Dropping A Fire-Breathing 5-Speed In Our Turbo-Charged Police Interceptor - Detroit Muscle S7, E15

Marc and Tommy rip into the automatic transmission tearing it out of our turbo-charged Police Interceptor and swapping it for a head jerking manual 5 speed. Then they take to the track in hot pursuit of some quick times.
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PARTS USED IN THIS EPISODE
American Powertrain Systems
Tremec TKO 600 5-Speed
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ADTR
Manual Swap Pedals. Shift gears with these bolt in clutch pedal options from ADTR Performance
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Hoosier Drag Racing Slicks
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[@TickleFingers]

I like how they completely left out the most difficult part. Adding the clutch pedal.

[@omegarugal9283]

that´s easy

[@mmarchmonte88]

That’s what’s great about most Japanese sports cars, the firewalls are drilled for a clutch pedal/master cylinder regardless

[@briang4470]

@@mmarchmonte88 this car never had an option for a manual from the factory so they had to go with an aftermarket setup.

[@mmarchmonte88]

@@briang4470 yeah they said that a couple times already

[@otsenres1636]

@sneakypete187 I'm sure that's a fetish for some people...lol

[@MrKevinm4]

The lack of clutch pedal info was very disappointing.

[@swayinsc]

You can get the pedal setup from ADTR.net along with many other parts for this swap. These guys snubbed ADTR in this video, and its messed up imo.

[@halleffect1]

@@swayinsc they didn't pay.

[@ItsDaJax]

They mentioned adtr in the first video. There's also a guy in canada that makes the pedal sets, using a fox4 clutch pedal.

[@buleyauto]

@@ItsDaJax The guy in Canada is the guy who makes (made) them for ADTR...but, ADTR no longer sells that pedal set. Rumor has it they're working on hydraulic setups now and have abandoned the cable setup. Either way, at the moment you can't buy pre-fabbed pedals anywhere.

[@harrison4ever125]

@@buleyauto That's good to know. The funny thing is, BST Ford has been showing people how to do hydraulic clutch pedal setups for forever with junkyard parts.

[@SSbigblock454]

Wow...Did I miss something? You never touched on the most important element of the whole switch...The clutch pedal. What pedal assembly did you use? Was it a junk yard unit or aftermarket kit? Did you have to do any other mods to the floor other than drilling the hole for the shifter? Too much information is missing in this video. Just replacing the transmission is way too easy. You guys usually tell the whole story. Not this time.

[@fastfox851]

ADTR makes a full swap kit for a manual trans into a crown vic.

[@swayinsc]

ADTR.net sells the assembly they used.

[@stevekersey7695]

The reason behind not showing clutch install?

[@halleffect1]

@@stevekersey7695 the clutch pedal? probably b/c nobody would sponsor it. too bad, seeing how it would have been the most interesting part of the swap.

[@ADTRsales]

@@halleffect1 Definitely not the case. We didn't get a mention at all and they didn't give any info on the 5 speed swap that they really should. At least the big exhaust ad got half the episode though...

[@PANTYEATR1]

the whole power block needs to make the move to KZbin!💪

[@4.6_boat]

This is almost mirroring my exact 03 Grand Marquis build, only difference is I'm going with an ADTR supercharger setup

[@harrison4ever125]

You should post some videos of it. I have am 06 Grand Marquis and I want to do the same thing. But I think my next BIG mod is going to be the rear end. These things need gears and a good limited slip. Mine came factory with 2.73s...😨

[@davidwisner3292]

Tommy, I am super glad you are still with Powernation. You are fun & interesting to watch.

[@bilbobaggins4710]

Hes a talented nice dude ...wish he was a friend of mine or neighbor 😁

[@darinfrye4252]

He’s so annoying

[@permafrost2064]

Glad to see this car back in action. Really cool swap and build, but with them cutting out the clutch pedal portion of the build, makes me wonder if it was a lot harder than they anticipated.

[@LSxHunter]

The Panther platform just doesn't get the love like the more powerful Dodges. You can still make good power and have a ton of fun for a quarter of the price.

[@ItsDaJax]

Thats good. it keeps the prices down. People are already trying to sell Mauraders for 10k.

[@harrison4ever125]

That's true but they are gaining popularity. The thing about the Dodges is that you can jump in and go and you already have a much faster car. But if you are a broke joker like me you can clearly see the advantages in getting a Ford panther car. Not the least of which being the fact that those Dodges won't last half as long.

[@zadokmotorfreight2423]

@@harrison4ever125 💯

[@neilbrown82]

@@ItsDaJax oh yeah it's one of less than 12,000 cars you can expect Marauders always going to be expensive

[@80spodcastchannel]

be nice if they'd shown the clutch pedal install as well... but hanging a modified mustang steering column would fix most issues

[@flyingmonkey3315]

So the drag racing was cool. I think showing how the clutch pedal and shifter went in would have been interesting to watch. Pretty cool project. Turbo Vic with a manual

[@deangelobailey5185]

Thumbs up if you’ve ever bench pressed a trans in your driveway

[@roknroy1]

when i weighed about 145, i pressed a 9 inch carrier in, i thought that was good!

[@chucksgarage7165]

Yep... got covered in stinky 90 weight. Mom threw out my clothes.

[@willpidgeone6325]

@@chucksgarage7165 no doubt! At the shop we call that stuff “devil juice”

[@jacobpierce5]

Getting a project foxbody in a nutshell

[@paulholland5000]

He dented the hood when he slid across it LoL

[@douglashine9638]

Burt Reynolds, in the movie “White Lightning”, would be very proud of your car.

[@johnweisinger7390]

Right. Makes me want to put a manual in mine, paint it metallic brown, put some white letter tires on and do a modern White Lighting tribute car

[@alexlozada1939]

I can't hear you over all this awesomeness 🤣

[@robertsnyder4963]

Would love to see you guys do an 9C1 caprice build up, and maybe a face off between it and the interceptor.

[@ItsDaJax]

Unless it had the L99, no contest the 9c1 would win. Stock the cvpi is a tad quicker off the line, the 9c1 is faster. Modded the 5.7 has more potential and cheaper aftermarket.

[@ahmeda3227]

9c1 looks like ass tho

[@ItsDaJax]

You guys are basically building my dream car. I managed to get an 08 CVPI a few years ago, I couldn't find a job anywhere but managed to get it through an insurance settlement. I had it almost a whole year until the trans went out two days before my bday. I started to scrap money together to have it rebuilt and the morning I went to my stepdads funeral, the city impounded the car. When I got home, it made that day even worse. Some guy bought it to make a demo derby car. I wish I could afford to get that car from yall.

[@TVAT64]

I have the same after market center console in my '07 Crown Vic and that's where the similarities end, lol

[@iSmokePremiums]

Definitely not unheard of in the panther platform communities. Most people who seriously mod their vics, marauders etc use 5 speeds and 4.10 rears

[@nutcrackernoonan3637]

Project Neighbor laughs at this

[@joeychaseable]

Coyote swap Crown Vic sounds like the next logical step... Let's get er done fellas

[@Whiskey11Gaming]

Ford has so many other better motors which would be a good candidate to swap in... like... I dunno, the 6.2L Raptor motor... the Vic's engine bay is massive, so fitting the larger 6.2L in should be good fun... bore, stroke, add compression, good tune and enjoy the HP and Torque... heck, keep the turbo for even more fun!

[@danield5760]

11:36 what was he saying 😂🤣 Good stuff

[@tommygreist9560]

Awesome show.

[@rhubarbpie2027]

16:38 "After we set this thing back on two wheels" WHAT 🤣

[@frontwheeldrip4253]

Love me some sleeper crown vics!

[@pzkpfw2310]

For those wondering about the clutch pedal.... A company called ADTR sells then for the swap and they cost around $400. Sucks they didn’t go over that in the video

[@StumpyVanLife]

They no longer offer the cable version of their pedals, they now have a stand alone hydraulic pedal assembly. Looks like it might be an easier install. I might be buying one for my 2011 Crown Vic LX

[@mavadoroaster]

I love this show 😎💯

[@haydendreyer1485]

This is awesome!! 😎

[@SteveXNYC]

I can do it on my back

[@darwinskeeper421]

This was a fun project but either Marc or Tommy is misremembering their history. I may prefer driving a stick shift but it does have certain vulnerabilities at the drag strip. The 4 speed used in the early '60s, Borg Warner's T-10 had a reputation for being fragile and often failed when used to launch full sized factory super stock cars at the drag strips. This led the big three to develope their own heavy duty four speeds: The Muncie M20/M21/M22, The Ford Toploader, and Chrysler's A833. One of the most highly regarded transmissions during that time was the Chrysler A727 Torqueflite, which was used on the early match racing "funny cars" when they based on cut up compact cars. Now that electronic fuel injection and forced induction have allowed hot rodders to produce street engines with power levels that were undreamed of in the '60s, many of the strongest engines are fitted to automatic transmissions, partly because it is easier to modify a slushbox to reliably handle over 1000 hp at the drag strip than it is to do so with a manual transmission. The other factor is that properly launching and shifting a high powered manual transmission car is limited to gods like Ronnie Sox. The four speed manual transmission is a well loved part of the muscle car era, and a well driven four speed could offer performance advantages over an automatic transmission, but it was not always the best or even the strongest option either back in the day or now.

[@FindingScammers-]

I would NEVER treat this car like that! I have one, and it's really hard getting cars this day and time. I drive mine like an old man!

[@GiancarloFloyd]

They should’ve talked about the flashing the car would need for that trans to work, or at least some footage on the third pedal.

[@willpidgeone6325]

They did . It was cool how they fabricated that pedal bracket.

[@ItsDaJax]

Flashing the car? Marty Ochs is the only man to go to for that.

[@harrison4ever125]

No kidding. They conveniently skipped every single bit of the hard stuff and showed everyone how simple it is skip to the part where you're actually going fast. Makes for a lot of clicks though!😅🙄

[@harrison4ever125]

@@ItsDaJax Marty's the best. Love my tune.

[@neilbrown82]

@@willpidgeone6325 pretty sure they bought the pedal from ADTR didn't even mention em

[@normramspeck6961]

I’d like to see how you put the clutch pedal in and what you used so maybe you could do to show it on another episode

[@johnnyblue1540]

"Unheard of...." 😂

[@TheColosiss]

I want one of these...

[@RobertBreckenridge13]

WHAT ABOUT THE PEDAL!!!!!???? AAAAUGH! Literally the most challenging part where folks need the most help! I was so looking forward to a solution. But at least now I know which mufflers I should buy. SMH

[@frankvalencia9227]

I like how tommy was like “I don’t care about beating your time I just want to drive it” and he drove it like I would..smash that gas and dump that clutch!!!…

[@megadethguym7977]

"They did donuts while eating donuts" that's my new gole to do today

[@davidmcfarlane9787]

Hey PowerNation. Shoutout from Oakland, CA. Great work on the transmission upgrade for this Crown Victoria... On this video @11:36 & @12:41, I couldn’t help but notice an audible clicking during the cooling off period of the vehicle. My Crown Vic has been making that same exact sound lately. If you’ve heard it before, where is that sound coming from?

[@lounaschinwi952]

Good joob ⚙️✌️♥️

[@joeychaseable]

Awesome

[@bigredracer7848]

371👍's up guys thanks again for taking us all along with you for the rest of the story

[@bigredracer7848]

I love running a car with a transmission standard transmission that is because every time they shift no matter how quick they think they are I pull a little further away from them

[@jeffreybrooks8643]

Fabulous upgrade to a great American sedan. Love the 5-speed manual swap, but the video largely overlooked fitting the clutch pedal. How did you do that, please?

[@auroraboy95]

Nothing wrong with that 4r70w, just give it a jmod and use some good clutches and a tune and it's good

[@edwardmyers1746]

Gear ratios are kinda crap for performance.

[@smitty4542]

Get em tommy hahahahaha “after 47 passes !!!!” Hahahaha

[@omarportelle6540]

Not going to lie, them nachos look good 🤤🤤

[@WhatIsKenDoing]

Sure would have been nice to know what they did for pedals.

[@banoid]

Why not show the clutch pedal install?

[@otsenres1636]

A hush puppy and a honeybun does sound pretty good tho...😋

[@SteveXNYC]

WOW. You guys are having a TRANS moment..😱

[@RobsonRoverRepair]

"none descript package" lol

[@louis8869]

Man i'd love to see more of that crown vic content Ls swap? 4.6 4v? 7.3?????

[@richardcoleman9645]

Time to change the gearing in the rear end and turn up the turbo boost.

[@christopherbertram842]

Haha they bought This on my birthday

[@bueler4950]

Lol... name me any Factory engine from the 1960s that was too powerful for a Chrysler 727, Ford C6, or a turbo 400. They all held up just fine, in fact the manual transmissions were more likely to break themselves and other stuff

[@joeychaseable]

Is there another "how to" video with pedal install ect.?

[@rames1651]

Clutch?

[@robertlaguna8556]

Good swap no details on clutch pedal

[@ziptiejedi5658]

I figured it would be a little faster being turbocharged but then again those Crown vic's are heavy. That's like a lot of work for a 14 second car.

[@ronb113]

Did they say with it makes for power?

[@ziptiejedi5658]

I dont think they did in that video but I would guess probably around 350-400 with that Et. Which is pretty low for a turbocharged v8 but it is a 4.6 2v so it started out pretty low.

[@jeffklein4727]

i guess the fairy dust was for the pedal work...

[@jaredhuang2225]

Wow there's a C8 Vette in the garage next to them at the track.

[@johnwagner4559]

I'd like to make my 03 buick lesabre a 5spd. But it's fwd.

[@jakesonewheeladventures.3976]

Do more crown Vic build videos!!!!!

[@thetman0068]

Does the cruise control still work after this mod?

[@MrSirjud01]

Sweet build, One I want to do. Little slower than I thought though, thats a 14 flat 1/4, about what a 2v NA Mustang with basic bolt ons can do. Wonder what a set of gears will do for it. And like what everyone else is saying....cant believe you skipped the pedal instal and any programming needed to make it work

[@harrison4ever125]

Yep, true, true, and true.

[@welshimegs]

4:43 taking the cars butt plug out like nothing, lol I want to do this to my vic

[@dewightkey6975]

You have to remember when those tires are spinning you are going no were????

[@sweetroscoeful]

My question: Do they teach you guys to talk with the gravel voice inflection? (IE, like the guys saying "SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY" at the dragstrip)

[@joshuaphillips1867]

Thay fail to mention, the driveshaft used will only work with the trans they used....

[@BReal-10EC]

You guys keeping that CVPI or selling it? I want it.

[@philljustphill1656]

Tommy and Mark: buy a coo car * illegal activities intensify *

[@a2cryss]

I'm curious what the times would have been with the auto just to compare.

[@harrison4ever125]

Much slower😅. Much much slower... I have a custom tune, true duals with x-pipe, k&n filter, and my engine is running at top notch condition. It is slow! Without doing everything they have done, you will never make one of these fast by today's standards.

[@zachattack2016]

list of things to do next. build the motor, do ported heads and bigger cams for the turbo, and a mustang intake, add a 2 step, gut the car as light as possible, let her rip.

[@neilbrown82]

Lol the two valve mustangs had the same exact intake manifold...

[@keenankircher7492]

What about ecu tuning? No way that doesn’t need anything

[@poot111111]

8:22 that dent is STILL THERE from the hood slide in an earlier episode, come on guys!

[@joeychaseable]

A manual transmission Crown Vic is super bad ass

[@SHADOWBEAR82763]

Those two need adult supervision sometimes...

[@bmstylee]

I've been accused of that a few times.

[@davidwalker5748]

What would I have to do to install a 6.2 l and 10spd transmission out of a 2018 Denali into my 2014 Silverado with a 5.3 with a 6-speed can this be done

[@a7x_rex]

Basically strip the entire dash foreward and fab mounts. Get all the controllers and harnesses. Will prolly need a tune.

[@OehlJim]

I would like to have seen how the pedal cluster went in. Must have lost some footage.

[@harrison4ever125]

They only wanted the show the part that every simpleton could figure out.

[@neilbrown82]

@@harrison4ever125 what how to bolt a manual transmission up to a 4.6 just like in a new edge mustang yeah 😂😂

[@jerkyturkey007]

When anyone asks about my 69 c20 truck, I say she has 4 on the floor... and a 5th under the seat, lol.

[@schwanzmunster2503]

What did they do with the electronics? The engine computer will be looking for the transmission information. How did they keep it working properly??

[@drewster956]

U do what we all do when doing a manual swap and leave it thinking its in neutral with that sensor tucked somehwehre in the firewall, unless u have a engine management of course that lets u just disable

[@neilbrown82]

@@drewster956 pretty sure they did what everybody else does you get a custom tune to take care of it Marty Ochs at moes speed shop does all that

[@ItsPainnz]

the auto has better parts now, thang shifts quicker than yo mommas bf out the house

[@unclequack5445]

I don't drive an automatic my daily driver is a 6 speed manual is fun to drive.

[@larryvaughn5843]

1/8 mile times?

[@krisedwards2855]

Dam when I was a youngster I was handed down a 2001 grand marquis with 30k original miles ran like a dream! We took it to the 1/8 strip multiple times and it would consistently run 9.4/9.5s with absolutely NOTHING done to it! I ended up putting an electric dump on it and would whoop the shit out of all the regular daily drivers running on test and tune night it was hilarious lmaooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jonathant211]

Goto cleetus McFarland and look up neighbor for clutch swap info and are they doing 8th miles or 1/4 miles?

[@CTemple82]

8th mile

[@fixinit]

Looks like fun but I thought it would go quicker than that.

[@AztekWarrior27]

Where's the rest of the swap? You guys need to show us the whole story. About 15 years ago I had a manual transmission swap done a 1983 2-door Mercury grand marquis with a mild moded 351w in it. But they threw a centerforce clutch kit in it that was way to hard for street daily driving, so left it sitting in a garage for like 10 years till the day I sold it. Still hate myself for letting it go

[@markstruck7517]

That crown Vic was faster then the v10 ram on trucks wasn’t it?

[@kinghulk4142]

Wtf??that's it?no showing on how to install a clutch pedal assembly??

[@NotSmokeHD]

0:58 "It does burnouts now" That's a load of BS, I have a stock 09 police interceptor and that thing does two-wheel peels. If you can't get it to do a burnout it's because you can't drive 👍

[@NotSmokeHD]

Or because you need new brakes

[@NotSmokeHD]

Specifically front brakes

[@geonbugman]

Would've launched way better with a CLUTCH PEDAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Damn sure did not see the install on that!!!!

[@davebarron5939]

Sure would have been nice to have the automatic 1/4 mile run times to compare to. The "stick" would be embarrassed.

[@zadokmotorfreight2423]

I was thinking the same thing!!

[@fabianatencio6634]

👌🏼

[@Ausblack]

I don't think anyone else in the comments mentioned the lack of a clutch pedal.

[@bootyman234]

Great section on installing a clutch pedal guys... Not!

[@Alcore250]

You all need to race cletus McFarland

[@higoodbye3495]

This goes just as fast as a dodge demon

[@CTemple82]

Their running low 9s in the 1/8th mile, those are not 1/4 mile times. It’s maybe as fast as a new V6 Mustang!

[@euheyshdgsbdjstz521]

DAMM 9 seconds

[@jaysmith6013]

Lol I gotta agree with everyone here... what happened to the pedal install? I’m no car surgeon, but I would think... don’t install a new clutch and drive to the drag strip. Ideally a new clutch should be broken in with at least a few hundred miles of “normal” driving

[@sihartobing9570]

Best✓ ..... Cheerio.🌠☁️🚗☁️🌠👍👍👍🌠🌠🌟🌠🌠.

[@steventaylor5260]

check this guy out on youtube P71c1 for clutch pedals.