time for a tune??

If you have money laying around, and want a dyno baseline before heavily modding it later, then sure get it tuned. If you dont plan on modding it further, then judging by what Ive read on here, and asked these folks myself, dont worry about it.

do you have a soundclip of your car? id like to hear it if you can post it

You've done next to nothing to your car so I would not worry about it unless you are that anxious to see what it puts down. If it were me I would put that money into some more mods. Not worth it.

I agree with the others ... Not enough gain for the money spent :Word:

I know most jump on the exhaust for first mods
but
With a focus on ... Power Gain ... for a stock Stang

Exhaust mods are a piss poor gain
yet
They are a mod that makes your Stang sound better

Hey ... join a Mustang Club and get in on a cheap group rate dyno day

That way you can get a baseline with just a few bones spent

Grady

What kind of mileage do you get?

I get 18 (mostly highway) and I have thought about the tune jsutifited jsut by the potential gas savings...

However gears are better than a tune...

Our cars are supposed to run on 87 octane. (Most guys run higher octane to avoid the dreaded 94/5 engine ping.) So, the 90 that you can get should be good.

You say it seems to be running rich. Have you attempted to find out if it really is and why? That's where I'd start. What IS the mileage and what type of driving? How many miles are on the car? Have the O2 sensors been changed? (Due at 100k miles.) Are there any other drivability issues?

If you want to get more mileage out of your car, I'm sure you can find info on how to do that here on Stangnet, if you search. You can use synthetic oils throughout the driveline, proprly inflate the tires, use extreme care with the pedal on the right, etc. Lots of stuff.

Another thing to consider is the gas you use. I used to go to a "Clark" station near me. With their gas, I could get 240 miles out of a tank (1985 Toyota HiLux. 10 years ago.) When I used a Shell station, mileage went up to about 290 miles on a tank. Same driving, same trip. (I filled up for a 30 mile commute on Monday. With the Clark gas, I'd have to fill up again on Friday morning. With Shell, it was Friday afternoon, on the way home.)

Let us know how it's going and any interesting info that you find.

viridionplague said:

and a decent piece of mind on where my car stands (problems or not and that kind of thing)

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The problem with your thinking is that no reputable dyno/tuning shop is going to run your car, if there are mechanical problems. Those need to be fixed, first. It would be a waste of expensive dyno time to get it up on the wheels and find out that it needs a fp regulator or O2's or something.

You really need to start with a mpg figure for your car, since that's the problem you are concerned with right now. Sounds like you do some city and some highway driving. You should see 16-18 mpg, with what you've said. (Already synth and light throttle use.)