macnolias

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I haven't been calculating my gas mileage lately but I'm wondering if anyone came up with any ways to improving gas mileage besides being up to date on maintenance? All of mine is done religiously along with nitrogen in the factory rims/tires.

This comes to mind after seeing a new mustang commercial where it claims to have 31mpg highway and 305 horsepower. With those numbers I'll feel like a fool keeping my 5.5 who has 250hp (I think) and low 20's on highway if I'm lucky.

So I drive 80mph interstate 80% of time in my automatic so that puts me at around 3000rpm which is ok but not great. My confusion comes when I think about 60mph at 2000rpm but longer traveling distance ??? lol

One thread I read a long time ago said something about a guy having his transmission rebuilt and changing out the gearing with a nissan truck and achieving 30mpg (I think).

HotshotVQ35

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autos will always get worse gas mileage than a 6spd. on long trips i get 30-32 mpg no problems. IIRC @ 80 mph im at 2200-2500rpms in 6th

Grand_hustle17

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I don't remember.... but I got a question... how did your auto get 250whp? I'm assuming u meant whp as they came with a tad more than 250hp stock....

macnolias

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It's 255bhp? At least I'm close

Well I will PROBABLY be doing my tranny soon and one way or another I'd like to hit 30mpg. Perfect conditions would be 2k rpm while going 80. The only concern is that if I slightly pressed the gas while going 80 it would put me into 4th...

Also I'm wondering how cars with more HP and american of all things are getting better gas mileage?

Rochester

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8 years later, and Ford's got it going on. Respect where its due, man.

Screw the V6... it's the sexy new 5.0 that's got me itching to drive the 2011 Mustang.

Child_uv_KoRn

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Replace the MAF. It's the source of all problems Especially bad MPG if everything else is good.

MPG is not calculated in real world testing. They slap it on a dyno. Epic fail.
But much better gearing definitely helps the new ****stang.

Rochester

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Somebody should be selling t-shirts at Maxus with familiar phrases, like:

HotshotVQ35

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i seen car mags have it run 12.7 @ 110. can you imagine it with long tubes, intake, 3" exhaust and a tune? 11 sec DD with AC. I'll take one in black please, F the camaro and challenger....

Rochester

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You're channeling my thoughts, man. You know I don't track, but I know damn well what a muscle car feels like running under 13. Imagine that happening with a car running smooth and refined, totally bone stock.

For $30K.

I test drove the 2010 GT last year, and the only thing that kept me from getting emotionally attached was knowing Ford was about to do something big: either a 5.0 V8, or the Eco-Boost. I rather thought they'd wait until 2012, but am so happy they did it now. My next car won't happen until 2012 anyway.

American muscle. Maybe a mid-life crisis moment. One last fling, you know?

If not, there's always Infiniti. That's familiar ground, at least.

macnolias

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No I get consistent mileage in the low 20's so I'm ok for now. Just gas prices are inching up and I'm in favor of more power AND better mileage

My cousin has a rock crawler and it's lacking a lot of the parts (MAF, 02 sensor) that calculate how much gas is dumping into the engine. He basically payed a guy $600 to do some sort of calculation to control his fuel injection.

I need to give him a call and ask him more details...

EDIT: Infiniti doesn't have any better MPG than we?

HotshotVQ35

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imo dollar for dollar the GT will smoke the G coupe in every contest of speed. for 30K the GT gets my money. a new 6mt G coupe is damn near 40K nowadays...

Rochester

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All true. But there is an ineffable, upscale quality to Infiniti that can't be reproduced in any Ford, certainly not the Stang. It's not just marketing; Infiniti simply makes a better quality product.

You know, if you had to have a dilemma to agonize over, this is a great one to have.

Um, here's some on-topic stuff, so that I don't totally ***** this thread:

Child_uv_KoRn

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Isn't the GT gonna cost close to 40k once you put on options? We know it won't come with anything for 30...

HotshotVQ35

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IIRC correctly the base GT is 30K, and the only option i want in the brembos which is like 1700. they wont be selling for sticker, so im sure you can get one out the door for like 32K

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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mustang its a nice car looks good and has some power but to me its not worth the money at all, not just does a ford lose value quick but the quality isnt there after 100,000 miles either

HotshotVQ35

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^^^spoken like a true import nutswinger. american quality is way better than it was years ago...i wont be buying another nissan anytime soon, the resale sucks anyway

macnolias

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Well I paid 9k plus 2300 for a 4yr/48k mile bumper to bumper warranty for an 02max gle with 60k on it about 3 years ago. I can probably sell it today with 90k for 7ish.... not so bad right?

Everything new will drop 1/3 of it's value in 2-3 years, at the very least.

PulsarGTS

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LOL Joking right? When is the last time you looked to see how much your maxima was worth? The new Stangs deliver Vette bang for buck value.

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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i didnt say i didnt like it but its not worth the money to me thats all

PulsarGTS

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I 400+hp 12s $30K car isn't worth the money?

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2000_MAXIMA_KING

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ur missing my point

PulsarGTS

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I know what your point was, but its just wrong.

2slow

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I'm still waiting, and it's going into the F-150. Big power gains are usually easier (& cheaper) accomplished on factory forced induction engines.

I don't think I've ever gotten above 26 mpg, but also haven't had a highway only tank. In stop and go commuter traffic I get ~20 mpg. I'm thinking it may be time to preemptively replace the primary oxygen sensors.

Rochester

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My Maxima is 8 years old with 60K miles. So from my POV, I'll hit end-of-life long before 100K miles. It doesn't matter.

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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mine is 11 years old and 155K miles and far from the end of anything, i dont see how yours is going to "hit end of life before 100K" did u forget to change your oil or something

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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alrite smart guy then see what the value of a 2000 mustang is compared to a 2000 maxima, i guarntee maxima wins

HotshotVQ35

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just to prove you a fool, i did it. both cars 2000, both cars every option, both cars 120,000 and both cars in good condition from KBB..

2000 maxima

Condition Value

Excellent
$7,795
Good
$7,370
Fair
$6,645

2000 mustang gt

Condition Value

Excellent
$9,365
Good
$8,890
Fair
$8,115


change your name to maxima_queen

LongIslandMax

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2000_MAXIMA_KING

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kbb r u serious??? ur a clown man you should change ur name to hotpileof****

Z-Powered

According to my car, I get 36 MPG highway.

HotshotVQ35

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nice comeback, whats next momma jokes? tool

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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did u just call me a tool

if that wasnt idk wat is

jasonmax

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is the new mustang still live rear-axle?

Z-Powered

Yeah. Several mags say it rides and handles better than the all independent Camaro or Challenger.

macnolias

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what do you actually get? lol

you guys hijacked the **** out of my topic

Z-Powered

^ I don't know. I never really took the time to calculate it. I'll have to do that one of these days...

CraigSE

This is exactly why I like Nissans so much. Their resale value sucks. I always let the suckers buy them new and take the depreciation hit so I don't have to. I paid $5500(Cdn) for my 2002 in March '10, and I think you get a lot of car for the $. I would not buy any car new, especially a domestic. That is the worst way to spend money.

tinik

I get close to 500 miles on a tank when traveling at 80mph. I have not done any math in city driving. But for sure it gets way better gas mileage then my 11psi boosted Tundra and N/A Sequoia

macnolias

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I'll actually fill up and test soon but how the FK can you get 500miles a tank, especially with an automatic?

tinik

I treat my gas pedal just like my wife