2011 Ford Mustang V6 rated 31 mpg highway - Page 2

Chris S · 03-08-2010, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by smileyman

Class leading chassis, awesome mileage, and great performance....Shame about the tiny rear leg room but it is a sports car...

I wouldn't hail any car w/ a live axle rear suspension as having a class-leading chassis, nor would I call it a sports car!

karl_1052 · 03-08-2010, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris S

I wouldn't hail any car w/ a live axle rear suspension as having a class-leading chassis, nor would I call it a sports car!

In the class it is in, everything has a solid rear axle.

I will agree that they are not sports cars, but they are sporty cars.

Dave · 03-08-2010, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by karl_1052

In the class it is in, everything has a solid rear axle.

I will agree that they are not sports cars, but they are sporty cars.

what class is that? Other mustangs? :Lol:

goof2 · 03-08-2010, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by karl_1052

In the class it is in, everything has a solid rear axle.

That used to be the case. It isn't anymore.

karl_1052 · 03-08-2010, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by goof2

That used to be the case. It isn't anymore.

I guess not.

Meh, for the price, I would get a 2010 GT, I hear they are selling for low 20s, cause everybody wants a new 5.0 GT.

Homeslice · 03-08-2010, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris S

I wouldn't hail any car w/ a live axle rear suspension as having a class-leading chassis, nor would I call it a sports car!

All accounts say that it handles surprisingly good. If someone uses it on perfectly smooth roads or tracks, they're not going to notice the difference between live axle or independant. You'd probably only notice the difference when you hit a bump mid-corner.

Is it a sports car, no....... A sports car is something that was built from ground up with its own chassis, not a chassis that is shared with sedans, like the Mustang's. Same goes for the Audi TT, it is not a sportscar either. It uses a Golf chassis.

z06boy · 03-04-2010, 10:51 AM

That is impressive.

Yeah gearing probably is the difference...or most of it.

I know with my Vette when it was stock...it would get 28 mpg on the highway but 6th gear had no umph...and the car would lull down the road at around 1500 rpm.

I changed the gearing from stock 3:42's to 3:90's.

smileyman · 03-04-2010, 10:55 AM

So you'll have to shift a bit to pass just like a 600...You could always throw in a deeper pinion/rear end gear and 'get by' with 'just' 25 mpg...

Krabill · 03-05-2010, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by z06boy

That is impressive.

Yeah gearing probably is the difference...or most of it.

I know with my Vette when it was stock...it would get 28 mpg on the highway but 6th gear had no umph...and the car would lull down the road at around 1500 rpm.

I changed the gearing from stock 3:42's to 3:90's.

Just out of curiosity, what kind of mpg are you getting out of it now?

z06boy · 03-05-2010, 01:49 PM

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Just out of curiosity, what kind of mpg are you getting out of it now?

I'd have to check...not sure to be honest but it's not too far off from where it was if I drive it normal. It's probably 2 or so mpg down but keep in mind it now has a blower...a different cam...and the 3:90's.

I'm sure there is a bigger drop during "spirited" driving.

My shift points are different since the change.

If I had it to do over again...with the blower...I may have gone with 3:73's if I was going to change from the stock 3:42's. Hard to hook on street tires but not that big of a deal since I rarely dump the clutch from a dead stop.

The reason I changed in the first place is due to my rear gear beginning to whine and since I needed to do something and was having to pay the $$ I went for more performance. I also had a hardened output shaft installed.

That's been the only mechanical issue with this car since I bought it in 02 so I feel pretty good about that.

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z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	That is impressive. Yeah gearing probably is the difference...or most of it. I know with my Vette when it was stock...it would get 28 mpg on the highway but 6th gear had no umph...and the car would lull down the road at around 1500 rpm. I changed the gearing from stock 3:42's to 3:90's. Last edited by z06boy; 03-04-2010 at 11:14 AM..

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