The new Dodge Charger cop car

Mar 27, 2005 33 Replies

Hello all:



I got a shock looking at blueovalnews.com today, the new Charger cop car is almost ready to hit the streets...rear wheel drive, 340 hp and lots of goodies. Why on earth doesn't Ford put the 5.4L in the Crown Vic? I remember a thread a while back on cop car motors- I hope Ford comes up with a super car to compete with this, because it seems to me this could be some serious competition for them.



BTW, I have a '99 E350 with the 5.4 and I love it, I'm just curious, is any 5.4 the "Triton" engine? Is that just a name, or is there a significant difference in design from the 4.6L? I don't know much about the 5.4 and 6.8s.



Chris



The higher cylinder deck height of the 5.4 causes interference with the cowl/firewall.

Rob

This is also one of the reasons Ford didn't use the 5.4 in the Marauder. But the 4.6 DOHC fits just nice.

HMmmmm, 340 HP - 390 TQ I wouldn't mind having that under the hood.

H

Maybe Ford would be happy to have somebody to share the lawsuits with. Given the results of many high-speed chases, I'm not sure many city governments will be all that eager to give cops more horsepower.

Why do you what to give the ticket writers more power? Screw that..... :-[

We service thousands of police vehicles, in our fleet service business, for state and municipal police department in six eastern states. Not all police vehicles are used as highway patrol units or even as patrol vehicles for that matter. HP is not a criteria for them, durably is important in vehicles used for highway patrol since those vehicles accumulate high, hard use, mileage. Although the current Dodge and Chevy police units are not as cost effective overall, because they are FWD, many large and particularly small Departments are utilizing the V6 units to save on fuel costs in those vehicle used for lessor work. Ford at anytime can offer a competitive, off the shelf 400 HP engine, below the cost of the Dodge if the demand is there.

mike hunt

Chris Nagorka wrote:

340 HP might be useful for a "high-speed patrol" unit as many large cities have started, but I think the standard CV PI will remain on top overall. Ford has a lot of options for increasing power if the Charger threatens market share.

Rodney

Which 400 hp engine would that be?

Ed

lmfao exactly HOW are ford more cost effective ? ever see a cop car after 60k?

pull out an axle and LOOK

CV are deathtraps for pigboys thats why i like them

useless vehicle for useless people ever notice how pigboys FAIL to reduce the crimerate yetalways get more money ??

hmmmmmm

hurc ast

It wasn't that mommy was home - he wastes his time at "work" >>

Where do you live? Seriously.

B

in a house bwhahahaha

hurc ast

bwhahahahaha u go girl there is a recall

hurc ast

Hey Tom, If I recall correctly, There was a recall on certain CVs for cracked welds on the frame. I don't have the number, Probably 01-S-xx. It came out not long before April,2001.

We see them by the thousands, in our fleet service business, with more than 160K or even 260K. 60K is nothing to a CV, most have more miles than that in less than a year. Nobody really cares about your personal opinion, your disdain for Ford is well documented in this NG. Your statements regarding the people in law enforcement says much about you, as well LOL

mike hunt

snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com wrote:

Those that bad mouth the CV have no idea what they are talking about. It is not unusual to see CVs in the NYC taxi fleet with well over 600k on the clock. Nothing on the market today even comes close to the CV & GM in value for the dollar. ;)

mike hunt

tom wrote:

From Alldata for a 2001 Crown Victoria (civilian and Police)

TSB Number Issue Date TSB Title 01S21 JUL 01 Recall - Outboard Seats Belt May Not Fully Latch 00S54 DEC 00 Recall - Restraint Control Module Inspection 00S26 SEP 00 Recall - Personal Safety (Restraint) System Defect

From NHTSA (for Police Interceptor model)

Make : FORD Model : CVPI Year : 2001 Manufacturer : FORD MOTOR COMPANY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 02I003000 Recall Date : SEP 27,

2002 Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Potential Number Of Units Affected : 350000

Ed

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