[Shotimes] gas mileage issues

Shylo McKinsey mrfluffy02@yahoo.com
Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:16:55 -0800 (PST)


my dad'a 69 mach 1 gets 10 in town...and we're talkin
429 cobra jet....and his foot is ALWAYS on the
firewall...

Shylo McKinsey

'91 White MTX

--- Paul L Fisher <sho@paul-fisher.com> wrote:
> You have some serious issues with your car if you
> are only getting 8 MPG. I
> hit redline just about every time I take off and I
> still average 21 MPG. How
> old are your O2 sensors? 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Brett Lykins
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 4:50 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] gas mileage issues
> 
> 24?!!....i would be HAPPY if my SHO get 24
> mpg........my SHO is gettin 13
> mpg on the HIGHWAY....ok...and 8 in the city, which
> is where i do most of my
> driving....so yea...i fill up my SHO 4 times a week
> just going to school and
> back, which is 3 miles from my house...120 miles to
> work and back on the
> weekends, with trying to drive like i have SOME
> brain....not too bad, i try
> to keep it under 3500rpms...... but hey...2 of those
> fill-ups are free, when
> you work for a family member who owns a car
> dealership....you are bound to
> get free stuff!!...but gettin back to the point, gas
> miliage on my 93 atx
> SUCKS!!......oh well....
> 
> 
> btw,
> coming home from work last sunday, i pulled up to a
> stop light beside a
> black Mustang GT mtx....it was some kid...he TRIED
> to race me.....key word
> TRIED.....i left him soooo bad next stop light we
> came too he turned off and
> found a faster way to get ahead of me, cause about
> 15 miles down the road he
> was turing infront of me at a stop
> sign.........moral of the story....dont
> ever try a SHO......cause we will win....it might
> not be me...but i know
> there are some people on this list and others that
> will KICK YOUR ASS!!!!!
> 
> Brett Lykins
> Maysville, Kentucky
> 1993 SHO
> Emerald Green
> ATX
> 1994 Porsche 968
> Black
> ATX
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "Hartberger, Jason M.  ATAN"
> <hartbejm@roosevelt.navy.mil>
> >To: "SHOtimes mailing list (E-mail)"
> <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: [Shotimes] gas mileage issues
> >Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 14:00:18 -0500
> >
> >I found out on my way back from Pittsburgh that my
> SHO will go 
> >precisely
> >421.6 miles before the engine dies. Fortunately, I
> found this out as I 
> >was coasting into a gas station, so no harm done,
> but it raised some
> questions.
> >At that gas station, I put 17.6 gallons in my tank.
> Having done the 
> >math, that averages out to 24mpg. That seems a bit
> low to me... is 
> >there anything wrong with this number? this is
> going all highway, so I 
> >thought I'd be getting closer to 30mpg. Am I just
> delusional, or do I 
> >need to have a look-see at my engine?
> >
> >Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> >ATAN Hartberger, USN
> >USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71
> >
> >94 red ATX, 19320 miles -- it's hexed, I swear (get
> it? huh?) 
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