[geeks] Re: Need an opinion

[alex j avriette]

>> um, you guys *are* aware a crown vic tops out at something like 120mph
>> and does 0-60 in something near 8 seconds, right?
>
> Try 15.77 for the Police Interceptor and 14.75 for the Crown Vic 
> (standard
> model) [per Popular Mechanics].

youre talking quarter miles here, right?

>> im just completely baffled by this talk of muscle-cop-cars.
>
> Sleepers. No other explaination necessary.

q-ships. yup.

>> the caprice i can understand because its basically a sissified impala.
>> but a crown vic??
>
> You sir are sadly mistaken. The Caprice I speak of is the '96 and before
> -- rear wheel drive sporting a Corvette (LT1) 350. Positraction if 
> you're
> lucky. The new ones are universally referred to as "wimpalas".

sissified meaning not having a 454.

> An LT1 can be stroked to 383 with easy -- throw a blower on or nitrous 
> and
> you're getting close to 500 HP easy.

and a honda civic can make a thousand horsepower with nitrous and a 
turbo. we were talking about production cars.

alex