Awkward gas mileage.

XXGREGXX · June 5th, 2011, 04:36 PM

Okay, I get 14 mpg cruising and driving like a normal person but I get 18 mpg when I speed and drive like an asshole.

Any explainations why my gas is so irregular? And yes these are calculated and tested values. Not just exageration. My wife and I had this conversation, wife: "I think your car just wants to be unleashed, it feels like you're holding it back, maybe wants you to show it's cock sometimes." me: "My car doesn't have any, it's slow as all hell it's just a v6." wife: "I said it had a cock not balls." Lmao.

Lumoon · June 5th, 2011, 04:41 PM

list ur mods.

BlueScreaM · June 5th, 2011, 04:55 PM

Drive fast all the time.

BlackedOut04GT · June 5th, 2011, 05:05 PM

Could be just driving fast is keeping your RPM's in a spot where your mileage is best for your gas, and when you drive normal, your are just not in a good RPM range.

BlueScreaM · June 5th, 2011, 05:07 PM

18 mpg is still a little low for a 6.

BlackedOut04GT · June 5th, 2011, 05:13 PM

I was just thinking that too. I get about 16-18mpg. I can get about 20mpg if I drive easy.

mp4 player · June 5th, 2011, 05:30 PM

What RPM range do you usually keep it in when cruising? I know mine doesn't mind being revved and since it's a manual keeping the RPMS high while coasting allows the ECU to cut fuel completely and let the wheels turn the engine.

Also tailgating can increase your MPG if you drive like an ass.

I've been getting 26-29mpg lately

mustangmike! · June 5th, 2011, 05:54 PM

highest I got w/ 3.73s and tune was 18

Six Banger · June 5th, 2011, 06:52 PM

highway or all city/town driving? mine gets like 25-26 mpg highway and 18-20 in the city. It all depends on how quickly you accelerate, not so much your speed. I get better mileage at a little higher then 45 than at 35-45.

XXGREGXX · June 5th, 2011, 08:32 PM

I have no mods, stock automatic. Lol. city driving, and I think usual cruising speed is 40 mph around here. at like... 1000 rpm? lol. No hills or anything.

whyxitx · June 5th, 2011, 09:22 PM

i've been getting 15 driving no matter what?

04Stangv6 · June 5th, 2011, 10:31 PM

I get 14 Mpg No cats auto v6

BlueScreaM · June 5th, 2011, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by 04Stangv6

I get 14 Mpg No cats auto v6

You sir need a tune up. I get 20 combine with 4.10 gears.

mcqueen · June 5th, 2011, 10:42 PM

I get 18mpg at best with 4.10s, exhaust, tune, cai, and 18" wheels. There's a spot on a local highway that has a stop sign on it. If I run 1st, 2nd, and 3rd up to 6k from a dead stop I can almost watch my gas gauge go down

BlueScreaM · June 5th, 2011, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by mcqueen

I get 18mpg at best with 4.10s, exhaust, tune, cai, and 18" wheels. There's a spot on a local highway that has a stop sign on it. If I run 1st, 2nd, and 3rd up to 6k from a dead stop I can almost watch my gas gauge go down

I have all that you have except its an auto.

SlowSix · June 5th, 2011, 11:38 PM

I get 18-20 mixed...I would say mostly city driving though.

XXGREGXX · June 6th, 2011, 10:33 AM

Why do our six bangers get bad gas milage? makes no sense. Lol.

I thought I needed a tune or something was wrong but apperantly everybody else is getting the same, maybe it's just our cars.

04Stangv6 · June 6th, 2011, 10:44 AM

whats the best fuel to put on our cars?

dgt_mustang · June 6th, 2011, 10:56 AM

I'm in the same boat with gas mileage, thinking its just our cars.

rickrubin2 · June 6th, 2011, 11:52 AM

i have 4.10 gear in my 07 shelby gt and get 23 mpg highway
and 19 in town drivin crazy a cat dellete would do you good when my car was stock i was gettin like 14 mpg i put off road pipe flowmaster axle backs and a 4.10 gear and a 93 octane tune from dynospeed now i get good gas millage everybody told me i would get worst mpg ever but seems to be the opposite

June 5th, 2011, 04:36 PM	#1
XXGREGXX Hardcore Enthusiast 2003 3.8L Mustang SIXXER Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,251 iTrader: 1 reviews	Awkward gas mileage. Okay, I get 14 mpg cruising and driving like a normal person but I get 18 mpg when I speed and drive like an asshole. Any explainations why my gas is so irregular? And yes these are calculated and tested values. Not just exageration. My wife and I had this conversation, wife: "I think your car just wants to be unleashed, it feels like you're holding it back, maybe wants you to show it's cock sometimes." me: "My car doesn't have any, it's slow as all hell it's just a v6." wife: "I said it had a cock not balls." Lmao. __________________ Serbiandude Sig U.S Navy E-3 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001133239318 http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...ore-style.html

June 5th, 2011, 04:41 PM	#2
Lumoon Regular 2001 Mustang V6 Its a V6 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Fairfield, Ohio Posts: 460 iTrader: 0 reviews	list ur mods. __________________ Done so far: 3.73 w/ lsd rear end. custom 91 octane tune by R Style Performance rebuilt 4r70w 24% UDP pulleys aluminum drive shaft Windstar ready to be installed pending ported lower intake arrival

June 5th, 2011, 04:55 PM	#3
BlueScreaM MM Fanatic Better than ONLYaUNCfan's 2012@lightspeed Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 3,368 iTrader: 0 reviews	Drive fast all the time. __________________ Formerly, AhobosCheese and Cheddars.

June 5th, 2011, 05:05 PM	#4
BlackedOut04GT Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT 14.21@97.93 2.107 60' (Best pass. So far.) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Maynard, MA. Posts: 1,858 iTrader: 0 reviews	Could be just driving fast is keeping your RPM's in a spot where your mileage is best for your gas, and when you drive normal, your are just not in a good RPM range. __________________ Black Stang Crew #007 Car Built By Me and CraigsList.com Mods: MGW, Bassani Catted X, Flowmaster's, Accufab 70MM TB, Stack Racing Plenum + spacer, JLT CAI, Diablo Tune, Slotted rotors + ceramic pads. More to come! I hope.

June 5th, 2011, 05:07 PM	#5
BlueScreaM MM Fanatic Better than ONLYaUNCfan's 2012@lightspeed Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 3,368 iTrader: 0 reviews	18 mpg is still a little low for a 6. __________________ Formerly, AhobosCheese and Cheddars.

June 5th, 2011, 05:13 PM	#6
BlackedOut04GT Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT 14.21@97.93 2.107 60' (Best pass. So far.) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Maynard, MA. Posts: 1,858 iTrader: 0 reviews	I was just thinking that too. I get about 16-18mpg. I can get about 20mpg if I drive easy. __________________ Black Stang Crew #007 Car Built By Me and CraigsList.com Mods: MGW, Bassani Catted X, Flowmaster's, Accufab 70MM TB, Stack Racing Plenum + spacer, JLT CAI, Diablo Tune, Slotted rotors + ceramic pads. More to come! I hope.

June 5th, 2011, 05:30 PM	#7
mp4 player Hardcore Enthusiast '00 V6 Procharged Mustang Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: WA Posts: 1,345 iTrader: 1 reviews	What RPM range do you usually keep it in when cruising? I know mine doesn't mind being revved and since it's a manual keeping the RPMS high while coasting allows the ECU to cut fuel completely and let the wheels turn the engine. Also tailgating can increase your MPG if you drive like an ass. I've been getting 26-29mpg lately __________________ 2000 Prochaged V6. T-lok, Mach 1 takeoff exhaust with H-pipe, 20% tint, OEM fogs and all HIDs. SAE Corrected: 289HP/298TQ at 5100RPM(Pegged MAF).

June 5th, 2011, 05:54 PM	#8
mustangmike! I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2004,1994,1967 14.37 @ 96 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 6,018 iTrader: 1 reviews	highest I got w/ 3.73s and tune was 18 __________________ 227whp N/A V6 Now w/ 8th Mile 8s ! How To Jmod Your Late Model 4R70W

June 5th, 2011, 06:52 PM	#9
Six Banger Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 - 3.8 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,978 iTrader: 1 reviews	highway or all city/town driving? mine gets like 25-26 mpg highway and 18-20 in the city. It all depends on how quickly you accelerate, not so much your speed. I get better mileage at a little higher then 45 than at 35-45. __________________ Look on the bright side: If you're reading this, you're alive. And that's fucking awesome.

June 5th, 2011, 08:32 PM	#10
XXGREGXX Hardcore Enthusiast 2003 3.8L Mustang SIXXER Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,251 iTrader: 1 reviews	I have no mods, stock automatic. Lol. city driving, and I think usual cruising speed is 40 mph around here. at like... 1000 rpm? lol. No hills or anything. __________________ Serbiandude Sig U.S Navy E-3 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001133239318 http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...ore-style.html

June 5th, 2011, 10:31 PM	#12
04Stangv6 Regular 2004 Mustang v6 14.8 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 63 iTrader: 0 reviews	I get 14 Mpg No cats auto v6

June 5th, 2011, 11:38 PM	#16
SlowSix Formerly 01silversixer 2001 V6 15.47@89.57 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,471 iTrader: 1 reviews	I get 18-20 mixed...I would say mostly city driving though. __________________ Build Thread

June 6th, 2011, 10:33 AM	#17
XXGREGXX Hardcore Enthusiast 2003 3.8L Mustang SIXXER Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,251 iTrader: 1 reviews	Why do our six bangers get bad gas milage? makes no sense. Lol. I thought I needed a tune or something was wrong but apperantly everybody else is getting the same, maybe it's just our cars. __________________ Serbiandude Sig U.S Navy E-3 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001133239318 http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...ore-style.html

June 6th, 2011, 10:44 AM	#18
04Stangv6 Regular 2004 Mustang v6 14.8 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 63 iTrader: 0 reviews	whats the best fuel to put on our cars?

June 6th, 2011, 11:52 AM	#20
rickrubin2 Regular 2007 shelby gt 12.8 @ 107 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: memphis tn Posts: 50 iTrader: 0 reviews	i have 4.10 gear in my 07 shelby gt and get 23 mpg highway and 19 in town drivin crazy a cat dellete would do you good when my car was stock i was gettin like 14 mpg i put off road pipe flowmaster axle backs and a 4.10 gear and a 93 octane tune from dynospeed now i get good gas millage everybody told me i would get worst mpg ever but seems to be the opposite

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