Read car high temperature exhaust pressure sensor
Yes, I don't see why it wouldn't be possible.

You would need a sturdy barometer, preferably a digital I2C one because they are typically more accurate. I recently bought this one to measure altitude: BMP180 Barometric Pressure/Temperature/Altitude Sensor- 5V ready.

Be careful about the temperature that the sensor will have to deal with, its maximum temperature is 85°C (185°F).

The motor, I'm assuming, would be fairly large so you would need a beefy motor driver that uses a 5 volt logic level, maybe like this one: L298 Dual H-Bridge Motor Driver.

This is a fairly difficult project, I'd say mostly because of the difficulty you would have mounting the barometer and motor. Never the less, it still is possible.