crappy gas mileage

[ironmedic]

if you drive faster to work and around town, you save gas.

 

[Rootus]

What would you expect a stock 2004 GT vert(just flowmasters) running chevron supreme, well maintaned, with 34k miles on it, mostly city driving, to get for gas mileage?

Depends on driving style. Every Mustang I've owned, whether it it was 5.0, a 2V modular, or 4V modular... all of them got about 22 mpg average. The only exceptions were the '03 Cobra, which got about 18, and my '94 GT, which would get about 29 mpg on the highway. If you drive mostly city, I'd expect the average to be a bit lower, probably high teens.

 

[Turkey Sammich]

if you drive faster to work and around town, you save gas.

And lose that money to speeding tickets

 

[tehnick]

Nick,

Is the car running any different than normal? You can't say that you haven't been putting your foot in it cuz a bunch of us saw you get on it at the Starbucks a couple of weekends ago. LOL. At least you could have done a burnout to show what the ricers are missing. But back on the issue of gas mileage, check your plugs, wires, o2 sensor, tire pressure, run a higher octane, go to the parts store and pick up a bottle of octane booster/fuel saver/injector cleaner and see if this helps. Also if you do a lot of stop and go, hurry up and wait, driving all over in circles,type of driving, then you will notice your gauge sinking towards the "E" faster.

~B~

Seems the car runs just fine. See, the problem is that I don't know dick about cars. I am a computer/electronics guy and that's what I really know. I do know that once in a while I feel a clunk at idle, but I think that is the fan turning on in intervals because it isn't a constant noise. I don't really know what engine knock sounds like or what to look for. The car is right around the 60K mark but I do make sure that I take the car in to Landmark for routine oil changes. The tires on the car are only a few weeks old and brand new, the air pressure is fine.

I am thinking that before I take the car in for the next oil change, which is approaching a little over 60K, that I may give the car a sea foam treatment but some people have told me that it's a bad idea, some tell me it's fine. Not sure what to think about it. I do know that I need to have some routine maintenance done soon that the dealership does for cars at 60K but I am not sure what it all involves.

But yeah, the lil thing at Starbucks was weak. I started to take notice that my gas mileage was looking poor so I started being more conservative with how I drive starting with the last fill up, lol.

Yeah what the hell was that half drift/burnout thing you did when you went through SB? I would say your gas mileage is just about right from the way you drove that night. Next time stop by and say hi.

That night I found that my car is pretty crappy with teh tokyo drift style. I only have one wheel that spins Whatever it was I did, I am sure I looked like a real goofball ass hole.

I didn't see any cars that I really recognized that night and I am not really too social around people that I don't know so I just passed on by. My weekends tend to be filled up doing things with the woman but I am starting to convert her. I took her to PIR a couple weekends ago and she had fun watching the cars run, and she's interested in going to some of the get togethers to see what it's all about. There is still hope. She does put up with my photography hobby so I have to give her credit. Just trying to get her to put up with wanting to head out to some of the get togethers.

Allen, I am gonna PM you with some questions to weigh out some options or I could just stop by the shop sometime but I get off work at 6pm and I am not sure if you guys are there that late. Just have some questions about having KK do some of the routine maintenance on my car.

 

[tehnick]

double post :|

 

[VR4]

i dont know about stangs but crown vic 4.6s have knock sensors.


premium wont provide more economy unless youre driving a car that requires it. a v6 mustang isnt 1 of those cars.

terminators dont have knock sensors due to the blower noise.

 

[lamrith]

Just always felt that it's just a V6 and not a performance car so I never saw a need for higher octane fuel. I might fill it with premium next time just to see if there is a difference.

I have not read all the way thru the thread, but It's a V6 and you only pulling 13mpg? yeah I would be concerned too...

My 95 V8 has dropped from ~19 down to 15mpg in the last 6 mos and I am trying to figure out what is going on..

 

[tehnick]

I have not read all the way thru the thread, but It's a V6 and you only pulling 13mpg? yeah I would be concerned too...

My 95 V8 has dropped from ~19 down to 15mpg in the last 6 mos and I am trying to figure out what is going on..

Right now I am around 17mpg since changing driving habits, and that is all city driving. I still have to wait out the rest of this tank and the next to see if my driving habit changes have made a consistent change. I am most likely driving like a jerk.

 

[tehnick]

Update... Past couple of tanks have yielded 15-16mpg. I guess the updated EPA information puts my car at 17mpg city and 27mpg hwy.

 

[Jon]

Like Dave said, you have to fill the tank check the mileage and refill and check mileage to get an accurate reading. Looking at the gas gauge and trying to guesstimate won't do anything. Screw the seafoam, put a couple scoops of peanut butter in the tank (skippy is good). Getting a v6 for gas mileage is a very common misconception. Every person I have ever asked what they get for mileage in their v6 has never told me a number higher than the GTs. Underpowered engine in overweight car doesn't really do too much good.

 

[fiveohwblow]

Thats strange people have this experience. My GT would get a best of 25 or so before my latest slew of mods, but every stinkin tank I run through my v-6 yields me around 26 mpg. I do about half and half and DO NOT drive it like a granny. I find that is much better than my GT which used to get around 12 at the rate I drive my v-6... I think hp is a function of torque and starting with over 200 ft lb of torque in a 3100 lb car suits me just fine....

 

[tehnick]

Like Dave said, you have to fill the tank check the mileage and refill and check mileage to get an accurate reading. Looking at the gas gauge and trying to guesstimate won't do anything. Screw the seafoam, put a couple scoops of peanut butter in the tank (skippy is good). Getting a v6 for gas mileage is a very common misconception. Every person I have ever asked what they get for mileage in their v6 has never told me a number higher than the GTs. Underpowered engine in overweight car doesn't really do too much good.

What does peanut butter do? As for monitoring mileage, I have been letting it hit the low fuel light and then filling up, comparing the trip odometer to the gallons put in the car to factor it up since that's the only true way to have the numbers to calculate it.

I am curious on the peanut butter thing though.