Turbos Beat Displacement In Police Testing

The Truth About Cars ^ | 12/28/2013 | Jack Baruth

[nascarnation]

It’s the kind of thing that makes you want to join the dark (blue) side. Every year, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department runs the newest crop of donut-holders around Fontana Speedway. With no significantly new entries available, it’s no surprise that the results are fundamentally the same as they were last year.

I’m not exactly sure what the justification is for using lap times to rank police vehicles, but we live in an era where police get to do pretty much whatever they want. Why not run ‘em around a track? Some of the significant laptimes:

Ford (Taurus) Police Interceptor: 81.25 seconds Chevrolet Caprice PPV 6.0 (355hp tune): 81.97 seconds Dodge Charger HEMI AWD: 82.19 seconds Ford (Explorer) Police Interceptor: 85.58 seconds Chevrolet Tahoe PPV: 91.71 seconds

[CivilWarBrewing]

In a word, 'yes', but depends whether or not you abuse your motor. I drive a 4-speed with turbo and rarely tac over 5k rpm. I know this sounds odd but I am old and don't race (much) anymore. Turbos subjected to constant over-spooling will seize before the rest of your motor is ready to die. I'm not sure what the lifespan is but I'm over 100k miles and engine is still good as new. USE SYNTHETIC OIL, TOO!!!

FWIW, I know someone with a turbo motor who has over 200,000 miles on it.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Mobil 1 in the Porsche.
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