Supercharged Ford Fusion? CAI?

Question

My wife want to buy a new Fusion next week. It looks pretty sweet with all the apgrades (lowered suspension, tint, aftermarket spoiler, nice rims/tires, body kit, etc). The problem is that the car is freakin slow. It has a sissy little 3.1L V6 that does NOT haul any kind if ***. Here's the fix:

Does anyone with experience know of a good supercharger that we could put into the Fusion to give it the power it needs? And, would I have to change anything else, like headers? Because a supercharger would void the drivetrain warranty, are there any superchargers that actually come with a warranty to cover drivetrain?

I'm also looking for a CAI to fit the Fusion. They don't make one yet, so what would be the best to take and bend into it? Honda Civic? Thanks for your time.

Answer 1

The Fusion has been on the market for close to 2 years now. The fact that nobody has come out with either an SC or CAI should tell you something right off the bat. (And I'll be damned if I could find room under the hood for a SC anyway.)

The 6-speed trans-axle used in the Fusion is a new design with no history in handling increased power output.

You are right about voiding the drivetrain warranty. You can't even tweak the computer without voiding the warranty -- and you can't even "untweak" it without Ford knowing about it as it stores any mods in non-volatile memory. Since they don't void the warranty on a Mustang GT for tweaking or chipping, that should tell you something about the Fusion; it's not a tweaker's car.

The only intake "mod" I've found is K&N's replacement filter element. I wouldn't waste my time with Civic parts, they don't flow enough for the 3.0 lump in the Fusion.

If I were going to do anything with a Fusion, I'd start with the 2.3 liter I-4 with the 5-speed manual. Both are proven designs and can be modded (within reason) without grinding the whole lot to metal shavings. And there's room under the hood to plumb in a SC or turbo.

Answer 2

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