1.5L Fusion

"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen) 03/13/2014 at 15:13 • Filed to: None

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So I just now found out there is a 1.5 liter fusion for 2014. How did I find out? livernois performance is looking for a car to do testing on, this is some preliminary results (remember these numbers are at the wheels). Not too shabby... That is what? At least 135 hp/liter at the crank?

Let's see, after my tune+downpipes I'll be at ~450hp at the crank which is 129hp/liter out of my EB3.5...

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 03/13/2014 at 15:38

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Ford is notorious for under-rating these engines, it would seem. The 1.6L EB is generating well over 200 lbs of torque at the wheels so crnak torque is much higher. Even a conservative tune gets another 20 or so at the wheels. THey are little powerhouses for sure.

dogisbadob > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 03/13/2014 at 16:15

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Ford should ditch the 2.5L and just use the Focus's 2.0L as their base engine

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > dogisbadob 03/13/2014 at 16:17

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Hmm. Is the 2.0 of a newer generation of engines?

dogisbadob > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 03/13/2014 at 16:42

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I think so.

The 2.5 has been around forever!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > dogisbadob 03/13/2014 at 16:45

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Yeah, I did not like it when I test drove a Fusion so-equipped. My dad has a Focus with the 2.0, he likes it very much. The car has been awesome for him (it's '12, I think).

Depressoiscool > dogisbadob 03/13/2014 at 17:51

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isn't it still the bored out version of the 2.3 that was in the first fusion, ranger, and mazda's?

dogisbadob > Depressoiscool 03/13/2014 at 18:15

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Yeah I think it is