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AzMarauder
07-06-2006, 10:00 AM
Gang,

My wife is looking at a 95 Mustang GT Convertible. The question came up at the dinner table concerning what octane fuel the car requires. I've done web search to no avail. Anyone have a 95 Mustang GT ? What does Ford recommend for octane?

Thanks,
rvaldez1
07-06-2006, 10:15 AM
My Godmother owned a 96' and I believe it was regular 87.
RoyLPita
07-06-2006, 10:17 AM
I had a 1995 GTS coupe. 87 octane is used stock, but with the advancing of the timing, 93 will be required. BTW, make sure the odometer works.
AzMarauder
07-06-2006, 10:21 AM
Thanks both....

The car is in Indiana ( I have this thing about having to travel to pickup a car I guess) :loco:

It is for the wife so advancing of the timing etc. is not something that she is that concerned with. She currently drives a Miata but is ready for a little bit bigger car (convertible). I steered her towards a 5.0L Mustang due to the availability of parts etc.

The 87 octane is a good thing !
Breadfan
07-06-2006, 10:24 AM
Yeah it should run 87 no problem. When you get it, check the timing, I think it's the same as the older foxes, 10deg is stock, 12-14 is advanced and usually requires higher octane. It's a common mod, so I'd check it to see where it's set.

Remember to pull off the spout connector, the little grey terminator hanging off a few wries near the distributor.
RoyLPita
07-06-2006, 10:38 AM
BTW, I have a custom h-pipe for 94-95 GT 5.0.
Rider90
07-06-2006, 10:44 AM
gas prices :bigcry:
AzMarauder
07-06-2006, 02:59 PM
Yeah it should run 87 no problem. When you get it, check the timing, I think it's the same as the older foxes, 10deg is stock, 12-14 is advanced and usually requires higher octane. It's a common mod, so I'd check it to see where it's set.

Remember to pull off the spout connector, the little grey terminator hanging off a few wries near the distributor.

What type of gas mileage is typical for the 95 GT Vert?

I had a 95 GT Coupe and stock it would manage about 26 MPG on the highway (driven around 60-65 mph) with a personal best of nearly 29 MPG on a very tame 55-60 mph run. If I recall my 94 had stock gearing of 2.93 I believe. When I changed to 3.73s I used to get about 23 MPG.