Cop cars.....what do they have?

[silveradoking]

Since my little incident, I was wondering what do cop cars have on them? I mean performance wise? Last I heard that 1 cop car, has about $60,000CAN worth of eqiupment on the car? I see a lot of cops in my area zoom off like crazy down the road, what is it that they add, anyone know?

[BlenderWizard]

What kinda car you talking about? Crown Vic, Impala?

[v10_viper]

When the new Chevy Impala came out Car&Driver tested it and it was like a 15 second 1/4 car, not that fast. The Crown Vics have the 4.6 but I dont know what all is done to it. They are definately fast though, having ridden in one, and I also watched a cop do a 180 in one and smoke em fairly good. All in the same night actually, county cop was lookin for me, seen me in his rearview spun it around and caught me, then I had to ride 25 miles away, which we got there in 15 minutes, for a breathalyzer. But it doesn't matter, your truck can always out run a cop...in a field or ditches. I would have been better off if I ran because it was winter and in our town the pile snow up by a grain elevator so I could have caused him to have gotten stuck, but oh well.

[silveradoking]

well, I mean't more along the lines like......I know for sure in my area a couple cops that I know of have the b&m transmission coolers......When they get the cars from the factory....the police install there electronics, computers and such on the inside, but I was wondering what they do under the hood.....

[v10_viper]

I found this one but it doesn't help too much.

http://www.smithfieldpd.com/cruiser.htm <--Ford

http://www.gmfleet.com/us/products/s...ice/impala9c1/ <--Impala

[White Lightening]

Originally Posted by silveradoking

well, I mean't more along the lines like......I know for sure in my area a couple cops that I know of have the b&m transmission coolers......When they get the cars from the factory....the police install there electronics, computers and such on the inside, but I was wondering what they do under the hood.....

Greetings,

I know that in the Crown Vics of the later 90s - the Interceptors come with a tone of specialized components. Special brakes, alloy/aluminum drive shaft, performance transmission, special engine mods including higher compression, heavier alternators, structural modified frame and roof - performance heavy suspension. I believe an Interceptor versus a standard Crown Vic is near 400 pounds different in weight. and a pile more HP.

Interceptors - coming from Ford - are built like a race car. And some State Patrols use the modified Mustang - doesn't have the foot print of the Crown Vic - but the power to weight ratio is something like a dragster. And then there is the new Caprice???????

White Lightening

[nineball481]

Originally Posted by v10_viper

But it doesn't matter, your truck can always out run a cop...in a field or ditches. I would have been better off if I ran because it was winter and in our town the pile snow up by a grain elevator so I could have caused him to have gotten stuck, but oh well.

Can't outrun a Motorola

Here, Indiana. They use the crown vic and camaro for interstates and highways. Where high speed is more of a necessity. then they use the vic again and impala for city street use since the impala is more economic, it doesn't need to go as fast.

[BlenderWizard]

Any P.D.'s using the supercharged Impalas? The Impala is getting a new front end and a V8 later this year...
http://www.tuningnews.net/news/05010...onte-carlo.php

[84fiero123]

when i was in tenn. in the 90-95 time they had supercharged 350's or mabe the were 305's can't remember, as there persuit cars. in the 70's mass. used fords with th 460 intercepter engines. when gm built them for cops they generaly have equipment that is not available for the general public, if you really want to know just go to your local state police garage and ask the machanics, now days everything is supercharged by gm.
now a story, in 89 i was sitting at home and got aphone call from a friend. Steve turn you scanner on. theres a cop chaceing a lombo on 290, passed a radar pursuit mustang at over 110. so i listened, the mustang was in persuit to over 150 mph then the radio went silent for a min. or 2.maybe 3. then the trooper came on; lambo gone, troopers out of gas. send gas. moral. make sure you got a full tank of gas.

[jeverett]

I will tell you what the new Crown Vic's have on them. I just equipped 13 brand new that had less than 10 miles on them.

They really have nothing more than dual exhaust. They have a 245 HP 4.6 ...they stop dead at 120 mph. You can hold it to the floor and 120 is all it does, the engine doesnt shut down, it just is goverened. So if your in Barrow county Ga, and can do over 120..you're good for a little while!!

the 04 Vic's that we use in my county top out at about 138....

I think Webster County (where I live) is swapping to the new Dodge Charger police interceptor next year or so... 485HP 6.1 HEMI....

[jeverett]

Originally Posted by White Lightening

Greetings,


And some State Patrols use the modified Mustang - doesn't have the foot print of the Crown Vic - but the power to weight ratio is something like a dragster.
White Lightening

It is now pretty much a rule that no state patrol is to use the Mustangs anymore. Its a frickin rule here in Georgia. They had too many high-speed related partolman deaths in the years they used them. They took them off the road.

I do believe the last Mustang that was used for high-speed pursuit here in Ga killed a man, and the experts that read all of the info in the "black box" of the car stated that he was in excess of 180mph when he wrecked. SInce then all have been removed from the fleet except for shows and parades.

[BlenderWizard]

Cobb County here in Georgia has a TON of Camaro pursuit cars. Marietta actually has a corvette, but they confiscated that from a drug dealer.

[broughy84]

here in Knox county Indiana, we have alot of Trailblazers, (Inline 6 cylinder) and our sherrif has a 2003 Suburban. They also have Crown Vics and Impala's *that's all the sherrif's dept**

Now in Bicknell (that's the city I live in) we have one Dodge Intrepid *cheif car, nothing but a stock car*, a police package Impala, and a Police package Caprice (350 LT1), and 4 police package Chevy Lumina's They all have the 3800 Series II Supercharged V-6 in them. They are light and will FLY!!! I was riding with Kevin (Bicknell #6) one night when he got in a chase with a mustang and we were doing 140mph in a LUMINA!!!

Oh the sherrif's dept also has a drug seized Pontiac Firebird Formula!

[White Lightening]

Originally Posted by broughy84

here in Knox county Indiana, we have alot of Trailblazers, (Inline 6 cylinder) and our sherrif has a 2003 Suburban. They also have Crown Vics and Impala's *that's all the sherrif's dept**
Now in Bicknell (that's the city I live in) we have one Dodge Intrepid *cheif car, nothing but a stock car*, a police package Impala, and a Police package Caprice (350 LT1), and 4 police package Chevy Lumina's They all have the 3800 Series II Supercharged V-6 in them. They are light and will FLY!!! I was riding with Kevin (Bicknell #6) one night when he got in a chase with a mustang and we were doing 140mph in a LUMINA!!!
Oh the sherrif's dept also has a drug seized Pontiac Firebird Formula!

Greetings Broughy84,

Personally - I don't want to be in a car going 140 MPH if that car isn't heavy, designed for aerodynamic ground push, and has a parachute on the back end. At 100 on a motorcycle - even a wear depression in the pavement can cause the wheels to go slightly "air" or lightweight at minimum. At 140 in a lightweight Lumina - it better have stock car modifications (like fiberglass frame etc.).


White Lightening

[airjam18]

Here in Dallas we got just about everything.......Dallas used to run the Crown Vic Police Interceptors but now have a handful of Impalas and seem to be switching to the new Dodge Intrepids.........By the way.....those intrepids are insanely fast.....I was cruising at about 80 with the rest of traffic when one came by me screaming......the Park Cities have everything from Durangos and Expeditions to nice Tahoes and Yukons.........state troopers here still use camaros.....I've only seen a couple but they were decked out in SS trim.....no telling how fast those are......