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Old 02-28-2012, 10:10 PM
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The secret to the CAI, headers, and exhaust is that they lean the car out a bit. The extra mileage that you should see will be more obvious on the highway.
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Old 02-29-2012, 07:32 AM
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Wouldn't the O2 sensors see this and add more fuel to compensate, at least when cruising around in closed loop mode.
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Old 02-29-2012, 11:21 AM
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my old 4.10'd automatic used to do 18 in town and 24 on the interstate! with stock gears in the one i have now and being a 5 speed I was getting 26 on the interstate and about 20 in town. My car actually gets better gas mileage than my 2.5l 4 cylinder ranger. It amazes people these cars can do mid 20's for some reason!
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Old 02-29-2012, 11:40 AM
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I love it, I get just as good of mileage as my old Mazda 626 v6 and way better mileage than my old 5.9 v8 dakota.
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Old 02-29-2012, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by !KLeech!
my old 4.10'd automatic used to do 18 in town and 24 on the interstate! with stock gears in the one i have now and being a 5 speed I was getting 26 on the interstate and about 20 in town. My car actually gets better gas mileage than my 2.5l 4 cylinder ranger. It amazes people these cars can do mid 20's for some reason!
It's really all how and where you drive. I used to get 27.1 average on every single tank in my V6 Accord when I lived further out. Now that I live in town I've been getting roughly 25mpg in the Accord. Typically I drive the Accord all week, and the Mustang on the weekends - unless its just a beautiful day. This works out best since I end up driving through lots of stop and go traffic coming home at night. The GT probably gets 14mpg in traffic (haven't really found out yet).
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Old 02-29-2012, 06:55 PM
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My best tank was 26mpg and the worst 17mpg. My normal commute gets me 23.
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Old 02-29-2012, 07:56 PM
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I do about 90% city driving and my worst tank was 12.7 mpg and my best was ~17 mpg.
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Old 02-29-2012, 08:07 PM
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My new 2012 has 350 miles and I get 14.7mpg.
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Old 02-29-2012, 09:55 PM
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My personal best currently with my set up is 19mpg city and 25mpg highway. I average 23. I got the 19 city by actually turning off the engine when I was waiting at a light. It made a noticeable difference.
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Old 02-29-2012, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Boris91
I do about 90% city driving and my worst tank was 12.7 mpg and my best was ~17 mpg.
Me too, i get about the same. I have absolutely no idea how some people are saying they get 25+ mpg. I have a light right foot and my cars in great shape so i dont know what the deal is
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