FHP Marauders

[1Marauder]

There was at least one, was told there were a few more Marauder's used in the Sacramento Police Force. Unmarked, but with the mounted hidden lights and interior computer stand.

Saw one in parking lot, LEO dressed in jeans and dress shirt, and was talking to him for only a minute or so. He said he loved the car... But then he got a call and had to roll out mid sentence.

Saw the same car (?) a few times over a three year period.

[Red Rum]

When Dennis R. came down to south Florida to mod some of them all he did was he up graded the front & rear sway bars & put a small performance tune & the tune also removed the speed limiter. Thats what My friend Gary who was a F.H.P. Officer & drove one of the Marauder's told us & also my other friend Joe C. who was a commander of F.H.P. told us also .

And you are 100% correct. Only he did dynamic ALUMINUM driveshaft and rear sway bar. And a tune. With Peter Worrick the millionaire paying for the cars and all the parts. But from what I know. He didn't do the front sway bar.

[Cobra25]

And you are 100% correct. Only he did dynamic ALUMINUM driveshaft and rear sway bar. And a tune. With Peter Worrick the millionaire paying for the cars and all the parts. But from what I know. He didn't do the front sway bar.

You are 100 % correct about the replacement of a up graded drive shaft. As far as the front sway bar my friend Gary's car had it, but it doesnt mean all the other's did.

[Ms. Denmark]

"Can't we all just get along..."


and sort out our: your vs. you're

and our: to vs. too

Ha ha! Tell that to Mr. Man! (I've given up )

[Eastern_Front]

Its official,

I just lost 30 IQ points and 10 minutes of my life I will never get back...

[RF Overlord]

I thought Dennis also added real oil pressure gauges and did some brake upgrades...possibly rotors and pads.

[CoreyM75]

"What? You've never heard of 'stream of unconscious' writing?"

For some reason I never saw the wheel photo.

Your optometrist thanks you for not getting to see the wheels. They are that bad.

[Red Rum]

I thought Dennis also added real oil pressure gauges and did some brake upgrades...possibly rotors and pads.

Oh my bad you are correct on the real auto meter oil pressure gauge. I forgot he did do them.

[fastblackmerc]

Dennis Reinhart, Reinhart Automotive, Orange Park, Florida (http://www.reinhartautomotive.com), recently completed dramatic modifications on 27 new 2004 Mercury Marauders for the Florida Highway Patrol, transforming the family cars into high-performance, unmarked pursuit vehicle muscle cars capable of sustaining speeds up to 150 mph. The FHP's new fleet of stealth vehicles is the agency's highest profile enforcement tool to deter and apprehend aggressive drivers (http://www.fhp.state.fl.us).

Reinhart's 20-year reputation for custom, high-performance work among automotive dealers in the Ft. Lauderdale area caught the attention of the FHP in late 2004 when it was looking to empower its aggressive driving program with covert pursuit vehicles capable of maintaining the top speeds of aggressive highway drivers and their supercharged cars.

Reinhart's modifications include: upper engine cooling, upgrades to front brake rotors and installation of KVR carbon fiber brake pads on all four wheels to increase brake stopping abilities and prevent pedal fade; SCT Super Chips Custom Tuning to remove the top speed limiter and allow additional horsepower; installation of Dynotech Composite Metal Matrix Drive Shafts with special lubrication, spun balanced to more than 6000 rpm, to allow sustained speeds of 150 mph without vibration; installation of ADDCO rear sway bars to enhance high speed stability and limit body roll; and replacement of stock oil pressure gauges with completely functional Auto-Meter Gauges, which read from 0 to 80 pounds, and alert drivers to premature oil failure.

The fleet took to the Florida highways in January 2005 also equipped with tinted windows, digital radars, covert lighting packages and state-of-the-art audio/video recording systems. Each FHP officer assigned to a Marauder, now sporting 270+ rear-wheel horsepower (a 20+ percent increase from stock horsepower), was hand-picked to drive the vehicle, and completed a 3-day training class at the FHP training facility in Tallahassee.

See:

https://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb220164.htm

https://www.flhsmv.gov/florida-highw...ealth-vehicle/

https://www.svtperformance.com/forum...rcment.143204/

http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20...catch-speeders

[Invective]

Dennis Reinhart, Reinhart Automotive, Orange Park, Florida (http://www.reinhartautomotive.com), recently completed dramatic modifications on 27 new 2004 Mercury Marauders for the Florida Highway Patrol, transforming the family cars into high-performance, unmarked pursuit vehicle muscle cars capable of sustaining speeds up to 150 mph.

Thanks for this.

[fastblackmerc]

Thanks for this.

10 seconds on google.

google is your friend!

[Invective]

10 seconds on google.

google is your friend!

Only the 1st article was new to me. Glad you did the 'dirty work'!?!? Still, I have a clearer insight into these cars than before thanks to your effort.

[sspmustang]

I had no idea Marauder's were actually used as patrol cars! Found a few pictures:

http://www.sspmustang.org/gallery6.htm

Now I'm curious to see if they were ever utilized as police cars in Canada.

I took a few of those photos, and some of the full time and FHPA guys sent me the others. The ones with the SB on I-95 were a pretty cool shot, and the Trooper himself took those.

Unfortunately, several of these including the DTR assigned to Troop C HQ Tampa got wrecked. I'm not sure if they were sent thru Tampa Machinery auction where all the surplus vehicles were auctioned off or returned to the individual who initially donated them.

[MGDriver]

Interesting topic, I can tell you that at least one of them ended up over here in Europe with a friend of mine in Madrid, Spain.