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Old 09-06-2008, 05:37 PM   #3 (permalink)
SHOToonz
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The quick one - '95 Ford Taurus SHO
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Well, my 95 SHO with a 3.2 swapped V6 and 5 speed averages around 26mpg, mixed city/highway, with several runs up to 7800rpm at WOT per tank (sorry...i'm a racer). My 98 with a 3.4 liter V8 and 4 speed auto with crappy ford transmission tuning averages 22-24mpg, also mixed, driven much the same way.

I'm sure if I steadied my driving out in my 95, 30mph wouldn't be out of the question. My 98, on the other hand, is gonna require some transmission work before I can get more out of it. Thanks to ford's crappy programming, there's a ton of slop to be dialed out of the transmission, not to mention getting the torque convertor to actually lock up.
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