MPG Improvments needed!

94-302-vert

Active Member

Aug 16, 2004

1,947

2

36

NE CT

Aug 16, 2005

#1

• Aug 16, 2005

• #1

How about list ways we know to increase the mileage on these cars... My car has been stuck at 19mpg since I bought it.

I would have thought that the exhaust, gears, lowering (mostly highway), oil separator (no oil in it yet ~100 miles), etc... something would have effected my MPG. Any thoughts besides slow down, put the top up, etc?

 

CManT1914

New Member

Feb 5, 2004

3,172

2

0

Killeen, Texas

Aug 16, 2005

#2

• Aug 16, 2005

• #2

19mpg in town? Or highway? That's not bad dude.

 

Mustangless

Member

Jun 27, 2003

903

1

18

home

Aug 16, 2005

#3

• Aug 16, 2005

• #3

I wish I was getting 19mpg. My last fill up was 14mpg. I think it will be worst this time since I have 80miles and half a tank.

 

94-302-vert

Active Member

Aug 16, 2004

1,947

2

36

NE CT

Aug 16, 2005

#4

• Aug 16, 2005

• #4

19mpg combined. Mostly highway.

My drive consists of ~15 miles of 50-60 mph country road, 1 mile of stop and go (maybe 3-4 lights, 45mph between them), 20 miles on the highway (70-120 mph average) then about 3-5 miles of 40 mph backroads. then reverse in the afternoon...

 

M

mikeflys1

Founding Member

Aug 27, 2002

217

1

0

CT

Aug 16, 2005

#5

• Aug 16, 2005

• #5

Tune up, new o2 sensors, tire pressure

 

CManT1914

New Member

Feb 5, 2004

3,172

2

0

Killeen, Texas

Aug 16, 2005

#6

• Aug 16, 2005

• #6

That's not too bad, I was getting around 17-18 before the heads and cam. That was half highway, and half in town driving. Since the heads and cam, I've driven 39 miles and burned nearly an entire tank! But my MAF is crap and I'm running pig rich, not to mention the massive fuel leak I had when I forgot to put the gasket on my new fuel pressure regulator, lol.

 

ROLLIN5.0

New Member

Nov 19, 2004

135

0

0

Tulsa, OK

Aug 16, 2005

#7

• Aug 16, 2005

• #7

Bump the timing, if you haven't already, and give it a good tune-up including cleaning the maf, ect. The gears hurt gas mileage on the highway.
Brandon

 

94-302-vert

Active Member

Aug 16, 2004

1,947

2

36

NE CT

Aug 16, 2005

#8

• Aug 16, 2005

• #8

I haven't touched the timing yet.

I should set it at 12*?

It runs Rich too, I can smell it with the O/R pipe pretty bad soemtimes.

02's are less than a year old.

 

W

wytstang

Mustang Master

Mar 14, 2004

4,988

4

78

Summerville,SC missing South Fl. weather :(

Aug 16, 2005

#9

• Aug 16, 2005

• #9

Proper tire pressure, clean mass, change fuel filter/plugs.

 

juiced_94gt

Active Member

Mar 30, 2005

1,143

0

36

Southern California

Aug 16, 2005

#10

• Aug 16, 2005

• #10

HAHAHAHA u think 19mpg is bad i have never gotten anything better than like 13 or 14 even when it was dead stock with 90k, i wish i had your motor, gas is 3.02 for 91 octane here in cali right now.

 

18mustangs

New Member

Jun 8, 2005

533

1

0

Virginia Beach, VA

Aug 16, 2005

#11

• Aug 16, 2005

• #11

94-302-vert said:

It runs Rich too, I can smell it with the O/R pipe pretty bad soemtimes.

Click to expand...

That smell's from the off road h-pipe as the unburned HCs are not being converted in the catalytic converters. When my brother ran an o\r h-pipe when he was stock except for gears and not running rich the exhaust smelled more strongly.

 

Engel

Member

Apr 2, 2005

219

0

16

Currently Fort Walton Beach

Aug 16, 2005

#12

• Aug 16, 2005

• #12

If you want better gas mileage convert to stock and throw in some 2.73 gears

 

V8302stangs

Founding Member

Dec 16, 2001

211

0

0

San Jose, CA

Aug 16, 2005

#13

• Aug 16, 2005

• #13

Shell gives me better milleage than the cheap brands, chevron or 76. It's actually cheaper per mile than any of those brands at least on my car.

 

Black95GTS

Active Member

Jan 8, 2004

1,644

3

38

Marlborough, MA

Aug 16, 2005

#14

• Aug 16, 2005

• #14

1. Find a 94-95 3.8 V6

2. Buy said car

3. Swap engines

Gotta pay to play.

 

T

titaniumsc03

Member

Jun 6, 2005

42

0

7

ohio

Aug 16, 2005

#15

• Aug 16, 2005

• #15

granted mines not a vert, but i get 20-21 beating on mine and 23-24 being easy on it, Ive never gotten under 20. my timings on 12(it got better before i turned it up, im going to be turning it down), i have 1 5/8 headers, or pipe, flows, kn, smog bypass and 180*, is mine above average or about right? BTW stock gears and 5 spd
Russell

oh and i was getting 20-21 no matter how i drove it until i cleaned my maf

 

DarkProphet

Founding Member

Aug 19, 2002

391

0

0

Quakertown, PA

Aug 16, 2005

#16

• Aug 16, 2005

• #16

I wish i was getting 19mpg. Just be thankful u dont have to run premium and only get 10-13 mpg.

 

C

Crash Gordon

New Member

Aug 8, 2005

34

0

0

Mount Dora, Florida

Aug 16, 2005

#17

• Aug 16, 2005

• #17

my sentra only get about 10-12 mpg. My stang gets 18-20mpg, At least it did 5 years ago the last time I drove it.

 

sociopath5.0

New Member

Jul 7, 2004

155

0

0

somewhere near Louisville, KY

Aug 16, 2005

#18

• Aug 16, 2005

• #18

Like said above tire pressure. A 3psi deficit can translate into a 10% decrease in fuel economy according to engineers at Pirelli. Plus your tires wear better.

 

Engel

Member

Apr 2, 2005

219

0

16

Currently Fort Walton Beach

Aug 16, 2005

#19

• Aug 16, 2005

• #19

my stang gets about 14 in mixed city/highway and 19 on interstate

 

TheDamned

"I am Canadian and Damned for it!"

Jul 22, 2003

457

0

48

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Aug 16, 2005

#20

• Aug 16, 2005

• #20

i get ~ 15 mpg city and i'm BONE STOCK, FOR FUX SAKES