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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 06:33 PM
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BLACK BOX (crash data retrieval)

Is there a Black box on my truck?
The black box records the final conditions of the vehicle (throttle position, RPM,speed etc...).
I have heard of some chevy vehicles that have them.
I dont think there is one on my truck.
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Gene
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 09:16 PM
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There's a computer that controls things but not a black box, those are in airplanes and record flight data.


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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 10:30 PM
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Acutally the newer vehicle's have them. I believe that the 2003 Crown Vic Police Package is comming out with it. I know there are some Chevy's that already have it. I can see insurance companies drooling over this idea!!!!!!!!!

 
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 10:31 PM
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I should say some newer vehicle's. Not all by any means and which ones I could not tell ya!
 
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 12:48 AM
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I've got a friend whos shop teacher let his son take his new tahoe out for prom. Well he came back the next day and the SES light was on. upon scanning the computer he found out the speed limiter had been hit. OOPs...the kids still grounded.

Ryan
 
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 07:40 PM
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Well, Thank god they didn't have that stuff when I was a kid!
 
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 10:47 PM
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haha, good thing they dont have those on my vehicle , haha, but honestly, i have never gone more than 5 mph over the speedlimit (it may help that my spedometer is 5mph slow, whenever i drive on any main street, I go 5 miles over the normal speed on my spedometer and i am going the normal speed or a tad slower)
 
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 11:40 PM
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01 sport trac 4x4 black
97 explorer xlt AWD v8 blue
91 f-250 xlt lariat 4x4 blue/gray
84 ranger xlt 4x4 black
94 explorer xlt 4x4 purple/gray
96 explorer limited 4x4 green

all 1997&up cars/trucks have them
 
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