Dude I've seen a Genuine Ford introduction booklet for mechanics on these engines and they are a beautiful piece of Australian Art! It even has oil squirters that run along the top of the rocker cover to provide oil to both the cams! No matter what car manufacturer you prefer this engine is a masterpiece of Australian Engineering!!!
The Aussie Ford 4.0 straight six made at Ford's Melbourne Engine Plant is a brilliant engine and it's extremely under-rated. When you add a turbo, the 4.0L engine's power output is just enormous for a six cylinder engine. I'm lucky enough to own a FPV (Ford Performance Vehicle) F6 310 FG, but it did cost me an extra $1000 with just one speeding fine alone.
The standard 4 litre in line six engine produces a healthy 183 kw. So for the engine to handle 750 shaft kw is very impressive. Testament to the good engineering & strength of this great Aussie engine.
Anyone who is aware of the layout of a normal computer keyboard may know that the letters R and T are very close neighbours and an easy typo may slip in anytime without notice? Thank you kind sir for pointing that out, thank you so much, I love you!
Back in the early 1960's Ford North America shipped first gen Falcon tooling to Australia when the second gen Falcon went into production in the USA. Ford stopped building the Falcon in the US in 1970, but Ford Oz continued to develop the Falcon platform locally. The engine in this vid shares a common heritage with the inline 6 engine Ford built in the US in the 60's/70's. Where Ford USA quit the I6, the folks in Oz continued to develop theirs and this the result. Good job Ford Oz.
I clenched up so tight from watching that thing spool up... When shit started to glow I thought my computer screen was going to blow up and hell spew out! DAMN!
i digg that it was an australian company to finally make a big 6 turbo for a stock car.... still the strength of a 1jz for when it was built (from 1990) is pretty impressive.... but the inline 4ltrs are just that bit more impressive....probably the best "bang for buck" engine out there,, so easy to extract power
Brake horse power is taken from the drive shaft before the gearbox. The term brake is the device used to measure it, not the cars brakes (which would have sweet FA to do with horsepower output).
doesn't matter what motor you got, bmw, merc, ford, datsun... spend enough and it will go hard and cop mega shit this is awsome footage, better than thrashing your car at night and then pulling over and lifting the bonnet to see glowing manifolds. real nice motor and good power by the way.
I thought it was a jet taking off. It's a miracle this engine will start again after getting that hot. What kind of piston were used that didn't lock the engine due to loosing their shape from high temps.?
That is not a blow off valve, its a Wastegate. That is called an external wastegate. Most turbo's have them internally from standard production cars. A blow off valve is totally different. Cheers.
nice work boys. a bloke i know has a 1200hp XR6 ute..... and he still drives it to work every day. i am an old school sbc man but must admit these things go like stink!
too much gas restriction is perhaps the cause of the amazing heat glow, but a streamlined exhaust would nearly be impossible to fabricate because its trying to pump into the turbine housing where the exhaust has to pass the turbine wheel. Its the turbine that causes the high pressure area just outside the flange. Thats where trimmed blades and other design tricks come in.
@northsfinest100 Yes, it's the exact same straight 6, but the turbo FPV used in the 'Phoon is larger. In that car, you'd be getting a GT3540 turbo while the XR6T has the GT3040.
105 Honda Ricers disliked this, lol. Seriously, I love seeing turbo engines in a dyno cell, gives me goosebumps. Props to making over 1000 hp, I am trying for a lowly 5-600 whp with my 2.5 turbo.
At which moment does the engine heat up the most? When the fuel ignites the mixture inside the combustion chamber sending the piston down, followed by the exhausting of burned gasses..., which could be over 50 times hotter than at the intake moment...! Of course, when the engine heats up, it heats all it's parts and everything in contact with it including the intake, but most of the heat comes from the ignition stroke, followed by the exhaust!
@bashpr0mpt i think it would be more of a space issue. imagine the space required to fit that with straight pipes to the turbo. you also would need the backpressure for the motor. my bigger concern is the wastegate. with it oriented how it is, i would be concerned that there would be blowby. meaning even when the wastegate is open the exhaust gasses would still rather spin the turbo than exit the wg. i built a few turbo manifolds and always made sure when the wg was open, that it would flow
@bashpr0mpt i'm not sure what you mean by rail and dump system. i would agree with your backpressure statement, but i really still think that its a space or turbo placement issue. as for the overpressure using the wg, its that mentality that causes boost spikes. the exhaust gasses have momentum and would much rather spin through the turbine than take a 90 degree turn and go out the wg. of course we may be splitting hairs here and that manifold was available to them so they put it on for testing.
I have a 2004 Ford Falcon Xr6 Ba but I want a XR6t now would I be better off tuning my stock BA or trading back to a Ford Car dealer than paying the difference. What's everyones thoughts?
4runner, You cant run the manifold too much different than that - it wont clear the shock tower, K-frame or engine mounting position. The heat in the pipes are not too excessive as they are stainless.
It appears that it creates a hot spot first at the waste gate outlet. Maybe some reversion going on in there? would it flow better to have a different design? therefor producing more power?
It would make the same power, because they would each flow half of the exhaust. You might get a little more power earlier due to the quicker spoolup of the smaller turbos, but the peak hp would be the same.
Actually that 3.5 will outperform a normally aspirated Aussie I6, and there will be a 400+ HP TwinForce turbo version of that engine. BTW the 3.5 is not at all like the 3.0 Duratec, it fetures direct acting valve lifters-right under the cam - decent.
@jaimeson5 That doesn't really make sense. An example of what I mean: Honda never sold the CRX with the 160 hp B16 (which made it as fast as the Mustang 5.0 of the same years) in the US, so we never even got the chance to demand it in the first place.
mate, i like yourself do like holden, more so old holdens, but either way, i also like cortinas etc, but ever since they bought out the BA im afraid holden had there pants around their ankles, the BA is one sexy car, and these xr6 engines are monsters, as are the v8s.....
It ran for 33 hours on the dyno and consumed 1100 plus litres of fuel without a single hickup.
Dude I've seen a Genuine Ford introduction booklet for mechanics on these engines and they are a beautiful piece of Australian Art! It even has oil squirters that run along the top of the rocker cover to provide oil to both the cams! No matter what car manufacturer you prefer this engine is a masterpiece of Australian Engineering!!!
The Aussie Ford 4.0 straight six made at Ford's Melbourne Engine Plant is a brilliant engine and it's extremely under-rated.
When you add a turbo, the 4.0L engine's power output is just enormous for a six cylinder engine.
I'm lucky enough to own a FPV (Ford Performance Vehicle) F6 310 FG, but it did cost me an extra $1000 with just one speeding fine alone.
What about a 2JZ? They can make crazy power, and is 3.0L. :)
+deafyboy86 Cast iron vs aluminium. More displacement and less weight. Barra wins.
lowrider649 I agree, but as far as I know you can get more power out of a 2JZ.
+deafyboy86 its had alot more time to push the limits though.
Tom clark Very true, the XR6 will EASILY outclass it in terms of torque, the 2JZ is worthless when it comes to torque.
that turbo sounds so nice. you have to love the sound of a fully spooled turbo.
That turbo gave me an eargasm
The standard 4 litre in line six engine produces a healthy 183 kw. So for the engine to handle 750 shaft kw is very impressive. Testament to the good engineering & strength of this great Aussie engine.
Perfect engine
Lets just enjoy this work of art shall we?
This kind of boost should bring nothing but a tear to your eye and love in your heart.
With those temps, you wont need a catalytic converter.
daymn, those manifolds are a work of art.
And she makes a NICE noise to boot aswell. I love the whail of a good 6.
A very smooth running engine for 1000hp! Awesome!
straight six,so smooth,I remember a Nisson 260 crank,production balance was near perfect.
nice, you can see the manifolds slowly expanding as they heat.
best decision ford australia's ever made keeping this motor in production
Anyone who is aware of the layout of a normal computer keyboard may know that the letters R and T are very close neighbours and an easy typo may slip in anytime without notice?
Thank you kind sir for pointing that out, thank you so much, I love you!
Back in the early 1960's Ford North America shipped first gen Falcon tooling to Australia when the second gen Falcon went into production in the USA. Ford stopped building the Falcon in the US in 1970, but Ford Oz continued to develop the Falcon platform locally. The engine in this vid shares a common heritage with the inline 6 engine Ford built in the US in the 60's/70's. Where Ford USA quit the I6, the folks in Oz continued to develop theirs and this the result. Good job Ford Oz.
the turbo sound overpowers the epic sound of that 6
I clenched up so tight from watching that thing spool up... When shit started to glow I thought my computer screen was going to blow up and hell spew out! DAMN!
GODDAMN, this thing sounds like an F-104 at full power. I can't even hear the damn engine, just that turbo. Beautiful engine.
what a massive Turbo!
sounds like a jet engine!!
those headers are a work of art
the header on my standard 1.6 civic glows red hot after a little fast driving. i would definitely expect a turbo engine to glow!!!!
probably the best vid on youtube right now ... just say'n
man that sound like a vacuum cleaner. those exhausts looked delicious. :D
WoW! The headers are GLOWING
i digg that it was an australian company to finally make a big 6 turbo for a stock car.... still the strength of a 1jz for when it was built (from 1990) is pretty impressive.... but the inline 4ltrs are just that bit more impressive....probably the best "bang for buck" engine out there,, so easy to extract power
Brake horse power is taken from the drive shaft before the gearbox. The term brake is the device used to measure it, not the cars brakes (which would have sweet FA to do with horsepower output).
doesn't matter what motor you got, bmw, merc, ford, datsun... spend enough and it will go hard and cop mega shit
this is awsome footage, better than thrashing your car at night and then pulling over and lifting the bonnet to see glowing manifolds.
real nice motor and good power by the way.
The turbo drowns out the engine..... Simply amazing
Man that turbo is louder than the engine itself!
damn.... that Ford engine is legendary.... australian designed and built !!
the turbo sounds like a jet, i like the white hot manifold
I thought it was gonna lift off and fly away! what a motor!
This video never gets old... Playing it alittle on the wild side running 13:1 though!
its good when the exaust is hot because it burns the fuel that wasnt burned in the cylinder. its called an afterburn
JC that turbo is A BEAST.
OMFG that was sooooo awsome! i want one for my falcon!!!!!! the goddam manifold was glowing COOL!
Ima get my self a xr6 engine in my holden :D
Insane, These engines stock are more better then most common v8s around :|
like I say dude just trying to help out, thanks for getting involved for no reason though, appreciate it.
I thought it was a jet taking off. It's a miracle this engine will start again after getting that hot. What kind of piston were used that didn't lock the engine due to loosing their shape from high temps.?
how can you guys not have seen glowing headers before? Nothing new there.
Always cool to hear that turbine and engine blow out the mic practically.
That is not a blow off valve, its a Wastegate.
That is called an external wastegate.
Most turbo's have them internally from standard production cars.
A blow off valve is totally different.
Cheers.
I like how the pipes go from normal to glow in the dark xD
Whata motor... Those I6's are f*ckin durable. Great combo!!
nice work boys. a bloke i know has a 1200hp XR6 ute..... and he still drives it to work every day. i am an old school sbc man but must admit these things go like stink!
daaaamn that turbo sound is soooooooo nice
too much gas restriction is perhaps the cause of the amazing heat glow, but a streamlined exhaust would nearly be impossible to fabricate because its trying to pump into the turbine housing where the exhaust has to pass the turbine wheel. Its the turbine that causes the high pressure area just outside the flange. Thats where trimmed blades and other design tricks come in.
its a 4.0 liter 6,but many older F1 4 cylinder cars made 1000 hp ,so yes,your right,good engineering
Totally agree. Emissions from cars make up a small portion of the total emissions around the globe.
wow a line from a movie....im impressed
@northsfinest100 Yes, it's the exact same straight 6, but the turbo FPV used in the 'Phoon is larger. In that car, you'd be getting a GT3540 turbo while the XR6T has the GT3040.
Wow, you can read a brochure, I'm impressed
Lol... the turbo whistle sent my dog on a mad one!!
That turbo is doing WORK on that engine...
That is awesome. Sounds like a JET!
105 Honda Ricers disliked this, lol.
Seriously, I love seeing turbo engines in a dyno cell, gives me goosebumps. Props to making over 1000 hp, I am trying for a lowly 5-600 whp with my 2.5 turbo.
2:01, Good to hear the engine again :D
wow like 100 hp near idle. bloody incomprehensible.
those headers look so tight and constricted
@mikeybrd It's not hot enough. Steel gets soft at around 1000 F, doesn't melt till about 2500.
love those pipes glowing red ballistic turbo hellfire motor
I really love the jet sound thing :)
At which moment does the engine heat up the most?
When the fuel ignites the mixture inside the combustion chamber sending the piston down, followed by the exhausting of burned gasses..., which could be over 50 times hotter than at the intake moment...!
Of course, when the engine heats up, it heats all it's parts and everything in contact with it including the intake, but most of the heat comes from the ignition stroke, followed by the exhaust!
wow, the exhaust looks like glass on the cooldown...that's one hot motor :D
i was really surprised mine glows, but i think its a cast iron or steel one so doesnt dissipate the heat as well as stainless!
This is cool as hell looks like the exhaust manifold would just start to self distruct itself but cool very cool.
@bashpr0mpt i think it would be more of a space issue. imagine the space required to fit that with straight pipes to the turbo. you also would need the backpressure for the motor. my bigger concern is the wastegate. with it oriented how it is, i would be concerned that there would be blowby. meaning even when the wastegate is open the exhaust gasses would still rather spin the turbo than exit the wg. i built a few turbo manifolds and always made sure when the wg was open, that it would flow
look at the exhaust manifold it looks CRAZY!!!!
damn nice sound, and the only thing I can say is SICK !!!
Weld a piece of plate onto that manifold and you've got yourself the worlds fastest egg fryer!
not a big ford fan but i like stright 6 engines more than v6, powerful engine hope its reliable..
@Logster505 stock manifold probably not lol, but im guessing that is made to withstand insanely high temperatures.
@bashpr0mpt i'm not sure what you mean by rail and dump system. i would agree with your backpressure statement, but i really still think that its a space or turbo placement issue. as for the overpressure using the wg, its that mentality that causes boost spikes. the exhaust gasses have momentum and would much rather spin through the turbine than take a 90 degree turn and go out the wg. of course we may be splitting hairs here and that manifold was available to them so they put it on for testing.
That thing is a beast!
i just love that whistle :)
I have a 2004 Ford Falcon Xr6 Ba but I want a XR6t now would I be better off tuning my stock BA or trading back to a Ford Car dealer than paying the difference. What's everyones thoughts?
@ItsMrWinters no i deff agree i dont know what it is i just like to see it get brighter and brighter
It really does sound like a jet. Needs a better set up so the turbo doesnt get so hot. Cooler air is much more dense.
hmmm i wonder if indivisual turbochargers directly into the cylnders would increase performance
Sounds like a jet staging for takeoff. very nice.
thats an extreme turbo whistle!!!!
I sold parts for holdens for a number of years and its a roaring trade i can assure you.
4runner,
You cant run the manifold too much different than that - it wont clear the shock tower, K-frame or engine mounting position. The heat in the pipes are not too excessive as they are stainless.
It appears that it creates a hot spot first at the waste gate outlet. Maybe some reversion going on in there? would it flow better to have a different design? therefor producing more power?
yea, i heard they;re replacing the block to though, not sure when but...
It would make the same power, because they would each flow half of the exhaust. You might get a little more power earlier due to the quicker spoolup of the smaller turbos, but the peak hp would be the same.
@xmodrock we get them in Australia as well. just have to import
Actually that 3.5 will outperform a normally aspirated Aussie I6, and there will be a 400+ HP TwinForce turbo version of that engine. BTW the 3.5 is not at all like the 3.0 Duratec, it fetures direct acting valve lifters-right under the cam - decent.
man look how red those pipes are getting holy shit
Thats some decent heat in them pipes at 1:50
@jaimeson5 That doesn't really make sense. An example of what I mean: Honda never sold the CRX with the 160 hp B16 (which made it as fast as the Mustang 5.0 of the same years) in the US, so we never even got the chance to demand it in the first place.
The kilowatt (symbol: kW) is a unit for measuring power, equal to one thousand watts. A kilowatt is roughly equivalent to 1.34 horsepower.
i like how the turbo is louder than the engine
wow how fun looking at a freaken engine on a table
mate, i like yourself do like holden, more so old holdens, but either way, i also like cortinas etc, but ever since they bought out the BA im afraid holden had there pants around their ankles, the BA is one sexy car, and these xr6 engines are monsters, as are the v8s.....
respect for those who welded that manifold... oO A blacksmith woulld say, "Hammertime"
I'd be interested in seeing how long a turbo timer would keep it running! Several hours?!
sounds beastly !
I feel pity for that turbo, that fella has to handle all that power! I reckon a twin setup will will do the trick
@AndrewEG Well i was just expecting an engine with an extra 1.4 litres of displacment, should be capable of alot more. Don't you think?
@sidewayznut2009 well the engine and grille for the gto are the only difference between the holden monaro and the pontiac and of course the badging