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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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My town has new Impala SS police cars and they look very stealth, I was wondering, do they have the same LS4 that we have or do you think GM beefed up the horsepower on them?
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 06:46 PM
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They got the v6 with a better suspension.
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 07:12 PM
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we have a 07 SS Impala around here and its the 5.3 with tuner and built a bit. Small town car, mean and fast.

Wouldnt that be fun, power and lights.
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by daveridlen93
we have a 07 SS Impala around here and its the 5.3 with tuner and built a bit. Small town car, mean and fast.

Wouldnt that be fun, power and lights.
Wonder what kind of HP they're getting and can we do the same?
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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I am 100% sure it's no better than what we can do. It was in our shop a week ago. A fuse kept blowing and making no interior lights.

exhuast is kinda hidden and very basic looking, no chrome tips. Rims are 17x 8. very discreet looking car. No light bar on top or BIG letters to let you know what it is.

It will give an upper hand in winter, officer said they had to go to a driving school to handle the fwd, it think its awsome. So did he. They are talking plans for the RWD Impala in 09.
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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the cop car versions have the V6...

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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 11:53 PM
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Wasn't it Motor Trend that did the cop car comparo last month? They said the police package was a 3.9L.

Michigan State Police are getting the new Dodge Chargers, they look like something out of Robocop with their dark blue.
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 05:07 AM
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2006 Chevrolet Impala Police Car, you guys are right though on the v-6, most department want to go with them because of fuel milage and expense.


http://www.sshep.com/media2/06_Chevr...dPatrol_LG.gif

http://www.autoviaggiando.com/archiv...ce-2007-02.jpg

Motor trend Police Car comparison guide. This is what your talking about.
http://www.motortrend.com/photo_gall...rison_gallery/

Ill build a V-8 Police package at work and post it here for you.

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Check this out!!!!!

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/13/i...e-ss-cruisers/

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.au..._police450.jpg
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 05:22 AM
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Heres a bad tahoe, not really, but I trying to find specifics. This is a bit old, they have now wanted to go with the 6.0, but I dont see it happening due to fuel milage.

http://gmtblog.blogspot.com/2006/06/...-near-you.html
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 05:36 AM
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Best police car ever
http://www.ferdinandhistory.org/ferdinand1957cop.jpg

whoops, sorry.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/97/27...e3d9fe.jpg?v=0
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Kazmaniac
Wasn't it Motor Trend that did the cop car comparo last month? They said the police package was a 3.9L.

Michigan State Police are getting the new Dodge Chargers, they look like something out of Robocop with their dark blue.
I've seen a couple of Charger cop cars here in Michigan, just city cars though. They look decent. They have the 5.7 Hemi 340 Horse.

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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 07:28 PM
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I was driving on I-24 in Tennessee and they were using ImpalaSS, not a police version of the Imp. Had the same wheels, exhaust tips, and our SS badging. It looked like a regular white ImpSS. The had the light bar inside at the top of the windshield and in rear window. I saw 3 of them with cars pulled over. That just ain't fair, can't tell whose who anymore.
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Here in Iowa The State Patrol is useing at least one black R/T charger with out of state plates.
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Elwood Ks. is using the Magnum as city cars and the Deputies are using Chargers and Doge trucks.
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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 07:23 AM
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Here in Iowa The State Patrol is useing at least one black R/T charger with out of state plates.
They have a lot of R/T Chargers for state patrol as well as city patrol up North of Cedar Rapids. . . although I found out the other day that a Black Impala SS with a magnaflow exhaust walks a couple lengths on an R/T. . . twice
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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 04:34 PM
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They have a lot of R/T Chargers for state patrol as well as city patrol up North of Cedar Rapids. . . although I found out the other day that a Black Impala SS with a magnaflow exhaust walks a couple lengths on an R/T. . . twice
Where are the city ones above CR i have been to alot of the small towns on 380 and all i see is the old crown vics and the new v6 imps.

You from CR area?

EDIT: (Deleted some stuff because i sounded dumb)
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And i think i ment to say the SRT8s (the ones with the bigger motors)

Completely stock i have beaten a few regular 340hp hemis.
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Originally Posted by Nikon02
Where are the city ones above CR i have been to alot of the small towns on 380 and all i see is the old crown vics and the new v6 imps.

You from CR area?

EDIT: (Deleted some stuff because i sounded dumb)

I live in CR, a lot of the smaller town sherrfits just north of here use them. I have even seen a couple of Impala's in CR, and am starting to see a few durangos as well. Those crown vics are a dying breed.
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