MPG 410 gears

04gtblkvert · December 19th, 2009, 06:27 AM

Well I took a two hour drive to another town and decided to see what kind of mpg I could get with the 410 gears. So when I had stock gear i could get 28mpg @ 75mph and now I get 22mpg @ 75mph, so good god those gears suck up some gas.

Applehead281 · December 19th, 2009, 06:59 AM

Originally Posted by 04gtblkvert

Well I took a two hour drive to another town and decided to see what kind of mpg I could get with the 410 gears. So when I had stock gear i could get 28mpg @ 75mph and now I get 22mpg @ 75mph, so good god those gears suck up some gas.

if you factor in the acceleration increase and just the overall perfomance of the car though, the gears are definetly worth it

mpg vs 3-4 tenths off of your et gears are worth it. i got like 25 mpg 70-75 all the way to michigan from here tacking about 2200 to 2300 all the way there which for such a tall gear i think these cars do great! if you were to run an old carb car with 410's you would be lucky to get 8 mpg lol

if you want performance there are some sacrifices but they are worthy ones. doesn't the 2nd to 3rd shift pull so much harder!

Smoothgrandmama · December 19th, 2009, 07:42 AM

Originally Posted by Jeff Stinson

if you factor in the acceleration increase and just the overall perfomance of the car though, the gears are definetly worth it mpg vs 3-4 tenths off of your et gears are worth it. i got like 25 mpg 70-75 all the way to michigan from here tacking about 2200 to 2300 all the way there which for such a tall gear i think these cars do great! if you were to run an old carb car with 410's you would be lucky to get 8 mpg lol if you want performance there are some sacrifices but they are worthy ones. doesn't the 2nd to 3rd shift pull so much harder!

When you say taching "about 2200-2300" I think you mean...

2300 rpms @ 70 and 2500 @ 75

Applehead281 · December 19th, 2009, 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by Smoothgrandmama

When you say taching "about 2200-2300" I think you mean...

2300 rpms @ 70 and 2500 @ 75

Applehead281 · December 19th, 2009, 08:05 AM

Originally Posted by Smoothgrandmama

When you say taching "about 2200-2300" I think you mean...

2300 rpms @ 70 and 2500 @ 75

right but i am also running a tall tire lots of beef! see...

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...DSC00184-2.jpg

his car might be different considering what size tire

Smoothgrandmama · December 19th, 2009, 08:17 AM

on a 26 inch tire it's 2500 @ 75

I are smart and assumed this

SWEET2KSTANG · December 19th, 2009, 08:32 AM

my car did worse than that when i was running the 4.10's. but the mpg's in town were up as well. i got better mpg in town than i did on the damn interstate.

04gtblkvert · December 19th, 2009, 09:03 AM

I have and auto and it's almost at 3krpm @ 75mph.

pyschopath76 · December 19th, 2009, 09:06 AM

i will get to test mine out soon on the interstate when i drive from Kentucky to Virginia. will let yall know what i average out.

04gtblkvert · December 19th, 2009, 09:10 AM

Good luck, I was kinda butt hurt but I don't ever leave town so it's not that big of deal but it is worth those extra tenth.

drazga97 · December 19th, 2009, 12:33 PM

are you guys really that concerned about mpg? i mean i get like 6 now in my cobra so it sucks compared to the gt but id even be happy with 12-15mpg

Smoothgrandmama · December 19th, 2009, 12:44 PM

So you get 85 miles to a tank?

mrbigjeep · December 20th, 2009, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by drazga97

are you guys really that concerned about mpg? i mean i get like 6 now in my cobra so it sucks compared to the gt but id even be happy with 12-15mpg

wow that thing must be a piece...

lol jk...but really, do you have the gas pedal super glued to the floorboard?

04gtblkvert · December 20th, 2009, 02:27 AM

If you get 6mpg I would hope it was a race car because my buddy's cobra gets 19mpg and he makes 617rwhp.

carnut59 · December 20th, 2009, 04:28 PM

i average 19-20 mpgs and i have 4.10s.

Eagle2000GT · December 20th, 2009, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by drazga97

are you guys really that concerned about mpg? i mean i get like 6 now in my cobra so it sucks compared to the gt but id even be happy with 12-15mpg

Yes. I drive 500 miles per week and get 20 mpg in combine city/highway/interstate driving. If I got 6 mpg I'd trade the Mustang off. At $2.80 per gallon my weekly gas bill would go from $70 per week to $233 per week.

Combined my supercharger and 3.73 gears dropped my average gas mileage from 23 to 20. That only added $10 to the week drive. Well worth it.

limited · December 20th, 2009, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by 04gtblkvert

Well I took a two hour drive to another town and decided to see what kind of mpg I could get with the 410 gears. So when I had stock gear i could get 28mpg @ 75mph and now I get 22mpg @ 75mph, so good god those gears suck up some gas.

well duh

did you expect it to go up?

Eagle2000GT · December 21st, 2009, 08:05 AM

I don't imagine he expected it to go up but he may have been reading posts from 4.10 advocates on the forums that say there's very little loss in gas mileage.

Smoothgrandmama · December 21st, 2009, 08:29 AM

there is very little loss...if you drive @ 60-65 mph lol but most guys don't wanna tell ya that.

drazga97 · December 21st, 2009, 09:59 AM

i drive my cobra like 1 day a week and when i do im on it

December 19th, 2009, 06:27 AM	#1
04gtblkvert Regular 2003 Mustang Cobra Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 282 iTrader: 0 reviews	MPG 410 gears Well I took a two hour drive to another town and decided to see what kind of mpg I could get with the 410 gears. So when I had stock gear i could get 28mpg @ 75mph and now I get 22mpg @ 75mph, so good god those gears suck up some gas.

December 19th, 2009, 08:17 AM	#6
Smoothgrandmama Assistant to the Manager 12 GT 8.46@88 1/8 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Willis,Texas Posts: 7,157 iTrader: 6 reviews	on a 26 inch tire it's 2500 @ 75 I are smart and assumed this __________________ Join The MM Facebook: Modded Mustangs Facebook Vote For Modded Mustangs Ride of the Month Eskimo Brothers To Smooth: Safi, Blitz34, Graystang01, WillTheThrill, Bwal, 101Fng

December 19th, 2009, 08:32 AM	#7
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,540 iTrader: 8 reviews	my car did worse than that when i was running the 4.10's. but the mpg's in town were up as well. i got better mpg in town than i did on the damn interstate. __________________ project warhorse under construction wagon burner under construction as well (04 lightning) being built by MP2 Performance

December 19th, 2009, 09:06 AM	#9
pyschopath76 Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT slow as sin.... Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 977 iTrader: 0 reviews	i will get to test mine out soon on the interstate when i drive from Kentucky to Virginia. will let yall know what i average out. __________________ JLT Ram Air Intake/Accufab 70mm Throttle Body & Upper Plenum/SLP Longtube Headers/SLP Catted X-pipe/SLP LM1/4.10 gears Military Crew - AZ2(AW) Black Stang Member #6

December 19th, 2009, 12:33 PM	#11
drazga97 Noob Slayer 2004 Mustang GT 13.82 @ 101.09 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,458 iTrader: 1 reviews	are you guys really that concerned about mpg? i mean i get like 6 now in my cobra so it sucks compared to the gt but id even be happy with 12-15mpg __________________ 2003 Black Cobra 10th Anniversary 2.8 Kenne Bell Mammoth LC - Built SRA - T56 - E85 - Spray - Stock Longblock - True Forged Mach 5s 2004 Silver GT 5 speed - SOLD MM Cobra Club Member# 97

December 19th, 2009, 09:03 AM	#8
04gtblkvert Regular 2003 Mustang Cobra Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 282 iTrader: 0 reviews	I have and auto and it's almost at 3krpm @ 75mph.

December 19th, 2009, 09:10 AM	#10
04gtblkvert Regular 2003 Mustang Cobra Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 282 iTrader: 0 reviews	Good luck, I was kinda butt hurt but I don't ever leave town so it's not that big of deal but it is worth those extra tenth.

December 19th, 2009, 12:44 PM	#12
Smoothgrandmama Assistant to the Manager 12 GT 8.46@88 1/8 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Willis,Texas Posts: 7,157 iTrader: 6 reviews	So you get 85 miles to a tank? __________________ Join The MM Facebook: Modded Mustangs Facebook Vote For Modded Mustangs Ride of the Month Eskimo Brothers To Smooth: Safi, Blitz34, Graystang01, WillTheThrill, Bwal, 101Fng

December 20th, 2009, 02:27 AM	#14
04gtblkvert Regular 2003 Mustang Cobra Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 282 iTrader: 0 reviews	If you get 6mpg I would hope it was a race car because my buddy's cobra gets 19mpg and he makes 617rwhp.

December 20th, 2009, 04:28 PM	#15
carnut59 Enthusiast 2001 gt Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: dallas, tx Posts: 773 iTrader: 0 reviews	i average 19-20 mpgs and i have 4.10s.

December 21st, 2009, 08:05 AM	#18
Eagle2000GT I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2000 Mustang GT 12.73@111.36 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Shelbyville, IN Posts: 5,311 iTrader: 1 reviews	I don't imagine he expected it to go up but he may have been reading posts from 4.10 advocates on the forums that say there's very little loss in gas mileage. __________________ ProCharger P-1SC, 9 psi, STD 396/383; Uncorrected 388/375; SAE 383/370 Mods list in Garage.

December 21st, 2009, 08:29 AM	#19
Smoothgrandmama Assistant to the Manager 12 GT 8.46@88 1/8 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Willis,Texas Posts: 7,157 iTrader: 6 reviews	there is very little loss...if you drive @ 60-65 mph lol but most guys don't wanna tell ya that. __________________ Join The MM Facebook: Modded Mustangs Facebook Vote For Modded Mustangs Ride of the Month Eskimo Brothers To Smooth: Safi, Blitz34, Graystang01, WillTheThrill, Bwal, 101Fng

December 21st, 2009, 09:59 AM	#20
drazga97 Noob Slayer 2004 Mustang GT 13.82 @ 101.09 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,458 iTrader: 1 reviews	i drive my cobra like 1 day a week and when i do im on it __________________ 2003 Black Cobra 10th Anniversary 2.8 Kenne Bell Mammoth LC - Built SRA - T56 - E85 - Spray - Stock Longblock - True Forged Mach 5s 2004 Silver GT 5 speed - SOLD MM Cobra Club Member# 97

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