Boosting A Crown Vic Police Interceptor 160 Horsepower - Detroit Muscle S7, E7

NEW 2020 episode! Tommy and Marc almost double the horsepower on a 2008 Ford 4.6L Crown Victoria P71 Police Interceptor. The solution for more power is adding a small tailpipe turbo, exhaust, and fuel mods. Then the dyno don’t lie! From 200HP to 368HP, this Vic is ready for high pursuit! #Ford #CrownVic #FordCrownVic
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[@badopinionsrighthere]

Well this gives me all sorts of terrific, terrible ideas for my grand marquis

[@Onewheelordeal]

Hope it never rains where you live.

[@izzyplusplusplus1004]

@@Onewheelordeal Tons of ways to protect that housing and intake.

[@fordlover4602]

Check out my Grand Marquis vids

[@amadeoheron5948]

@@fordlover4602 i just checked out your vids 👍😎 hide the 🐌 & thats a really good sleeper

[@fordlover4602]

@@amadeoheron5948 don't have it anymore, it would start cutting out at 2 pounds of boost and it was a cheap/ junkyard project and didn't want to pay to get it tuned lol.

[@shadowcross7248]

Man who ever owned this vehicle took really good care. You don't find many clean 08 Crown Vics like this to often. Nice work.

[@95TurboSol]

How could you turbo it then NOT go out for a rip afterwords?!?! We've been cheated the best part!

[@p71owner53]

TurboSol Frr 💯💯

[@kylestewart8354]

Yaa!! What the Hell man!

[@gsfbffxpdhhdf7043]

Because this is a garbage show. Just like when it was on tv

[@StellarBlue1]

TOTALLY AGREE! WTF? Watched these tools build this Crown Vic for over 20 minutes, with what had to be the most complicated mod ever devised, and THEN WE DON'T GET TO SEE THE DAMN THING RUN!! TOTAL RIP OFF!!

[@roomdog40]

Thanks for saving me the time.

[@bluv6430]

This ended up being hella complicated. Locating the turbo underneath really exposes it to the elements and road debrix. I have a 2009 Interceptor with 150,000 miles on it and it still hauls ass. I agree feeling cheated with not seeing the performance after the Dyno and too many commercial interruptions KZbin.

[@ravenchavez6281]

Funny, I have the same car with the same amount of miles.

[@Sleepless_in206]

@@ravenchavez6281 I assume that’s probably the average mileage before the police or prisons retire these cruisers from service

[@johnkangas8916]

I'm a medically retired Master Auto Tec. The number of custom and street ripping cars have come and gone. But it was allways fun to chat with the customers/new friends, after the first week or so of driving the car. From clapped out Celebrities to $450.000 Convertible GT500KR's. One thing, a dream if you may, has been to take a big ol American family sedan and make a well balanced sleeper. Crown Vic's are the perfect platform in my eyes. The 4.6 is versatile, transmissions are stronger, more efficient and can be modified to great extent. Old school "LUXO BARGE" and modern tech? DUDE!!! COME ON!!! Bro high fives to all of this! LOL..... I can see a twin turbo set-up working well, with sacrificing the rear passanger area and trunk. Who needs rear seats? Heh! Snorkle set-up for the intake, thru the body and into the trunk space. Mainly for the reduction of external intake turbo whine, rain protection as well. Trunk floor modified for an exhaust that only produces a "woosh" out of the tail pipes. A seperate oiling system for the turbos. Dynamat everywhere, custom rear faux seating, carpet and fabric. The most subtle Grandpa paint job, modified steel wheels for more rubber out back and stock wheel covers. AHHHHH....what a dream. To hear a friend ask "what the hell do you need a roll cage for?" Now I wish I had the 75-100k to do it!

[@izzyplusplusplus1004]

That'd be a fun ride!

[@johnkangas8916]

@@izzyplusplusplus1004 Thanks buddy! The extra weight wont exactly help with 1/4 mile times. BUT... How many heads will be scratched when a Vic keeps up with an exotic on the open road? The "what the hell" looks and smiles when it dips into the 12's? Ya gotta keep the waste gates open for the pissed off sounding blast though. Piped out along side the tail pipes, 2 3" bazookas and 1.5" pipes neatly mounted next to them. More scratched heads. Heh! Long live Hot Rodding!

[@izzyplusplusplus1004]

@@johnkangas8916 Amen to that!

[@PerformanceCustomsMX]

Crown vics last for ever!!

[@plantman77]

Love the Blues Brothers references

[@QuinnHartmann]

What's a video about souping up a cop car without blues Brothers references

[@SamAx57]

Fix the cigarette lighter

[@howardwilliams9360]

"Direct universal fit"

[@johnkangas8916]

HAA HAA HAA! RIGHT! Just like... genuine imitation leather!

[@solomonlynn7456]

It universally fits nothing. JC Whitney taught me that lesson back in the 80's. In the time it took to ship, I could often rummage through a wrecking yard and fabricate something sooner and cheaper.

[@johnkangas8916]

@@solomonlynn7456 Jc Whitney! Oh man great memories! Old rule of thumb.....universal parts, universally don't fit... heh.... spent hours in that catalog! Teenage daydreaming , those were the days.

[@hankreszka9319]

@@johnkangas8916 same here. amazing all the horsepower you could make adding all their parts on LOL

[@umbrellau8381]

"Temporarily PERMANENT" lol

[@camerond8176]

"Direct fit universal kit".......................best quote of the whole episode. What boost levels were they running on the stock block?

[@000274400]

did seem like the stock had lost some efficency over the years meaning a well maintained 2011 P7B should get a lil more from the turbo, wonder if they will create an even better turbo for this car 2022. with the 410 torque you should get the 160 mph top speed no prob haha LIT

[@patriot9455]

"Cop everything" equals "Severe duty equipped". I have one.

[@AA-yx2kf]

These are such great cars! I love my 2010 Crown Victoria!

[@jdtankvideos2584]

now that is totally awesome video about more horsepower on crown vic police interceptor can't wait to see more horsepower ... but i wish you did rebuilding crown vic police interceptor it will be totally awwsome full season just asking

[@jeffallbright4449]

Tons of comments on here about discrepancies between factory horse power and what the car made before the turbo install. Factory is measured at the flywheel. They measured it at the rear wheels. 50-60 horse power loss through drivetrain not uncommon on a rear wheel drive car. It made 200 hp before turbo install at the rear wheels. After turbo install and tuning it made 368 at the wheels, but that’s not the real story. It made 410 lb ft of torque. Americans buy horsepower, but they drive torque. Torque is what launches that boat, horsepower is what gives you top end speed.

[@angelam6902]

It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.

[@KPearce57]

I bought a 1965 F100 stepside with a 160 inline 6 in 1970, found a wrecked state troopers car it had a 390 intercepter dual 4 bbl required 100 octane due to compression drove it thru high school.

[@joelbell9082]

With 160 horsepower that Ford can go from zero to sixty to your next court

[@llamacebu216]

If cleetus McFarland never showed the crown vics would this video ever been possible

[@yuppppppl]

Nobody even knows who he is 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@llamacebu216]

@@yuppppppl everyone knows who he is.. Especially in the car industry

[@AztekWarrior27]

I love the panther platform. I wish you guys did more videos on it.

[@ImTheJoker4u]

Cops and cabbies miss the hell out of it

[@0zmosis2001]

PowerNation's Blues Brothers LOVE IT

[@90lxfox3]

Love the intro blues brothers to the max

[@JeffLacina]

NIIIIICE!! Crown Vics are a BLAST to drive, especially with a few more beans under the hood! Well done guys!

[@garywood60]

Y'all like them girls I dated back when I was a teenager. Let me look at it and get me all worked up. And then shut me down. And then have to go home in all kinds of pain. In other words at least let us see the road test ! Y'all have a Great day.

[@tanman7879]

Lol I feel ya on that

[@madwaleed]

Blue ballssss

[@hackitgarage6503]

One of the big reasons I don't like turbos is the shared oiling of engine and turbo.that and the piping

[@jacksonmunns4652]

4:40 direct universal kit 😂

[@rustbeltrobclassic2512]

This really helped me in figuring out i want to go paxton supercharged

[@Hyprmtr]

@16:37 100% CNC block? LMAO

[@darrenporsch]

It's amazing how many facts this show gets wrong. It's like the writers write anything they want

[@theapplianceguru]

Should have replaced the intake manifold while you were working the front end

[@captaincobb8146]

I see you didn't change out the intake manifold. When mine failed on my 2007 P71, I replaced it with a Dorman with a higher flow rate. It gave me a noticeable increase in hp. Beings you have done so much to this P71, and beings you had her torn down most of the way anyway, I wonder; Why didn't you also upgrade the intake manifold?

[@maxdm1583]

I very much doubt you gained any HP by replacing intake manifold with higher flow rate without fuel air remap. In fact you likely lost HP as you've increased volume of air and decreased pressure thus decreasing flow rate.

[@captaincobb8146]

@@maxdm1583 I don't give a rats-ass what you believe. I drove that car for three years before the intake broke, leaking coolant like crazy, and I had to replace it. I now get a little better gas mileage and a noticeable increase in pick-up. Now call me a liar again. There always has to be a clown out there that believes they know it all.

[@parkourpotato6066]

The dorman intake notoriously robs HP from the Vic. Unless you got a different type

[@captaincobb8146]

@@parkourpotato6066 I can only speak to what I see.

[@rhubarbpie2027]

You guys and Richard Holdener have convinced me to get a P71 and turbo it ;)

[@chriseakin739]

Run a tube up into the trunk and put an intake filter there, avoid the problem with water on the road.

[@oldscoolcooldiecast1879]

I have a 08 mercury grand marquis and want it built into this but keep all the luxury and stock appearance 😂😂 it would definitely make the daily routine more interesting

[@watahyahknow]

could do a bend on the intake and place the intake filter inside the trunk or under the rearseat , simple fix to be able to drive in the mud and rain , i think the cold air pipe is too long to make a backfire reach the filter anyway

[@Mike15000]

Sit on the side of the highway with a part of binoculars and scare everybody who drives past

[@davidnichols1363]

That's funny.sadistic mind.

[@guysteel]

wouldn't work. NO police use this car anymore. Would only fool a fool.

[@davidnichols1363]

@@guysteel its easier to fool someone than convince them that they have been fooled.

[@mrford203]

Actually they are still in service and still see them from time to time, so I'd still respect them just to be on the safe side lol

[@davidnichols1363]

@@mrford203 you know what? My freind; rationally speaking. What you think is"law" is not correct. Re ' think what you see

[@monroefive-o40]

After that little jump, There goes that Cop suspension.

[@MARedleg]

Love those old crown vics.

[@christophermadden9210]

Cold pipe serves as intercooler, runs it right next to hot exhaust...

[@Michael_Lorenson]

As a Panther owner, I watched this with some interest. I say 'some', because I really have no intention of making a build out of it. It does its job beautifully in stock form, and I have an old Corvette to play with on the side. But, if I just had the Panther and wanted to play, I'd at least consider doing this. So let's think about it for a second. For a daily driver, it needs an intake snorkel that breathes from a safe location. Like maybe the trunk, for example. Or up in the rear fender somewhere. I don't know. You might want make a shroud for the turbo setup, to protect it from all manner of threats it will face under the car. Luckily all that stuff is just more cheap / creative fabrication. Well, cheap if you have the means to do it yourself. The turbo lag must be epic with this setup. Meaning it takes an eternity for the boost come up after you open the throttle. That's the huge, obvious downside to this installation. There is no way around it. But the power it makes is very impressive, on the dyno. In the real world, I think the lag would be the defining factor. It would suck for any type of canyon carving work. But who goes canyon carving in a Panther? A few guys do, actually, but they're weird like me, and don't count. No, this is a hooligan setup, for sure. It would be fun for half-mile and mile speed runs, I think. Don't forget to figure out how to defeat the factory 120 mph speed-limiter...

[@drivewaystar6485]

That was a sweet jump. Ole girl caught some air!

[@jeromy2886]

10:45 these dudes hate each other lmao

[@auroraboy95]

That 4r75w won't last......

[@cap1398]

Air Filter under neath Car Suction Water and Dust 🚓💨

[@CKTOlson]

I Didn't Realize They Were Referencing The Blue Brothers Until He Was Talking About The Specs Of The Vic

[@thegeneralofsound]

Solid idea, crappy in practice. Should put the filter in the trunk because not only will it suck in water but that filter is in the slip stream and it's going to clog up

[@ziggy3237]

Does everyone who owns a P71 have to make a blues Brothers reference, jeez.

[@JayJohnPaul]

yes

[@lalakers1984]

Always

[@shawnlibby675]

I've seen the horsepower almost triple on a stock 4.6 Crown Vic that was not running right and didn't make 140 horsepower while they started feeding the nitrous with no tune I think they ended up reaching almost 500 wheel torque and I think like 479 HP I believe just from spraying nitrous directly into the intake by the throttle body LOL

[@stephenspilker9334]

jake and elwood would love that car lol.

[@bryanball8909]

That was awesome seeing LT help out with the exhaust.

[@Diesel257]

I've always wanted to build a 2-door Grand Marquis. Ultimate personal luxury car.

[@patrickkennedy2533]

tail pipe turbo equals babys breath psi 5:35 notice the steel plate that only police cars got behind the live axle

[@chevyboyforlife4234]

if you're going to have a rear mount Turbo with a secondary oil pump why not have an external tank so the oil has constantly fresh oil

[@НьюфНьюф]

Пожалуйста, если вы беспокоитесь за сохранность деталей от коррозии, обрабатывайте их прозрачной силиконовой смазкой. Так будет и внешне красиво и детали сохранит, в том числе сайлентблоки, рычаги, провода, кузов и остальное кроме горячей части глушителя. Для горячей части глушителя используйте медную смазку. Нужно обработать холодный глушитель медной смазкой и после того как он прогреется, смазка обгорит и больше не будет беспокоить.

[@TwentytenS4B8]

If I was going to have to fabricate an exhaust system anyway, I'd put the turbo under the hood with an intercooler so I could drive the car in the rain and snow without FOD'ing the turbo or hydrolocking the engine. OR I'd go the simpler route and modify a Mustang centrifugal supercharger kit and call it a day.

[@WhiteLightning777]

Why would you put an air filter under the car? You could've easily put an air intake tube from the turbo into the trunk and then put an air filter into the trunk. If properly sealed up, it could be driven practically in any weather. It wouldn't be too hard to retro fit that.

[@urbexandbrokenthings4806]

why not mount it in the trunk? seems like a better spot

[@thedavegamer5279]

This is the first time I’ve ever seen a turbo mounted to the from by the rearend

[@robertlee9395]

It's a P71 Police Interceptor. It does not say Crown Victoria on it anywhere. Not even on any of the paper work. And it has a special cop transmission.

[@jizzer6969]

Kinda defeats the purpose of using the charge tube for an intercooler if it's right next to the exhaust pipe...😲

[@brussell639]

Sure does.

[@johnkangas8916]

I'm with you on that thought buddy. All I can see working is insulated heat shielding the whole length. Kinda like the great wall of China? LOL!

[@davontamontgomery2619]

Alex peitz doesn't look to surprised

[@LUZRINC]

WTF. The first 4 min was a waste of time and disrespectful to the viewer.

[@Dethmeister]

They were doing a skit inspired by the Blues Brothers movie.

[@0zmosis2001]

It's only a couple Grand come man on I've gotten you out before...... 😆 We've all been there

[@dam1041960]

A supercharger with a built in water cooler is a better option. Sh!+ can hit the oil lines and the turbo.

[@ericschultz1073]

I certainly hope you guys didn’t actually throw away that intake. They got for a pretty penny

[@707cannuk]

What a ending " you can drive," my 1.5 cent...jive

[@Adrianzx]

I see they're pushing spark plug thread replacements but I never had a problem with the two valves

[@jack002tuber]

I've seen a mod like this done on a corvette, two turbos right at the rear of the car, no mention made of water getting to it.

[@randycurtis1176]

I want those first four minutes of my life back.

[@jo6520]

In 2008 it would have been referred to as the P7B not P71 it was part of the vin

[@tinkietinkie2684]

2008 was still P71. It was 2010 and 2011 Ford changed to "B".

[@johnnyturbo8460]

1:14.... damn i haven't seen a phone like that in 25 years! Lol

[@2forgildan]

Great! You made a trailer queen that's can only be driven in dry weather.

[@snapyo1472]

They should add to this build by swapping a manual transmission.

[@_BAD_MERC_]

I am on the fence back and forth about doing this to my 2004 Mercury Marauder.

[@theroyalcrownedtiger2946]

Could swap over the Mustang manual transmission into it.

[@mazevx2451]

That hilarious long lines give it horrible lag... So yeah it's for the dyno not the street

[@joepatenaude3957]

You guys should name it a whole lot of rosey

[@goofygal27]

Seems like a good way to suck in water, and risk damaging if you hit a bad pothole...

[@guzforce]

That's what I ride over here in MASS. What a great Cruiser! Just love it! I liked you spare engine, I may get one wit TF header and some STG-5 cams hehe.. let's see! GREAT VIDEO!

[@ll_Helixx_ll]

“Nearly double the horsepower”

[@timdutton2056]

Seems like a lot of back and forth. Why not put the turbo up front?

[@jaredkesel6283]

You guys been watching Cleetus McFarland!

[@robertwest3093]

80 percent increase in horsepower? Sign me up!

[@anarcheaologist3715]

Best car ever made. It's a damn shame how people destroy them because COP CAR.

[@ChevyBM]

Damn with 368 my Grand Marquis wold fly!

[@hmackprotection1]

Alex Peitz is the Goods!

[@thedevilsadvocate3710]

I've never heard of a remotely located turbo in such a weird spot. Definitely not daily drivable.

[@johnkuhn7835]

Very fun terrific project. Old PI cars are cool 😎

[@olafvikingwarrior2349]

I originally wanted twin turbos for my 03 p71 but now I'm just looking at the supercharger since its a daily

[@allenblevins5878]

That seems like the worst possible place to mount a turbo. What could possibly go wrong?

[@danaheck9201]

The HP and torque curves shown on the screen are wrong. The crossover is shown at 5500rpm which is theoretically impossible. It is always 5252 RPM.

[@Bestbuilt04]

Good luck changing a u joint on that thing, lmao

[@ladamyre1]

Take it to the dragstrip. I predict it'll be around 12 seconds in the 1/4.

[@air402]

Just sitting in my 08 vic watching this

[@leeweezy]

Wish I could’ve got that air intake box and tube before y’all trashed it. 😞

[@lauriedooker1031]

Oooooooohh, I wanted to see the turbo cop car be a handful ☹️

[@carlhicks376]

okay Im feeling kinda ignorant here. Honestly this is something I've never considered before. Doing a tail pipe turbo setup, considering the distance and turbo lag for what its worth, is this something more appropriate for hi rpm launches and highway driving than about town stop n go driving?

[@tylertrimble9334]

So, I got a question???? How much would it cost me to get my CROWN VICTORIA done the EXACT SAME WAY??? I mean, EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DONE TO THIS CAR???

[@donniehamlett2157]

If you are running a pump for oil can't you do a oil source just for the turbo

[@Laserwurks]

Why no give it a independent oiling system?

[@MidlandTexan]

How many ads can you have in a 21 minute video!?

[@blessedjuggernaut]

Putting a turbo on a used factory non turbo engine is a terrible idea unless you rebuild the entire engine or replace it with a new one with upgraded seals.

[@damiangillett6443]

come to Australia our roads would rip that turbo out in 1 day, if not 1 hr

[@theroyalcrownedtiger2946]

Sounds like car parts gets highly stolen in Australia. I read somewhere that Australia was settled by convicts, prison island sort of a thing. I guess it's to be expected when a place has that many convicts, anything and everything will get stolen.

[@keithblume5159]

16:35 100 percent CNC machines block. What does that mean to you because it is a cast block?

[@pablotharpalo5685]

I know that police station. That's Franklin Tennessee lol