newbie stang questions

[bseries4life]

Hey,

I don't quite yet have myself a mustang, but while I wait for the right one to come along, i'm trying to learn some stuff about what i'm getting myself into..

From what i've read in a recent thread, gears are one of the best first mods.. So i'm just curious, at what cruising RPM does the gas mileage on the 5.0's drop off considerably? What kind of RPM would I be turning at ~60mph with a 3.73 gear?


Also, being that I spent part of my time as a 'honda guy', high rpms are what I know & love (sortof..haha). Say I were to find an appropriate set of heads & cam, what kind of RPM can the stock bottom end reliably take? Any higher than the stock redline?


I think that's about all I have for now..thanks alot for the help.

 

[Daggar]

The rev limiter is going to cut out at 6250. The stock internals are not designed to handle for those kinds of revs for any length of time. It's not necesary to hit those limits either. The power band on an 8 cylinder hit allot harder and faster than what you're used to on a honda. You'll just be needlessly reving the engine out that powerband.

 

[HISSIN50]

So i'm just curious, at what cruising RPM does the gas mileage on the 5.0's drop off considerably?

This aspect of your question will make this a 2 page thread in and of itself (debate-wise).

Dags is spot on. the 302 has a ton of torque right off idle. An analogy would be me saying that I own a CBR 600 and am thinking of getting a '95 Acura like you have. But I am wondering if I can wind the Acura up to 10,000 RPM+ because I am used to turning 17000 RPM on my bike. Your reply would be that this is completely unnecessary in the Acura. Same deal here with the Stangs.

Good luck with the decision and search.

 

[z9_87]

Well for gas milage, just keep the rpm's low as long as there's no heavy load. ie. large hill.

And as said above, no need to wind a v8 up like a top. Instant POWER!

 

[bseries4life]

cool.. definetly gonna have to get used to that low end torque

I'd imagine the sub 6k nature of the 302 would do something for engine longevity as well...I know that my 8.1k rpm runs in the teg are starting to take it's toll on the valvetrain, for one.


It's definetly been neat so far learning about the mustang drivetrain vs. what i've been used too....huuugge differences, just can't wait to get my hands on one

thanks for the replies.

 

[jrichker]

The following assumes stock size tires with a diameter of 25.6"

See http://www.corral.net/tech/gearcalc.html to do custom tire sizes.

 

[z9_87]

jrichker, where do you get you're wealth of info?