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Old 05-25-2013, 05:15 PM   #1
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Default Foxbody mpgs?

What does the 4cylinder get mpg wise?
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Old 05-25-2013, 06:06 PM   #2
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Not nearly as good as you might think. It comes from a serious lack of power, so it works much harder to maintain speed than a V6 or V8. My last 4 cyl Fox got around 16-17 in regular driving. My current '82, with the 302 and 4 speed manual, gets 23-25.
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EcoBoost swap! haha
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Old 05-25-2013, 09:20 PM   #4
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As stated the 4 cylinders don't do that great. I would look at a v8 car. My last fox with hci would knock down 27+ hwy regularly.
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Agreed. Not very good mileage due to not being very efficient motors.
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Buy this.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/3827045998.html
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That POS has been for sale for ever.
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Or this.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/cto/3822019681.html

Or this.

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all over my price range
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Or this.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/cto/3829374710.html

Or this.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/3829330757.html

Or this.

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FC is nice, had one of those back in the day.

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Buy an early year coupe, gut the hell out of it, install ls1 or similar with stock cam, full exhaust, good intake system, 2.73 gears and a manual... Enjoy 30+ mpgs on freeway..

Or, just buy a 97-99 Vette with a stick and call it a day. You can get em under 10k now.
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Originally Posted by STROKD View Post
Buy an early year coupe, gut the hell out of it, install ls1 or similar with stock cam, full exhaust, good intake system, 2.73 gears and a manual... Enjoy 30+ mpgs on freeway..

Or, just buy a 97-99 Vette with a stick and call it a day. You can get em under 10k now.
Sometimes I can't believe you are a finance guy. If he had that kind of money for a beater he wouldn't be looking into hoopty foxbody 5.0's that are just going to be moneypits and/or get stolen. lol
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Sometimes I can't believe you are a finance guy. If he had that kind of money for a beater he wouldn't be looking into hoopty foxbody 5.0's that are just going to be moneypits and/or get stolen. lol
lol just sayin, its easy mpgs and a nice car.
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Originally Posted by STROKD View Post
Buy an early year coupe, gut the hell out of it, install ls1 or similar with stock cam, full exhaust, good intake system, 2.73 gears and a manual... Enjoy 30+ mpgs on freeway..

Or, just buy a 97-99 Vette with a stick and call it a day. You can get em under 10k now.
thats dumb i would never waste money on a vette...
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