{"id":90900,"date":"2022-09-19T11:36:02","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T16:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=90900"},"modified":"2022-09-19T11:36:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T16:36:02","slug":"building-a-barra-for-1000-hp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=90900","title":{"rendered":"Building a Barra for 1000 hp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=90905\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-90905\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"90905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=90905\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Scotty-Street-Machine-builds-1000-hp-Barra-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C787&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,787\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Scotty Street Machine builds 1000 hp Barra 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Scotty from Street Machine builds 1000 hp Barra inline-six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Scotty-Street-Machine-builds-1000-hp-Barra-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Scotty-Street-Machine-builds-1000-hp-Barra-01.jpg?resize=600%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Scotty from Street Machine builds 1000 hp Barra inline-six\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-90905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Scotty-Street-Machine-builds-1000-hp-Barra-01.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Scotty-Street-Machine-builds-1000-hp-Barra-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Scotty-Street-Machine-builds-1000-hp-Barra-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Scotty-Street-Machine-builds-1000-hp-Barra-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scotty from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/STREETMACHINETV\">Street Machine<\/a> pulled the Barra inline-six from their Miata after it lost oil pressure. He dissembled the motor and found a unique issue and no damage. Instead of rebuilding the motor, Scotty decided to build another Barra capable of 1,000 horsepower. The new motor uses Precision H-beam rods, Turbo Barra FG pistons with gapped rings, King bearings, Cometic gasket, and factory crankshaft. Watch Scotty build the engine below. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/7pvpWMBG52o\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/STREETMACHINETV\">StreetMachineTV<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scotty from Street Machine pulled the Barra inline-six from their Miata after it lost oil pressure. He dissembled the motor and found a unique issue and no damage. Instead of rebuilding the motor, Scotty decided to build another Barra capable of 1,000 horsepower. The new motor uses Precision H-beam rods, Turbo Barra FG pistons with&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=90900\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Building a Barra for 1000 hp<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":90905,"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":[41,593],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-miata","category-mx-5"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Scotty-Street-Machine-builds-1000-hp-Barra-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C787&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":103533,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=103533","url_meta":{"origin":90900,"position":0},"title":"Mazda MX-5 with a Turbo Barra Makes 1013 hp","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 4, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Eventually Scotty from Carnage will dissemble the \"Lightning McBarra\" Mazda MX-5 for parts to use on a new project. 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