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Supercharged Ford Fusion? CAI?

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 ass. 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.

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.

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