What kind of gas mileage to expect from a 96-02 GT?
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Depends on how you drive it.
I've done anything from 15MPG city to 26-27MPG highway and all in between.
I've done anything from 15MPG city to 26-27MPG highway and all in between.
when stock, i'd get around 20-24mpg depending on how much highway i drove. now i'm lucky to see 17mpg.
back when i was living in texas i would get 19-20mpg average on every tank no matter how i drove it, it was roughly half city half highway
i've done over 400 miles to the tank (winter, a/c off, cruise control) so that equals about 28-29mpg all highway
now i get 15 all city
i've done over 400 miles to the tank (winter, a/c off, cruise control) so that equals about 28-29mpg all highway
now i get 15 all city
'13_ImpactBlue_GT
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we rarely get below 24mpg, but we mostly drive it to work. On long road trips, 28 or better is not uncommon. I have gotten 31 once, but it was a long road trip on back country roads, so we rarely went over 60 mph
4point6
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Twista
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Keep your exhaust stock and youll get good gas mileage. Soon as you change 1 part of ur exhaust system your gas mileage goes down b/c you like to play around with the loud padel to much.
Example: Instead of shifting @ 2200 rpm.. you instead shift @ 3000 so you can hear the 2500rpm sweet spot sound plus the extra umph from the exhaust pipes.
Instead of starting at first gear and shifting @ 2500 you gun it in 1st and shift into second @ 5000 rpm just to hear the exhaust.
Or You downshift into 1st from 3rd just to hear the exhaust roar and pop than you gun it and shift into 2nd.
boy do i have to full up my car every other day ;] it seems
Example: Instead of shifting @ 2200 rpm.. you instead shift @ 3000 so you can hear the 2500rpm sweet spot sound plus the extra umph from the exhaust pipes.
Instead of starting at first gear and shifting @ 2500 you gun it in 1st and shift into second @ 5000 rpm just to hear the exhaust.
Or You downshift into 1st from 3rd just to hear the exhaust roar and pop than you gun it and shift into 2nd.
boy do i have to full up my car every other day ;] it seems
fudleyd
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lvmustanggt
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00gtstang46
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putting around i get about 18 in the city and about 22-24 or the highway i can get anywhere from 300-350 to a tank all depends how u drive it
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bullitt784
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bigsheldy
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I get 17-18 mpg around the city driving like a grandma, and anywhere from 22-25 mpg on the freeway, depending on whether I set cruise control to 65 or 90 
very possible
when i was living in houston i would go home for the holidays, three day weekends and such, 370 miles driveway to driveway
i would fill up in houston and pull into the driveway at my parents house with 1/4 tank. i set the cruise at 75 as the min. speed but was above 80 most of the time
if i had cruise set at 55-60 i would have knocked down over 30mpg easy
SaleenGT2001
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stock i would get 20-24
nowi get anywhere from 8 to 24 depending on where and how i drive. 60# injectors will drain the tank fast, but the .50 OD on the viper trany is great on the open road
nowi get anywhere from 8 to 24 depending on where and how i drive. 60# injectors will drain the tank fast, but the .50 OD on the viper trany is great on the open road
hotmustang331
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25 on the highway
20 mostly highway to and from work, with ALOT of WOT blasts in between. My car never seems to get under 20MPG. I fill up every day, and put 100 miles per day on it....always 4-5 gallons.
Car gets about the same as it did stock. And thats with 3.73 gears out back
20 mostly highway to and from work, with ALOT of WOT blasts in between. My car never seems to get under 20MPG. I fill up every day, and put 100 miles per day on it....always 4-5 gallons.
Car gets about the same as it did stock. And thats with 3.73 gears out back
