thatguydevin Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Hey all, happy to be here on yet another forum page. Hoping to get a good thread going here in a bit. I've had my 07 fusion for 5 years now, bought it with 89K miles, has 190k miles on the clock ow. Original untouched engine/trans until last weekend. Currently have the motor down to a bare block with the intentions to do a factory rebuild but you know those gears start turning and the question comes about, "what can she handle?" So that's why I'm hear, hoping to see what can become of these somewhat snappy (i think for a 13 year old na sedan) 2.3 gas sippers. If anyone knows of a good topic on here to explore please share the link. Looking forward to hearing everyone's opinions and ideas for this project. Little background on myself. Started my journey as a music school dropout, became a detailer for a chrysler dealership in 2013, moved up to express lube about 8 months later. After a year of lube tech work I went to work for chevy as a tech apprentice, pounded out training and had my tech label within six months. worked for them for around 3 years (did a lot of medium duty when gm brought it back). Had enough of that and went back to Chrysler as a tech up until recently when I moved into the parts department and took all my tools home. I've been working out of my garage since. The only real engine work I've done is in dirt bikes/wheelers. I have never had a vehicle motor stripped down this far, I do not have any special tools (do have air though thank god). I don't have a lift, I pulled this monster with a comealong strapped to a 4x4 in the rafters. I have a service manual on its way. Either way, this will be a fun project. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangster Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 If you are really open to ideas, look for the 2.5 into 2.3 cars swaps, Mazdas as well (Miata, Mazda3, Escape, etc). There are some interesting build ups of the 2.3/2.5 (maybe more than the 3.0 V6). A lot of variations depending on what your end goal is (even if it is stock power with a newer/lower mileage example). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponyguy Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I'm going to follow this re-build topic, for sure. I have a 2004 Ranger with the "Duratec" 2.3 engine, and I've been happy with it; I've always wondered what sort of power and performance could be gotten from the engine. Ford uses this engine as the basis for the EcoBoost Mustang, so it has a lot of potential... Best of luck, Mr. Devin... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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