I just picked up a 2002 Crown Vic Police Interceptor Motor with 68,000 miles and would like to know how much horsepower this has. I have searched and found 250 on some places and 235 on others. I would also like to find some other specs like torque and other things. If you know anything else about the PI motor please post. Were gonna put some seals in it and put It together. Gotta put the f150 intake and exhaust and few other things back on it too. This is a Bad *** motor. Thanks

 

Here is a Ford feature page on the 2002:
Arresting Features

Increased horsepower, to 235 @4750 RPM
and torque, to 275 Lbs/Ft @ 4000 RPM

 

Here are a few articles on the interceptors....

Everything kind of says 235hp and 275tq. I never understood all the hype about them myself. On paper they never looked great, but I have never driven one or even ridden in one. Good luck.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Cr...ce_Interceptor

http://www.modernracer.com/features/...ctoriacop.html

http://www.geocities.com/bruzilla/2001specs.html

 

A police interceptor engine has exactly the same HP & torque as the cheapest meemaw Grand Marquis or base-model CV. There's nothing different in the engine assembly AT ALL.

The differences are in PCM programming, exhaust, suspension, body weight, & cooling (on some years).

For more info, refer to these sites:
http://www.crownvic.net/ubbthreads/u...s.php?ubb=cfrm
http://www.p71interceptor.com/
http://s95318876.onlinehome.us/liquid/index.html

 

It does have the PI heads. I will get about 250hp and 300ft of torque with this PI motor and using the
F150's intake. SO that makes me happy. lol

 

I believe Steve83 is correct. Also, I hate to bear bad news, but if it came from a patrol car, 68,000 miles is about like 200,000 miles on a civilain Crown Vic. Patrol officers leave the engines idling for hours and hours on end. For every hour the car is traveling on the road you can bet is spent at least 2 hours idling running radar, working accidents, parked while on a call, etc. I would not even consider buying a police vehicle unless it was used by an administrator or investigator.

 

You would be better off with a 4.6 from a mustang GT. The 2000 on up engines came with 260 hp.

 

It only has 68,000 miles Idiling or not, how does that = 200,000? It is a good motor with PI heads (same a GT). I bought this instead of a mustang Gt motor because this was $500 and a gt is bout $1000. It is still better than the factory Ford F150 4.6 becasue It is the same exact motor but with PI heads.(GT) And I am just replacing my old 200k motor that blew. So this is a great option to get some GREAT power out of this truck. I will try to get around 300hp with some bolt ons and extras and bout 310ft of torque.

 

Because not all engine wear and tear is measured in miles. Example-stationary generators, engines running pumps, cement trucks, etc. They are on a mileage and/or hour system. for example, one of our oil change intervals for cement trucks is 7000 miles or 200 hours.
So your 68,000 mile engine PLUS the HOURS it has been idling in actuality has much more normal wear and tear than 68,000. Maybe not 200k,
but most certainly more than 68k.

 

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i have a 96 crown vic p71 with 120k. it was a detectives car i was told. it has the regular cloth interior etc..good shape.runs strong. the patrol cars are beat to hell when they get rid of them. those are pretty much running 24/7. a state police car i would think be best bet. zipping up and down freeway all day/nite

 

According to Police Fleet Manager, one hour of idling=33mi of driving....

 

There was nothing really extra special about the Interceptor engines. They have external oil coolers and a heavy duty alternator, that's about it.

 

If you got a good deal, then that is all that matters. As stated above a couple of times, "Police Interceptor" is not an engine, it is a package. It does include the external oil cooler, upgraded suspension, a different gear ratio that allows higher top speed (10 MPH more), stainless steel exhaust, and heavy duty alternator. It does not include more power.

As for the city versus highway patrol vehicles, they are both not the best to buy used. I know that when I am driving our patrol vehicles the pedal is on the floor at every start. And yes, they do sit at idle for long periods of time. The new Crown Vics even have a digital guage which tells how many hours the vehicle has been operated.

 

couldn't that be defined as exhibition of speed.....