First Road trip in the 98 GT

Paladin1001 · Nov 21, 2019

I only had to go 250 miles or so but I have to say it was a comfortable car to travel in and surprisingly stable in the pouring down rain that I passed through. Way more stable than my Foxes are in any type of inclement weather. 26.88 MPG running 81 MPG with the cruise set when the rain let me, 2500 RPM's most of the way.

Jakespeeds · Nov 22, 2019

You really got 26.88 mpg!? I have never tried a long drive in mine to see what I would get. In truth I have never even considered figuring it. But 26.88 seems pretty unbelievable.

Jake

lwarrior1016 · Nov 22, 2019

26 mpg isn’t too unbelievable at all, I used to get 24-25 all the time in my 98. My buddy had a 97 and a 95 that both got 26 mpg on the highway. And the 95 had a carb swap with 4.56 gears.

Paladin1001 · Nov 22, 2019

I was pleasantly surprised with it for sure. Glad to know it's typical for the car and at the top of the normal range. That speaks to the general tune and health of the engine that it is running efficiently.

evilcw311 · Nov 22, 2019

My 95 use to get around 26-27 on the highway even with me playing a little every now and then. The 5spd cars easily average well.

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96blak54 · Nov 23, 2019

Old dinosaur windsor 5.0l could not ever reach the fuel efficiency of the more technically advanced modular engine. Heck... a third of the power gets consumed pushing rods!!! What a waste

Jakespeeds · Nov 23, 2019

Wow! Cool to hear. I would have never thought that was achievable.

Jake

white95 · Nov 23, 2019

What’s mpg?

Paladin1001 · Nov 23, 2019

white95 said:
What’s mpg?

That is my question when driving my Foxes and its actually SPG, smiles per gallon

. This car is going to be for my daughter so costs are a factor.

evilcw311 · Nov 23, 2019

96blak54 said:
Old dinosaur windsor 5.0l could not ever reach the fuel efficiency of the more technically advanced modular engine. Heck... a third of the power gets consumed pushing rods!!! What a waste

Have you ever owned a 5.0 stang or just like to talk smack about em??

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96blak54 · Nov 23, 2019

Ive owned 5.0l vehicles.....weak muscle. Dont get me wrong. The engines are work horses, just not superior to the modular. Why, one could say the modulars design is everything the old pushrod wasnt cause the pushrod is intriguing to mommas boys that love men in tight shorts.

evilcw311 · Nov 23, 2019

96blak54 said:
Ive owned 5.0l vehicles.....weak muscle. Dont get me wrong. The engines are work horses, just not superior to the modular. Why, one could say the modulars design is everything the old pushrod wasnt cause the pushrod is intriguing to mommas boys that love men in tight shorts.

White will lose his shit over this conversation and this shouldn’t be in someone else’s thread

But if you haven’t actually owned and built a 5.0 sn then just leave your thoughts to be opinions. Let’s get back to the op’s topic since this is his thread.

There’s plenty of threads you can revive that are already all about the pushrod vs mod battle

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white95 · Nov 23, 2019

Oof

For the sake of conversation, I routinely got 23-25 mpg from my ‘95 when it was still a daily driver. If I could keep my foot out of the throttle, that is.

DKblue98GT · Nov 23, 2019

I used to do a 130 mile commute in my 98 GT and would regularly get 26 mpg, it had 2.73 gears...

96blak54 · Nov 24, 2019

evilcw311 said:
White will lose his shit over this conversation and this shouldn’t be in someone else’s thread

But if you haven’t actually owned and built a 5.0 sn then just leave your thoughts to be opinions. Let’s get back to the op’s topic since this is his thread.

There’s plenty of threads you can revive that are already all about the pushrod vs mod battle

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Uhm.....excuse me? My comments totally belong into a modular based sn95 platform thread!

Im a 4.6l modular guy and you being the pushrod guy, it only makes sense for me not to miss the opportunity to badger you a little. Especially when you make positive pushrod comments!

To the original poster...im sorry to highjack your thread.

To evil....im sorry if my badgering has bothered you. Push rod engines are great!

All in good fun now...come on!

Paladin1001 · Nov 24, 2019

No worries from me, I have both and was a push rod only guy until I bought this car. I have been pleasantly surprised with everything about it.

I haven't opened the rear end to do an oil change yet that's on the agenda just haven't got there yet but I think my rear gear is 3.08 or at least that's what the tag says.

96blak54 · Nov 24, 2019

Probably. My 96 was a 2.73. When hard driving, the car never made it to 4k rpm in 3rd gear. I swapped it out with a 3.55. Talk about night and day difference

Paladin1001 · Nov 24, 2019

I've got a set of 3.55's in the garage but since its my daughters car and plenty quick enough for a young driver, I'll keep it as it. If I was going to keep it for me, I'd probably swap them out but for her its good as it is.

white95 · Nov 24, 2019

If it were for you, we’d all insist you went with 4.10 gears.

Don’t fear the gear!!

01yellercobra · Nov 24, 2019

I remember I swapped 3.73's into 98 GT and the MPG went up. I usually see 18mpg in the Cobra on long drives. I remember seeing mid 20's in my 01 when it had the aluminum big bore set up in it.