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Old 03-30-2009   #1 (permalink)
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This question is just for curiosity's sake. I have a 95 GT with the following mods

MSD cap, rotor, blaster coil
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I run Mobil 1 10W-30, and after 2.5 years with the car and ~30k miles(156k total) i get 30mpg highway with 21mpg city (economode - accelerating slowly and shifting at 1500rpm)

my mileage is 20% better than sticker, is this weird/normal?

what is y'alls mpg for a mostly stock 5.0?
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last checked...24 mpg...that ws with a ton od 3rd gear 5K driveing hehe
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1990 stock with bolt ons and gettinng 22mpg
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21 city/ 29 highway 93 and 89 5.0 one auto one 5 spd driving 60 tops..like to just cruise around. light foot...
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I get 17-18mpg city, 23-24mph highway at an average speed of 75mph. I have a 3.73 and it's the same consumption as when it was bone stock with a 2.73 rear end. Still better than the 15/22 EPA estimates.
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i get between 250 to 170 per tank on my 1990 5.0 depending on how i drive. my car eats gas. So im probaly getting only about 17-18 mpg when you factor in im not runnling my tank completly dry.
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I can get about 21 highway with all the mods below, but that rarely happens since its my toy and not my daily driver
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Well with the way I drive... I average 16.5 MPG. That was before my intake swap, but I doubt that changed the mileage any.

I like go full throttle when I get up to speed on an interstate a lot.
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I have a 92 GT and I get about 16-17 city. ive been tryng getting gas stations and i have noticed a bit difference.
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Twin Turbo 5.0 535rwhp.
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