[Shotimes] cutting vent holes in the header panel

[John J. Weidenbenner]

I've seen more towing package pre-92 Taurus towing package equipped sedans,
without cop wheels, in the St. Louis area.

Jon W.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James F. Ryan III" <av8r567@optonline.net>
To: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>; "Shotimes"
<Shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 7:38 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] cutting vent holes in the header panel


> >I would put good money that there are almost NO "heavy Duty
> >Cooling" Tauri out there, but a LOT of POlice and taxi versions.
>
> The woman that delivers my morning paper used to drive a Taurus wagon with
> the "slotted grille".  I doubt she installed it for the looks.  She now
> drives an Explorer.  If I see her I'll ask her about the wagon.  I've only
> seen one Taurus police car in NJ.  It was an unmarked detective's car and
it
> was dark brown, had black painted steel wheels, dual tail pipes, and the
> "slotted grille".
>
>
> Jim Ryan
> Wayne, NJ
> '91 PLUS - all white/mocha with fiberglass hood, rod shifter, & rear
spoiler
>
> 255 Lph fuel pump, SHO Shop can & horn, 80mm MAF, S&B cone filter, SHO
Shop
> HiFlow Y-pipe & cat-back exhaust, SHO Shop LPM, SHO Shop underdrive
pulleys,
> SHO Shop HiRevs Jr clutch & steel billet LiteWeight flywheel, reinforced
> engine & trans mounts, SHO Shop TQ limiters, SHO NUT aluminum SFBs, FPS
'96
> SHO front brakes, Carbotech F brake pads, Nook's full-body SFCs, Koni adj
> struts, SHO Shop linear springs, 24mm FSB, 26mm RSB, SHO Shop steel f&r
> STBs, Bridgestone Potenza RE-730 225/55-16, CATZ MSP fog lights, police
> grille
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> >[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Donald Mallinson
> >Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 10:39 PM
> >To: Shotimes
> >Subject: Re: [Shotimes] cutting vent holes in the header panel
> >
> >
> >Ron,
> >
> >Yep, and it WAS part of the police package, so thus not
> >misnamed.  :)
> >
> >We had lots of taurus police cars in city and county use in
> >the midwest.  Although there are few taxi's in our area, so
> >I never saw one of those, doesn't mean they don't exist.
> >
> >I would put good money that there are almost NO "heavy Duty
> >Cooling" Tauri out there, but a LOT of POlice and taxi versions.
> >
> >IT is named correctly.  I don't remember any definitive
> >discussion ever that said the "police" grill is misnamed.
> >
> >Yes, the outer boundry layer may be pushed somewhat over the
> >hood, but all those bugs that die in the grill and front of
> >the bumper don't ride in on nothing other than inertia
> >(which is part of it yes) but there is plenty of air that
> >hits the grill at speed.  Yes it helps with flow with the
> >fan at low speed too.
> >
> >Don Mallinson
> >
> >Ron Porter wrote:
> >> Don, go in into the "wayback" machine, this was discussed years ago!!
> >>
> >> It is a part of the Heavy Duty Cooling Package on "any"
> >Taurus.....the SHO
> >> community decided to call it the "police" grill for whatever reason.
Yes,
> >> the Taurus police cars have the HD Cooling package and therefore have
the
> >> grill, but when I lived in Louisville (home to two Ford plants),
> >I saw the
> >> grill on more taxis and run-of-the-mill SLOs than any police
> >cars (never saw
> >> any SLO Police cars around there anyway). It was also a part of
> >the Towing
> >> package.
> >>
> >> The purpose of the grill was to aid airflow at low or "zero" speeds, as
> >> idling in traffic, and while stressing the engine at lower-speed
towing.
> >> With the aerodynamics of the front bumper, I'll bet that it does about
> >> nothing at speed for getting in more air, as the bumper will
> >deflect the air
> >> up over the hood.
> >>
> >> Ron Porter
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