question's about a 1987 ex cop car crown victoria.

[gigglesnirt]

there is a 1987 crown victoria in my area and i haven't really been into cars like this, but after seeing it i luoved it, but i have some questions about it.
1.is there any way to make this into a manual transmission, i noticed its the 5.0 engine, so possibly put an older mustang's transmission in it somehow?

2.is it fast enough that i could have lots of fun with it and dragrace at a competitive pace?

3.is there a big choice of aftermarket parts for this car, again since it looks liek its the 5.0 engine so maybe older mustang parts work?

4.anything i should look out for, it is an ex cop car so it could have been used pretty roughly, i've heard about them ramming into the ground under the frontend and have been told to check for any damage.

5.it is selling for 800$ and is just aobut perfect condition, and the engine runs very well, and interior is flawless, and it has one of those light things above the mirrors that you can point at things. (LOL)

[gigglesnirt]

does nobody help out in this forum or something?

[jasong145]

The cop ones came with the 5.8 ones. yes, you can upgrade parts on the car, just look on the internet. www.crownvic.net i have a 94 cop package, and it is veryyy fast with the 4.6. you can get your 87 to be a fast drag car, or a show car, or whatever you want, depends on your tastes and your money.

[amo4387622]

not all cop cars have the 5.8 jasong145 but most do. But if it is a 5.0 and you want to have fun and race with it there are a couple of things you can do but not a lot. But it is hard to find parts for are cars that will give a good performance gain because are 5.0's are different from the mustangs but the parts do interchange with a little modding to them and sometimes you dont need to mod anything. One thing is you can go to a junk yard and get a HO 5.0 engine from a mustang and drop it in to the car but there is a good amount of work involved and you need more than just the engine you also need the computer and a mass air flow. The second thing you can do is depending on the gears in the back change them, also get a different set of cylinder heads because stock Vics heads are crap, also change the cam, and the lower and upper intake, and TBody too. And i am not sure what to look for as high risk damage areas on the car.

[gigglesnirt]

thanx for the help the car is for sure now i pick it up on thursday, and show car is not my thing i will drag, and even attempt to drift it.

[gigglesnirt]

amo at the end of your psot you are talking about some parts i should get, any recomendations on where to get these parts? junkyard, shop on net, or wutever.

[amo4387622]

gigglesnirt is it a 5.0 or 5.8? But if the engine is a 5.0 and not the HO 5.0 or 5.8 i would get a different set of cylinder heads because stock 5.0 Vics heads are crap. also To take advantage of new heads is to change the cam, and the lower and upper intake, and TBody, also an adjustable fuel regulator and better fuel injectors, also a set of headers and a dual exhaust too. To get these parts you can go to a junkyard and plus a junkyard will be cheaper, you can also go to jegs.com for the parts, and pretty much an mustang store or website will have some parts that will fit the car too.

[gigglesnirt]

its 5.0


btw do you know where the restrictor plate would be, i think right under carbuerator, if so i've heard i may need to tune the carbueartor a little, and any tips if i wanted to take the plate out?

[jasong145]

do you have a pic of the car? show us that bad ass vic if you can. i love vics.

[gigglesnirt]

i will but my dad lost the camera, eventually i'll get a pic though, amaze's me how great condition its in but the price was so cheap.

any ideas on how i can get pics up if i dont have a digital camera?

[amo4387622]

gigglesnirt what is the vin of the car because after 1985 pretty much all of the 5.0's were fuel injected and if you have a carb i believe you have the 5.8 and not the 5.0. but if it is carb i will get back to you on the restrictor plate.

[gigglesnirt]

well i thought i remebered seeing 5.0 on the manifold so im pretty sure it is 5.0, i'll get the vin tomorrow morniing though too late now