Aussie Ford Falcon 
Aussie Ford Falcon
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From: Perth, Australia
Not sure which particular Falcon you are referring to.
Ford (Aust) uses a 4 litre (244cuin) straight 6 and a 5.4 litre ( 329cuin) V8 in many different guises.
The 6 can be had as
a) 190kW (255hp), 383Nm (282ftlbs)
b) 245kw (328hp), 480Nm (354ftlbs) Turbo
c) 270kw (362hp), 550Nm (405ftlbs) F6 Typhoon (Turbo)
The V8 can be had as
d) 230kW (308hp), 500Nm (368ftlbs)
e) 260kW (348hp), Quadcam
f) 290kW (389hp), 520Nm (383ftlbs) Quadcam
http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/Conte...agename=DFY/AU
http://www.fpv.com.au/index.aspx
Ford (Aust) uses a 4 litre (244cuin) straight 6 and a 5.4 litre ( 329cuin) V8 in many different guises.
The 6 can be had as
a) 190kW (255hp), 383Nm (282ftlbs)
b) 245kw (328hp), 480Nm (354ftlbs) Turbo
c) 270kw (362hp), 550Nm (405ftlbs) F6 Typhoon (Turbo)
The V8 can be had as
d) 230kW (308hp), 500Nm (368ftlbs)
e) 260kW (348hp), Quadcam
f) 290kW (389hp), 520Nm (383ftlbs) Quadcam
http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/Conte...agename=DFY/AU
http://www.fpv.com.au/index.aspx
I had a BA XR8 Falcon manual with Lts,cats removed,high flow exhausts,K&N,power pipe and piggy back and it was about 240kws at the wheels on the dyno tourqe was about 650nms though so it was real fun to drive and sounded great. I raced a lot of different cars in that thing and only really lost to a few.In some ways I really miss that car.
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Originally Posted by Z28XTC
I had a BA XR8 Falcon manual with Lts,cats removed,high flow exhausts,K&N,power pipe and piggy back and it was about 240kws at the wheels on the dyno tourqe was about 650nms though so it was real fun to drive and sounded great. I raced a lot of different cars in that thing and only really lost to a few.In some ways I really miss that car.
Oh, and one other thing. Why do ALL Ford V8's sound so much better than GM's small or big blocks ? 
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Originally Posted by ls1wfo
What the hell is ( kws & nms ) horsepower & torque I suppose. Is that at the rear wheels ? Oh, and one other thing. Why do ALL Ford V8's sound so much better than GM's small or big blocks ?
Oh, and one other thing. Why do ALL Ford V8's sound so much better than GM's small or big blocks ? When I was down in Oz I decided in my brief time one simple thing about Aussies and cars: They will try anything.
Turbo falcon is a fun ride, once you get over the fact you are on the
wrong side of the road.
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From: Katherine N.T Australia
Originally Posted by ls1wfo
What the hell is ( kws & nms ) horsepower & torque I suppose. Is that at the rear wheels ? Oh, and one other thing. Why do ALL Ford V8's sound so much better than GM's small or big blocks ?
Oh, and one other thing. Why do ALL Ford V8's sound so much better than GM's small or big blocks ? Trending Topics
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From: La.
Originally Posted by macca_779
Ford V8's sound better due to running less compression and a more conventional firing order
Didn't GM just change the firing order on their V8 engines to that of the Ford Windsor because of some kind of horse power advantage ? Also GM is moving the distributor to the front of the NASCAR engines, like the Fords !
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Originally Posted by ls1wfo
Why do ALL Ford V8's sound so much better than GM's small or big blocks ?
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Originally Posted by HSV-GTS-300
Not sure which particular Falcon you are referring to.
Ford (Aust) uses a 4 litre (244cuin) straight 6 and a 5.4 litre ( 329cuin) V8 in many different guises.
The 6 can be had as
a) 190kW (255hp), 383Nm (282ftlbs)
b) 245kw (328hp), 480Nm (354ftlbs) Turbo
c) 270kw (362hp), 550Nm (405ftlbs) F6 Typhoon (Turbo)
The V8 can be had as
d) 230kW (308hp), 500Nm (368ftlbs)
e) 260kW (348hp), Quadcam
f) 290kW (389hp), 520Nm (383ftlbs) Quadcam
http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/Conte...agename=DFY/AU
http://www.fpv.com.au/index.aspx
Ford (Aust) uses a 4 litre (244cuin) straight 6 and a 5.4 litre ( 329cuin) V8 in many different guises.
The 6 can be had as
a) 190kW (255hp), 383Nm (282ftlbs)
b) 245kw (328hp), 480Nm (354ftlbs) Turbo
c) 270kw (362hp), 550Nm (405ftlbs) F6 Typhoon (Turbo)
The V8 can be had as
d) 230kW (308hp), 500Nm (368ftlbs)
e) 260kW (348hp), Quadcam
f) 290kW (389hp), 520Nm (383ftlbs) Quadcam
http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/Conte...agename=DFY/AU
http://www.fpv.com.au/index.aspx
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From: Perth, Australia
Originally Posted by dailydriver
So d) is based on the Windsor pushrod (5.0) architecture, or is it a 2 valve per cyl./OHC mod motor??
Produced in Ford's Windsor plant in Canada, the Barra 230 V8 boasts VCT variable camshaft timing on each camshaft per bank as well as three valves per cylinder, electronic throttle control, failsafe cooling system and unique, Australian-designed inlet and exhaust manifolds.
Reddington said the extra power and torque were by-products of employing additional hardware to improve the knock sensing capability.
"The engine was designed to power the new range of F-Series trucks in the US and always delivered good low-down torque.
"The addition of two knock sensors allows for a more aggressive ignition calibration with the variable camshaft timing and a greater degree of spark advance.
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Originally Posted by HSV-GTS-300
Produced in Ford's Windsor plant in Canada, the Barra 230 V8 boasts VCT variable camshaft timing on each camshaft per bank as well as three valves per cylinder, electronic throttle control, failsafe cooling system and unique, Australian-designed inlet and exhaust manifolds.
Reddington said the extra power and torque were by-products of employing additional hardware to improve the knock sensing capability.
"The engine was designed to power the new range of F-Series trucks in the US and always delivered good low-down torque.
"The addition of two knock sensors allows for a more aggressive ignition calibration with the variable camshaft timing and a greater degree of spark advance.
Reddington said the extra power and torque were by-products of employing additional hardware to improve the knock sensing capability.
"The engine was designed to power the new range of F-Series trucks in the US and always delivered good low-down torque.
"The addition of two knock sensors allows for a more aggressive ignition calibration with the variable camshaft timing and a greater degree of spark advance.
But one advantage you Yanks have is price, an AVERAGE Falacon Dohc car(XR8) or Comodore SS/Manaro(Goat)Ls1/Ls2 car costs as much as A new Shelby GT500 about 50,000 bucks and the biggest joke is a FPV Falcon or HSV Comodore cost about the same as a Z06 corvette go figure? I would rather have a ZO6 or GT500 than a Iron block Falcon or bush car(comodore) anyday haha.
For those who dont know FPV or HSV are the Australian performance branches for Australia Ford and GM like SVT is to USA Ford or AMG is to Benz etc.
For those who dont know FPV or HSV are the Australian performance branches for Australia Ford and GM like SVT is to USA Ford or AMG is to Benz etc.
Last edited by Z28XTC; Oct 13, 2007 at 02:30 AM.
