What modifications do police cars have besides the paint and the sirens?

Question

Everytime I always see a cop car with the sirens on it seems to be flying really fast. I know theres no way a regular crown victory can fly like that so Im probably assuming it has more HP, better brakes, suspension, etc but im not sure.

Answer 1

I have owned three other police cars and still own an '89 Dodge Diplomat. The other responders' were correct about the beefed up cooling, suspension, body, etc. However, contrary to popular belief, these days police cars use stock production engines that meet current emission standards. Back in the '70s and 80s engines not available to the public (unless you bought a police car) did appear in police cars. This was done to partially compensate for the loss in horsepower that was common in that era.

Current example: I live near Thomas Dodge in Orland Park, IL, which sells police cars to departments over a large geographic area. On one of my visits I looked at an example on the lot and spoke with a sales rep regarding the '06 Dodge Charger Police. The top engine available in police cars is the 340hp 5.7L Hemi, which is no slouch. This same engine is available in wide variety of Chrysler product cars and trucks. The maximum performance Chrysler Group engine (accept the Viper's V10) is the 425hp 6.1L Hemi which appears in the Dodge Charger SRT-8, among others.

Answer 2

Police Car Modified

Answer 3

Heavy duty suspensions and radiators, hd alternators for extra lights & computer power, different engine computer settings for better performance, plain interiors, trunks modified to store radio transmitters, guns, test & investigation equipment, more power hook-ups, emergency supplies.
I once saw an Ohio State Patrol car called a "persuit car". I looked under the hood and was literally astounded to see a duel 4 barrel carbs on a solid liftered Chevy 427 big block engine!! Nobody was going to outrun that baby. The normal patrol cars has 396 engines with 1 two barrel carb.They were 1969 Chevy Caprices (like Impalas).

Answer 4

I worked as a mechanic in the 80's on cruisers. They had beefed up suspension (well it was tuned with the correct sway bars so it wouldn't roll like a boat and have terminal understeer) the cooling system was bigger (they sit and Idle a lot) the rear end gearing was different from standard and the ECU's were "chipped". Back then none of ours were armoured or the bodies modified except for the suspect cage and the usual brackets and stuff.

Answer 5

in England the police cars have a pretty big turbo as standard and they have up graded suspension and Tyre's and of course a trained driver behind the steering wheel...

Answer 6

my father was a deputy sheriff in Illinois and their cars were definitely manufacterd beefed up...the hottest ones are the cars used on the interstates, but local ones are beefed and braced suspensions, heavy duty brake systems, etc....but, most of the times they rely on the ole 2 way....its faster.....good luck..

Answer 7

Our city police have Chev. Impalas with Corvette engines.

Answer 8

i know that normal cars have a computer chip in the gas tank that wont allow the car to pick up speed quickly, or travel over 110 without cutting out. and police cars do not have these chips in them. but my town uses chevy impalas, i dont know if they have anything special about them.

Answer 9

what cops usually do is remap their ecu and put in a cold air intake and thats it gains required power

Answer 10

suspension, brakes, upgraded torque in the engine, exaust, and doughnuts.