Go for it Chris. Whoomp his, oh well you know what I mean.
Larry
cvaught@hawaii.rr.com wrote:
>
> i will put my tiger in the running. i might have to pull my 347 from my
>mustang
> to do it but i would. the projected 1/4 time on my stang is 11.5 seconds so
> that engine in a tiger would be SCARY!!
> stang engine
> 347 streetfighter pro street
> ARF 185 58 cc heads 10.7 compression ratio
> custom cam
> holley system max intake
> pro m 77mm maf
> 30# injectors>Theo, and all.
> 70mm throttle body
>
> Tiger engine
> 289
> 58cc stock heads
> edelbrock performer rpm intake and cam
> mallory unilite distributor
> mallory promaster coil
> holley 600dp
> summit fuel system
> k&n of course
>
> i will be in texas on the 21st so tell him to prove it.
> btw i have no interior,spare,top , or anything else to add weight to my car.
> LOL
> Chris in mississippi
> >In my opinion the Tiger is fine classic English car on the level of a big
> >Healy and XKE, and the Miata is just another Japanese car for little high
> >school girls.
> >
> >Does Mr. "96 [Miata]@18psi boost will eat a Tiger for lunch in a drag"
> >really think his 96 Miata will still have a devoted following 33 years after
>
> >the last one is built?
> >
> >Let the flaming begin.
> >
> >Peter S.
> >Devoted owner to B9471799 and other English classics
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net]On
> >Behalf Of Smit, Theo
> >Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 6:53 PM
> >To: National Corporation (E-mail)
> >Subject: RE: inquiry 121200b
> >
> >
> >On second thought, consider the following:
> >
> >A decent normally-aspirated Ford crate motor (or any other rollerized,
> >aluminum-head 302) can easily push 400 hp. It also weighs about 75 lbs less
>
> >than the original 260. Put an aluminum rad in front of it, and some decent
>
> >front suspension components to further improve the weight distribution and
>
> >handling, and I bet that mr. Turbo Miata would lose on all counts except
> >perhaps aerodynamic drag and braking.
> >Adding an intercooled turbo to an engine represents a minimum 50 lb penalty
>
> >on the front end, and the Miata is no lightweight to begin with. Off boost,
>
> >turbo engines suck (pardon the expression), so in any kind of road-course or
>
> >autocross environment you're continuously left-foot-braking to keep the
> >boost up, or else you have to try and predict exactly when the boost will
> >hit as you exit the turns. Been there, done that...
> >
> >Theo
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Jim D'Amelio [mailto:jimdamelio@home.com]
> >Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 4:15 PM
> >To: Wright, Larry
> >Cc: National Corporation (E-mail)
> >Subject: Re: inquiry 121200b
> >
> >
> >This guy talks about 18psi boost, so he's running some form of
> >turbocharger. He maybe able to smoke lots of Tigers, but were talking
> >apples and oranges here. A turbo Tiger running 18psi would probably
> >smoke his Miata. I think Jerry Porsch need to take a little trip to
> >Texas.
> >
> >"Wright, Larry" wrote:
> >>
> >> Tiger Folk!
> >> Since getting my new daily driver, I've been checking out
> >Miata.net;
> >> it's a big group, almost 7,000 members. A few days ago, someone (no, not
>
> >> me!) started a topic on Sunbeam Tigers. And then, another guy posts the
> >> following:
> >>
> >> "I owned a 60 Alpine in 64. The Tiger was way faster IN STRAIGHT LINE,
> >just
> >> don't try to turn too sharply. All in all compared to a Miata they're all
>
> >> POSs. And my 96 [Miata]@18psi boost will eat a Tiger for lunch in a drag
>
> >AND
> >> turn inside it all day long. The "good old days"? Give me todays
> >automobiles
> >> any day. NOW a 64 XKE? That's a different story...."
> >>
> >> Sounds like a challenge. Anyone down Texas way (that's where the
>
> >> fellow is) want to pick up the gauntlet? I've had my Mazda for about 4
> >> months now, a nice car, and a sweet handler, but out _drag_ a strong
> >Tiger?
> >> A stock one, sure...
> >>
> >> Lawrence R. Wright
> >> "I can't get no-- Satis-Traction"
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