What does a police car do in the 1/4 mile?
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What does a police car do in the 1/4 mile?
Not one of those Camaro cops, I mean like a regular cop car Impala or Caprice or something.
one of the old caprices with an LT1 would prob run fast. as far as the crown vics, they have some ***** but would have a hard time catching up to some cars if they had a big jump. but thats where the radio comes into play, so there are additional units waiting ahead to spike em etc.
the crown vics used today are just basic police packages. nothing turbo or anything fancy like that.
the crown vics used today are just basic police packages. nothing turbo or anything fancy like that.
I think the point of patrol cars isn't to race but to be strong and hold up when being used under pressure.
Those crown vics can be driven hard and still run like a champ. And they can take a pretty good beating on the outside as well.
Those crown vics can be driven hard and still run like a champ. And they can take a pretty good beating on the outside as well.
Originally Posted by Da1lyDr1ver
the crown victoria's do about 14 or 15 seconds in the quarter mile, so we could probably out run them.
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I live up here in Canada, and i work for Ford Motor Company, and at the plant where i work we build the Crown Victorias. They run mid to high 15s in the quarter mile. They aren't that fast, the Maurader's that we build, those are fast! Their take offs are awesome, but high speed chases they run out of steam...
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Originally Posted by NoFriends
hah.. a 14 or 15 sec car against a 16 sec honda and you think we could outrun them? wtf are you smoking? Not to mention the whole 118 and 125ish mph speed limiter on the lx/dx and ex respectively. I would love to see you try.
The EX, as far as I've tested doesnt have a speed govener.
Originally Posted by Zzyzx
The EX, as far as I've tested doesnt have a speed govener.
Suffice to say you arent going over 130 in an EX.
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I dont think police cruisers are super fast or anything. They are just build to take a beating and still run. Besides...why would they need to keep up in a car when they have radios and choppers
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