Police / Taxi EFI

[Shannen Durphey]

Bruce Plecan wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Fran and Bud <quest100 at gte.net>
> To: <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 1999 1:20 PM
> Subject: Police / Taxi EFI
> 
> >From what I've heard/seen the pursuit packages are about a dead deal
> anymore.
> Last info I read about the cop packages was things like parking with the
> nose of the car up by a wall, to test for air flow at sustained idle.
>   Some of the instrument clusters also had warnings like not to use OD at
> sustained high speed.
>   In this day of litigation for a Police Dept to order a Pursuit Package
> would be lawyer food.
>   So the best is, Fleet Service.
> Some years ago some Police Depts had to lower the top speed mins, cause none
> of the cars could pass it, with a light bar................   That also
> explains some unmarked cars...
96 Lumina with light bar, 113mph max, then the grade dropped to 0 and
I lost speed.  The complaint was that the overdrive wasn't working.
Just didn't have enough power.  
If I run across it, I have a VIN from a police optioned 96 pickup
around here somewhere.
Shannen