I'm sure everyone knows how much gas prices are crapola so I was wondering....
I have an 87 Notchback 5.0 stang and I just put a new Jasper stock motor in it recently. My mods are:
Fiberglass hood
Full Bassani Exhaust (offroad)
K&N Air filter
I polished my upper intake (stock intake)
Advanced timing (not much).
My car averages at 18mpg city & highway combined...on the highway alone I get around 21mpg and city alone (with a bit a hitting the gas) I get about 14-15mpg. I always put premium gas in it, BTW.
I'm sure this is because of how light my car is (never weighed it, but I'm pretty sure it's a little under 3000 lbs).
So I'm curious to know what else I can do to save gas?
I figured one way is to make my car lighter:
I'm not looking to remove the AC because I plan on moving to Florida in January. What about converting the power steering to manual rack & pinion? How much lighter are Higher performing suspension parts (like tubular upper & lower control arms...and others)? And what about an aluminum driveshaft?
Another way someone told me was to put a little bit of airplane fuel in my tank...is that accurate? What could that harm? Anybody ever try that before?
Thanks in advance for any replies. And any other suggestions are well appreciated
I have an 87 Notchback 5.0 stang and I just put a new Jasper stock motor in it recently. My mods are:
Fiberglass hood
Full Bassani Exhaust (offroad)
K&N Air filter
I polished my upper intake (stock intake)
Advanced timing (not much).
My car averages at 18mpg city & highway combined...on the highway alone I get around 21mpg and city alone (with a bit a hitting the gas) I get about 14-15mpg. I always put premium gas in it, BTW.
I'm sure this is because of how light my car is (never weighed it, but I'm pretty sure it's a little under 3000 lbs).
So I'm curious to know what else I can do to save gas?
I figured one way is to make my car lighter:
I'm not looking to remove the AC because I plan on moving to Florida in January. What about converting the power steering to manual rack & pinion? How much lighter are Higher performing suspension parts (like tubular upper & lower control arms...and others)? And what about an aluminum driveshaft?
Another way someone told me was to put a little bit of airplane fuel in my tank...is that accurate? What could that harm? Anybody ever try that before?
Thanks in advance for any replies. And any other suggestions are well appreciated