I don't think the old Chrysler products had any more problem with stock oil
pan clearance than any other make. Perhaps it was due to the tank-like
dimensions of that Fury III coupled with insufficient suspension.
Speaking of outrunning cops, the same engine I'm speaking of outran Tucson's
"finest" (and their Chevys were running fine - just not enough umph.)
Brian
83 240D
68 Dodge Coronet 500
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Deep Sump clearance
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:20:25 -0800
Damn, I love a good 'French car gets best of hopped-up cop car'
story--Vive La France!
On 1/18/06, Dan Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yeah. My brother once outran an early seventies Fury III Police
> interceptor with a 440 due to the latter's oilpan damage. The most
> humiliating part of the incident (for the Maine State Trooper) was
> that my brother was driving a Peugeot 505 diesel (2.4l, 70 hp) at the
> time.
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state"
'87 300TD intercooler (211k)
'84 300D (207k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (186K)
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