my car..20's-- system........duw

[Brock 5,000+ posts]

driving back and forth from lexington to dayton (about 100 miles each way) 3 times a week for about 3 years straight. not to mention that car has been back and forth from miami, to NYC, to dc, to chicago, to st louis about 1000 times. the engine took a beating.

 

[Sleeklsc 5,000+ posts]

oooooooooooo, that would indeed **** after some time...

what exactly went bad??

 

[Brock 5,000+ posts]

the block. and i had to replace the plastic intake manifold with an aluminum one cause it started leaking. if you have high miles on yours you know what im talking about. its a *****.

 

[Sleeklsc 5,000+ posts]

the block, eeeeeeeeeeee...did the intake lead to block failler?

Yes i know about it..lol..no personel experience but im familiar with the probs that are commanly accosiated with the pre 01 panther platform's..

though im comfident enough to replace it on my own...ive replaced a manifold on a chevy 305 3 time..though it was installer fault...yey, everyone has to learn one time or another..lol

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

there nothin like big rear wheel drive american cars(though im still in love w/ my old caprice)

i agree with you 100%

nothing like the feel of a big body

 

[Brock 5,000+ posts]

the block, eeeeeeeeeeee...did the intake lead to block failler?

I guess it could have, but i dont know enough about it to say.

 

[Sleeklsc 5,000+ posts]

did they happen right after each other?

 

[Brock 5,000+ posts]

did they happen right after each other?

yeah...i never really had any problems with the car until it started knocking. then i noticed the leak in the manifold when i looked closer at the engine.

 

[Sleeklsc 5,000+ posts]

more then likely the leak was due to the failer..the 4.6L's last past 200k..

bedtime..lol

later..

and thank you all for your comments //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Crown Vics are alright, if you're going in a straight line //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif I love the straight-line power of that car...the handling sucks. My van is more responsive in turns, with a helluva lot higher CG.

If I had one, I would buy all that surplus police radio mounting gear to mount my own radios, slap a few antennas on the back, tint all around and go have fun //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Silver 10+ year member]

is that a sc or the 4.6..if its the sc 3.8 save your money, you'll need it fixing her
neways, thanks for the comment..

later

It's the 4.6, //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif . Might also get gunmetal with silver lip. (18's)

 

[Sleeklsc 5,000+ posts]

Crown Vics are alright, if you're going in a straight line //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif I love the straight-line power of that car...the handling sucks. My van is more responsive in turns, with a helluva lot higher CG.
If I had one, I would buy all that surplus police radio mounting gear to mount my own radios, slap a few antennas on the back, tint all around and go have fun //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

nice joke, lol...

are we talkin civi models or police models??

2 totaly different arguements..

in stock form the **** a ss, but you dont buy a grand marquis and expect it to out handle a stang..//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

the interceptors o0n the other hand handle awesome for a huge car...

 

[Sleeklsc 5,000+ posts]

It's the 4.6, //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif . Might also get gunmetal with silver lip. (18's)

i def like that color scheme...especually black w/ polished lip..all black dont really stand out unless it has the shiny lip imo..though with the color of your car i think gunmetal would look best if you go that route

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

the interceptors o0n the other hand handle awesome for a huge car...

I'd have to agree there.

Also as I was reading this thread I noticed your comment about the Vics being designed to be beaten on. I'd have to agree with that as well.

I use to drive a cab (sucky job but it's honest $$) and the Yellow Checker Cab company we have here buys all of their cars from some auction in Longview, TX that auctions nothing but retired cop cars (some judge owns the auction house). The owner of Yellow prefers the p.i. package cars not only for the much stronger motor but for the beefed up suspension as well. Two lines of employment are absolutely hellish on a vehicle - taxicabbing and police units. More often than not out of a 24 hour day there will be less than 3 or 4 hours that the car is not being driven.

Try that with any FWD car and see if it doesn't fall apart after a few months.

Nice ride, sb. It may **** gas like nobody's business but you're comfortable as can be while it does so, right? Two cars ago I had an '87 Crown Vic with the police package. Not the 4.6 - too old...but that HO 351 was pretty freggin' tough! However, the variable venturi carb was one of the worst creatures ever to be installed atop a FoMoCo manifold. Uugh! Off it came along with the manifold, and an Edelbrock pair replaced them. Muuuuch better.

 

[Sleeklsc 5,000+ posts]

I'd have to agree there.
Also as I was reading this thread I noticed your comment about the Vics being designed to be beaten on. I'd have to agree with that as well.

I use to drive a cab (sucky job but it's honest $$) and the Yellow Checker Cab company we have here buys all of their cars from some auction in Longview, TX that auctions nothing but retired cop cars (some judge owns the auction house). The owner of Yellow prefers the p.i. package cars not only for the much stronger motor but for the beefed up suspension as well. Two lines of employment are absolutely hellish on a vehicle - taxicabbing and police units. More often than not out of a 24 hour day there will be less than 3 or 4 hours that the car is not being driven.

Try that with any FWD car and see if it doesn't fall apart after a few months.

Nice ride, sb. It may **** gas like nobody's business but you're comfortable as can be while it does so, right? Two cars ago I had an '87 Crown Vic with the police package. Not the 4.6 - too old...but that HO 351 was pretty freggin' tough! However, the variable venturi carb was one of the worst creatures ever to be installed atop a FoMoCo manifold. Uugh! Off it came along with the manifold, and an Edelbrock pair replaced them. Muuuuch better.

yea, the town car, crown vic and marquis are some of the most reliable demestic cars made today...

as for the not driven 3-4 hours a day, but during the other 20-21 hours they arent turned off either //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

yea and those town car seats i threw in arent that bad either //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif