I'm finally going to get around to modding up my 2010 Sport. Only mod so far has been the shark fin which has been great because I'm surrounded by high-end Bimmers and Mercs and that stock radio controlled car antenna might have gotten me fired.
I've been holding off on modifying my car because I haven't been able to risk having an engine mod error leave me without a car for even a short period of time. Circumstances have recently changed and I now have the ability to risk the troubleshooting often associated with modifying and tuning the engine, but my window is about 2 weeks and I want to get a lot done all at once. I do plan on using a tuning house here in Anchorage with a good reputation but they have almost no experience with Fusions.
Tentative Mod list for the engine:
1) Steeda CAI, sleeveless.
2) SCT tuner…Probably the new Gen 4
3) Larger throttle body (70 mmish)
4) Throttle body Spacer?
5) Catalytic converter delete (ok in State of Alaska) The rest of the exhaust will remain unchanged
6) Steeda Motor mount
I have not seen how much horsepower and torque improves with this particular set of modifications but from the data that is available I think that I should be seeing an increase somewhere between 30 and 60 HP which puts the Sport somewhere between 293 and 323 HP.
Whether I really see that much horsepower increase isn't the main concern. It seems most who have had these modifications have been pretty happy with them. My main question is how much reliability am I sacrificing with this set up? And also, Is 2 weeks long enough time for a good tuning shop to be able to install the mods and get the bugs ironed out?
Are there any other pitfalls I should anticipate? Any combination of the above modifications a bad idea?
Your input is greatly appreciated, Thanks!
I've been holding off on modifying my car because I haven't been able to risk having an engine mod error leave me without a car for even a short period of time. Circumstances have recently changed and I now have the ability to risk the troubleshooting often associated with modifying and tuning the engine, but my window is about 2 weeks and I want to get a lot done all at once. I do plan on using a tuning house here in Anchorage with a good reputation but they have almost no experience with Fusions.
Tentative Mod list for the engine:
1) Steeda CAI, sleeveless.
2) SCT tuner…Probably the new Gen 4
3) Larger throttle body (70 mmish)
4) Throttle body Spacer?
5) Catalytic converter delete (ok in State of Alaska) The rest of the exhaust will remain unchanged
6) Steeda Motor mount
I have not seen how much horsepower and torque improves with this particular set of modifications but from the data that is available I think that I should be seeing an increase somewhere between 30 and 60 HP which puts the Sport somewhere between 293 and 323 HP.
Whether I really see that much horsepower increase isn't the main concern. It seems most who have had these modifications have been pretty happy with them. My main question is how much reliability am I sacrificing with this set up? And also, Is 2 weeks long enough time for a good tuning shop to be able to install the mods and get the bugs ironed out?
Are there any other pitfalls I should anticipate? Any combination of the above modifications a bad idea?
Your input is greatly appreciated, Thanks!