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i got a 94 v6 auto. i was just wondering in wat gear does the mustang get the most kick. sometimes when im driving ill floor it and its as if there is bearly any pick up and other times when i gas it the car goes like crazy (for a 6er that is) both times when i rip it i am on a leveled surface no incline. i just started actually driving last thursday when i got my license so im a real big fat n00b at this . thanks also i had some 94 gas in my garage (my dad has a **** load of gas tanks) is it really a good idea can more harm come then good?
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Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Hamilton, Ont
RE: driving
I don't know about the gas, but with the pick-up and no pick up, it depends what gear the car is in. Next time you floor the hell out of it and its not kicking hard, let off the gas and watch the tac and when the RPMs drop significantly, like 500-1000, floor it again and it will kick hard. It takes some getting used to, but once you get the feel for it, you can do it fairly quick. My 95, and almost every other auto, does the same thing.
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if you dont have a high compression ratio you dont wanna put high test gas in it cuz if you dont have enough compression to burn that high test fuel you are actually gonna loose horsepower and if the gas is old you will definetely loose power because of bad gas does not burn very well so you loose even more power but i drive a v6 5 speed and i feel it start kickin arould 2500-4000 rpms i think this is the average middle point of the power band but i do drive a 2000 stang also
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ORIGINAL: tims 88 4
if you dont have a high compression ratio you dont wanna put high test gas in it cuz if you dont have enough compression to burn that high test fuel you are actually gonna loose horsepower and if the gas is old you will definetely loose power because of bad gas does not burn very well so you loose even more power but i drive a v6 5 speed and i feel it start kickin arould 2500-4000 rpms i think this is the average middle point of the power band but i do drive a 2000 stang also
if you dont have a high compression ratio you dont wanna put high test gas in it cuz if you dont have enough compression to burn that high test fuel you are actually gonna loose horsepower and if the gas is old you will definetely loose power because of bad gas does not burn very well so you loose even more power but i drive a v6 5 speed and i feel it start kickin arould 2500-4000 rpms i think this is the average middle point of the power band but i do drive a 2000 stang also
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ORIGINAL: tims 88 4
honest truth i swear have you ever but old gas in a lawn mower and seen how it runs well its just the same in a car i swear
honest truth i swear have you ever but old gas in a lawn mower and seen how it runs well its just the same in a car i swear
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Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Temple, Texas
RE: driving
Well back on topic, and sorry dude, Harv is right, you're wrong on that theory, BTW, what are you gonna do when ethonol comes out, it runs at like 105 octane, so by your theory, no basic 4 bangers should run on it, but they do. The reason your car fails to accellerate, is because autos will sometimes finish out the gear they're in, with the od on, and it causes very crappy accelleration, best way to get around this is to push the peal half way down for like a second or two, then floor, that's when you'll feel the car "KICK".
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From: Ludlow, Mass
RE: driving
ORIGINAL: jthorn9
Well back on topic, and sorry dude, Harv is right, you're wrong on that theory, BTW, what are you gonna do when ethonol comes out, it runs at like 105 octane, so by your theory, no basic 4 bangers should run on it, half way down for like a second or two, then floor, that's when you'll feel the car "KICK".but they do. The reason your car fails to accellerate, is because autos will sometimes finish out the gear they're in, with the od on, and it causes very crappy accelleration, best way to get around this is to push the peal
Well back on topic, and sorry dude, Harv is right, you're wrong on that theory, BTW, what are you gonna do when ethonol comes out, it runs at like 105 octane, so by your theory, no basic 4 bangers should run on it, half way down for like a second or two, then floor, that's when you'll feel the car "KICK".but they do. The reason your car fails to accellerate, is because autos will sometimes finish out the gear they're in, with the od on, and it causes very crappy accelleration, best way to get around this is to push the peal