320 miles on a full tank

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The coolant temp sensor can actually have something to do with it. If it's broken the computer will assume the engine never reaches temperature, and will keep it in cold mode (basically like keeping the choke on). It will dump fuel in to heat the engine up. Old O2 sensors can give you bad gas mileage too.

Kurt


TRUTH.

JordanB21

The car most definately will need a full tune up and if your O2 sensors are bad your begging for bad gas milage.I changed all that stuff when I bought the car and it runs very well. Burns no oil and gets get 300 miles per tank. I cant complain at all.

Banger
 
I promise the last tune up this car MIGHT of seen was at least five years ago. My guess on the O2 sensors is that they're still from when the car came out...seventeen years ago. Ha.
I actually found this list of recommended things to do http://blog.brothersperformance.com...-tune-up-tips-for-your-favorite-ford-mustang/
I really want to do it but with school and work all the time I can't get the time or funds together to work on my car. Just yesterday after school I spent three hours till it was dark replacing my window bushings(I'm a bit slow and meticulously careful :p) and barely made it with enough light left to work.

But i'll add O2 sensors and coolant sensor to that list and order them up here in the next month.
 
Hey guys
Just wanted to give an update.
I've tested it a couple more weeks and have laid into the pedal a little more.
Theres no way I'm going to be able to keep up the 55-60 mph driving. Too damn slow. LOL!!!! So I sped it up to around 65-75 highway driving & I'm getting around 290 miles on a full tank. Still pretty good. Most definately enjoying the car. Gathering parts to make all my final mods at one time before the summer. Then I gotta get back to my old school. It needs some tender loving care as well. :cool:
 
since we're talking about fuel here. I have not tried to push the limits of running the tank down to empty on my cobra yet. is there a warning light on the dash of 94-95 stangs .
 
just an up date to this . I took my 94 cobra with 132,000mi up on a trip this week and averaged 25mpg half highway and some cruising around town. I thought that was awesome
 
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I just bought a 1994 cobra with 20,000 mi to use as a every day driver
I had to drive hundreds of mile to get it home driving 70-80ish with the air on I got 25.3 mpg dosen't a 94 have a 14 gal tank? I should be able to go 354.2 miles on one tank

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I got a new best in my car last week. Cruising 70-75 with the a/c on managed 28.9 mpg. The drive home had some city driving mixed in and I only managed a little over 27 mpg, but I let that tank go to 336 miles and it showed another 40 miles left to E. I'd say 400 miles is possible driving 100% highway.

On the road course I only managed 90 miles on a full tank. :crazy: