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Replying to: noneneeded (Oct 01, 2009 6:01 am) mostly a short highway commute. i rarely use the a/c. have a moonroof, which i keep cracked open as much as possible. |
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Replying to: akirby (Oct 01, 2009 6:35 am) Why wouldn't the Ford 6F50 from the Taurus/Flex/Edge be used in them? Cheaper to ship the Aisin to Mexico maybe?
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Replying to: baggs32 (Oct 02, 2009 8:28 am) Not sure why they continue to use the Aisin tranny in the 3.5L Fusion and MKZ. It's either a supply issue or some packaging issue where the aisin is smaller.
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Replying to: akirby (Oct 02, 2009 8:45 am) Gearing, the 3.5 puts out more power than either the 3.0 and the I4. Its also more sport tuned than the 6F35. Its reserved for use only in the Sport model, which I own and love. The shifts are manualesk in how it shifts, it has a slight pause between gears as if I were driving a stick, under light load, but put the pedal into it and the shifts are crisp and firm but not harsh. The ratios are setup for this car and with the 3.0 would be too high for the power output. My fuel economy so far with 1700 miles is 24 city/highway mix, and 31 highway. The 3.5 and 3.0 get basically the same eco numbers.
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Replying to: acdii (Oct 06, 2009 9:45 am)
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Replying to: akirby (Oct 06, 2009 10:19 am) The 6F50 is used in the Flex and MKT. Not sure about the others but I'm pretty sure anything with the 3.5L uses it too save for the Fusion apparently. The 6F35 is reserved for those engines smaller than the 3.5L. My question stemmed from this. Packaging issues or shipping issues are the only two reasons I can think of for Ford to use the Aisin in the Fusion Sport. I can't imagine it would be packaging though because the 6F35 and 6F50 are supposedly the same size and the 6F35 is used in the non-Sport Fusions.
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Replying to: baggs32 (Oct 07, 2009 8:48 am) The 6F35 and 6F50 may be the same size - but the 3.0L and 3.5L engines are not. It's possible the 3.0L + 6F35 would fit but the 3.5L + 6F50 would not. It's just speculation. Maybe since they used the Aisin 6 speed with the 3.5L in the MkZ before the 6F50 was available it was easier to keep using it instead of switching.
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Replying to: akirby (Oct 07, 2009 9:23 am)
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Replying to: akirby (Oct 08, 2009 9:14 am)
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