'03 Crown Vic P71 0-60, Top Speed, and Brake Demonstration

[moparmaniac21]

Thing cranked dude! I read that the pro's say these cars do 60 in like 8 seconds and as the owner of an '04 myself I knew that was bullshit. You did 7 seconds easy, probably a little faster actually. I think my stock '04 is about on par, thanks in part to the 3.55 gears.

[P71CVPI07AZ]

Keep doing this and you'll ruin your car.. This are built like tanks but it's not a good idea to make them do this. Plus driving that fast and taping is very dangerous...

[gargar75]

Very good acceleration for such a large & heavy car. Sounds good too! I always thought that the Crown Vics with the police package topped off at around 150 or so for highway chases. I saw a police chase one time where they were following a Corvette doing 160, and those police cars were keeping up pretty good. I'm guessing the police cars in the vid had to have been specially modified for highway pursuits.

[Sportmax46]

My civic has 314 hp with a 4 banger!

[mitch9521]

@Sportmax46 yeah with $242254573545845465 invested in it, this car is stock genius!

[BimmerM5e39]

You got a factory freak how does 239hp beat 250hp check out my P71 0-60mph vid

[halflife103]

Lol you must have just been nailing those brakes. I heard ABS and everything XD

[TheSleepermgm]

get a sctx3 with tunes from mpt tuning then take that damn governor off....lol

[uknowwatimsayin]

I'm sure the police tune the engines surely?

[TheSleepermgm]

@uknowwatimsayin no its the same as a civilian crown vic ...the shift points and ring n pinion are better and the governor is set at 130mph but thats it....lol...people think there is some magic "police chip" in the car but its not...in fact with the mods i have done with my sct tuner i will kill any cop car in my home made interceptor .....

[uknowwatimsayin]

@TheSleepermgm Ah ok :) I just assumed the police chipped the hell out of their motors haha,

[TheSleepermgm]

@uknowwatimsayin lol

[97860790]

well if its a four speed correct me if im wrong but shouldnt it have this for a 4 speed auto

P,R,N,D,3,2,1

not this

P,R,N,D,2,1

[speedymcfast]

@97860790 they have a seperate button to disengage the overdrive on the shifter

[tytig94]

Damn this really wants to make me get a black p71. Couple of questions; have you heard about the Jmod and if you have what do you think of it? Also did you stop in time for the stop sign?

[Carpoof1]

@tytig94 I actually have a jmod now. I uploaded the video on youtube. It's the best thing I ever did for my car. There was no stop sign. I was just stopping to show there was no brake fade.

[tytig94]

@Carpoof1 Oh, how much did it cost and where did you get it done?

[jacketman22]

Can you imagine how awesome this car would be with, say, 500 horsepower?

[TheAndrey]

How on earth did you manage to pull 60 in just 7 seconds?????

[Carpoof1]

@TheAndrey This is an '03 so when it was new it only had 239HP, but it's totally stock with a lot more miles so it's probably a little less. It routinely runs 0-60 in 6.5-7 seconds. Just how it is.

[Derryodell1990]

Pretty quick getting up to speed. Love these cars. Very tough as well. Any plans on mods?

[Carpoof1]

@Derryodell1990 I did a J-Mod. Best thing ever. I'm probably just gonna get a tune, I drive it everyday so I want to keep it mostly stock, but we will see.

[torque302]

Ford LTDs and Ford Crown Victorias are the most durable, reliable, safest, and most easily maintained sedans built in history.

Can drop a Ford Siamese big block V8 bored and stroked to 540CID and twin turbo'd for even more power, but there d.mned good stock, anyway. The 4.6L, 281CID, in slightly different 4.7L, 289CID twin turbo form is used in the Swedish supercar Koenigsegg for 244smph top end.

One weak point in 4.6L is composite intake manifold

Sad that Crown Vic has been discontinued

[mitch9521]

random question, if you buy a P71 with the Push Bars still on it, is it legal to have them on? or do you have to take them off when you buy it?

[chpman2013]

@mitch9521 it doesn't really matter....the only thing that matters is the emergency lighting and siren which must be removed, and it must look as plain as daylight

[napalm84]

great vid! Yup, about 135 mph is what P71 crown vics are limited at. Moves out pretty well with surprisingly strong brakes. Im surprised you didnt lose control while putting your foot down on brakes at 120mph!!!!

[jhowe67]

my 9k lb truck does 0-60 just a hair over that, of course i can maybe hit 100mph....

[crackerisntme]

Damn, were your break's toast after that or were they still good? For a 4000 pound sedan at that speed that thing came to a stop pretty damn fast.

[Amirnake]

Ohhhh Mine is coming up sooon! I'm making a new one!

[hotroddy97]

i own a 2002 crown vic p71 and it accelerates faster the 03 had alot of recalls but your car is nice though. put a super chip programmer and you can do 145 i did

[blazzing4321]

Damn! 0-60 in 6secs on a 4,000+lbs car with only 250hp is crazy!

[CorvusCasull]

@blazzing4321: I was about to say the same thing! I'm betting a chunk of it is gearing, but this begins to encroach upon the legendary territory of the late 60s, early 70s police cruisers. Man, and only 280 cubes too? That modular four-six really scoots for such a small mill!

[yzfr6003]

@blazzing4321 Muscle has torque so its not like a rice box that has 200hp and 120lbft of torque, this engine has 260hp and 320lbft of torque

[chpman2013]

@yzfr6003 actually, this engine is 235 hp and 275 tq...unless it's been tweaked in some way

[20044runner]

@chpman2013 CVPI come with 250 bhp, and 297 ft torque. 

[chpman2013]

@20044runner 2004 and up do....not 2003 and below

[chpman2013]

@blazzing4321 I got 7 flat

[DK99824]

@blazzing4321 To add on to that, it's only a 3 speed transmission. The P71 is pure witch craft.

[20044runner]

@DK99824 it is a 4 speed

[chpman2013]

@DK99824 4 speed dude...3 speed was the 70's

[ricerslayer]

dude the slam on the brake really wasnt good for your rotors at all.

[AutoJunkieMan]

@carproof1 the juke is amazing.. even though it can't tow. I won't be getting the 4 wheel drive version as much as i'd like it, I live in canada and we arn't doing to bad with my local dealership. But i don't plan on getting one this year or within the next 3 years. Still need to pay off this civic still, had to buy it because my old civic got smooshed. Hopfully nissan has it in 4 wheel drive stick shift by the time i can get it, and still sell it in that hot blue! 2014 Nissan Juke SL with Navi!

[AutoJunkieMan]

@carproof1 you've inspired me, I will make a new 0 - 100km/h video in a few days acellerating onto the highway onramp. See how slow it looks on youtube, feels fast to me. Wish i had analog guages though the digital speedo sucks.. Hopfully get a Nissan Juke 5 speed eventually. Bet thats quicker then this ol'vic 180HP 177LB/FT torque 1.6L Turbocharged Engine. Woot!

[Carpoof1]

@AutoJunkieMan I actually work at a Nissan dealership.  I've driven a Juke a few times, did a nice four wheel burnout in an automatic :) The Jukes are very fast for what they are. Again, not a comparison to the Vic since it is a large sedan versus a compact crossover. The Jukes are on backorder for a couple of months so it might be a while before you can get one.

[AutoJunkieMan]

@carproof1 that video wasnt made to show accelleration was just me pissing around in traffic. I was actually in rush hour traffic when i made that video. Some days you hit the acellerator just right shes a rocket. But being automatic dont have as much control over the throttle responce.

[AutoJunkieMan]

@carproof1 well.. Its not the only vehicle in the world that can carry that much weight. Its pretty huge waste of gas and materials. Yeah crown vics are awsome. But the new ford taurus with the v6 TT looks just as capable faster and more fuel efficent. Both great cars, just saying its kind of behind in the car industry. My little basic civic can acellerate faster to 120km/h then this beast.

[AutoJunkieMan]

Police cars are slow...

[Carpoof1]

@AutoJunkieMan for a 4,000+lb sedan capable of carrying a full load of police equipment + 2 large officers + criminals in the back, I think it's pretty decent.  I'm not saying it's fast compared to a sports car, but for what it is, it is fast. This video was less than 7 seconds to 60.

[Antifaith29]

@Carpoof1 Check out the ford falcon F-6. Same size, can do the same thing, smaller motor, would WALK one of theese cars.

[Carpoof1]

@AutoJunkieMan Don't take this offensively it's just an observation, but your Civic video goes from 45-65 in 5.75 and this video only takes 3.75. I'll give you the fact that there was a bit of a delay in your car getting into it's powerband, but it just goes to show that this police car is not "Slow".

[4rdt0ugh08]

@AutoJunkieMan Let's see how your tiny 4cycl does in a CVPi... good thing it only came in V8's.

[chpman2013]

@4rdt0ugh08 a 4 cylinder wouldn't stand a chance in a CVPI, it would be way overworked

[4rdt0ugh08]

@chpman2013 I know... good thing they only had V8's.

[chpman2013]

@4rdt0ugh08 hell yeah, although the V8's should've been improved to make more power...but oh well...

[chpman2013]

@4rdt0ugh08 I drive a 95' Camry with a 4 cylinder...it can't punch it's way through a wet piece of paper even if it tried...long live the Crown Vic

[diggingforgold]

@AutoJunkieMan

This is a tired Ford Modular 235HP motor (designed in 1991) moving 4500lbs on a Panther platform (designed in 1979)... it's really not slow. In fact, it's freakin' fast.

I drive a 2006 myself. There's no way I can drive this thing without a big grin on my face. It's really a unique driving experience throwing around that much weight on such a developed platform. I've had it for about a year and a half and it's still a thrill to drive.

[chpman2013]

@AutoJunkieMan well they're not designed to be super cars

[maxu104]

ha i always wanted to see how fast police cars were :D