{"id":82594,"date":"2022-02-14T06:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=82594"},"modified":"2022-02-14T01:57:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T07:57:44","slug":"1989-mustang-with-a-turbo-barra-inline-six-on-the-dyno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=82594","title":{"rendered":"1989 Mustang with a Turbo Barra Inline-Six on the Dyno"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=82601\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-82601\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"82601\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=82601\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1989-Mustang-with-a-Turbo-Barra-Inline-Six-09.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1989 Mustang with a Turbo Barra Inline-Six 09\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Tuff Mounts 1989 Mustang with a Turbo Barra Inline-Six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1989-Mustang-with-a-Turbo-Barra-Inline-Six-09.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1989-Mustang-with-a-Turbo-Barra-Inline-Six-09.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tuff Mounts 1989 Mustang with a Turbo Barra Inline-Six\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-82601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1989-Mustang-with-a-Turbo-Barra-Inline-Six-09.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1989-Mustang-with-a-Turbo-Barra-Inline-Six-09.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1989-Mustang-with-a-Turbo-Barra-Inline-Six-09.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1989-Mustang-with-a-Turbo-Barra-Inline-Six-09.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1989-Mustang-with-a-Turbo-Barra-Inline-Six-09.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jason Waye from <a href=\"https:\/\/musclegarage.com.au\/index.php?_route_=tuff-mounts\">Tuff Mounts<\/a> took his 1989 Mustang &#8220;FOXSAKE&#8221; to Adam Rogash at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpwperformance.com\">MPW Performance<\/a> in Keysborough, VIC, Australia for dyno tuning. The Mustang is powered by a turbocharged Barra (FG) inline-six and Turbo 400 three-speed automatic transmission. Since the Barra still retains the stock bottom-end they did not push it too far. The motor made 604 horsepower (450 kW) to the hubs on 23 psi of boost. Jason plans to run 9&#8217;s with the current motor and eventually going for the 7&#8217;s with a forged motor. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/mGvcph707Xo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=82602\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-82602\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"82602\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=82602\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1989-Mustang-with-a-Turbo-Barra-Inline-Six-10.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1989 Mustang with a Turbo Barra Inline-Six 10\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Tuff Mounts 1989 Mustang with a Turbo Barra Inline-Six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1989-Mustang-with-a-Turbo-Barra-Inline-Six-10.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1989-Mustang-with-a-Turbo-Barra-Inline-Six-10.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tuff Mounts 1989 Mustang with a Turbo Barra Inline-Six\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-82602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1989-Mustang-with-a-Turbo-Barra-Inline-Six-10.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1989-Mustang-with-a-Turbo-Barra-Inline-Six-10.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1989-Mustang-with-a-Turbo-Barra-Inline-Six-10.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1989-Mustang-with-a-Turbo-Barra-Inline-Six-10.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1989-Mustang-with-a-Turbo-Barra-Inline-Six-10.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCGMSD1d9hUCx5zuckdDKtDA\">StreetMachineTV<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Waye from Tuff Mounts took his 1989 Mustang &#8220;FOXSAKE&#8221; to Adam Rogash at MPW Performance in Keysborough, VIC, Australia for dyno tuning. The Mustang is powered by a turbocharged Barra (FG) inline-six and Turbo 400 three-speed automatic transmission. Since the Barra still retains the stock bottom-end they did not push it too far. The&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=82594\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1989 Mustang with a Turbo Barra Inline-Six on the Dyno<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":82601,"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-82594","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\/2022\/02\/1989-Mustang-with-a-Turbo-Barra-Inline-Six-09.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":139850,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=139850","url_meta":{"origin":82594,"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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Under the hood sits a 4.0 L Barra inline-six built and tuned by Phantom Performance & Dyno in Mutdapilly, Queensland, Australia connected to a Powerglide two-speed transmission . 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