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hey guys have any of you noticed that our cars are getting some bad milage with the 10% ethonal blend in them. I've been getting only 280-290 miles before I need to refuelagain . I used to get between 310-320 miles before refueling.
99 Ford Contour SE T Red
XM Radio CD/MP3 Player
Aftermarket Wheel covers
debadged
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Goss's Garage in Washington Post.
"Boston, Mass.: my car, an '04 Buick Regal, seems to be getting slightly lowered mileage in city driving since ethanol has been added to the gasoline -- the car has less than 30,000 on the clock and was getting 17-18 mpg in the worst kinds of urban driving and about 30 mpg on the highway -- is it possible that the ethanol has a negative effect on mileage?
Pat Goss: You gotta love this Ethanol mess. Ethanol in gasoline guarantees reduced fuel economy. 2 percent -- 15 percent depending on the vehicle."
"Always do the cheap and easy ones first."
1996 V6 ATX 96K miles
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You guys are only getting like 300 miles to a tank of gas? Dude i'm getting 400 before I refuel. I'm not doing anything special either. I live in Lowell, MA so Ii'm in a city as well. Hmmm... either i just have a nack for getting good milage or one of the slight mods to my Zetec is improving my milage by 1/3. Idk... all i can say is that i love my car getting 400 miles to the tank.
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1999 Contour SE, Zetec 4cly. CAI with stock air box, velocity stacks on CAI, optimized HP exhaust headers.
Goal: HP somewhere around 175-225. Stock look. Nice interior.
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I got 321 miles per tank the other day, stock with a cut airbox and a post 98 intake setup. I run premium though.
96' ATX Zetec- stock
96' ATX Zetec- Modded
Kenwood KDC-319
5.75"-2 MTX 12's
Roady XT
Custom door panels
Mystique Cluster/oil pressure
Getting repainted(in primer)
Pre98 Lip
SE skirts
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Originally posted by pre98zetec:
I run premium though.
y?
98.5 SVT
91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
FS: SVT rear sway bar
WTB: Very cheap beater
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Yeah I've noticed a big decrease too, I can't get more than 28mpg highway, used to be 35.
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
Originally posted by pre98zetec:
I run premium though.
y?
only get 270 a tank with regular and pinging in the higher rpm's.
96' ATX Zetec- stock
96' ATX Zetec- Modded
Kenwood KDC-319
5.75"-2 MTX 12's
Roady XT
Custom door panels
Mystique Cluster/oil pressure
Getting repainted(in primer)
Pre98 Lip
SE skirts
Mystique front lip
dingless
badgeless
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ahh i hate the pinging sounds like s*** exspecially when on it 
-95 ford contour gl
CUSTOM exhaust
cold air intake
red brake calapers
new fog lights
Coming soon: lowering springs,shocks,struts,
rebuild on engine,17 inch rims,jrSupercharger,chiped
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Wow, some of this mileage makes me feel good about my V6 gas mileage. I'm getting 270-300 on a full tank ever since I tuned up the car.
Before I was only getting 200 average, and 230 if I really went empty, and did alot of highway miles.
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