gas mileage question

[eddie]

what do u guys think a 3.8 v6 mustang gets for mpg . the reason i ask is my truck gets 16 mpg i get 260. miles to a tank . i put $70.00 in once a week . and i was woundering if a 3.8 v6 mustang would get better gas mileage then that so i can try to save some $$$$$ .

 

[1990_LX]

What do you have in your truck?

 

[eddie]

5.7L hemi

 

[1990_LX]

That's not even a question. lol Definitely.

 

[Jenzpony]

02 V6/auto, 3.27 rear gear: 21 city average. 28 avg highway at 73, best of 32 highway.

 

[TBapp3]

Would have to be better than the big doge! Thinking a fun DD toy!?!?!

 

[SVTCruz]

When I had the Auto 04 V6 I was getting 300 miles per tank and it was around $35 to fill it up

 

[eddie]

thanks guys okay do u think my 81 now a 5.0 will get beter gas mpg then my truck . im looking at two dif cars but dont no if i want to buy another car for $1000. or just take the money and get mine fixed and drive it .beacuse time are reall tuff right now .

 

[TBapp3]

5.0 will clearly have to be worse than the sixxer BUT my stang isnt all that bad...A lil worse now with the 4:10s but its all the way you drive it...
But Im only a 4.6:smash:

I do feel That almost any car should be better than the big hemi

 

[AdirondackFox08]

Well, on my trip to pa last weekend I got 26 mpgs on the way down and 24.5 mpgs on the way back. This is with my 5.0, it's pretty much stock save for the full exhaust and the stock "sport" 3.08 gears, lol. I had my car on cruise at 75. But, when I used to drive back and forth from college I got about 20-21 mpgs, I never was able to do any better or worse, it included a little bit of city driving and mostly on two lane roads at 60. As long as your '81 had a tune up recently I would say it would be better than the dodge.

 

[NYstang]

better, but remember that his 81 would have a carb- not so great for gas mileage

 

[eddie]

no ya a 81 but it has 1986 gt set up in it now it all fuel injection

thanks guys