Hey guys lately when I drive my Mustang on the way back to college I noticed that I average about 20mpg on my trips to and from school. I do drive around 65-80mph but due to the traffic I am never able to keep a steady speed. I am wondering if y'all think it is possible for me to get at least 22-23mpg with the way my car is currently set up? I do realize my aftermarket 3.73 gears and heavier rims with the wider tires hurt my gas mileage goals but I should still be able to get at least 22mpg or above?
I did try going 70mph one time but I was only able to get 20.5-21 mpg those times I did try it. So with 3.73 gears and a manual transmission do these cars like to go 60-65mph only to get good mpg? I remember the sweet spot for my F150 was about 60mph to get good gas mileage. Sorry to post this thread but its something that I was wondering about lately, I would like to get at least 300 miles on a tank of gas but lately on highway drives I am only able to go 260-280 miles before the low fuel light comes on. I do realize that its more than likely my driving that is keeping me from reaching my goals to get better mpg, but it can a little difficult to go a constant 65-70mph on the highways out here where everyone with newer cars can go faster and not worry as much about suffering a gas mileage penalty.
Some information on the car
- Spark plugs have about 25000-30,000 miles on them
- Fuel injectors were cleaned recently at my local dealership
- I run Mobil 1 full synthetic 5w-20 oil
- tires are at 33psi each
- As of now it has 121,500 miles on it
I did try going 70mph one time but I was only able to get 20.5-21 mpg those times I did try it. So with 3.73 gears and a manual transmission do these cars like to go 60-65mph only to get good mpg? I remember the sweet spot for my F150 was about 60mph to get good gas mileage. Sorry to post this thread but its something that I was wondering about lately, I would like to get at least 300 miles on a tank of gas but lately on highway drives I am only able to go 260-280 miles before the low fuel light comes on. I do realize that its more than likely my driving that is keeping me from reaching my goals to get better mpg, but it can a little difficult to go a constant 65-70mph on the highways out here where everyone with newer cars can go faster and not worry as much about suffering a gas mileage penalty.
Some information on the car
- Spark plugs have about 25000-30,000 miles on them
- Fuel injectors were cleaned recently at my local dealership
- I run Mobil 1 full synthetic 5w-20 oil
- tires are at 33psi each
- As of now it has 121,500 miles on it