💰Ford BA XR6 Turbo Build Cost! How Much Did I Spend to get the Barra Falcon to 332kW?

[@MotoringBoxTV]

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[@MotoringBoxTV]

I'll have a full drive video out soon! I have to re-record it as there were microphone issues 😥 You need to hear this car properly, it'll be worth the wait I promise. Thanks for your patience.

[@HoagesMoto]

You're such a humble bloke Sean, surpised to hear you say you only attempted some jobs due to the motivation of the channel given the way you speak and demonstrate critical thought suggests you're far brighter and capable than you give youreself credit for I expect. For those starting out, do your research, do your research again (knowledge is free), then give it a crack & ignore the noise of opinion absent in data. Remember the demographic of people that work & modify cars is as broad as complete idiots to experienced electrical, mechanical, software life-time engineers that love cars so asking random facebook/forum questions and doing as you're told by those that may be a complete idiot is just as likely to have you do something dangerous or costly as it is to give you success. Back yourself, think about safety and have crack and if you're working on a system that, if it fails while driving, will hurt you, your passengers or the public, swallow your pride at the end and ask a trusted mechanic to take 15min to look over what you did on your first attempt and give you the thumbs up. You'll be surpised of what you're capable of and when you take the time to do it properly becuase it's your own car you may even find the job is done better than you taking it into some random shop with a random tech that is on the clock to get the work done.

[@HazeyAuto]

The new “shed set” and lighting is spot on!

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Cheers mate, turned out alright!

[@arunta5]

I had a BA Fairmont very refined car to drive. I was impressed every time I drove it. It was very thirsty and did tend to float a bit on cornering. The front also vibrated at speed despite wheel balancing etc. When the tranny started playing up traded it for an FG G6E I still have. Its been a great car. I am keeping it.

[@area51isreal71]

Let me tell you the tale of another BA Falcon. My V6 Navara was written off after an accident last October. Looking for transport and being over 6' tall I found myself looking at Falcons. The add said 2000 BA Fairmont, 114,000 kilometers. I was suss about the mileage, went to see it and checked out the log books. They were fair dinkum. Everything except the CD player works, cold A/C and no engine or trans leaks. Lovely comfy interior and it drives oh so quiet and smooth. My "stop gap" car is actually going to be long term and it wont be getting replaced.

[@KaidenOZ]

i got a 2004 BA a year ago with only 100,000 on the clock. they are out there similar interior situation, spent a little on her already just refreshing the suspension, adding a trans cooler ect. would love to throw a bit of power into it but don't have a heap of money for it while keeping her looking clean looking. really great car.

[@TheRealMrCods]

Sean, price is irrelevant. If you are happy with the car and dont feel like you were ripped off and such then the cost doesnt matter. Each to their own. Ive spent $30,000+ on my 2002 Pajero because I love the car and it does everything I need it to do, sure I could have bought a newer one but I would have just spent that money again fixing it. As long as you are happy and havent sent yourself into the doghouse then I say good job 👍

[@dangerm3496]

But what about the cost per kw 🤣

[@DEVILTAZ35]

Or you could have just bought a Landcruiser instead lol

[@TheRealMrCods]

@@DEVILTAZ35 Why?

[@MrKrueger88]

Now I'm watching all of your videos , one , because I've just bought an FGX xr6 Lpg and it's fun to watch others like yourself modify things . Two , it's motivating for me and three , I do love turbos . I actually owned an 85 supra and I rebuilt a 7mgte bottom end myself and grafted it to the 6mge head ... Wow , do I regret selling that now . Mind you the falcon is lowered on 20's and it STICKS to smooth bitumen ... But I better go and fit up the new konis I just had delivered . Cheers . Thanks again 👍

[@rhetthenkel2497]

Shaun I just discovered your channel and have been watching a lot of your films with great interest. I too have a BA 2 Mercury Silver XR6 Turbo with the 6 speed speed manual transmission. Mine is about a year newer than yours, but I have now done 240,000km. I have been pretty impressed that you have extracted some 400kw at the crank, well done. And you have not gone crazy, very sensible about it. I bought my car in 2006 for $29K when it was a year old and it had 20,000km on the clock. The immediate issue I confronted was that the front end was really bouncy and it did not matter who I took it to, no one could fix it (Ford, a well known suspension chain, etc). I ended up at a place called Revell Stearing in Canberra (unfortunately a COVID lockdown victim business, they no longer are trading), where they weaved their magic and fixed it, putting on Koni shocks, heavier duty springs, a big heavy duty front sway bar, and lots of new bushes, and probably other things (I can't remember more than that it has been too long). At about the same time I bought a flash tuner off CAPA, which was meant to give the car 300kw at the crank. It certainly transformed the car, it became a monster. More recently I did a middle muffler delete, buying stainless steel pipes that just bolted on where the previous muffler and pipes had been. To my mind it sounds great, it has a great note without being too loud. More recently I took it to a place in Melbourne called ASP Suspension where they replaced a ton of bushes for a very moderate price. Also recently I put some coilovers on the front, which feel great. Oh and I have had my high beam bulbs replaced with LEDs, they are a lot brighter.

[@geoffanderson4209]

Congratulations mate, don’t listen to the people that say you paid too much for the kw output at the end of the day you will have this car for hopefully many more years to come and it’s good piece of mind you spend the extra coin to get good quality products, as a wise man once told me you get what you pay for 👍🏼

[@davidbusch8912]

Great advice

[@RypienGT]

You and I definitely share a love for stock/minor/tasteful mods for these cars. Good for the car, and good for the wallet 👍 Looking forward to more vids this year, always a good watch. My FG G6ET is still bone stock, but like you said, things like hoses, radiators, and intercoolers do have a service life and I'll eventually have to look at replacing these things. The Haltech system seems soo good. Plug and Play, but expensive. But if it's cheaper to tune and makes life easier for the tuner then it's a positive. The Haltech guys seem like really good blokes. I think your $20,000 seems like alot, but its future proofing a good solid car that has great performance and can be a daily. Great work mate.

[@RighteousBruce]

I just got a NA 2005 BA XR6. Has a little rust but for free i wont complain.

[@phantompower6839]

PCM Tec vs Haltec would be killer content!

[@timlorenz9936]

Awesome job mate! you are clearly thinking for the future! $20000 for a car of this calibre is money well spent!

[@Horus_Works]

Thanks for the honest numbers Sean - now those modded XR6 Turbos for $20k+ suddenly don't seem so expensive.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

I remember someone once saying you're lucky to get 50c back on every $1 you spent on mods.. so yes any modded xr6t around 20k is probably a good deal, providing it has been maintained well and the mods are what you're after!

[@simonplant5179]

332kw back in 2003 was decent street power back in the day. Still decent now

[@whyyes6428]

I recently picked up a 2-owner manual BA XR6T ute with 102k on it. It's my third car, first turbo. Your channel has been incredibly helpful. I have the original insurance receipt from the day it left the dealership, plus an entire owners manual of paperwork including the 6 stacker CD instruction card. I even found a QFord Springwood pamphlet from 2003. Did I hear that your car was from Springwood QFord? If you get in touch I can email you a photo.

[@CAIDMASTEROFPYRO]

I'm currently building my fg g6et for around the 420kw mark. My spend is sitting around $10,500 but the head is at the machine shop atm so that's gonna be another few hundred and tune will be more probably going to be at around $12,000 all said and done, But all the labour is free except for the machine work, tune and getting the tru-trac diff installed. also no haltec goodies or radiator like yours. Plan was to do fuel pump injectors and a tune aim for around the 280-320kw mark but things quickly got out of hand Dominator headstuds with oversized washers $450 crow valvesprings with retainers $450 billet oil pump gears with backing plate $250 atomic timing chain set with new oem tensioner $700 billet flex plate with arp bolts $460 mackilec turbo water and oil lines $400 pulsar psr3582 gen 2 $950 external gate rear housing $400 turbosmart hypergate45 gen 5 $500 walbro 460 pump $100 (got new open box off a mate that went for a low pressure high volume lift pump) 1000cc bosch injectors same as yours but from golbeys not antz $700 turbosmart fpr kompact fuel reg $300 antz turbo side intake and battery relocate $400 Xforce stainless 4" dump/downpipe into 3.5 catback $1300 Cheap china catch can kit $200 antz stage 2 cooler kit $700 (used) Mace m86 tru-trac centre $799 +$1300 install with bushes bearings etc plus sundries like gaskets, getting the head machined flat, fluids etc

[@Steve48083]

I got fairly lucky with my my turbo ba xr6 Ute build I bought a clean Ute of a old bloke I work with for $4000 and i didn’t think of putting a turbo motor in till I seen a crashed manual ba xr6 turbo Ute for sale for $5500 came with most the first stage upgrades people do to their turbos aka piping-injectors-fuel pump-battery relocation kit-intake airbox and the computer had been tuned so I swapped all the running gear into my good Ute and it’s been awesome and I probably spent around $1000 extra on some parts that I couldn’t use as they had been damaged when the old owner wrote it off

[@tomhudson1409]

Come on people this channel deserves your subscription and likes! Very interesting video mate, definitely not cheap, and a lot of things you have done are going to make the car super reliable. I remember hearing someone say once, you can only pick two of the following ideals, fast, reliable or cheap? You can be fast and cheap, but you won’t be reliable, your project is going to be fast and reliable because it wasn’t cheap. Well done!

[@benbowles1014]

In reality, you could’ve bought a boring modern snot box for the same money. I think you got a much nicer, responsive looking car, Sean. Well done. You should be proud of what you’ve achieved.

[@LouCooper]

Are you interested in doing a Brisbane car meet? Would be cool in seeing what all your fans bring out.

[@farmer3242]

Respect man, iv done a similar route to you with my 15 fgx. You can keep stick ecu, I'm not sure about ba ecu. My stock exhaust is 3 inch, I just made a custom 4 inch dump and ditched the cat, 4 inch for about a metre and a half then bolts back to stock 3 inch flange. Iv done atomic headstuds, oil pump and HD timing chain kit too for insurance and adjusted oil pick up height while sump was off. 370 rwkw with stock crossover, k and n panel in stock airbox.

[@neverforget1404]

what did you do with the oil pick up, cheers

[@farmer3242]

@@neverforget1404 I bent it up a bit so it's now 13-14mm off bottom of sump. Stock it was 8mm. Atomic Brad says they vary alot but should be atleast 10mm to not starve of oil.

[@chrisnewton2325]

It's so good to see you have built this car properly. You've done a great job mate.

[@TN-hc6hf]

The face in the thumbnail (and at the end) 😂

[@dannybevan8093]

G'day lad. Just joined your channel today. Nice and clear explanations on your vid's. Just a tip for you on this vid' though. Keep an eye on the tube welds at the outside of the last bends before your rear muffler on the Venom mild steel exhaust system. Maybe I was just unlucky but the tube welding on the actual pipe lengths blew out at the same spot on both pipes at around 4yrs old. about 50mm before the front of the rear muffler... I actually have a stainless steel twin 65mm into single 75mm with a single rear muffler set to replace it already ordered as I type. $740 delivered.

[@beyondbackwater4933]

All my cars I've spent way more than I needed to get them how I wanted, changing my mind and swapping parts etc. But it's a fun process researching and buying parts then installing them or getting work done.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Researching and planning is half the fun I think.

[@MrFordpower]

Thats cool as, i just spent 6 grand on paint and panel. And 3 grand getting it ready for a tune. And still gotta do more before the tune yet. But thos has inspired me a lot. Great vods buddy.👍👍

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Paint is always a killer, but it must be a great feeling to have it all looking mint again 👌

[@justkyddingracing9268]

holey hell thats a chunk of change. yep you paid for most of it to get done so will cost more than doing it yourself like i did on mine bar the tune. very similar mods on mine got mine tuned to a very safe 12psi to protect the BTR trans end result 300.7 rwkw tuner said if he bumped it up to 15-16psi could see your sort of numbers. very happy with performance 12.81 seconds @ 115 mph on the drag strip. bloody good videos Sean and love your honesty as it is realistic for people with no skills to know what it will actually cost to get those numbers. we all need real world results now seat of the pants on a street in Mexico then a few runs on the dragstrip.

[@68mustangmustang77]

I've been playing with Cars for years mate lots of v8 early fords mustangs and ozzy fords. I've blown 3x 393 strokers each at 10k plus. So my take on this is..... joys of motoring. Awesome results and yes exhaust sux on garage floor.....I now pay for that one. Projects are never truly over like a house. Your car is in great condition and is becoming a classic. Enjoy👍🍻

[@BoomBrush]

8:18 My father's 1982 Cadillac heater T piece ruptured on a highway. Age, brittle, those things happen with no warning so a metal one is good call. There was no temperature gauge, just a "HOT" bulb. Engine was gone by the time he could pull off the highway. It still ran before he sold it years later but it couldn't even get up a slight incline with full throttle due to the lack of compression. So $30 now is 100% worth it given you were doing the rest of the tubes anyway.

[@skyhigh2764]

The love for your car and the method in which you do your mods is great. I think your videos are great. Keep it up.

[@steveh6054]

Love your product placement with the Pepsi Max.

[@PageUpPerformance]

Great summary of the build mate, loving the new workshop set up too😎👌🏼

[@jasongarufi8187]

Hi Sean thanks for the update on the BA XR6 Falcon

[@TristanKirbytk]

Love your work Sean, Informative and honest. This is what we need in the Aus car community.

[@FG-Supercharged]

Sean, hahaha... You fell into the hole next to the one I did. I went from a Barra N/A to the Aussie Raptor Supercharger though (everyone's doing turbo, I wanted different). You wanted the best you can afford but still keeping legal, streetable, no-fuss, but still tough. I would have gone turbo but as you pointed out, I would have had to pay more than what you did. I'm going through the legal route at the moment to allow the SC (nearly there) so it can be insured on the road and not have the cops ping me either. It's still a daily driver but will go to the "fun" drags once the COVID BS settles down. I just kept the stock engine, changed the exhaust, went to a Haltech ECU, changed the fuel pump and injectors. It's on an emissions tune at the moment but was recorded at half than what was required to pass examination - so quite impressed with that result. Once it's cleared rego examination (got held up on minor stuff unrelated to the SC) I'm going to put on Water/Meth - and I hope that's the end of it 😜

[@TheTigerQuoll]

You should be proud and the cost was worth it.Now you have a well fitted Australian built and engineered car with a legendary motor.Ford Australia's engineers swansong was to leave us with a ripper power plant.

[@helgaairhead]

Well done Mate. Nothing compare to a Falcon Ute with the XR-6 Barra - nothing. Beeing a Norwegian down under, I was often told that Holden and Ford where the only cars of existence. They where wrong - after the first date with the XR-6 I was a believer of only one - the turbo Barra. Even in oem spec theese engines make decent power and paired up with the Ford chassie the vehicle is a cracker to driver, fair dinkum that is. Thank you for sharing Mate - made my day. Helge

[@stormageddon7116]

This was great and everything you need to know before starting your project. Al the other video's seem to have an open cheque book. It also helps you make informed choice as regards how far you can afford to go vs how much you want to go. Thanks Mate

[@SouthernCrossMotors]

Thank you for posting this. I think I am in the same boat with my ISF. Although a “cheap” buy, I have spent $10k +. Have not finished yet. Car is getting a full dual exhaust in a week or so then Lexus of Springwood are doing the valley plate leak, dash and headers. That will be a big bill. 😳😳 Looking forward to more updates. Didn’t realise you were in Brissy to till a few videos back 😂🤣

[@jazzmangocats]

I've enjoyed this series, well done. I did feel like pointing out however, that your earlier comments in this video about keeping stock cooler piping is "good enough" etc.. While this may be true - airflow, i.e. efficiency, is everything. Anything you can do to improve efficiency will result in either more power, better reliability, or both. A good example of this is why you often see aftermarket shops recommend upgraded OEM turbos (and coolers, piping) for some cars. You could easily make the same power at much lower boost in a car with more efficient turbo and breathing. This will mean lower air temps, cylinder pressure, knock etc... Take-away - If you're dumping 20k into a project - an extra thousand or two for piping and other things you missed, is just cheap insurance.

[@liam1258]

Looking forward to the drive video! Place looks clean too.

[@Deano084]

Hats off to you mate! Really enjoyed and learned alot!

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Thanks mate!

[@waydegod]

Even just a stock ba xr6t is fun.

[@reeceeyles9924]

You’ve done well mate, congrats on what you’ve achieved and built.

[@Gelch01]

You're a wealth of knowledge, great video!

[@lobsterwhisperer7932]

Im impressed at the power figures you managed to achieve, without having to pull the entire engine apart, that's whats great about the barra. Its a sleeping giant of an engine.

[@vincekara9446]

Awesome summary and honesty of your journey. Keep them coming as I look forward to your next video. Great work. Cheers 👍

[@rocketmagnet427]

Thats not to bad I spent 10k on my vx ss to get 295kw cam and supporting mods 3.9s and clutch. But that's not including the harrop brakes and suspension I did. Now I spent 10k on my gen-f gts and got 450kw and havnt had to touch anything else. Keep up the good work and enjoy your car.

[@DEVILTAZ35]

It would be worth a lot more stock though being a GTS.

[@94toxic94]

This is a better bang for your buck than building up a barra. People think making good power in a barra is cheap where in reality you have to spend over $20k for it to make it usable and reliable. That's where I think it's just silly spending that much and barely run 10's. Ls all the way, way cheaper to make more and better power than the ancient barra

[@lappin6482]

Thanks Sean for your honesty...late to the channel but have loved catching up of all the work you've done, and you have inspired me to get back into looking after and improving my car again, as life gets in the way of this sometimes....cheers mate 🍻 ps glad to see Pepsi Max is still sponsoring the channel 😂

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Welcome aboard! Thanks for all the comments and glad to hear you're enjoying the videos.

[@BigMkombe]

What bloke! Thanks heaps for all the effort and sharing! 👍👍

[@30059686]

$12k is sweet for a reliable build like this, loved this series mate 👏 my barra turbo and tr6060 goomg in my AU Fairmont Ghia is up to $25k and I haven't even put the engine and box in the car yet 😂 the scope has certainly changed, waiting for my forged motor now and it's ready to go in, might get 450rwkw with Matt at BPR 🤷‍♂️💸

[@Rollin8.0]

If you get someone to port the rear housing properly it'll easily control boost at the power levels you're after. I'm happy to do it for you if you want, I'm local to you too. Also worth checking how much 'throw' the gate you currently have has, some of the aftermarket ones don't move very far so they aren't great at controlling boost.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Thanks mate. You can also buy replacement housings already modified and ready to go, which I may end up doing.

[@Rollin8.0]

@@MotoringBoxTV I've had mates that buy them and the ones that I've seen they basically drill the hole bigger and put a bigger flapper on, which doesn't actually help that much, you really need to port the housing as if you're porting a head, to encourage flow through the gate. Anyway if you buy one that's already 'ported' I'm happy to have a look and let you know if it needs 'proper' porting, happy to do it for free anyway, as it doesn't take that long.

[@Beer_Dad1975]

So this is the famed $(1)2000 Barra tune 🙂 Not really a lot of money considering the performance you're getting though. Thanks for the series it's been very entertaining and educational too!

[@timchristensen268]

Mate happy to help you in labour if you like that is the biggest killer in paying someone to do the work for you I am local to you as well. I recommend just going with the flapper mod unless you are going big power

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Hey, get in touch mate! Nothing on the cards at the moment, but would be good to have your details - [e-mail]

[@hdnotlost7314]

I went the genuine Fords ignition coils and NGK Iridium combo as well.Ive only got NA engine.Got more work to do on her thats for sure.Done a heap of jobs already,only 2 HAD to be done.

[@smact1]

The noodle mod is got to be worth a couple of kW's.

[@LM-dh1ub]

Great video, very detailed and I'm sure you did thorough research prior to doing this. Still, $20k for a car with that power is peanuts. Compare it with a factory car with the same. A classic car v8? The engine alone would cost more than that for the same power. I'd like to know exactly how much difference each stage got, vs the $$. I mean there's no limit to what you can do with a car. Some people pour $100k into a car and still want more. The 1st option though, intercooler and exhaust. Would be interested to know how much difference that made from stock.

[@Stevo97]

Love the content in this series, keep it coming 👌

[@TheDevilsWisper]

Imma inspired to do the same. Great build and content

[@leeperkins84]

Awesome results, awesome build. Budget is great, I actually thought it was gonna Abe a little higher.

[@scootbmx01]

Edit: I have the stock cat back, you need to have the pipe modified to suit.. I made 370rwkw with the stock catback. Glad to see you are happy with the car bud. Sure you could have done things cheaper but you've got good supporting mods should you decide to turn the power up and go e85 later on... 400kw is certainly achievable with e85 with what you have

[@bengibson3955]

Ultrex and XForce both make a 4” dump, cat and 4” to 3.5” taper to bolt up directly to the stock cat-back stainless 3.5” system. Around $750-$1000 and bolts straight up without any mods to factory cat back. Love the vids Sean and I really appreciate your manner and highly professional presentation. I also love your approach to getting the most outta stock bits-sometimes certain parts become accepted as “must change” items, while they are perfectly suitable and in no way restrictive at moderate power levels. Keep up the great work.

[@EasyAchiever65]

So that's where the t-piece is from... I needed that exact BA adapter for my catch can on my BMW E46 lmao

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Check the eBay link in the video description 👍

[@EasyAchiever65]

@@MotoringBoxTV thank you, I have the part but was wondering what car it was off funnily enough it’s from a BA falcon. Keep up the content, underrated channel 👍

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Oh sorry I misread! Funny that it fits your purpose!

[@SGTschultz1986]

Should do a 0 to 100 Km test to see how long it takes now you’ve increased it’s performance.

[@matsinkal]

Almost 25k subs mate :)

[@craigbroderick8935]

Plus the cost of the Pepsi Max.. Great video mate.. Thanks for your honesty

[@MotoringBoxTV]

I should have counted the cans. It probably would have been another $100 at least hahaha

[@Iancooksitall]

Good explanation and just goes to show that $$$ is needed to make power. I have a fg Xr6t I have done most everything similar to yours but bigger turbo and a st3 PWest cooler kit. Toys are expensive Enjoyed the vids!!

[@W0rp3D]

My car was much the same figures, except I paid 9k for a bf with zf box, then 12-13k in mods now have 350rwkw but it has the ba rods so that's the limit, pretty good for a daily

[@SirKGuido]

Legend effort 👍🏼 many people won't admit they were anxious to do these jobs, they make out they nailed it every time etc. Good honest stuff 👌🏼

[@timsmith854]

Hi Sean, it is always great to see a well-explained breakdown of an engine's modification costs and end power result. You did a top-notch presentation. Now, I am a strange Aussie as I have no allegiance to a brand - as long as it is fast. I have owned everything from a Valiant R/T Charger, an XA 351 Coupe and a HQ GTS. The fastest cars I owned, by far, were two Nissan 200SX's. This is NOT a peeing contest, but I could not believe that the S14 200SX cost only 3K to gain an extra 50% power. This included a 3" mandrel exhaust and factory looking Tru-Flo muffler. A Chinese intercooler kit, Walbro fuel pump, re-mapped ECU, pod filter and dyno time. The end result was 160rwk and an impressive 400nm of torque. I hate the boy racer look, so it had no spoiler and stock wheels. A total sleeper. At just over 1000kg, it killed plenty of V8's. Keep up the excellent content. You have probably forgotten, but I was the bloke who bought the office kit (table) for the AU 😁

[@DEVILTAZ35]

I'm starting to see why the road death toll is now so high lol. Project cars lol.

[@timsmith854]

@@DEVILTAZ35 Yep, car enthusiasts who have spent tens of thousands on their vehicles are the true menaces on the road. It certainly isn't the mum speeding in a two-tonne 4WD to pick her kids up in a residential zone. Or the dad who just has to drive another two hours to get to a holiday destination or old mate who drives home from the pub because he only lives 5 minutes away 😇

[@s0m3cunt91]

Thanks for that Man, now We want You to take it down the Drag Strip and bring Us on the Journey.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Someday! I've never been but do want to.

[@justkyddingracing9268]

@@MotoringBoxTV only way to really tell how quick it is mate. or you will be tagged another KW warrior

[@94toxic94]

And it'll barely do low 12's lol. All these barras make high power and still go weak as piss

[@94toxic94]

Most barras are kw warriors@@justkyddingracing9268

[@justkyddingracing9268]

@@94toxic94 12's aint slow mate including the car purchase i am under 5k.

[@jamesmcgowen1769]

I’d just like to see it driven now!

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Thanks mate, coming soon. I had issues with the audio recording and to me that's the most important part. Will be re-recording tomorrow hopefully.

[@jamesmcgowen1769]

@@MotoringBoxTV give it a week, the weather may improve by then! Maybe…?

[@tturi2]

My Ba XR8 owes me over 25k in performance mods alone and I want to go drysump in the future also, so do the mods that get your car nerd senses tingling

[@SHOCKcustoms]

Another great vid. Love the channel as always!

[@andrewc14]

Looks good man. I reckon you nailed it. Kept it looking stock. Got good power and the potential for more. I reckon take your time tho.

[@1969Risky]

At the end of the day, are you happy with what you've done to the XR6T? Even though I don't own an XR6T, economically you've done well to keep a classic on the road. I bought my '03 Holden VY Series I S Ute back in 2014. On the outside the body was tired but no rust. I paid $1800 for it & mechanically it was sound as a pound. I ended up restoring my ute in 2015 with OEM parts & having it repainted in the same colour. I did some upgrades along the way. At the end of the day (including the cost of the ute), it cost me $10,200. I saved money by doing all the body prep work myself. Apart from needing a new radiator, power steering pump, air condenser, heater tap & a couple of hoses, it's still more economical to run than todays cars & dual-cabs. For those wanting to do upgrades or restorations, do your research first! Check to see what's safe & economical to do & plan with your budget in mind before you do the job(s). Great video Sean, you're also saving an Aussie Icon!

[@tosee6356]

Love it mate!

[@jamiebeverley9705]

Good job mate, 20k yes, but think of the alternate options, now in this country it's Euro, either a C63, or BMW M3 or 5, and your well over 20k, so in my mind it's cheap at that cost, and it's a Falcon, so it's all good, and in the sea of twin cab diesel powered shitbox utes these days, it's a breath of fresh air, and good old 4 door performance sedans, great job mate 👍

[@knight2425]

You did well mate, good work. 👍

[@Futheckusername]

By far the most watchable video on Barra mods on KZbin. Loved it mate. Especially with you exploring keeping that stock look.

[@gordon295]

Re, we are not done ... Next " Big " Job will be all the bushes in the rear axle / suspension !!

[@brockmacckie9905]

Congratulations mate your doing a great job yes i agree haveing fun working on own car mine not turbo but enjoying it

[@rolandfaulty9197]

u can buy ford iridium plugs for ~$60 for the set

[@darcykeddell4930]

Loved the videos mate, build it how you want and enjoy it, I don't see why new parts is a bad thing sure you can do it cheaper but if you are going to keep the car forever why not?

[@damienwilloughby]

Good video my Man. BARRA POWER SON.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

👌👌👌

[@reganmickle9821]

A good video would be the difference between a roller dyno and a hub dyno sean. Interesting to see what you would make and the mathematics to make it happen as usually i think it's about a 15% power difference depending on the size of the roller.

[@scootbmx01]

It depends on a lot of things... Tyres play a large factor too.

[@MrHC1983]

All that money and you could have just thrown in an aftermarket cam and spring into a LS like a VE/VF SS and it would have made the same or more power for 1/4 of the price almost if you did it yourself.

[@brockmacckie9905]

May i had i got same air box set up but k&n panel filter and on my n/a notice a difference revs more freely and abit touch more responsive

[@chrisc7146]

Great build Sean. Enjoy the hard work you’ve put into this car. 👍

[@xbgtfella]

Nice Sean. Im collecting bits for my factory bf turbo sedan. Im rebuilding a ba turbo engine i bought for $100 with blown head gasket. Rebuilding with 3r rods n pistons for 200 bucks. Engines aren't cheap to rebuild now even with all work done by myself. Thanks for the revealing of $s spent. I bought the car as a roller with complete interior a year ago minus running gear for 900 bucks so ill be winning when its done. Also im like you, l like a clean stock engine bay so ill follow suit. Followed channel from day 1. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 rwkw

[@scootbmx01]

You'll be rebuilding it again if you think you can just slap rods and pistons in it without machine work to suit.

[@xbgtfella]

@@scootbmx01 Eye eye captain. Its not my ist rodeo. The list an overview of a few of the parts ive acquired without telling Shaun the history world.

[@xbgtfella]

Of the world

[@scootbmx01]

@@xbgtfella all good just making sure. I've seen people buy them thinking that's what they can do

[@xbgtfella]

@@scootbmx01 Motors stripped and just need to purchase rings bearings, a host of bits n bobs and a consultation with thw machine shop

[@johncaz5532]

Up the bargain falcs ✊🏼 got my bf xr6t mk2 around the same time for 5k

[@justkyddingracing9268]

not bragging but i actually got a 2k Barra around the same time as Sean got his. yes was needing love but was still only 2k

[@johncaz5532]

@@justkyddingracing9268 mad

[@EnviXR81]

Awesome vid mate

[@Barra1385-v5u]

😂 does it end 😂. Barra the world!

[@pauljohns8215]

Good video hope you had a good Christmas and a good New Year’s

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Thanks, you too!

[@xboxrlz]

im in about 22k for my bf mk2 turbo making 400kw at the wheels so your not far off the mark given everything elce you have done

[@troysanchez776]

5 years and 9 months to go until BA turbos can be exported to Murca!

[@MrWilliam.Stewart]

The mighty BA Arch Foul can.

[@Mr-Broccoli]

Opinions vary and what not, Like I personally think spending 1k on a radiator is crazy and the 3k for the haltech instead of the extra couple hundred for pcmtec tune (which powers quite alot of 1000hp barras) is nuts and I personally would of spent that 4 grand elsewhere like rods, pistons, oil pump gears, head studs, turbo side intake and new wrap around piping for alot more power. But at the end of the day sean you've still made an extremely clean, well running barra with good street power with mostly stock parts. If you are happy that's all that counts!

[@jesus_built_my_hotrod]

Great video cheers 👍