What did you do with your Thunderbird Today?

Grog6 said:
When I was driving 120 miles/day, I could tell tire pressure, oil age, trans fluid age, and suspension wear just from how the car drove.
I could tell gas mileage pretty well too.
I change oil every 2500 mi, trans fluid every 25k, and air filter every oil change. I got 21-25mpg, although by a random thing of following a state trooper into maryville for a week, I found out the non-hooning mpg was 35mpg@80-85mph. Difference was everyone got out of the way ,lol.
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So you're saying the Nascar drafting to conserve fuel was a hoax?😉 The CD is what drew me to the bird in the first place. Slick as glass when everything is right. My rear shocks are dead and so I may be a little lower than stock.😁
 
Generalee0527 said:
Tire pressure is important. Mydrive is 90% highway at 60-65mph. Do you have ability to check fuel trims? I use forscan to monitor mine.
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Nah, I was just using the gas station reciepts. So, I used about an 1/4 of a tank and gone 60+ miles. That is better than I have seen in years.
 
That’s like when I got my ACC carpet, the black carpet I had in it before was from a smoker car and the rubber backer was crumbling apart from dry rot. I got it as clean as it ever could get and black carpet hides many sins but it still had a mustiness I eventually went noseblind to. Putting the ACC in its place practically gave it new car smell
 
Our cars seem to hit best mileage 80-90mph, so the aerodynamics are great.
I was nowhere near close enough to a trooper to draft him,lol.
Staying 100yds back is close enough to get the benefit without getting busted.
I've drafted many a semi, tho; bastards blocking traffic, I burn their gas.
 
Grog6 said:
Our cars seem to hit best mileage 80-90mph, so the aerodynamics are great.
I was nowhere near close enough to a trooper to draft him,lol.
Staying 100yds back is close enough to get the benefit without getting busted.
I've drafted many a semi, tho; bastards blocking traffic, I burn their gas.
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With 3.08s perhaps. Best I ever got in my car with 3.55s was 29mpg averaging 65ish. Cougars aren’t as slippery as Tbirds either, they’re pretty much the same Cd as SN95/New Edge Mustangs at .36, Tbirds and Marks are like .32 or .31 IIRC

Classy style isn’t always efficient :tongue:
 
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