How big are the gas tanks in the 04 GTs??

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Reason i ask is because i get about 205 miles to almost a full tank with the AC on and about 216 with it off and thats going pretty easy on the pedal...

Is this right????

 

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205 sounds a little low, Mustangs have a 15.7 gallon tank.

 

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have gotten that since the day i roled it off the lot

 

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You drive it too hard.

 

PSCBrenden

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V_Eight said:

You drive it too hard.

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Im serious i dont, i shift at about 2k every time and i never punch it. Would my mods be doing this??? i dont see why.

Ive been wondering lately if i should take it in and have it checked out.

 

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PSCBrenden said:

Im serious i dont, i shift at about 2k every time and i never punch it. Would my mods be doing this??? i dont see why.

Ive been wondering lately if i should take it in and have it checked out.

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You don't own a lightly mod'd Mustang GT and drive it like it's a Buick Century.

 

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well before i started putting mods on her she was getting like 240-290 per tank (91 octane) depending on hwy vs. street and no a/c. your 205 sounds a little low to me. but the way i look at it, more air, means that your computer should put more fuel in I.E. worse mileage? not sure if thats right. i dunno that much about the ECC-IV's or what ever it is that we have. But it looks like all you have for more air is that FIPK.

as far as the fuel tank. when i drive around with the low fuel light on for like 15 miles i go for a fill up and the most i can put is high 13-14 gal. i dont have my owners manual any more (long story).


also since my mods, i get about 190-260 street- freeway with the a/c on a little bit, not all the time though.

 

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I get 175 easy city driving IF I'M LUCKY. I got about 200 if I drove like a complete pansy when I drove it off the lot, til I did my exhaust. Be happy you're getting 205.

 

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My '04 just went past 210 and I just read it slightly past half ==> I'll get 330 on this tank....

 

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I wonder why it varies so much.

I can whip the **** out of mine and still get 20mpg easily. I get 26 on the highway and have had as good as 28. All on 87 octane.

 

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Piss-poor factory "standardized" tuning.

I've tried shifting at 2k, 3k, 4k, etc.. always the same pretty much. <200

 

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Lately I have been considering getting it checked on also....
I seem to have to fill up every 3-4 days with pretty minimal driving....Sure the a/c is on now, but it cant be the only reason...
what could cause such gas consumption. I know ls1/lt1s that fill up less often then me.

 

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Yup. I'm with you guys. Once I hit just under 200, the "hey a$$hole" light dings on. But then when I go to fill up, I only fill 13 gallons. So it ususally equals 16mpg.

I'm thinking of getting a tune up in hopes to correct this. Maybe a faulty seal or something?

 

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Well i just got off the phone with the local ford dealership and he is saying that i should have my fuel filter changed and it would fix the gas consumption issue....

The car only has 13K miles on it does that sound right???...

 

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Idk, mine is an 00 with 23k miles on it. Excuse my ignorance, but is the intake filter the same as the fuel filter?

 

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AmBo said:

Idk, mine is an 00 with 23k miles on it. Excuse my ignorance, but is the intake filter the same as the fuel filter?

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Oh no, they're two different things. And they're pretty self-explanatory.

Fuel filters aren't supposed to get dirty until 20-25k, unless it's seen crappy gas all its life..

 

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I get better mileage than that and I got 4.10's. heck I got better than that with a night at the track too. Also so far I've knocked down my best MPG shifting at 2500rpm. Now GIt-it you gotta tell us how you knock down that kinda MPG.

 

AmBo

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My god, so where can I pick up a new fuel filter and I'm assuming it's just a simple drop in, right?

 

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Ok i just checked my owners manual and scheduled maintance manual and at both the 10k and 15k service it does NOT state to have my fuel filter replaced...
I guess the guy up at the dealership was blowing smoke up my a$$.

 

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My 6 yr old 1999 56000+ mile GT gets 10-21 in town and 25-26 on the highway...and has never been tuned up.