31FordA
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Never heard of a 5.4L CVPI. Doesn't the 5.4L have a higher deck height? I'm surprised they could fit it under the hood. I sure would have liked to have one though...
I don't think Ford ever offered a Vic with the 5.4L for sale, but I recall Bondurant had some made up on a special order for the driving school. They used a different hood to get the 5.4 to fit. I've also seen a few Vic's and Grand Marquis whose owners installed a 5.4L. Not offering the 5.4 in the Vic was another of those brilliant decisions by geniuses at Ford. The 5.8L V-8 (351 Windsor) was available in Ford cop cars thru 1991, when they switched to the 4.6L in 1992 the police package offered a stunning 20 extra HP over the civilian Vic.
I'm the third generation of Ford drivers in my family, going back to Grandpop's first car in 1916 (a '14 Model T touring car). I just bought another new to me FoMoCo product this summer, a 2011 Grand Marquis. Ford killed off my car, but I'm too stubborn to move on. My current take home car is also a Ford (Explorer police model). I like the Explorer, but it will never take the place of my big V-8 sedans. My boss has a new Maverick, he loves it.