Hehehehe I like it - good bite Police vehicles, in NZ, Australia and Britain, are not permitted to have performance enhancing modifications unless for specialist duty such as counter terrorism. They can however have factory high performance options fitted. The Falcons you refer to were actually low volume performance jobs that were available to the public. In Australia we had the BT51 turbo Commodore and believe it or not a few HiPo Camiras (yucko). The restrictions come from workplace health and safety issues and resale.
Which brings me to another point, anyone remember the Cordia turbo traffic cars and the Giacollata (?) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of maldat Sent: Sunday, 29 September 2002 3:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Off Topic PLEASE NOTE I said PIGS.. P=Person I=In G=Goverment S=Service So smoke it Malcolm ----- Original Message ----- From: "james wade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 3:47 PM Subject: RE: Off Topic > Mal is in New Zealand Brad. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Brad > Hallett > Sent: Sunday, 29 September 2002 12:57 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Off Topic > > Your wrong > Regards > A pig > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of maldat > Sent: Sunday, 29 September 2002 11:47 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Off Topic > > > I'm 100% cetain that here in the 80's the pigs had some falcon ex > factory race cars,as police cars..XD? with 351's and EFI 5 speed.. > > Malcolm > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 1:21 PM > Subject: Re: Off Topic > > > > Richard. > > As far as I can tell from what I have read in the past, The > > Australian > government has a lot to do with what the manufacturers tune their cars > at. > > I am pritty sure, lets say holdens commwhore V8 has been capped in > > power > out put for years now with only very little improvement. > > Only because it is a V8, where the V6 with the supercharger is > > getting > very close to the same power output. > > If Holden played a little with the EFI to get a little bit more out > > of > > > the > V6 and they actually came up with the same power outputs as the V8 > they would loose that market to either Ford or even in their eyes > heaven forebid import cars, and that would meen job losses for > Australians working in their plants and a huge loss in sales through > the whole range. > > That is my thoughts on the subject. > > P.S. years ago when the copas were still driving the VN's I was > > pulled > over by this V8 powered commodore police vehicle just before margaret > river down south. > > And man that thing had had some work done to it. > > It flew past me in the other direction and I watched it keep going, > > I > could see the tailights everytime it went over a hill in the distance > and I thought I was deffinatly safe and it wasn't coming back for me. > > Haa haa. > > Yea right. > > I saw in the very far distance him hit the hand brake and spin > > around, > > > I > was like haa haa it will never get me, as it was miles away. > > I was wrong I was looking for a side road to go down and before I > > knew > > > it > it was on my tail, I was doing over 110. > > I pulled over got out of the car and only got a warning, This VN was > shaking from left to right more than a epileptic having a fit. > > There was some serious dollars spent under that bonnet. > > It deffinatly would not of passed emissions. > > Mind you it would have to be one of the nicest Police vehicles I > > have > > ever > seen. > > And all I got out of him was it was stock mate. > > Haa haa Yer right. > > It was closer to a touring car than a stock VN. > > Later. > > Rick White. > > > > --- "Richard Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Is it true that you can actually get more out of your N/A engine > > >just > > > >by having it reprogrammed. Wouldnt the manufacturer be spending > > >money > > > >on working out what got the most performance out of the car. I had > > >a > > >mate > who > > >used to work in a place who chipped cars and he reakons it was a > > >load > > > >of sh*t for N/A cars and most would get under 5% improvement... He > > >said most > of > > >the turboed cars got a bigger gain. Im sick of ppl telling me they > > >have > "the > > >same chip the police have". Can someone tell me whether they > > >actually > > > >do anything. Cos mates tend to talk crap when they have had a few > > >:) > > > > > >Richard > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Richie bokes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 2:09 PM > > >Subject: Off Topic > > > > > > > > >> Hey Mate > > >> > > >> You wouldn't happen to knwo anything about chips for holdens. I > > >> have a > vr > > >> ute an di am wanting to get a chip that will give me more power. > > >> I > > >> know > > >you > > >> can get them i just dont knwo where you can get them. I saw that > > >> you > had > > >> some stuff on holdens and i was wondering if you could help me > > >> out. > > >> > > >> Cheers > > >> > > >> Rich > > >> > > >> _________________________________________________________________ > > >> Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > > >> http://mobile.msn.com > > >> > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > Get Your free Ozdat Email Account > > ---> http://www.ozdat.com > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > Select your own custom email address for FREE! 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