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06-26-2012, 12:39 AM

#21

Whit3-St4nG

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Nuke- i tried the turning upside down trick today and it worked pefect

. I need to figure out how to drive more "friendly" or this car swallows gas!!!

Antonio- i already feel the need haha

06-26-2012, 01:43 AM

#22

Mudflap

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Welcome new guys. While there are a few pretty good Mustang forums around, I've always been partial to this one. Many long-time owners still floating around, so it always feels like "home".

06-26-2012, 10:57 AM

#23

Nuke

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Originally Posted by Whit3-St4nG

...I need to figure out how to drive more "friendly" or this car swallows gas!!!...

Gentle accelerations (only idiots need to "prove" they're fast); coast towards lights, stopped traffic, etc.; time the lights; keep your tires at 30 PSI or a bit higher...

It's incredible how a few stops vs rolling deceleration and not stopping can kill fuel mileage. Also, anything much over 1800 RPM and your fuel mileage will drop drastically. I can get 26-28 MPG hand calculated, pump to pump on a steady cruise at about 1500 RPM (a miserable 55 MPH steady cruise) as opposed to 20 MPG at a steady 80 MPH.

06-26-2012, 11:57 AM

#24

Whit3-St4nG

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Originally Posted by Nuke

Good advice!! I'm still getting use to the clutch so I been killing the gas but hopefully I get use to it soon!!
The car came with a duel exhaust n cai I hope that don't take away mpg's.

06-26-2012, 05:29 PM

#25

AMWill

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Originally Posted by Whit3-St4nG

Hello everyone,

My name is Irving, i just purchased a 2006 mustang V6 basic package and I love her!!

haha, anyways i just wanted to introduce myself and i hope to learn a lot about the ford/mustang community

Hey!

Just wanted to say hello and welcome to MustangForums! Like mentioned above, this is a killer forum filled with great info! Let me know if you ever have any questions, concerns, suggestions etc with any AM parts. I'm always here to help!

Shane

06-26-2012, 06:14 PM

#26

Whit3-St4nG

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Originally Posted by AMShaneLesky

Thanks Shane!
That's really nice of you, much appreciated. Right now I'm trying to figure out how I want to go about listening to my iPhone through the stock stereo. I'm considering an fm transmitter or the plug kit which I hve doubts about. Any suggestions?

06-27-2012, 04:54 PM

#27

AMWill

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Originally Posted by Whit3-St4nG

My pleasure. Does your radio have an aux button? I'm not as familiar with the base model '06 radios. If it does, there's definitely ways to hook up your IPhone.

Shane

06-27-2012, 05:47 PM

#28

BleedinBlue

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Negative on the aux. option on the base stereos. My base level CD player doesn't have one anyway. You'll have to swap out your head unit, as far as I know.

06-28-2012, 11:11 AM

#29

Whit3-St4nG

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Yeah it doesn't have an aux output, there's an adapter for it that I seen on here,but from what I read you have to tap onto some cables for power n it messes with the gauges. So I dont really want to take that risk.