anyone know what the normal gas mileage is for a 87 tbird with a 3.8 in it?? it seemed like we went forever on a tank of gas before we swapped rearends. now it seems like we stop 6 times a week at the gas station. the econometer in my dash says Im getting like 16-18 MPG average on the highway not in town in town it drops to like 13-15 MPG. Is this normal?Seems way low to me.
Thanks ahead of time,
Dan
well, before i started running my bird into the ground, i got a best of about 26mpg on the highway, and 18mpg on the average stop and go
thats still alot better then what Im getting its 26 miles one way to work. any ideas why its so low?
like shawn i got 26 hwy/18 cty in my 86
i got 23 hwy/ 16 cty in my 90
hell i get 20 hwy /14 cty in my 91 ho
i matched you with my 91 SC but it needs a massive tune up
well I hope its that simple cant afford anything major on it. my cougar parts car has the same rear in it my tbird had before I changed it. which to make a long story short I changed it because the old one messed up. not sure what gears we went to but it feels like theres alot more power to the car which is sad for a 3.8 they dont feel like they have alot of power anyway. but I found I have the passenger side axle seal leaking fluid into my brake. seeing as how I have to pull the axle out to change that I may just swap for the rear end that was in it to begin with maybe it'll help some. hopefully all this thing needs is a good tune up not sure though its got like 213K miles on it. need to get the 302 rebuilt and put in.
My car:
Burns like 1/8 gallon on start up, I think there may be a fuel leak or something...
I burn 1/6 tank driving 20 miles.
But hopefully replacing all my plugs will up my milage, just need to repair my exhaust.