The Limey
Evil English Villain
Started life as a 1400cc 4 pot with a tarmac rippling 78bhp. It now has a 1700cc VVTi motor from a Ford Puma, which provided a sprightly 124bhp. Ramair induction kit and a Ford Racing Puma plenum bestows it with 135bhp. It weighs 1100kg so is pretty sprightly. Other than some very minor wiring, the engine was a straight swap. It's running the stock Fusion IB5 box. The Puma also uses the IB5, but I knew my existing box was a good one so was happy to keep it, even with the shorter ratios. It thraps through the gears like greased weasel shit, but is a little buzzy at motorway velocities.
Interior has voltmeter and vacuum performance gauges. Fiesta ST steering wheel, Transit Connect gear knob, leather gaiter, ST pedals, and air vent trim rings from DMB.
Outside it has a 30mm drop on Apex springs, Mountune mudflaps, Nokian Allweather tyres (superb in the mainly cool and wet conditions of Central England, and fully 3 peaks snow rated), and a tailgate spoiler imported from Germany, and genuine Focus RS MK2 bonnet vents. It has the crystal headlights from the earlier mk1 version. It also has a slimline light bar sly g under the roof bars, and a couple hundred watts of extra lighting concealed behind the grille. Oncoming drivers who don't dip their headlamps need a welding mask to survive the onslaught.
Next on the list is a quick shifter, Fiesta ST seats, and front and rear strut braces.
Ford parts are cheap, and Fiesta turning parts just bolt right up. Cheap speed.
It's a laugh to use. In the UK the Fusion was mainly bought by pensioners and had sedate performance, so a hotted up pocket rocket version puts the wind up some folk when it catches them out. Occasionally I go out deliberately dressed as a pensioner in a sensible coat and a cloth cap to lull the unwary into a false sense of security...then I smoke em.
Interior has voltmeter and vacuum performance gauges. Fiesta ST steering wheel, Transit Connect gear knob, leather gaiter, ST pedals, and air vent trim rings from DMB.
Outside it has a 30mm drop on Apex springs, Mountune mudflaps, Nokian Allweather tyres (superb in the mainly cool and wet conditions of Central England, and fully 3 peaks snow rated), and a tailgate spoiler imported from Germany, and genuine Focus RS MK2 bonnet vents. It has the crystal headlights from the earlier mk1 version. It also has a slimline light bar sly g under the roof bars, and a couple hundred watts of extra lighting concealed behind the grille. Oncoming drivers who don't dip their headlamps need a welding mask to survive the onslaught.
Next on the list is a quick shifter, Fiesta ST seats, and front and rear strut braces.
Ford parts are cheap, and Fiesta turning parts just bolt right up. Cheap speed.
It's a laugh to use. In the UK the Fusion was mainly bought by pensioners and had sedate performance, so a hotted up pocket rocket version puts the wind up some folk when it catches them out. Occasionally I go out deliberately dressed as a pensioner in a sensible coat and a cloth cap to lull the unwary into a false sense of security...then I smoke em.