Should I Mod a...

2010 Ford Fusion Sport FWD?

I kinda already put a Steeda strut-tower bar and a K&N on it. Is it worth altering a car this big? I dont know if she will even fit between the cones!

isn't it based on the Mazda 6 architecture?

Sounds like fun to me!

yes it is based on mazda6 architexture. really wanna make it come alive get some steeda sway bars.... the 2010 sport does it have the the 3.0 or 3.5? some ms6 or bilstien shocks and good springs. for power steeda tuner and intake..... exhaust is no gain on a 3.0 if its a 3.0 not without headers.... and lastly strut bar makes no difference at all...

Ummm...if you were to take the fattest, slowest, ugliest, most uninspiring car ever and make it go through cones with easy, you'd receive many high fives from this goup. Let me say, go forth and mod..

KATYB wrote: yes it is based on mazda6 architexture. really wanna make it come alive get some steeda sway bars.... the 2010 sport does it have the the 3.0 or 3.5? some ms6 or bilstien shocks and good springs. for power steeda tuner and intake..... exhaust is no gain on a 3.0 if its a 3.0 not without headers.... and lastly strut bar makes no difference at all...

Its the 3.5, and I might look at the MS6 stuff. Sway bars are next on the wish-list, so ill go in that direction.

the steedas will help a whole bunch.... wish racing beats fit the fusion but they disconitnued the 06 plus mz6 bars which would have fit the fusion. but steedas are still an improvement. ms6 shocks should decrease brake dive and roll a ton tho.

oh and adjustable upper ball joint for the front to get the camber right.

RossD wrote: Ummm...if you were to take the fattest, slowest, ugliest, most uninspiring car ever and make it go through cones with easy, you'd receive many high fives from this goup. Let me say, go forth and mod..

Milan time

I like the direction of this thread. The Fusion is not bad looking to me.. and would make an excellant street sleeper

Odd is good.

(Did I mention that last Friday at Orlando Speedworld I saw a turbo Festiva hit 105 mph? )

I know a guy who used to autocross a Lincoln LS. Went pretty quick too. I loved watching that car run. Amazingly, he bought a Miata. Talk about one extreme to another!

ls is smaller than a facelifted fusion.

KATYB wrote: ls is smaller than a facelifted fusion.

katy you really need to consider runnin yur own shop.. you gots the brains... and my guess is the talent isnt to far behind...

barnca it has been discussed.... just money and location and time maybe once kids get older but right noe cant devote that much time.

Mod anything. Mod everything. There is no progress without experimentation.

Big and fat doesn't always mean slow - check out the results with my 750Li back in '09. Not the fastest but not DFL by a long shot:

http://www.gvc-bmwcca.org/EventResults/2009/GVC_event_2_SEAD_results.pdf

http://www.gvc-bmwcca.org/EventResults/2009/GVC_event_6_BIMP_results.pdf

friedgreencorrado wrote: Mod *anything*. Mod *everything*. There is no progress without experimentation.

Magazine quote material right there.

If not that then just good words to live by. Thanks

Tire are the first thing.

I saw a Magnum and a couple of Chargers run. quite impressive.

I agree on the Tyres. They make the best "bang for the buck" out of any car.

Sweet. It looks like I have some planning and ordering to do!

Everything can be made better with more..... more.

Big cars need love too. I've had a ball autocrossing a CTS-V and a Supercoupe.

Not to be a stick in the mud, but, what about potential warranty problems? I'd check this out with a dealer. Adding the K&N intake changes the engine's breathing, and that changes the car as it left the dealer, who could say you "altered" the engine....and you know how the rest could go....even with the strut bar "modifying" the front suspension.....