- 1. A Good Motor.. (score: 1)
- Author: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
- Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 12:33:33 -0800
- Joey's question regarding what he could do to make the 260 in his dad's Tiger be a bit more powerful now has me asking a question. I'd like to hear from the list as to what a good strong STREET motor
- /html/tigers/2004-12/msg00227.html (7,976 bytes)
- 2. Re: A Good Motor.. (score: 1)
- Author: "Kathy and Erich Coiner" <kathy.coiner@gte.net>
- Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 16:40:53 -0800
- should dynp Item d makes for a tough nut. My tiger has a 260 with headers a small 4 barrel and 3.23 gears. I get 17 absolute tops on the hiway. City driving gets me 12-13 mpg. To hit your goals I wou
- /html/tigers/2004-12/msg00230.html (8,656 bytes)
- 3. Re: A Good Motor.. (score: 1)
- Author: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
- Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 18:03:23 -0800
- Yeah, I thought the mpg might be a problem. But, you know when my car was reasonably new I regularly got over 22 mpg in highway driving. Guess I need to figure out how much hp it takes to go at highw
- /html/tigers/2004-12/msg00233.html (7,837 bytes)
- 4. Re: A Good Motor.. (score: 1)
- Author: sosnaenergyconsulting <sosnaenergyconsulting@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 05:42:39 -0800
- I recall reading somewhere that typically a car only needs about 50 hp to hold a steady cruise at freeway speeds. This I think was written at a time and in regards to the big American boats of the '
- /html/tigers/2004-12/msg00238.html (8,161 bytes)
- 5. Re: A Good Motor.. (score: 1)
- Author: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:41:17 -0800
- Yes, somewhere I have already figured out the power requirements for speed sup to a lot. I think I included rolling resistance also. ANd you are right, it takes little to maintain speed and that acce
- /html/tigers/2004-12/msg00240.html (9,034 bytes)
- 6. RE: A Good Motor.. (score: 1)
- Author: " Ron Fraser" <rfraser@bluefrog.biz>
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 14:29:20 -0500
- I have a stock Tiger with a stock 260 engine and I get up to 28 mpg with plenty of acceleration and it is very streetable. Here is what I have: 2 bbl Ford carb (1967 replacement part number carb) K&N
- /html/tigers/2004-12/msg00244.html (8,491 bytes)
- 7. RE: A Good Motor.. (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul R. Breuhan" <prbreuhan@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 18:52:38 -0500
- For the basics I would add... Intake: Edelbrock Performer 289 (#2121) Dual Plane Cam: Edelbrock (#2122) Dur. @ .050: 204/214 Lift: 0.448/0.472 (Summit Racing seems to have the same spec cam kit for $
- /html/tigers/2004-12/msg00246.html (8,447 bytes)
- 8. RE: A Good Motor.. (score: 1)
- Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:23:59 -0700
- I'd go with the Pertronix Ignitor II with either their Flamethrower or Flamethrower II coil. The Unilite has (had? Mine does...) the mis-feature where the coil is energized through about 90% of the c
- /html/tigers/2004-12/msg00247.html (8,407 bytes)
- 9. Re: A Good Motor.. (score: 1)
- Author: "Kathy and Erich Coiner" <kathy.coiner@gte.net>
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 20:15:59 -0800
- Yeah but back in the day you were not using that oxygenated panther swill they call gasoline today. Oxygenated gasoline has lower energy content per gallon than the straight stuff. I have owned a 66
- /html/tigers/2004-12/msg00252.html (8,646 bytes)
- 10. Re: A Good Motor.. (score: 1)
- Author: DJoh797014@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 23:42:36 -0500
- Yeaah But the EPA claims the 1.55 gals of oxygenated fuel will pollute less for the 20 miles than the 1 gallon of gasoline you'd use to go the same 20 miles. And everyone knows that if a Federal Agen
- /html/tigers/2004-12/msg00253.html (7,691 bytes)
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