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Old 10-19-2005, 09:00 PM
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With 4.30's in my 02 GT with a couple other mods, I was able to consistantly get over 19mpg in town & 22+ on the highway.

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Old 10-19-2005, 09:13 PM
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but your the one going 55-60 on the highway...
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Old 10-19-2005, 09:58 PM
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with good tires that car has potental for low 13's.
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Old 10-20-2005, 04:37 AM
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Get rid of the 4:30s and get 3:73s then you can have both a daily driver plus a quick car when needed. because youll want to race someone.
I think hes got the racing part covered with the car in his SIG. I think 4.xx is the only way to go on gears. 3.73's are for idiots like me, who thought it would be enough. As good as those 3.73's feel compared to stock, its the almost same difference from 3.73's to 4.10's. I cant imagine 4.30's. IF i could only do it all over again! [sm=sigh.gif]
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Old 10-20-2005, 05:50 PM
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Well I went ahead and bought it last night. I just had to. I went over to his house and he had her all waxed, polished and detailed. Beautiful car. Forgot to mention she's got TT2 rims as well. Seen often on mustangs, but def my favorite. Only 265/50 tires though.

I won't be running drag radials/slicks on this car, she's just a daily. The expensive tires go on the TA lol. God tire prices are nuts [:@]

I know the gears are a little high, but I've been running a 4.10 posi in a 4-speed auto in my T/A for over a year, so I'm well aquainted with the gas mileage. The stang is a stick so hopefully I can pull a bit better mpg in her.

I was hoping for right about mid 13's like you guys said. I'm a decent driver and have pulled sub 2.0 60 fts on street tires on many occasions, so hopefully I can get her to a 13.5. I'll run it one of these nights. Wonder what she'll trap at..

As for right now, I'm going to drive her down to the exhaust shop in a few minutes. Flowmasters aren't loud enough for me
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Old 10-20-2005, 06:10 PM
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what are you going to replace the flows with?
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Old 10-20-2005, 06:45 PM
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Those 265/50 tires actually might help you quite a bit with traction, drop the pressures and you got a wholeee lot of sidewall to flex and make those tires grip.
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Old 10-23-2005, 05:58 PM
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what are you going to replace the flows with?
A couple of 3" bullet mufflers I've had sitting in my garage for months. I did that and got rid of that catalytic converter non-sense. Sounds much better.
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How much did you pay?
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Old 10-23-2005, 06:21 PM
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sounds like a nice car, post some pics.
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