Need Better gas mileage

I have a 04 mustang coupe manual shift. I drive 25 miles back and forth to work. Does anyone no a way I can get better gas mileage.

[TheStang00]

shift early and go easy on it. is it a v6? if it is then you should already get decent milage... i know i have one. about 30 on the highway.

[silverstangs]

Originally Posted by robkiv21

I have a 04 mustang coupe manual shift. I drive 25 miles back and forth to work. Does anyone no a way I can get better gas mileage.

Sure do:....... Get the following

Synthetic Gear Oil for the tranny
Synthetic Gear Oil for the Rear end
Synthetic motor Oil for the engine
Aluminum drive shaft
Aluminum Flywheel
Electric Water Pump
Light weight clutch like the Centerforce LMC clutch or a Spec Clutch with the lightweight option.
Lightweight aftermarket rims
2 Piece rotors

All that will decrease rotational mass, thus reducing the effort of the engine to move the rotational mass of your driveline.

Change your differential gear ratio to 2.73's or 3.08... which will slow you down, but will increase your milage...... but make it worse on any steep hills or mountains, because you will need to shift down a gear because of less torque at the wheels.

Last thing..... lean out your fuel ratio slightly more..... if your brave

There you go, the ticket to getting more mileage out of your cars......

**EDIT
If that's still not enought......... then get the following:

Aftermarket seats, because they typically weight about half as much as stock.
Aftermarket K-member
Tubular A arms
Tubular Lower Control Arms
Tubular Upper Control Arms
Coil over shocks all the way around.
Remove the Mach 460 or Mach 1000 if you have it.
Swap to a manual rack.
Carbon Fiber Hood
Carbon Fiber Decklid
Carbon Fiber Side scoops
Drill 1 inch holes in your bumper bars.
Remove the back seat
Titanium Exhaust.
Get your axles riffle drilled

[neatofrito1618]

CAI, intake, and exhaust

[351wStang]

CAI does nothing. How would an intake increase gas mileage? How does exhaust increase your mileage when you are revving to higher rpms than normal driving would consist of to enjoy your aftermarket exhaust?

[neatofrito1618]

because they all make the car run better and when the car runs better it gets better gas milage. if u dont belive me then go to http://rpmoutlet.com/musv6maccai.htm

[TheStang00]

Originally Posted by neatofrito1618

because they all make the car run better and when the car runs better it gets better gas milage. if u dont belive me then go to http://rpmoutlet.com/musv6maccai.htm

351stang is right, while yes it technically does save milage, it also makes you want to rev it all the time to hear it, thus decreasing your milage. silverstangs being knowedgable as always has listed a rediculous number of possibilities but the only thing you need to be careful for is that the money you spend on getting better gas milage isnt more than the gas youd save... its like buying a hybrid car, sure it gets 10mpg better, but it costs 10k more. in the long run your still losing money. and yes thats a fact, numbers prove it.

[silverstangs]

Originally Posted by TheStang00

351stang is right, while yes it technically does save milage, it also makes you want to rev it all the time to hear it, thus decreasing your milage. silverstangs being knowedgable as always has listed a rediculous number of possibilities but the only thing you need to be careful for is that the money you spend on getting better gas milage isnt more than the gas youd save... its like buying a hybrid car, sure it gets 10mpg better, but it costs 10k more. in the long run your still losing money. and yes thats a fact, numbers prove it.

I actually had a person do everything but the following:
the gears, he actually went to 3:45's.
Removal of the Mach 1000
Carbon Fiber Decklid
Carbon Fiber Side scoops
Light weight rims
and Manual rack

and he actually gained 5 miles per gallon and 3/10ths in a quarter mile. He went thru two sets of axles....... both him and the machine shop didn't realize that the differential fluid would come out the axle shafts... so he had a second set drilled out. Then he told me about it, and that's when I told him he was suppost to tap and die set on the outside end and screw in a bolt..... DOUH! I think he spent about $400 for the work. He also had the ring gear shaved a bit, and drilled holes in the accessory brackets in the engine bay. He also went thru his entire wiring harness and removed every unused end, and stripped out the sound deadning material.

His final weight was 3019lbs from 3367lbs on the scales, give or take about 30lbs for fuel. Last I heard, he was swapping in a DOHC motor and a 6 speed, and a 8.8 inch. Oh it was a V6 that he bought for dirt cheap... he benefited from someone's bankruptcy. He's gonna have one hell of a track car....

[SkylineUSA]

Coast when you can, I always coast to stops. It helps a lot. And of course what silver said, is right on the money.

[SkylineUSA]

Coast when you can, I always coast to stops. It helps a lot. And of course what silver said, is right on the money.

[Bazilisck311]

What about Cold Air Intake? Alot of them advertise that it can increase gas milage 2-3mpg. Is that true?

[TheStang00]

i wouldnt think by 2-3 mpg. thats going on the theory that if your car has better flow it makes more power... meaning it doesnt have to work as hard. but a cold air intake doesnt give u that much more power...

[SMOKINGIROC]

If you want better gas mileage get a honda

[TheStang00]

Originally Posted by SMOKINGIROC

If you want better gas mileage get a honda

toyota...

[silverstangs]

Originally Posted by SMOKINGIROC

If you want better gas mileage get a honda

Wow man, musta took you all day to think of that..