Crown Vics With 10-Speed Swaps? This Shop Says It’s the Future!
Going from a four-speed automatic to a 10R80 unlocks a whole new world of performance and drivability.
They just don’t make ’em like the Ford Crown Victoria anymore. The Blue Oval, as well as its Mercury and Lincoln counterparts, made hay with the Panther platform back in the day — and even though they might be done with it, enthusiasts aren’t. Such a claim is evidenced by the team at US Shift in South Carolina, which is using a Grand Marquis with a two-valve 4.6-liter V8 to show off its 10R80 transmission controllers. Whereas hot-rodders have clung to three- and four-speed automatics for years, these guys believe the 10-speed is the future …
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(photo credit: US Shift)
