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Originally posted by tsSVT:
I think you all are forgeting the fact that ford is run by a bunch of scared nancy boys,they don't have the balls to put that much HP in anything other than the mustang.They are toafraid to put their necks out there and do something people like.Ford doesn't do anything differant until GM trys it first.Don't get me wrong I work at a ford dealer,and I know ford has the know-how and the ability to do all these things,but it's highly likely they won't.
Don't forget that this is about an engine in a FWD car.There is a reason you don't see many FWD cars with over 260HP.
Ford can do it...but cost drives the prices of their cars and ppl don't want to pay a large premium for a high hp fwd ford that depreciates worse than a house in New Orleans. 
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Originally posted by MapOfTaziFoShoâ�??¢:
Originally posted by tsSVT:
I think you all are forgeting the fact that ford is run by a bunch of scared nancy boys,they don't have the balls to put that much HP in anything other than the mustang.They are toafraid to put their necks out there and do something people like.Ford doesn't do anything differant until GM trys it first.Don't get me wrong I work at a ford dealer,and I know ford has the know-how and the ability to do all these things,but it's highly likely they won't.
Don't forget that this is about an engine in a FWD car.There is a reason you don't see many FWD cars with over 260HP.
Ford can do it...but cost drives the prices of their cars and ppl don't want to pay a large premium for a high hp fwd ford that depreciates worse than a house in New Orleans.
I didn't say they couldn't do it,they are more than capable.I was stating that it is highly likely that they won't.
The reason that price drives their desicions is because of all the over payed people in the boardroom that are to afraid to put their necks out there and take a chance.
A few pieces of info into fords problems.Bill ford received a $20 million dollar bonus for 2004.ford stock was at $9 per share I believe.54% of every new car sale goes to paying retired board members.Meanwhile back in the real world ford stock is at $7.
I don't mean to rant about Ford I love my car,I like most of the vehicles they make,but the simple fact of the matter is Ford probably won't do as much with the 3.5 as everyone thinks they will.I really wish they would though,I'd like to see them take a chance and be sucessful.
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Let's just hope it takes well to mods. If Ford doesn't do much with it, maybe the aftermarket will 
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Supercharged 3.5L AWD Fusion, if ford drops the ball on this one than i dont know what the hell they are thinking. Need more SVT people running ford and more Ford people running the machines in the factory.
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On a similar note does anyone know if the Duratec out of the 500s will work??
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Originally posted by giddyup306:
On a similar note does anyone know if the Duratec out of the 500s will work??
For our purposes no...
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Originally posted by Tourige:
Supercharged 3.5L AWD Fusion, if ford drops the ball on this one than i dont know what the hell they are thinking. Need more SVT people running ford and more Ford people running the machines in the factory.
I would bet money on the SVT version having AWD... if an SVT version ever materializes.
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Originally posted by Bronco_SVT:
Originally posted by Tourige:
Supercharged 3.5L AWD Fusion, if ford drops the ball on this one than i dont know what the hell they are thinking. Need more SVT people running ford and more Ford people running the machines in the factory.
I would bet money on the SVT version having AWD... if an SVT version ever materializes.
me too...cause it'll prob just be a fusionized version of the mazdaspeed 6
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Originally posted by Marky:
The BMW 3.2 I6 is in the '02, M3, my brother owns one it is a great engine in a very expensive car.
Well that pulls the 3.2L out of the comparison. You cannot compare an I to a V. They are not the same animal.
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What about comparing a V to a W.  I just picked up a Passat W8 for my wife. Engine configuration is very odd. It's a 8 cylindar smaller than most 6 cylindars.
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