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Old 04-29-2009   #1 (permalink)
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Default 89 5.0 fuel milage

What should the mpg be for a stock 89 5.0 5 speed 3.08 gears.

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depends on temperature, how you drive, engine condition....

but...

city = 15-18mpg

highway = 18-28mpg
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depends on temperature, how you drive, engine condition....

but...

city = 15-18mpg

highway = 18-28mpg

that sounds about right....
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Thanks guys, that's what I wanted to know..

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Had an 88 LX 5.0. Around town I got between 15 (running hard) and 18.On the highway going from Killeen, Tx to Houston I got an honest 25 mpg.I also had a 3.08 gear.
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