2005 Crown Victoria P71 Build

[Sam Harris]

Tuner, I’m getting it tuned


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Giggity...

 

[grouch]

Why would anyone object to green?

It depends on the state. In Indiana, red is for emergency vehicles, blue for volunteer firefighters and green is for EMT's. Across the river in Kentucky, Red is for volunteer firefighters and Blue is for the State Police. Some local agencies use blue only or blue and red. Back in July Indiana started getting more serious about lights as a lot of guys like to run red or blue lights in the windshield.

 

[grouch]

In October I got to spend an unplanned afternoon just ahead of a blind curve. A friend had rolled his Yukon XL just around this corner, and it was mostly blocking the road. During the time I was there I had a state park ranger, a game warden, a deputy sheriff, and a state trooper come by responding to the accident. Not one objected to what I was doing.

When I was a volunteer officer, I used a red beacon on the roof (magnetic base) and red wig wags on the rear deck. As long as they weren't lit while moving, I was legal. The deck lights could be wired like extra brake lights but they couldn't flash while moving. As for when they were off, they aren't red lights then, moving or parked.

 

[Sparksalot]

It depends on the state. In Indiana, red is for emergency vehicles, blue for volunteer firefighters and green is for EMT's. Across the river in Kentucky, Red is for volunteer firefighters and Blue is for the State Police. Some local agencies use blue only or blue and red. Back in July Indiana started getting more serious about lights as a lot of guys like to run red or blue lights in the windshield.

Mine are all green. Also only used when not on the public ROW.

 

[Sparksalot]

Tuner, I’m getting it tuned


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Do you mean you have to leave a tuner device plugged in all the time? You can’t just tuck it under the dash?

 

[95escahoe]

Do you mean you have to leave a tuner device plugged in all the time? You can’t just tuck it under the dash?

You can just upload the tune and be done with it until you might need to update it down the road for more mods, but you can setup it to see various things like engine temp, rpms (05 doesn’t have a tach) and other things you can keep an eye on so for a few days I’m gonna throw it on the mount then I’ll probably just leave it at the house


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[Sparksalot]

@95escahoe when I mentioned camera mount, I was thinking something like mine.

 

[Sparksalot]

For those interested in a Crown Vic, Texas DPS just listed a bunch fir auction today. Also quite a few Tahoes and those Chrysler things.

https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/a...sorg=&ctxnId=317460259&page=0&sortBy=timeLeft

 

[95escahoe]

For those interested in a Crown Vic, Texas DPS just listed a bunch fir auction today. Also quite a few Tahoes and those Chrysler things.

https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/a...sorg=&ctxnId=317460259&page=0&sortBy=timeLeft

I loved the Texas Trooper Vics that and the FHP ones


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[95escahoe]

For those interested in a Crown Vic, Texas DPS just listed a bunch fir auction today. Also quite a few Tahoes and those Chrysler things.

https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/a...sorg=&ctxnId=317460259&page=0&sortBy=timeLeft

There’s some decent ones there I wish I was closer to Texas I’d grab one if I was


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[Sam Harris]

There’s some decent ones there I wish I was closer to Texas I’d grab one if I was


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X2!

 

[95escahoe]

Ordered a custom tune for the Vic last night it’s getting mailed out today, hopefully get it by Saturday

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[MrBlack247]

Thanks, that Vic is pretty sharp, you still have it? What do you have done to it? And they are great cars won’t find one more reliable not a fast car but they last and take abuse


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Thanks.
Yeah it's my back up car.(after the Tahoe's)
I spend most of my time in a KUV service van.

Nothing too fancy to the car.
Magnaflows. Rear cats byebye.
Leather Lincoln Town car back seat...lol.
Full tints. Sound system. Added cruise control. Deactivated all the wig wags and strobe lights
Fun car to drive. Damn near bullet proof.

Going down the highway, 70 mph on cruise get 25 mpg on road trips.
But gas mileage in city driving...
Probably 12. Maybe.

 

[95escahoe]

Thanks.
Yeah it's my back up car.(after the Tahoe's)
I spend most of my time in a KUV service van.

Nothing too fancy to the car.
Magnaflows. Rear cats byebye.
Leather Lincoln Town car back seat...lol.
Full tints. Sound system. Added cruise control. Deactivated all the wig wags and strobe lights
Fun car to drive. Damn near bullet proof.

Going down the highway, 70 mph on cruise get 25 mpg on road trips.
But gas mileage in city driving...
Probably 12. Maybe.

No problem it’s a sharp Vic, hands down one of the best cars ever made period not fast by any means but they will outlast anything and if they break they are usually pretty cheap to fix


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[Miami-Dade]

No problem it’s a sharp Vic, hands down one of the best cars ever made period not fast by any means but they will outlast anything and if they break they are usually pretty cheap to fix


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The Vic is the lowest maintenance beater money can buy as long it was maintained from the get-go. In 280K miles the only things I did was the water pump and accumulator for the a/c. The blend door acted up but somehow it fixed itself. I changed the oil out every 5K miles.

Thanks.
Yeah it's my back up car.(after the Tahoe's)
I spend most of my time in a KUV service van.

Nothing too fancy to the car.
Magnaflows. Rear cats byebye.
Leather Lincoln Town car back seat...lol.
Full tints. Sound system. Added cruise control. Deactivated all the wig wags and strobe lights
Fun car to drive. Damn near bullet proof.

Going down the highway, 70 mph on cruise get 25 mpg on road trips.
But gas mileage in city driving...
Probably 12. Maybe.

Mileage wise my 16 Tahoe gets the exact same mileage on the highway as the Vic did but locally gets slightly higher because the AFM is still enabled. I used nothing but Mobil 87 octane in the Vic. Same as the 5.3 Tahoe.

 

[jmm121783]

I was always a GM guy so my first "real" ride was a 1995 L99 9C1 Caprice I bought at the end of 12th grade, had a ton of fun with it back during those rowdy, last days of school. I seem to remember the police coming to my parents house looking for the driver of a "White Cop Car that jumped the curb after lunch in front of the school that looked like he was impersonating an Police Officer". I promised not to do it again

Anyway first year of college in 2002 I found a LT1 long block on Ebay near Ferris State that I got for $450 and after a LOT of BS we got it up and running. But something was wrong with the long block or the cam because I kept killing those GOD DAMNED Optisparks every 10-15k miles....Drove it out to San Diego, sold it a few months later and purchased a 2001 Regal GS and started modding the good ole L67 3.8L SC. Than the amazingly fast 2010 HHR LNF 2.0L Turbo, than my dream car....6.2L CTS-V!!!! >

So from a 5.7L V8 > Supercharged 3.8L V6 > 2.0L I4 Turbo > Supercharged 6.2L V8 ...... and oh yea dont forget the 2009 and 2018 Tahoe in there as well

 

[95escahoe]

I was always a GM guy so my first "real" ride was a 1995 L99 9C1 Caprice I bought at the end of 12th grade, had a ton of fun with it back during those rowdy, last days of school. I seem to remember the police coming to my parents house looking for the driver of a "White Cop Car that jumped the curb after lunch in front of the school that looked like he was impersonating an Police Officer". I promised not to do it again

Anyway first year of college in 2002 I found a LT1 long block on Ebay near Ferris State that I got for $450 and after a LOT of BS we got it up and running. But something was wrong with the long block or the cam because I kept killing those GOD DAMNED Optisparks every 10-15k miles....Drove it out to San Diego, sold it a few months later and purchased a 2001 Regal GS and started modding the good ole L67 3.8L SC. Than the amazingly fast 2010 HHR LNF 2.0L Turbo, than my dream car....6.2L CTS-V!!!! >

So from a 5.7L V8 > Supercharged 3.8L V6 > 2.0L I4 Turbo > Supercharged 6.2L V8 ...... and oh yea dont forget the 2009 and 2018 Tahoe in there as well

I’ve always been a fan of the Caprice and Impala SS of that era


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[95escahoe]

A few things came in today, I picked up a Whelen third brake light assembly it goes over the third brake light and has lights on either side right now it’s red/red which I might try wiring to the third brake light so it’s more noticeable or I might swap in some amber modules and hook them up with others lights I’m planning to add and the windshield mount for the tuner came in which should be here Saturday

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[grouch]

I’ve always been a fan of the Caprice and Impala SS of that era


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If you can pick up a used "Moonmobile" Caprice, especially the first couple of years, they didn't have speed limiters on the police units. Be aware the first year, the ABS would go on vacation if you hit a rough spot like rail road tracks. That meant no brakes at all. I was with a county officer responding to a fatality wreck. Hit some tracks and the brake pedal went to the floor.

 

[bigdog9191999]

how well do these respond to a tune? I don't have much experience using it but have hptuners.