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Perpalicious
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Hi everyone,
Hopefully I'm not spamming or posing a ridiculous question, but I am attempting to understand the inner works of this lovely car.
My question really is understanding the various engines in the Fiesta, or, rather, Ford provides. For example, Ken Block's vehicle uses a stock 2011 Fiesta but uses a 2.0L Duratec-R. Don't have those in stock Fiestas in Canada. Regardless, that bad boy has a custom Garrett attached to it.
I guess what I'm really asking is this: How does one come to understand what engine can handle what modifications? Again, using Block's Fiesta as an example, how come his 2.0L Duratec-R can handle a turbocharger that probably adds a few hundred HPs and a 1.6 may not be able to?
I only ask because I read through this forum and someone was talking about spending 2000 pounds (sorry, Canadian keyboards don't have the pound symbol) but he would only get 50-80 HP from such a big expense.
Or how come a diesel engine is better (I am referencing diesel thread)?
Damn. So many questions. It would just be nice to be pointed in the direction of some articles or something as to educate myself and avoid questions like this in the future.
Hopefully I'm not spamming or posing a ridiculous question, but I am attempting to understand the inner works of this lovely car.
My question really is understanding the various engines in the Fiesta, or, rather, Ford provides. For example, Ken Block's vehicle uses a stock 2011 Fiesta but uses a 2.0L Duratec-R. Don't have those in stock Fiestas in Canada. Regardless, that bad boy has a custom Garrett attached to it.
I guess what I'm really asking is this: How does one come to understand what engine can handle what modifications? Again, using Block's Fiesta as an example, how come his 2.0L Duratec-R can handle a turbocharger that probably adds a few hundred HPs and a 1.6 may not be able to?
I only ask because I read through this forum and someone was talking about spending 2000 pounds (sorry, Canadian keyboards don't have the pound symbol) but he would only get 50-80 HP from such a big expense.
Or how come a diesel engine is better (I am referencing diesel thread)?
Damn. So many questions. It would just be nice to be pointed in the direction of some articles or something as to educate myself and avoid questions like this in the future.