Thank GHOD!
I thought I was the only one getting less than optimal mileage. About
10 mpg at last count, and that's with about 220 horses at the flywheel
and a 1:1 top gear with 2.75:1 diff.
I figure it's down to an inability to keep my foot out of the loud pedal.
Normally I try not to get uptight about it, but I'd like to be able to
take it on a trip and not have to stop every hundred miles to gas up the
beast. Guess that's the tradeoff for more power and a C-4. Although if
I put an AOD in it that'd up my mileage by as much as 25%--Lessee,
that'd be....12.5 miles per gallon! Whee!
I remember a post from Tom Hall a while back--Tom, weren't you getting
around 25 from your 5-speed Tiger? I thought it was mostly stock, and a
260, but perhaps I got that part wrong? Would you refresh my memory,
please?
Best Regards
David Sosna
Steve Sage wrote:
> I don't drive the Tiger for its great gas mileage but I just
> accidentally did the ultimate gas mileage test, and the results aren't
> pretty. Filled up with 12.6 gallons (U.S.) of gas, I completely ran
> out of fuel at 155 miles for an average of 12.3 miles per gallon.
>
> The engine dyno'd at 250 HP a year or so ago, and I have a .73 5th
> gear so rpms are around 2300 at 75 MPH, the usual freeway speed here
> in southern Arizona. I installed a rebuilt vacuum advance distributor
> a couple of months ago, replacing my old Ford dual point. I converted
> both distributors to a Pertronix set up so the only real difference
> should be the vacuum advance, which I thought should help with the
> mileage a bit.
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