Gas mileage?

Nixon1 · 07-25-2003, 11:25 PM

Just curious...what kind of city mileage does everyone get here, and with what parts combo? See my signature. I'm just curious to see if anyone else sees this kinda mileage..cause I thought that's pretty d*mn high!!

TMASTER · 07-28-2003, 01:47 AM

well i just calculated my mileage for 75% highway with 25% city driving on a tank i had.. and i got 21 miles per gallon.

3.55 gears
5speed
GT40 heads
stock cam
TFS intake
70mm-tb / 73C&L
K&N
1.7 rr's
headers/h-pipe/flowmasters

PREMIUM FUEL BABY!

PKRWUD · 07-28-2003, 03:34 AM

I get about 17 mpg, but it's not a Mustang.

1995 F150
4.9L (300ci)
5 speed
3.55:1
6000 lbs. w/ tools

Take care,
~Chris

Nixon1 · 07-28-2003, 03:42 AM

I'm gonna double check my odometer cause I really dont believe this. I have somewhat of a lead foot...so 19 mpg ALL city is outrageous. It seems like I go through gas so quick..but then my tank is TINY. It seems like it'll only hold about 12 gallons. When I'm running between E and 1/4, it only takes 9 gallons.

17 mpg lugging that much weight? Jesus...that's pretty nice dude. Do you have tranny slip from that yet? My friend's dad has an F-150 that slips so bad from towing his tools and it's only like 2 or 3 years old. It needs a new transmission already...if he stomps on the gas pedal, it'll just rev and roll slowly until it gets up to like 15 when it starts grabbing solid.

PKRWUD · 07-28-2003, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nixon1
I'm gonna double check my odometer cause I really dont believe this. I have somewhat of a lead foot...so 19 mpg ALL city is outrageous. It seems like I go through gas so quick..but then my tank is TINY. It seems like it'll only hold about 12 gallons. When I'm running between E and 1/4, it only takes 9 gallons.

17 mpg lugging that much weight? Jesus...that's pretty nice dude. Do you have tranny slip from that yet? My friend's dad has an F-150 that slips so bad from towing his tools and it's only like 2 or 3 years old. It needs a new transmission already...if he stomps on the gas pedal, it'll just rev and roll slowly until it gets up to like 15 when it starts grabbing solid.

Nope, not at all. It get's up and moves pretty good, all things considered. I am on my second clutch, though.

BTW, Your gas tank is 15.4 gallons.

bigred90gt · 07-28-2003, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by PKRWUD
I get about 17 mpg, but it's not a Mustang.

1995 F150
4.9L (300ci)
5 speed
3.55:1
6000 lbs. w/ tools

Take care,
~Chris

Dude thats awsome. My f-150 (same engine, less weight) gets terrible mileage. If I hit 200 miles, I better find a gas station or I'll run out soon. My stang gets about 250 miles when I fill up. I usually run it down to where the bottom of the needle is on Empty.

Nixon1 · 07-28-2003, 12:20 PM

Maybe my gas needle is defective... Cause it'll take 10 or 11 gallons when it's sitting right on E...MAYBE 12.. But that's pushing it.

lx mike · 07-28-2003, 01:46 PM

i have same trouble, when i get down to E it'll only take 10.XX gallons of gas to fill it up. i get nervous so i guess i don't let it go down enough so that it's realy empty.

PKRWUD · 07-30-2003, 06:45 AM

And now you know why. Most vehicles have another couple of gallons in them when the gauge gets to empty, but you should never rely on that.

RDRZ · 07-30-2003, 06:45 PM

I am almost always driving in the city - I get about 15 mpg. But when I take trips anywhere, driving on the highway I get 21mpg.

Joe50 · 08-01-2003, 08:44 AM

Probe 347 stroker
Brodix ST 5.0 heads
Crane Xtreme Energy 282/290 565/574
Tremec 3550HP
3.73 Gears

about 14-15 city and 19.5 all interstate...

Comatose · 08-01-2003, 12:27 PM

1986GT
2.73s
157k

Air Silencer Removed/K&N in Stock Airbox
Hollowed cats/Magnaflow Cat-Back
Timing 15deg/No Fan (Black Magic on the way)

24mpg Freeway/ 16-17mpg City

'89GTStang · 08-03-2003, 06:08 PM

I can get about 21 or so on mostly highway about 17 or 18 city with a lead foot and running extremely rich.

Skyman · 08-05-2003, 07:05 PM

I get 22-23 freeway.... 15 or so in town.... I have about 4 gallons left when it hits E. As Chris said its a 15 gallon tank, so figure it out.

Skyler

crazypete · 08-06-2003, 08:34 AM

I usually get 23-24 pure open highway and about 20 with "combined" driving. Pretty good for a carb and 3.73 gears. We took a trip to maine and I got 25 mpg for one leg of the trip! This is fully loaded with the car scraping along the ground from the weight.

Nixon1 · 08-06-2003, 10:06 PM

Going off on a tangent, since I started it so I'm allowed...

You guys ever run race fuel? My timing's at 13-14 degrees and I pumped 3.5 gallons of race fuel into roughly 7 or 8 gallons of 93 octane today and holy crap, it runs AWESOME. It's 110 octane unleaded. Cam2 GT I think it's called.

PKRWUD · 08-07-2003, 10:39 AM

Maybe you had some bad gas before, but with your mods, and that base advance, race gas would be more likely to slow you down.

Nixon1 · 08-07-2003, 01:43 PM

I think I did have some bad gas...cause I pumped it full of 92 octane today and it ran just fine again. So, it would slow me down because it's making the ignition work harder to burn it right? Only way I could get power out of it would be to advance the living sh*t out of it since the extra octane would allow for it, I assume....but I'm afraid of timing. I broke in the motor at 16 degrees accidentally and it never felt like it ran good until I discovered it and cranked it down to 13-14....

07-25-2003, 11:25 PM	#1
Nixon1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Palm Bay, FL Posts: 432	Gas mileage? Just curious...what kind of city mileage does everyone get here, and with what parts combo? See my signature. I'm just curious to see if anyone else sees this kinda mileage..cause I thought that's pretty d*mn high!! __________________ '91 Mustang GT 5.0 AOD Daily Driver Current stats: NEW 302 short block, E-303 cam (@.050, 220/220, .498/.498, 110 degrees), 1.6 roller rockers, Performer RPM heads (aluminum, 1.9/1.6, 60cc chambers), Cobra intake, Granatelli 75mm MAF, Billet AFPR, Equal-Length Shorty Headers, Off-Road X Pipe, Flowmasters, 4.10 POSI 13.73 at 103.8, ~2.2 60'

07-28-2003, 03:34 AM	#3
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	I get about 17 mpg, but it's not a Mustang. 1995 F150 4.9L (300ci) 5 speed 3.55:1 6000 lbs. w/ tools Take care, ~Chris __________________ Webmaster: Rice Haters Club Jim Porter Racing Peckerwoods Pit Stop Support Your Local RED & WHITE!

07-28-2003, 03:42 AM	#4
Nixon1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Palm Bay, FL Posts: 432	I'm gonna double check my odometer cause I really dont believe this. I have somewhat of a lead foot...so 19 mpg ALL city is outrageous. It seems like I go through gas so quick..but then my tank is TINY. It seems like it'll only hold about 12 gallons. When I'm running between E and 1/4, it only takes 9 gallons. 17 mpg lugging that much weight? Jesus...that's pretty nice dude. Do you have tranny slip from that yet? My friend's dad has an F-150 that slips so bad from towing his tools and it's only like 2 or 3 years old. It needs a new transmission already...if he stomps on the gas pedal, it'll just rev and roll slowly until it gets up to like 15 when it starts grabbing solid. __________________ '91 Mustang GT 5.0 AOD Daily Driver Current stats: NEW 302 short block, E-303 cam (@.050, 220/220, .498/.498, 110 degrees), 1.6 roller rockers, Performer RPM heads (aluminum, 1.9/1.6, 60cc chambers), Cobra intake, Granatelli 75mm MAF, Billet AFPR, Equal-Length Shorty Headers, Off-Road X Pipe, Flowmasters, 4.10 POSI 13.73 at 103.8, ~2.2 60'

07-28-2003, 12:20 PM	#7
Nixon1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Palm Bay, FL Posts: 432	Maybe my gas needle is defective... Cause it'll take 10 or 11 gallons when it's sitting right on E...MAYBE 12.. But that's pushing it. __________________ '91 Mustang GT 5.0 AOD Daily Driver Current stats: NEW 302 short block, E-303 cam (@.050, 220/220, .498/.498, 110 degrees), 1.6 roller rockers, Performer RPM heads (aluminum, 1.9/1.6, 60cc chambers), Cobra intake, Granatelli 75mm MAF, Billet AFPR, Equal-Length Shorty Headers, Off-Road X Pipe, Flowmasters, 4.10 POSI 13.73 at 103.8, ~2.2 60'

07-28-2003, 01:46 PM	#8
lx mike Undescribable Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Ft Myers Fla Posts: 1,539	i have same trouble, when i get down to E it'll only take 10.XX gallons of gas to fill it up. i get nervous so i guess i don't let it go down enough so that it's realy empty. __________________ Rice Haters Club Member #101

07-28-2003, 01:47 AM	#2
TMASTER Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: TEXAS Posts: 161	well i just calculated my mileage for 75% highway with 25% city driving on a tank i had.. and i got 21 miles per gallon. 3.55 gears 5speed GT40 heads stock cam TFS intake 70mm-tb / 73C&L K&N 1.7 rr's headers/h-pipe/flowmasters PREMIUM FUEL BABY!

07-30-2003, 06:45 AM	#9
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	And now you know why. Most vehicles have another couple of gallons in them when the gauge gets to empty, but you should never rely on that. __________________ Webmaster: Rice Haters Club Jim Porter Racing Peckerwoods Pit Stop Support Your Local RED & WHITE!

07-30-2003, 06:45 PM	#10
RDRZ Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Citrus Heights, CA Posts: 74	I am almost always driving in the city - I get about 15 mpg. But when I take trips anywhere, driving on the highway I get 21mpg.

08-01-2003, 08:44 AM	#11
Joe50 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 78	Probe 347 stroker Brodix ST 5.0 heads Crane Xtreme Energy 282/290 565/574 Tremec 3550HP 3.73 Gears about 14-15 city and 19.5 all interstate... __________________ "Drive it like you stole it!" '94 Vibrant Red GT

08-01-2003, 12:27 PM	#12
Comatose Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Goldendale, WA, USA Posts: 84	1986GT 2.73s 157k Air Silencer Removed/K&N in Stock Airbox Hollowed cats/Magnaflow Cat-Back Timing 15deg/No Fan (Black Magic on the way) 24mpg Freeway/ 16-17mpg City __________________ Jeremiah 1986 Mustang GT K&N Filter, Removed Air Silencer, Black Magic Fan, 65mm Explorer TB, 110lph BBK Fuel Pump, F/M Force II Cat -Back, O/R h-pipe, U/D's Timing@14* 1986 Mustang LX SSP--new project car AOD, 3.27's, Dumps, 238k miles

08-03-2003, 06:08 PM	#13
'89GTStang Registered Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: greenwood, ar Posts: 118	I can get about 21 or so on mostly highway about 17 or 18 city with a lead foot and running extremely rich. __________________ '89 GT K&N, Twisted Wedge heads, TFS intake,FMS 1.7 rockers, Trick Flow stage 1 cam(221/225 .530in\.542in) , 3.73's, headers, off road H-pipe, Flowmasters, FMS Clutch, Tremec, PRO-5.0, FMS driveshaft, fluidyne alum. radiator, and more to come.

08-05-2003, 07:05 PM	#14
Skyman I need 110mph Trap Speed! Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: So, CA Posts: 4,315	I get 22-23 freeway.... 15 or so in town.... I have about 4 gallons left when it hits E. As Chris said its a 15 gallon tank, so figure it out. Skyler __________________ 2001 BMW M3 6spd 12.79@108 RIP ---- 1993 Notch w/ 98 4V 4.6 Fasttt... -1989 Saleen Mustang #406- 12.32@109 -1999 Black Cobra Coupe- JBA Shorties, Bassani Cat-X, Magnaflow 3", Pulleys, 85mm Pro-M, Ported Intake, Soild Rear w/ 4.30s, Tubular Front End, X2C arms, 13lb batt, few others.

08-06-2003, 08:34 AM	#15
crazypete Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 592	I usually get 23-24 pure open highway and about 20 with "combined" driving. Pretty good for a carb and 3.73 gears. We took a trip to maine and I got 25 mpg for one leg of the trip! This is fully loaded with the car scraping along the ground from the weight. __________________ 91 GT Carb conversion, holley 600 double pumper, edelbrock performer intake, FMS "C" drop springs, march 1000 underdrive pullies, crane 1.7 roller rockers, GT-40P headers, bassani x pipe, american thunder catback, FMS 4.56's, msd aL6, trunkmount battery, A/C eliminator kit, 3000 stall tci streetfighter, AOD with transgo kit, A+ servo, 300M hardened lockup shaft, kevlar bands and 28,000 gvw trans cooler, 3 core radiator, 300 lbs stripped with a full interior

08-06-2003, 10:06 PM	#16
Nixon1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Palm Bay, FL Posts: 432	Going off on a tangent, since I started it so I'm allowed... You guys ever run race fuel? My timing's at 13-14 degrees and I pumped 3.5 gallons of race fuel into roughly 7 or 8 gallons of 93 octane today and holy crap, it runs AWESOME. It's 110 octane unleaded. Cam2 GT I think it's called. __________________ '91 Mustang GT 5.0 AOD Daily Driver Current stats: NEW 302 short block, E-303 cam (@.050, 220/220, .498/.498, 110 degrees), 1.6 roller rockers, Performer RPM heads (aluminum, 1.9/1.6, 60cc chambers), Cobra intake, Granatelli 75mm MAF, Billet AFPR, Equal-Length Shorty Headers, Off-Road X Pipe, Flowmasters, 4.10 POSI 13.73 at 103.8, ~2.2 60'

08-07-2003, 10:39 AM	#17
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	Maybe you had some bad gas before, but with your mods, and that base advance, race gas would be more likely to slow you down. __________________ Webmaster: Rice Haters Club Jim Porter Racing Peckerwoods Pit Stop Support Your Local RED & WHITE!

08-07-2003, 01:43 PM	#18
Nixon1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Palm Bay, FL Posts: 432	I think I did have some bad gas...cause I pumped it full of 92 octane today and it ran just fine again. So, it would slow me down because it's making the ignition work harder to burn it right? Only way I could get power out of it would be to advance the living sh*t out of it since the extra octane would allow for it, I assume....but I'm afraid of timing. I broke in the motor at 16 degrees accidentally and it never felt like it ran good until I discovered it and cranked it down to 13-14.... __________________ '91 Mustang GT 5.0 AOD Daily Driver Current stats: NEW 302 short block, E-303 cam (@.050, 220/220, .498/.498, 110 degrees), 1.6 roller rockers, Performer RPM heads (aluminum, 1.9/1.6, 60cc chambers), Cobra intake, Granatelli 75mm MAF, Billet AFPR, Equal-Length Shorty Headers, Off-Road X Pipe, Flowmasters, 4.10 POSI 13.73 at 103.8, ~2.2 60'

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