbarber2054]

WEAPON!!!