Mustang that gets 110 mpg in the news

just4bob50

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What do you guys think. Says it has 400hp & 500ftlb & gets 110mpg.

http://www.wgal.com/video/16766229/index.html?source=CNN

 

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http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=755626

 

Mustang5L5

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I don't buy it

 

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this is on every forum around its gay, first it was 80mpg now 100, wtf?

 

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What a load of crap

 

65ShelbyClone

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No, it's 80mpg actual on some kind of ethanol mix, but 100+mpg "equivalent" to if the car was running 100% gasoline.

I don't buy it either. Here is what I had to say on turboford.org:

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100mpg equivalent and he didn't even touch the aerodynamics of the car? Hell, it's even a Mustang coupe with that nice refrigerator-shaped roof line.

He would be lucky if it only took 20hp to maintain 55mph with that car. The BSFC of the engine would have to be around 0.18lb/hp/hr to hit 99mpg, assuming a gallon of straight gasoline weighs 6.5lb.

This is also ignoring the fact that he's using a stock block with a valley girdle. Oh, but the 500ft-lb engine will last forever that way. View attachment 312127

That and absolutely no details on how he's getting 100mpg.

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He may have been driving 15 MPH and failed to include that bit of information in his press release. Getting the equalivalent of 100 MPG at 55 MPH is a major feat.

For those of you interested in the math that makes the 100 MPG claim look doubtful, see http://www.epi-eng.com/piston_engine_technology/thermal_efficiency.htm

 

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To top it off, the paint on that green car is tasteless.

 

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Is there any proof of 100 mpg?

If not then my car should be on the news, I can get 100 mpg, and I will even open the hood and let the camera guy snap pictures of it.

 

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0-60 in 3 seconds?