Bad mileage

[Dave]

Does anyone have any advice on how to improve my gas mileage? I have a 2000 with about 45k miles and I get about 224 miles per tank. I always use fuel cleaner and maintain it every month. When I drive, I make sure to keep the rpm under 2k, but I do most of my driving in the city. The price of gas is getting expensive this summer so please help!

[01mineralgrey6]

i get about 270 per tank.use the cruise alot, and staying out of the throttle is about all you can do

[Smokedya95stang]

Honostly theres really nothing you can do.
There are no magical devices that save fuel.
Dont get fooled by the tornado or anything like that.
Mustangs just arent meant to save gas.

[Zim]

i get about 200 miles per tank

[01mineralgrey6]

but you got 4.10s , good trade off if you ask me.

[Ponycarman]

I got 310 miles out of a recent tankful. I regularly get 25 mpg doing 75+ mph. If I keep it below 70 I get 27 or so. I do 90% of my driving on the highway, 206 miles from home to work.

Steve

[WhiteStang99]

i get around 260 a tank, but most of my driving, id say 90%, is city. And occasionally i get in the gas. okay. a lot.

[lowflyn]

My 02 with 40xxx miles on it gets about 250-260 miles to the tank...that's mostly highway miles with me making the 3 hour trip in an hour 45. But that's just me. I try not to be too heavy on the gas, but I have fun sometimes. Have to make sure my tires are still back there every once in a while

[Warfire80]

CAI, exhaust, chip, etc... will all help save fuel, but gotta remember to keep your foot out of the gas pedal.

[Smokedya95stang]

Per tank is the most inaccurate way to figure MPG out.

[WhiteStang99]

i suppose we should do it per half tank..?

haha, but really, why is that? and how should we figure it out?

[Brent]

Quote: Originally Posted by WhiteStang99 i suppose we should do it per half tank..? haha, but really, why is that? and how should we figure it out?

You fill your tank up three times and take in a row and record your gas mileage and then average it out or something like that

[Rick0636]

Use your trip odometer, figure how many miles you got on how many gallons, then divide gallons into miles, that will give you miles per gallon, that is how you figure mileage.

[Smokedya95stang]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rick0636 Use your trip odometer, figure how many miles you got on how many gallons, then divide gallons into miles, that will give you miles per gallon, that is how you figure mileage.

werd.
Just never do "per tank" very inaccurate.

[Rellik]

Quote: Originally Posted by Smokedya95stang werd. Just never do "per tank" very inaccurate.

Unless you fill it to the top, and run it till it's dry :p

To improve gas mileage you can do a few things...
Stop driving (not a very popular choice)
Dont take the RPM's over 2 grand
Inflate all tires up to 32-35 PSI
In a stick, dont Down Shift
In an automatic, be sure your OD is on
Dont street race, drag race, or autocross
Dont use crappy gas
When was the last time you changed your fuel filter?
Use cruise control when you can

[Ponycarman]

I do 206 miles to work and 206 miles back. I know exactly what my mpg is, day in/day out, every week since I bought it. However I never tried to see how far I could go on a tankful, but 310 is my high for now. I probably could have hit 350 no sweat.

Steve

[Laser02]

I have a 3k stall torque convertor, big ass rims, i run my a/c sometimes... and I never let my rpms drop below 3 grand.

I get like 11 mpg.

[Rick0636]

Here is one you might or might not know, on highway trips in hot weather, you will actually save gas by running your a/c and rolling the windows up tight, the decreased wind resistance compensates for any loss by running the a/c, or so we were told in automotive classes.

[Laser02]

I run the A/C while my windows are down. That way I get the benefit of "looking cool" but also get the coldness of the A/C.

[Smokedya95stang]

lmao.

[Laser02]

It'd be funny if I were kidding.

At $2.19/gallon, ouch. But damn does it look cool.