Our drummer put 87 octane Sunoco non ethanol in his 2014 GT and it gave him about 369 miles per tank and when he goes to a station with ethanol gas he gets between 284-333 miles per tank, depending how poor the ethanol fuel is. If you drive like there’s a egg under your foot you will get considerably better fuel mileage.

@Red5oh

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s true also. Typically higher octane at least on 2015+ will get slightly better mpg. So the extra gas cost is somewhat offset by that

I just bought a 19 Mustang GT in Nashville and drove it home to Wisconsin. I got 27.7 mpg driving 70-80 all on interstate highways. I used 87 oct. and the awesome adaptive cruise control!

@Red5oh

2 ай бұрын

Congrats! They really give amazing mileage all things considered. I typically see around 27 on road trips. Highest I saw was 29.4 mpg which is crazy

Yo, thank you!! Big difference

@Red5oh

Ай бұрын

I’m glad it was helpful! Enjoy

Red 5 oh! Another killer video man !

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir! With crazy gas prices, had to get creative

I have a rousch cold air kit and VMP tune on my 2018 5.0. I use 91 octane premium gas. I have oil changers substitute a quart of hyper lube for a quart of oil when servicing my car. It makes a noticeable difference in performance. I get 27 or 28 mpg on freeways at 70 mph.

@Red5oh

Жыл бұрын

That’s about what I get on freeway too but impressive that you get better performance with hyper lube. I had never heard about but I’ll do my research

@theroadrunnerjarhead4109

Жыл бұрын

@@Red5oh the rousch cold air kit wakes up the 5.0 more than the hyper lube. The throttle response is what’s noticeable. The VMP tune helps at top end.

I have made the switch to 87. My mileage went down by about 0.4 on daily driving. No big deal. My 2019 is a stick. I reguarly drive about 150 miles each way to visit family. Some stops and goes, foothills with twists. By keeping my foot out, I can usually get 29 mpg. No rain/snow mode.

@Red5oh

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I have definitely used 87 on couple long road trips where I knew I wouldn't be getting much on the car. 87 for regular driving is ok.

@CrackaSlapYa

Жыл бұрын

i cant do it. 93 only.

@donaldbrown1300

25 күн бұрын

Me 2 😂​@@CrackaSlapYa

Awesome 👍👍

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

Great vid. What can you tell us about wet/snow mode with a 6 speed manual? I know it turns the traction control on but what else?

@Red5oh

Жыл бұрын

With 6 speed manual you’ll notice throttle being very sluggish. You’d have to really mash it to get going. Which helps with traction if you’re stuck

I guess it comes down to how you drive the car. I get well over 26 mpg on 93 oct. Texas speed limits are high and the car seem to love 70 mph.

@Red5oh

5 ай бұрын

Yeah highway I can do 25-26 and combined I usually average 21 mpg. Honestly I’m impressed with the mileage on the car

Octane makes no difference in gas mileage. The engine ECU will adjust engine ignition timing at high RPMs to account for 87 vs. higher octane. That has no difference during "normal" driving. What makes the most difference is amount of throttle being applied while you drive. We don't hold the engine at 7,000 rpm the entire time we are driving car, etc.

@Red5oh

Ай бұрын

Yes that’s 87 vs 93 won’t be significant and mostly comes down to actual throttle being applied. However 93 does burn more efficiently thus causing slightly improved mpg. Although it’s better out due to increased price

I wonder does the snow and wet mode do the same for chargers, cameros and challengers?

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

In theory it should as under those modes typically the car will shift really quickly to avoid traction issues

That's good to kno. Mine doesn't have the drive modes but alot of them do and I bet alot of people didn't kno that. I sure didn't. Lol

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I discovered it by mistake and had to double take on my mpg that I got lol. It’s definitely a neat tool

Ford should really put an eco mode in the stangs now Even though they’re sports cars, a lot of people daily these cars and don’t exactly want to use the power in their daily commute

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree I think corvette has cylinder deactivation mode. It transitions to 8 cylinders pretty instantly too so you can’t tell you were ever on 4cyl

@CoyoteCarroll

2 жыл бұрын

@@Red5oh coyotes really don’t need a cylinder deactivation because the the VCT is the reason it gets such good gas mileage. Especially with 10r80 because it can be low on the rpm’s

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

@@CoyoteCarroll yeah not sure how much it would help. But I agree overall gen 3 coyote with 10 speed get great gas mileage for what they are

in my S550 i usually fuel up with 89 octane. but it seems like cold starts are the loudest / most ferocious with the lower octane; 87. i noticed this most when i ran a couple tank fulls on 93, and then refueled with 87. but again, 89 is my usual octane of choice.

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

89 seems to be the middle ground. I honestly didn’t even notice power differences on 87 octane. I’m gonna have to try out difference on cold start on 87 vs 93

@xrmerkur

2 жыл бұрын

@@Red5oh true, can’t say i’ve ever noticed a performance difference either. but the cold start might be something to it, because i’m convinced the sound is fuller.

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

@@xrmerkur another commenter pointed that out as well. I’m curious now

@xrmerkur

2 жыл бұрын

@@Red5oh must not be my imagination then 🤩 a relationship with your Mustang is personal.

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

@@xrmerkur haha it certainly is!

I thought you were blowing smoke about 87 octane and I just looked at yep 87 can be ran in these cars! I figured out that the snow/wet would keep rpm’s down because I had the 10r80 transmission in my f-150 and I noticed the revs were a lot lower. Thanks for another video!

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah I ran 87 octane for first year without any problems. Since gen 3 coyote compression is very high it could cause problem long term but in 1 year of using it I didn’t notice anything. Snow and wet was an accidental discovery and I love it for mpg! Thanks for watching

Well damn I learned something today 😅, awesome video man!

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I was really surprised to learn that lol

hahaha, i thought i was the only do that uses the snow and wet mode to save petrol haha

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

Haha nope definitely a very effective way that a lot of people don’t know

Can I daily the car in wet/snow mode ? Or will it hurt my car ?

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

Nope it won’t hurt anything. It’s just different throttle mapping and shift points. If anything they are more conservative than normal so it should help but definitely not make things worse

I've used 87 since I bought my 2016 gt automatic and it burns fast but my question is what's the normal original gas do I run in it? I tried 93 with that fuel cleaner caused my check engine light to come on so I went back to 87 and it went away.

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

93 octane shouldn’t cause any check engine light. 87 works ok but 93 is better. I ran 87 for a year with no issues and now run 93. Are you tuned?

@byrdman3587

2 жыл бұрын

@@Red5oh I'm not tuned yet. So 93 is recommended?

@graymustang

2 жыл бұрын

@@byrdman3587 yes

instead of snow mode you can utilize the paddle shifters to shift immediately to the next gear but i wouldnt do this personally because of the stress on the tranny

@Red5oh

Жыл бұрын

Yup that also works but like you more stress on transmission but most importantly doing it yourself whereas snow mode does it by itself.

Are there any tunes that help?

@Red5oh

Жыл бұрын

To improve mpg? No as they are typically geared towards power. Any mpg gain from tune would be negligible and the cost of tune itself won’t be worth it imo

Hey man what should I gas my mustang ecoboost 2022? For daily driving. Thanks

@Red5oh

Жыл бұрын

87 is fine for ecoboost for daily driving but imo you will notice a drop in performance though

@TheApparitionHolmes

Жыл бұрын

If I use snow mode all the time would that damage anything? Thanks man

@Red5oh

Жыл бұрын

@@TheApparitionHolmes it won’t necessarily damage anything but at best you’ll save 1-1.5 mpg. Which I’m the end isn’t enough to not have fun in the mustang! My 2 cents lol

I wonder if I can use 87 in my 2023 Mach 1

@Red5oh

10 ай бұрын

You technically can but you won’t be getting full HP Mach 1 has to offer

so if i take a road trp lets say from FL to TX i shull fill wit???

@Red5oh

Жыл бұрын

You can definitely use 87 for that as long as you’re not constantly getting on it

@sphifex5678

Жыл бұрын

@@Red5oh dope thanks

I think best way buy Prius, if you can’t spend 5 more $ on the gas station. And you will have winter mode every time😂😂😂

@Red5oh

Жыл бұрын

Hahah! I’d rather drive the 5.0 and pay extra for gas than be caught in a Prius

@raymadani270

Жыл бұрын

No one forced you to watch it, bro.

Sad supercharged 5.0 exhaust noises. If I'm driving conservatively with a little bit of fun here and there I get 15-16 in the city and that's on premium fuel. When I was in my 2013 gt I would get 17 in the city on low octane fuel while still having some fun. It is what it is but at least I got a hellcat killa

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

What kinda power are you making and what's the setup?

@JJ.Picasso

2 жыл бұрын

@@Red5oh roush phase 1. Rated 700hp so probably in the realm of low 600 rear wheel hp

This is why I don’t buy used cars, putting 87 on the tank of a GT should he criminal. Also, 93 octane doesn’t give you better milage. That is a myth.

@Red5oh

10 ай бұрын

Yeah I would personally run 93 octane on the GT to be safe

So you can put 93 even if you’re not tuned?

@Red5oh

2 ай бұрын

Yes absolutely if anything you get slightly more hp even if stock

87 octane will burn faster tho. I never used it was a waste of money. But tbh I think their is a different my engine sounds louder

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s why it’s a wash. Cheaper gas but slightly worse mpg. Your engine is louder on 87?

I bought one to have fun. Couldn't care less about the mileage

@Red5oh

Жыл бұрын

Agreed I normally don’t care for mpg on my 5.0. But good for people to save money if they daily it and commute is extensive

@Dynoids

Жыл бұрын

Until you buy car and have to drive it all the time. Then the gas mileage does matter.

@S550STANG

Жыл бұрын

@@Dynoids I drive it all the time regardless. Still don't care about mileage. Smiles per gallon not mpg. 11.2 is what I'm getting and couldn't care less lol

@OldCityBob

11 ай бұрын

I wish you were getting 3 mpg so you would smile even more.

@S550STANG

11 ай бұрын

@@OldCityBob Honestly wouldn't bug me. It's only money lmao

I just bought a used 2020 GT. The manual says 87 or better but when I opened the gas tank, there's a sticker that says, "93 Premium". Does that come stock on the car or something that probably got slapped on by the used car dealer to tell their people what to put in it?

@Red5oh

11 ай бұрын

Not stock. Either the dealer put it on or maybe it’s tuned for 93 octane and the owner had it out on to be safe.

My 2015 GT I could get 26-27 MPG Highway.

@Red5oh

Жыл бұрын

Yeah these cars do amazing mpg. 29.4 is the most I’ve seen and regularly see 21 mpg combined

Drop a k@ n and get 5 more mpg,,, drop the resonator to x pipe. And get 7 more mpg.

@Red5oh

11 ай бұрын

Lol I’ve got both but haven’t noticed any mpg gain

@chriss7991

17 күн бұрын

lmao, doh........ dumbest post!

1 go buy a tesla if you think abt gas prices of a stang , 2 snow mode should use just in snow not for daily drive because you are killing your pistons with lower Rpm and speed in higher gears, thats so bad for the engine, use correct gear for the rpm, dont shift too early

@raymadani270

Жыл бұрын

Hey Mamad, you don't know it. Ford wouldn't implement it if was a piston killer.

@Red5oh

Жыл бұрын

Yes I agree with above. It’s not lugging the engine. It’s just shifting early instead of revving it out. I do agree that if you bought a mustang you should have fun and not care about gas but this video was done when gas shot up to $6 gallon overnight so every dollar counted lol. I usually drive mine in Sport mode

@OldCityBob

11 ай бұрын

Killing the engine by revving less????? Where did you get your engineering degree from????

93🚗💨🔥🔥🔥🔥💵💵💵👍🏿

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely recommended to go 93! Although wallet isn’t happy with current prices 😂

I have a munual. My drive mode is how i feel...lol.

@Red5oh

7 ай бұрын

lol fair enough! With a manual it’s tempting not to downshift and have fun

@stangedude5646

7 ай бұрын

@Red5oh They are fun, but the automatics are much faster.

How much money do you spend on gas monthly roughly ?

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

It depends honestly but I'd say with current gas prices easily $150

And gas in my area in Alabama at the moment is $4.99

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

That’s for regular?

@byrdman3587

2 жыл бұрын

@@Red5oh yes that's the price for the regular and the premium gas ⛽

This is when having the ecoboost mustang comes in handy

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm not sure if that’s entirely accurate lol. Rented 2 Ecoboosts recently and drove them for 1 week and averaged around 23 mpg which is not too far off from my average. Although just highway driving Ecoboost is definitely much better!

@yungactivist

2 жыл бұрын

It doesn’t make a difference driving different a v6 mustang has almost the same gas mileage as gt and 2012 Honda accord’s with a 4 cylinder

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

@@yungactivist yup if driven conservative they get good gas mileage but driving it normally with some fun they get about same as GT which in that case I would much rather have the GT

@jayeshjahagirdar9589

Жыл бұрын

@@Red5oh what mpg do you get on your gt?

@Red5oh

Жыл бұрын

@@jayeshjahagirdar9589 I average around 20.7 city and highway combined. On road trips Ive seen as high as 29.4 mpg. Pretty impressed given the big 5.0

My 02 gets 4mpg

@Troublemeyer

Ай бұрын

That's a real number.

@Red5oh

Ай бұрын

Geez are you boosted? That’s absurdly low even with a supercharger

@Troublemeyer

Ай бұрын

@@Red5oh Nope, Not yet - But when I do Boost it - it'll be completely rebuilt or a whole new engine. I believe it has something to do with the o2 & MAF. Sometimes it's too much fuel and not enough spark so I get misfires. The 02 is a pain to get to on the New Edge.

Awww it's a automatic 😔

@Red5oh

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I know it’s the faster one 😂

@kingofhuecomundo9394

Жыл бұрын

@@Red5oh no it's the manly one 🤣

@Red5oh

Жыл бұрын

@@kingofhuecomundo9394 lol and it breaks. Tremec I agree but mt82 isn’t the move lol

If you’re worried about gas mileage in a 5.0 you bought the wrong car 😂

@Red5oh

7 ай бұрын

lol true that. This was back when gas prices increased to $6 a gallon. I love my V8 noises too much to care about gas prices

@shemariAkaTheSensei

6 ай бұрын

I’m only worried not cause I can’t afford it I’m just tired of stopping at a gas station every 5 minutes😭

685 a gallon here in California ...yeah sorry but no thanks

@Red5oh

10 ай бұрын

Geez that’s expensive!!

First off all gasoline has X amount of energy per gallon not matter what the octane rating is, all that means is it will be less likely to detonate. So for normal driving you get nothing for all that extra cost except your piece of mind. My 2019 Stang gets 30.4 miles per gallon no matter which gas I use.

@Red5oh

10 ай бұрын

Ecoboosts certainly benefit from 93 octane whereas for GT you don't see much of a difference aside from peace of mind

Are we friends on Tiktok?

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm I’m not sure? Lol

Hecha le • H

@Red5oh

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm what?