Blown 5 A/T vs. Police Interceptor
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Blown 5 A/T vs. Police Interceptor
So I'm coming back from my parents house in NJ today... and on 195 I come up behind an Interceptor. I didn't notice any lights in the rear window... and the plates looked civilian. So we're going along at about 85 in the left lane... and all of a sudden he darts out into the right lane to pass a slower moving car ahead of us. I follow him, and we continue on our way. This happens about 3 more times... of speeds up to around 105 or so before he lets off the gas to resume our normal 85 speed. Then we both get on the Turkpike going South. By this time I'm sure there's no danger of messing w/ this guy so as we merge onto the TP I drop it into 2nd and pull over 2 lanes to the right to gun it. I'm assuming he wasn't prepared because I had several cars on him and pulling more before slower moving traffic forces me to let off. There's enough traffic on the road that I'm not gonna weave in and out to gain 3 car positions only to be slowed up again... so I maintain the same speed as the car ahead of me and relax.
About 10 minutes later out of no where the Interceptor comes up on my right at what must have been at least 100+ and cuts me off to get ahead of me, then has to jam on the brakes to avoid hitting the car (that until 3 seconds earlier, I had been following) ahead of me. I drop to 3rd, and wait for him to make his next move to the right. Eventually, traffic clears up in the right lane for a half mile or so and he takes off. Starting from 60ish to 110ish I had to back off twice to avoid visiting the inside of his trunk. He changes to the left lane and coasts down to about 70... I pull up on him to see if he wants to play... hitting the gas a few times. No response, so I shift up to 4th thinking I'll just go on my way, when I see out of the corner of my eye his car acceleratoring quickly. By the time I drop down to 3rd and punch it, his rear bumper is at my front. By 90 my front bumper was ahead of his; by 105 I had about 3/4 length on him; and by the time I had to shift to 4th he was at least half a car behind my rear bumper. If he was smart he probably would have tested my 4th gear, but he hit the brakes and backed off. Good thing too.... cuz 2 miles down the road was a trooper sitting off in the trees to the side. No indicator from the V1 he was there.... probably just waiting to catch someone with instant-on (or maybe just snoozing
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About 10 minutes later out of no where the Interceptor comes up on my right at what must have been at least 100+ and cuts me off to get ahead of me, then has to jam on the brakes to avoid hitting the car (that until 3 seconds earlier, I had been following) ahead of me. I drop to 3rd, and wait for him to make his next move to the right. Eventually, traffic clears up in the right lane for a half mile or so and he takes off. Starting from 60ish to 110ish I had to back off twice to avoid visiting the inside of his trunk. He changes to the left lane and coasts down to about 70... I pull up on him to see if he wants to play... hitting the gas a few times. No response, so I shift up to 4th thinking I'll just go on my way, when I see out of the corner of my eye his car acceleratoring quickly. By the time I drop down to 3rd and punch it, his rear bumper is at my front. By 90 my front bumper was ahead of his; by 105 I had about 3/4 length on him; and by the time I had to shift to 4th he was at least half a car behind my rear bumper. If he was smart he probably would have tested my 4th gear, but he hit the brakes and backed off. Good thing too.... cuz 2 miles down the road was a trooper sitting off in the trees to the side. No indicator from the V1 he was there.... probably just waiting to catch someone with instant-on (or maybe just snoozing
) boost
Originally Posted by drewJ32A2
people can buy police interceptors that aren't cops. They will usually sell their old cars to get new ones.
You can only purchase a USED police interceptor. "Civilians" can not purchase them new.
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Originally Posted by mrsteve
Stickers!?! Do you have Comptech stickers on your car?!?!
Originally Posted by Heavyss
Sounds like a good kill against a POLICE INTERCEPTOR aka: CROWN VICTORIA! You just outta have a kill against one of THOSE! Man, you shoulda walked that clown vic. Work on them skillz... 
I've gone up against normal Crown Vics before on I95 and none of them were even close to this decommissioned Interceptor. I'd have to assume at least some of the engine-work to its V8 was still present.
Ford’s Crown Victoria Police Interceptor is to patrol vehicles what McDonald’s is to fast food joints: It’s everywhere.
Introduced in its original body style in 1978 and with a reported 85 percent of the U.S. police car market, the Crown Vic is undeniably popular with departments everywhere. (Its reliability and size also make it a hit as a taxi, especially in New York City, where 94 percent of the taxi fleets are comprised of Crown Vics that operate nearly 24 hours a day and accumulate approximately 85,000 miles a year each.)
A full-size sedan with rear-wheel drive and a single overhead cam (SOHC) iron block/aluminum head 4.6-liter V-8 producing 235 horsepower, the Police Interceptor follows the classic cop car mold in one sense, but it’s also a very modern car that’s even rated as a Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) for the environmentally concerned. (In addition, Ford offers a dedicated natural gas version that’s cleaner burning and garners an Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle [ULEV] rating.)
Crown Vic Police Interceptors have four-speed automatic transmissions that sport auxiliary coolers to go with the enhanced engine cooling systems. It also comes with speed-rated Goodyear Eagle RS-A Plus tires that are better suited to the sometimes higher-speed operations inherent in police work.
The 2003 Police Interceptor inherited the revised frame of the civilian model, featuring hydro-formed front rails with a large crumple zone. The Crown Vic is also the only remaining rear-wheel-drive sedan in general use as a pursuit vehicle, with the added distinction of being the sole offering to have body-on-frame construction. This is widely believed to provide more occupant protection in crashes, as the heavy frame structure helps prevent intrusion to a much greater degree than the sheet metal of the body can.
Additional safety equipment on the Police Interceptor includes Ford’s Personal Safety System, comprised of dual-stage front air bags (which deploy according to crash severity, safety belt usage and the driver’s seat position relative to the steering wheel), safety belt pre-tensioners, and energy management retractors. There are also new side crash beams for all four doors and optional seat-mounted outboard side air bags for the front seats.
The Crown Vic also boasts four-wheel ABS for its four disc brakes, and Ford’s Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) system now optimizes the front-to-rear brake bias. There’s also a dual-rate brake booster with "panic assist" that automatically provides full braking power even if the driver fails to initially hit the pedal hard enough to activate the standard ABS circuit. And the Police Interceptor gets heavy-duty brake pads and suspension, plus a steering system that provides more road feel than the consumer model.
"From a safety standpoint, I don’t think there are any differences that are unique [in the Police Interceptor]," Ford Police Vehicle Specialist Michael Blackmer says. "Most of the differences between the [civilian and the police Crown Vics] are going to be for durability and performance."
Introduced in its original body style in 1978 and with a reported 85 percent of the U.S. police car market, the Crown Vic is undeniably popular with departments everywhere. (Its reliability and size also make it a hit as a taxi, especially in New York City, where 94 percent of the taxi fleets are comprised of Crown Vics that operate nearly 24 hours a day and accumulate approximately 85,000 miles a year each.)
A full-size sedan with rear-wheel drive and a single overhead cam (SOHC) iron block/aluminum head 4.6-liter V-8 producing 235 horsepower, the Police Interceptor follows the classic cop car mold in one sense, but it’s also a very modern car that’s even rated as a Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) for the environmentally concerned. (In addition, Ford offers a dedicated natural gas version that’s cleaner burning and garners an Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle [ULEV] rating.)
Crown Vic Police Interceptors have four-speed automatic transmissions that sport auxiliary coolers to go with the enhanced engine cooling systems. It also comes with speed-rated Goodyear Eagle RS-A Plus tires that are better suited to the sometimes higher-speed operations inherent in police work.
The 2003 Police Interceptor inherited the revised frame of the civilian model, featuring hydro-formed front rails with a large crumple zone. The Crown Vic is also the only remaining rear-wheel-drive sedan in general use as a pursuit vehicle, with the added distinction of being the sole offering to have body-on-frame construction. This is widely believed to provide more occupant protection in crashes, as the heavy frame structure helps prevent intrusion to a much greater degree than the sheet metal of the body can.
Additional safety equipment on the Police Interceptor includes Ford’s Personal Safety System, comprised of dual-stage front air bags (which deploy according to crash severity, safety belt usage and the driver’s seat position relative to the steering wheel), safety belt pre-tensioners, and energy management retractors. There are also new side crash beams for all four doors and optional seat-mounted outboard side air bags for the front seats.
The Crown Vic also boasts four-wheel ABS for its four disc brakes, and Ford’s Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) system now optimizes the front-to-rear brake bias. There’s also a dual-rate brake booster with "panic assist" that automatically provides full braking power even if the driver fails to initially hit the pedal hard enough to activate the standard ABS circuit. And the Police Interceptor gets heavy-duty brake pads and suspension, plus a steering system that provides more road feel than the consumer model.
"From a safety standpoint, I don’t think there are any differences that are unique [in the Police Interceptor]," Ford Police Vehicle Specialist Michael Blackmer says. "Most of the differences between the [civilian and the police Crown Vics] are going to be for durability and performance."
Just busting balls... 
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Not to be busting your balls either, but I would have expected more since you are boosted? Maybe I am assuming too much. I have raced an Impala v-6 cop car, one of my buddies is a Milwaukee County Sherriff. Oh the site of pulling away from a cop car. 
on to the next one...
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Originally Posted by 2003TL-S
Not to be busting your balls either, but I would have expected more since you are boosted? Maybe I am assuming too much. I have raced an Impala v-6 cop car, one of my buddies is a Milwaukee County Sherriff. Oh the site of pulling away from a cop car.
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The Police Interceptors are slow stock - high 16s. Only difference between a regular Crown Vic is some additional fluid coolers, frigging huge front brakes, the sport suspention, and some computer work (diff top speed, hard shift points, etc). He had to have work done to keep up like that. AED makes a supercharger kit for the Vic, some can get into the high 13s with it. Might have been playing with another fellow booster.
Originally Posted by proaudio22
The Police Interceptors are slow stock - high 16s. Only difference between a regular Crown Vic is some additional fluid coolers, frigging huge front brakes, the sport suspention, and some computer work (diff top speed, hard shift points, etc). He had to have work done to keep up like that. AED makes a supercharger kit for the Vic, some can get into the high 13s with it. Might have been playing with another fellow booster.
Police CV's are SLOW. That's why here in FL the troppers have the last gen Camaro's to patroll the HW's. FL must have bought the last batchs. I've seen lots full of them down here.
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