Jesus, I consider 400 miles a tank the minimum for my car. If mods = half the mpg, then... ouch.
i dont understand how you guys get such good mileage. the best ive ever gotten is 260 on 14 gallons. equals about 21 per gallon and thats almost all highway. (all stock right now with 50k)
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i dont understand how you guys get such good mileage. the best ive ever gotten is 260 on 14 gallons. equals about 21 per gallon and thats almost all highway. (all stock right now with 50k)
Erm, maybe I'm missing something here, but...
260 miles / 14 gallons = 18.6 mpg
By contrast, 14 gallons x 21 mpg = 294 miles
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WTF?!?!?! The absolute best I have ever gotten is 360 with every bit of it on the Interstate, cruise control on, at 70.
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yea i have cruise control on at 75.
I do that on those long highway trips as well. The best I've ever done is 29 mpg, though I think 27 is a more realistic average out there. So 27 mpg X my 16 gallon tank = 432 miles. Of course, only a fool would assume this and drive into the 400's before filling up again.
I don't know how many times I've dipped below 25 mpg (400 even), but it's a single digit number. I would guess 3 times max in the 6 months I've had the car. My typical city + highway stuff to work and such seems to yield 25 or 26 each time (400 or 416).
Rake..... You have NEVER had your pedal to the floor have you my friend? Poor guy. You shoulda bought a prius WTH is the point if you dont goose her at least once (or five) times a day? Mustangs were meant to be flogged in front of screaming ladies. Otherwise it just isn't a mustang. Nice job on the mpg's though. I am sure I don't see those kind of numbers, but almost every chance I get to open her up, even for just a few seconds, I take it. sooooo seems worth it to me for the amount of grin factor I get per mile. Enjoy your econobox mustang.. but I sure hope that someday you come to the dark side and let er rip. You will be pleased as puddin. I promise.
wow Rake gets awesome mpg, i wish i could get that with the way i drive but i know that wont happen.
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if you get gears, you're not going to see like a huge mpg drop. i believe it will be about 1-2 mpg drop. i don't think the mpg drop is a big deal for the difference it will make. i read a post in the 2005+ GT section and someone installed 4.10's and only dropped 1 mpg. but if you're a daily driver go 3.73s. you're still going to feel a big difference.
ok i know this is gonna sound dumb but how big is the tank in the 4.0 mustang?? mine has never gona beyond 13 glalons! it normally stops at like 12.5 when i fill it up- i heard tonight that it is 16 gallons! wtf??
cuz if it is 12.5 that would be awesome.... i went 137 miles on 3/8s of a tank of gas, so thats 33.33 mpg i think im way off tho, and that was crusing at 80-95 on the freeway nonstop with 4.10s i normally can i 80 miles on a quarter tank but thats stops in traffic and city driving
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ok i know this is gonna sound dumb but how big is the tank in the 4.0 mustang?? mine has never gona beyond 13 glalons! it normally stops at like 12.5 when i fill it up- i heard tonight that it is 16 gallons! wtf??
Perhaps your gas gauge is reading empty way too early? I know mine does it on occasion, causing a panic fill up only to find out I had plenty of gas left.
My comute is 30 each way, and I have the 4.10s I think however that on a whole, my mpgs have gotten better, as I spend most of my commute in stop and go and rarely get moving over 40 or 50. So I haven't noticed such a big drop in mpgs. You wont regret the 4.10's. Trust me.
You are exactly right. The 4:10s make a difference and while they dont't generate more HP, you should br able to a least run with and possibly beat a stock GT from 0-60. To me the mileage loss is negligible. If your car is an automatic it's a match made in heaven.
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Best 1320 Time 14.7 @ 98 MPH (Before the 4:10's)
I have 4.10s and have been very happy. I get anywhere from 19 to 26 mpg. I made a thread about this called project MPG with 4.10s. Took some screenshots of my iPhone logging my milage. The 4.10s make the car much more beastly. I can't comment on the 3.73s. From what I hear they are a good gear, but not as much fun as 4.10. Give and take I suppose. Is accelerating just a little bit faster worth throwing out the extra couple mpg? For me it is.
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WTH is the point if you dont goose her at least once (or five) times a day? Mustangs were meant to be flogged in front of screaming ladies. Otherwise it just isn't a mustang. Nice job on the mpg's though. I am sure I don't see those kind of numbers, but almost every chance I get to open her up, even for just a few seconds, I take it. sooooo seems worth it to me for the amount of grin factor I get per mile. Enjoy your econobox mustang.. but I sure hope that someday you come to the dark side and let er rip. You will be pleased as puddin. I promise.
