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Re: [Tigers] fuel milage

To: Clyde McLaughlin <clydemclaughlin@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] fuel milage
From: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:26:00 -0400
I'm shooting for @24 inch diameter tires and the 2.88 differential. That
should keep the revs down. With the wide ration Toploader the car should
still have reasonable acceleration.

Tom
' 67 Mark 2

On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 8:03 PM, Clyde McLaughlin <
clydemclaughlin@verizon.net> wrote:

> If fuel milage is an issue I would think that the oem 2.88 rear would be in
> order,  keep the RPM's low,  that's what all the new cars do,  but they do
> have up to 8 speed transmissions and tall rear gears,  many new cars are
> under
> 2K rpm at 70 plus MPH,  remember in the 60's with 28 cent high test gas
> milage
> was not an issue,  Clyde --  just a note
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