The engine is based internally upon the Barra 270T, with extras added from the Barra 310T variant such as the turbo, intercooler and injectors. In an Australian first, Ford also employed a custom designed carbon fibre air intake which increased airflow by 45 percent. It was chosen to base the engine on the 270T instead of the 310T due to the increased compression ratio. The engine yet again employs Ford's over-boost feature, which when the correct conditions are met will increase engine output to 370 kW and 650 Nm. Power: @ 6000 rpm Torque: @ 2750 rpm Compression Ratio: 8.8:1 Internals According to Ford Program Manager David Burn and Program Analyst Justin Capicchiano, there are differences in the internals between turbo models, however no forged internals have been used. Liquefied Petroleum Gas Barra E-Gas This engine was launched in 2002 with the BA Falcon and was a development of the Intech E-Gas engine. The E-Gas engine is designed to run on autogas only. It features a Mild-performance, high-reliability, low-maintenance Vialle closed-loop single-point venturi-style LPG-injector-less carburetion system in lieu of the standard sequential petrol injection system. This engine was carried over to the FG Falcon with only one option of a 4-Speed automatic transmission, without traction control but was replaced in mid-2011 by the EcoLPi system, which featured the ZF 6HP26 6-speed automatic transmission and traction control as per fitted to the petrol models. Power: @ 4750-5000 rpm Torque: @ 2750-3000 rpm Compression Ratio (BA E-Gas): 10.7:1 Compression Ratio (BF / FG E-Gas): 10.3:1 Barra EcoLPi This engine was launched in 2011 as a replacement for the E-Gas engine. It features a liquid phase injection autogas system, allowing for much higher power and torque than previously. Power: @ 5000 rpm Torque: @ 3250 rpm Compression Ratio: 12.0:1 Discontinuation On 23 May 2013, Ford Australia confirmed that the Barra engine would be discontinued along with the Ford Falcon and Territory by October 2016. Ford Australia's engine manufacturing operations ceased on 26 September 2016 and car assembly on 7 October 2016. Ford Australia president Bob Graziano cited unprofitability due to high labour costs and dwindling market share for the demise of local manufacturing. Tuning community In the years following the discontinuation of the Barra 6, it gained enormous popularity among tuners, and a common engine swap, as people discovered the strength of the Barra, into X series Falcons, Australian Cortinas, Mustangs and in