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how is it possible? 26mpg freeway driving in 86 gt?!!

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Old 04-26-2007, 09:15 PM
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Default how is it possible? 26mpg freeway driving in 86 gt?!!

i topped my tank off drove 93 miles freeway mostly and topped it off again with 3.25 gallons=26mpg. thats craziness. i mean it runs good but i didnt know this was possible. its a 5speed. anyone else get this kinda milage in a 5.0? i think though its really bad for city driving like 15mpg! but havent calculated it this way yet
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Old 04-26-2007, 09:17 PM
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That's not too far off from what I get on highway. It's impressive. My grandfather has a 6 cyl Taurus that gets worse than that on the freeway.
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I wish I got 26mpg. I get like 9 city and 12 highway, and I still have stock injectors...My motor is basically stock as well. I can watch my gas guage move. I have 3.73s and my speedo is off, which in turn throws my mileage off, and even with the mileage being higher than what it usually is, I cant get more than "200" incorrect miles from a full tank, and in fact its actually lower than that [:@]
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Old 04-26-2007, 09:19 PM
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i was dumbfounded when i filled up and did the math! my 4 banger doesnt get that as far as i know, but never really counted it on the 4, just geussing
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Driving back to Vegas from Fab Fords Forever car show in Buena Park, CA in '02 I managed 235 miles to a tick under half tank. Talk about amazing mileage! Ill see if I can find the pic I took.
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Old 04-26-2007, 09:22 PM
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I get around 30MPG hwy/18MPG city rrrrrrreeeeeeeaaaaaaaaallllllllllllyyyyyyyyyy babying it
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Old 04-26-2007, 09:23 PM
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my motor is all stock as far as i know, maybe rebuilt, cant tell, if not i must have 200+k on it. it purrs an i have no air filter in the box. im sure that helps.its not mass air either. i think i have 2.73 gears w/posi
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Old 04-26-2007, 09:25 PM
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thats insane! i usally shift before 3k like around 2200rpm .
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I get around 30MPG hwy/18MPG city rrrrrrreeeeeeeaaaaaaaaallllllllllllyyyyyyyyyy babying it
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is my method of figuring gas milage accurate enough?
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Old 04-26-2007, 09:27 PM
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thats insane! i usally shift before 3k like around 2200rpm .
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I get around 30MPG hwy/18MPG city rrrrrrreeeeeeeaaaaaaaaallllllllllllyyyyyyyyyy babying it
I shift at 1500-1700rpms [&:]
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