{"id":111541,"date":"2024-02-14T17:04:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T23:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=111541"},"modified":"2024-02-26T13:54:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T19:54:46","slug":"mustang-with-a-600-hp-turbo-barra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=111541","title":{"rendered":"Mustang with a 600+ hp Barra Inline-Six"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Maxx Performance<\/a> placed this unique first-gen Mustang on their hub dyno. The car is built with a Ford Falcon FG powertrain and fully independent suspension. In the engine bay sits a turbocharged 4.0 L Barra inline-six featuring Bosch 1000 cc injectors, Garrett GTX3582 Gen 2 turbocharger, Kelford 218A camshafts, and side-exit exhaust. Behind the motor is a twin-plate clutch and TR6060 manual transmission sending power to a independent rear end. Maxx Performance tuned the combo into making 456 kW (611 hp) to the hubs on 98 RON fuel.<\/p>\n

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Source: Maxx Performance FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maxx Performance placed this unique first-gen Mustang on their hub dyno. The car is built with a Ford Falcon FG powertrain and fully independent suspension. In the engine bay sits a turbocharged 4.0 L Barra inline-six featuring Bosch 1000 cc injectors, Garrett GTX3582 Gen 2 turbocharger, Kelford 218A camshafts, and side-exit exhaust. Behind the motor… Read More »Mustang with a 600+ hp Barra Inline-Six<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":111546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mustang"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mustang-with-a-turbo-Barra-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":139850,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=139850","url_meta":{"origin":111541,"position":0},"title":"Tuff Mounts\u2019 Barra-Powered Fox Body Mustang Makes 1327 hp on the Dyno","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In 2019 Jason Waye from Tuff Mounts built a 1989 Mustang for drag racing. 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