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2001 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor P71
Added on May 19 by P71

Info:

Year: 2001

Make: Ford

Model: Crown Victoria Police Interceptor

Trim: P71 VIN Code, Highway Interceptor

Specs:

Engine: 4.6L (281ci) SOHC all-aluminum V8 engine, ~300BHP

Trans: 4R70W Heavy-Duty 4-Speed Automatic Overdrive

Rear Axle: 8.8” 3.27 Trac-Loc (LSD)

Brakes: 4-Wheel Power Discs w/ABS, police-duty vented, dual-piston front calipers

Factory Extras: Power Steering cooler, Oil Cooler, Trans Cooler, Aluminum driveshaft with heavy-duty Spicer u-joints, 140MPH Certified Speedometer, 16x8 steel wheels, factory dual exhaust, heavy duty shocks, springs, sway bars, and suspension bushings, quick-ratio heavy duty steering rack.

Other Extras: Push bumpers, spotlight, giant #202 on the roof, plastic rear seat (in the garage now), antenna mounts, 12 gauge slug under the rubber floor (removed).

Mods:

Engine: K&N FIPK GenII CAI, Superchips #1725 Tuner, 2.5” mandrel-bent cat-back exhaust (UNDER the axle) with Flowmaster 40 mufflers and chrome tips, 180* thermostat, RP Purple ICE, RP 5W20, K&N Oil Filter, home-ported and polished throttle body.

Drivetrain: RP 75W90 in rear axle, Superchips trans tune, J-Mod (shift kit basically).

Brakes: Drilled/slotted/zinc-coated rotors, Performance Friction CarbonMetallic pads, DOT 4 Fluid

Suspension: None (yet)

Wheels: 17x9 and 17x10.5 Ford Racing FR500 (replica)

Tires: 255/45/17 and 275/40/17 Falken FK452

Other: NEW civilian carpet, rear seat, front seats, and dash pieces, P71 center caps and stainless trim rings for the steelies in the winter, Optima Red Top (1000CA), GRM sticker under the hood, Kenwood CD/MP3/USB/AUX w/HD Radio tuner.

Performance:

1/4 Mile: 14.824@91.95 and 1.91 60’, 100+ runs, 15+ Test-N-Tune Events, 8 Competition Events, 2 Overall Wins @PIR, 1 Runner-Up @Woodburn, 2 Runner-Ups @PIR

Autocross: 30+ runs, 2 Competition Events @PIR, 1 Competition Event @Packwood w/STU Class Win

Road Course/HPDE: 1 Touring Event @PIR, 1 HPDE @PIR, 2 Track Days @Medford

History:

Retired Oregon State Patrol car #202. I bought it in Dec 2007 with exactly 120K miles. It now has 139K, competed in autocrosses, HPDE’s, and 1/4 mile drag racing winning me my first Season Championship. My daily driver with ice-cold A/C, great heat, a good stereo, and reliable as a good dog (as in it’s NEVER let me down!).

Cost: $2450 for the initial vehicle purchase, less then $6000 total investment.

Future: A road trip to Cali for my sister’s wedding, some more racing, lowering, and eventually an LSx swap because I’m a sick person. :P

Introduction by Wally!:

You look in your mirror and take a deep breath. Is it that sadistic sheriff that made you strip to your underwear and walk back to town from the middle of nowhere when you were a kid? Maybe some meth-crazed cabbie that will try to run you and your family in to a ditch?

Lucky for you today it’s neither. What it is, is the last real American car. A V8 up front, the drive wheels out back, the way God intended it to be. Not some sissy tin box with wheels, but a real body, bolted to a real frame. 300 horsepower, and brakes and handing Deputy Feif could only dream of. With all those goodies, who cares that the back seat smells like urine.

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