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Posted by 86BackInBlack (Member # 5372) on :
 
anyone ever do any long distance trips in their 5.0? Im going from san jose to about 20 minutes after sebastopol and am worried the stang might get hot or something
 

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Posted by Cobraboy (Member # 7826) on :
 
lmao... only on a ford site would you find a thread like this.
 

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Posted by 86BackInBlack (Member # 5372) on :
 

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Originally posted by Cobraboy:
lmao... only on a ford site would you find a thread like this.

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Originally posted by solbrothers:
if you car isn't reliable enough to drive 400+ miles every time you turn the ignition key, you dont have a reliable car

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+1
 

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Posted by shiftylx (Member # 2670) on :
 
i used to drive both my 5.0's from Chico to the peninsula and vice versa at least once a month with no problems at all. just make sure to have a little tool kit with the basic tools just in case.
oh, and i drove my all original 67 289 coupe out here to phoenix from Foster City with no problems other than the gas bill!
 

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Posted by Dave50 (Member # 5238) on :
 

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Originally posted by 86BackInBlack:
anyone ever do any long distance trips in their 5.0? Im going from san jose to about 20 minutes after sebastopol and am worried the stang might get hot or something

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If youve ever raced it (banged all 4 gears real hard)it should make that trip cruisin in 5th at 2500 rpm no problem.
 

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Posted by 95gts (Member # 8052) on :
 
i wouldnt try to go farther than 20 miles in any 5.o.
 

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Posted by essasin (Member # 4741) on :
 
If you take care of your stang I would not see why it wouldn't make it. I drove my 83 daily driver everywhere and back and it never failed me once. Although I used to laugh at all the brand new audis and lower end Mercedes that I would see broken down on the side of the road.
 

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Posted by threethirty1 (Member # 7814) on :
 
I drive my 331 daily in LA, and drove it up and down the 5, 3 times last year. It does well. I just can sit in too much traffic.
 

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Posted by BCINGUU (Member # 2397) on :
 
I drive my 347 for 80 miles every day between SJ and Pleasanton, and even in this weather it never heats up even 1 degree over 180. I beefed up my cooling system to handle any conditions.
 

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Posted by solbrothers (Member # 7524) on :
 

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Originally posted by 95gts:
i wouldnt try to go farther than 20 miles in any 5.o.

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Originally posted by Blind:
I drive mine 380 miles each way from camarillo to half moon bay and back over 3 day weekends all the time, never had a problem.

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Originally posted by solbrothers:

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Originally posted by 95gts:
i wouldnt try to go farther than 20 miles in any 5.o.

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x2 fuck less than 20mpg

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Originally posted by 5.0-srt-4:

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Originally posted by solbrothers:

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Originally posted by 95gts:
i wouldnt try to go farther than 20 miles in any 5.o.

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x2 fuck less than 20mpg

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the guy in this link gets 80mpg in his fit
http://www.myspace.com/solbrothers

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Posted by Blind (Member # 3052) on :
 

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Originally posted by solbrothers:

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Originally posted by 95gts:
i wouldnt try to go farther than 20 miles in any 5.o.

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x2 fuck less than 20mpg

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I get 25mpg in my `89 doing that 380 mile trip, 3.73 gears on cruise at 75mph.


fuck driving a tiny clown car that only gets 10mpg better with less than half the power
 

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Posted by solbrothers (Member # 7524) on :
 

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Originally posted by Blind:

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Originally posted by solbrothers:

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Originally posted by 95gts:
i wouldnt try to go farther than 20 miles in any 5.o.

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x2 fuck less than 20mpg

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I get 25mpg in my `89 doing that 380 mile trip, 3.73 gears on cruise at 75mph.


fuck driving a tiny clown car that only gets 10mpg better with less than half the power

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