Great info John, I saw and video'd him at Solomon's. He was very fast. I was
wondering where he was, as I've not heard of him since then. It was fun to
watch
all the Tigers run the strip. Thanks, Mark
JEwords@aol.com wrote:
> Listers:
>
> There's at least one fast Tiger owner who lets his transmission do most of
> the shifting. I'm talking about Jerry Porsch, who has turned 10.61 @ 124 mph
> on the bottle and with rear slicks. Jerry's Tiger has a 302 roller motor with
> aluminum heads, a cam with a lotta lift, a 125 hp nitrous injection kit, a
> modified C-4 automatic and a shortened Chrysler rear (with I think, a 3:55
> gear). He has also installed a solid front motor plate to replace the stock
> motor mounts and runs a roll cage. This car really hooks up, and he routinely
> lifts the left front tire a couple of inches off the strip when he launches.
> Still, he does drive it on the street. Riding with Jerry is not for the faint
> of heart.
>
> Jerry does a lot of bracket racing, and many TEAE drag strip fans saw him
> turn in the 11s with street tires at the United in '99 at Solomon Island, MD.
> He recently moved from Orlando to Albuquerque, and the last time I talked
> with him, was still trying to get the car tuned to run at the higher altitude.
>
> John Webber
>
> 66 MK IA
> 67 MK II
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