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Old October 23rd, 2007, 08:20 PM   #1
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as of right now i use my car to drive back and forth to work and thats it.
all i have is gt40p heads,93cobra upper and lower bbk shorties bassani x pipe, and custom 2.5in. is 125 miles to the tank good???????
 
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not really put a MSD 6AL box on it new plugs wires cap and rotor and watch that go up
 
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Re: gas mileage


Originally Posted by haywood11
as of right now i use my car to drive back and forth to work and thats it.
all i have is gt40p heads,93cobra upper and lower bbk shorties bassani x pipe, and custom 2.5in. is 125 miles to the tank good???????
thats terrible thats like 10 miles to the gallon
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Re: gas mileage


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as of right now i use my car to drive back and forth to work and thats it.
all i have is gt40p heads,93cobra upper and lower bbk shorties bassani x pipe, and custom 2.5in. is 125 miles to the tank good???????
thats terrible thats like 10 miles to the gallon
x2. you should be getting more than twice that many miles per tank even if you drive like an ass. Check for Codes to see what issues you're having and be sure to run the cylinder balance portion of the test. let us know.
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all i have is flowmasters on my car and i get 14 mpg with regular driving, getting on the gas occasionally
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that is still bad.
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Old October 25th, 2007, 06:19 PM   #7
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ok i replaced the plugs and wires i also had a idling prob so i replaced the tps and still have rough idle and when i get on the gas, you can smell unburnt fuel.
 
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Re: gas mileage


Originally Posted by haywood11
as of right now i use my car to drive back and forth to work and thats it.
all i have is gt40p heads,93cobra upper and lower bbk shorties bassani x pipe, and custom 2.5in. is 125 miles to the tank good???????
I deliver pizza's with my stang and i checked the other day and im getting 18-19 in town driving....i think im gettin 27-28 on the highway....i do still have stock gears though(gas mileage is the only reason i have them still in)
 
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I get 21MPG on the interstate and I fill up when I hit low fuel light. And I got 3.73's 5 speed flowmaster exhaust. headers and U/D pulleys
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well shit, what can i do to get better gas mileage? i have used gas treatment and bought a brand new air filter..
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dang i have stock 3.27s h/c/i and i got 12 last tank. how do i boost that?
 
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Originally Posted by superman5.0
dang i have stock 3.27s h/c/i and i got 12 last tank. how do i boost that?
damn i have 3:73's gt40 upper lower, gt40 heads, f303 cam..bolts ons, battery relocation and skinnies and i still get 17-18mpg
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Originally Posted by superman5.0
dang i have stock 3.27s h/c/i and i got 12 last tank. how do i boost that?
dont LX's come with 2.73's stock? is it different between the GT and LX, or do they all come stock with 3.27's? cause im pretty sure i read somewhere that our cars came stock with 2.73's..
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i thot if you had a fix speed the stock gears were either 3.08 or 3.76
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Originally Posted by BWAL09
Originally Posted by superman5.0
dang i have stock 3.27s h/c/i and i got 12 last tank. how do i boost that?
dont LX's come with 2.73's stock? is it different between the GT and LX, or do they all come stock with 3.27's? cause im pretty sure i read somewhere that our cars came stock with 2.73's..
his car was a gt and it has 3.73's in it
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i meant 2.76 on that last part
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im so confused...
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Originally Posted by BWAL09
Originally Posted by superman5.0
dang i have stock 3.27s h/c/i and i got 12 last tank. how do i boost that?
dont LX's come with 2.73's stock? is it different between the GT and LX, or do they all come stock with 3.27's? cause im pretty sure i read somewhere that our cars came stock with 2.73's..
they are 2:73's
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Originally Posted by Iwannagofast
i thot if you had a fix speed the stock gears were either 3.08 or 3.76
fix speed?? and no there 2:73's
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Originally Posted by jordan
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Originally Posted by superman5.0
dang i have stock 3.27s h/c/i and i got 12 last tank. how do i boost that?
dont LX's come with 2.73's stock? is it different between the GT and LX, or do they all come stock with 3.27's? cause im pretty sure i read somewhere that our cars came stock with 2.73's..
his car was a gt and it has 3.73's in it
whos jordan?
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