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05-25-2013, 05:15 PM
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El Presidente
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Foxbody mpgs?
What does the 4cylinder get mpg wise?
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05-25-2013, 06:06 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Keller
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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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05-25-2013, 06:12 PM
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Location: Valley Ranch
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EcoBoost swap! haha
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05-25-2013, 09:20 PM
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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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05-25-2013, 09:58 PM
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I> /\/\
Join Date: Jun 2012
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Agreed. Not very good mileage due to not being very efficient motors.
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05-25-2013, 10:04 PM
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05-25-2013, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by JDBishopArts
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That POS has been for sale for ever.
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05-25-2013, 10:06 PM
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05-25-2013, 10:13 PM
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El Presidente
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all over my price range
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05-25-2013, 10:16 PM
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05-25-2013, 10:43 PM
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FC is nice, had one of those back in the day.
Originally Posted by JDBishopArts
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05-26-2013, 03:08 PM
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Old School
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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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05-26-2013, 03:29 PM
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I> /\/\
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Originally Posted by STROKD
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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05-26-2013, 10:06 PM
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Old School
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Originally Posted by Steve
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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lol just sayin, its easy mpgs and a nice car. 
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05-26-2013, 07:23 PM
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El Presidente
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Originally Posted by STROKD
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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