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RE: thirsty Tiger

To: bobbridgeford@msn.com
Subject: RE: thirsty Tiger
From: "Joey Hiykel" <v8sunbeamtiger@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 13:12:38 -0500
I am running stock 260 w/ 2bl. and i get 14-15 in the city. And thats with a 
heavy foot sometimes. I get around 160-165 miles per fill up. depends how 
far we wanna push it. I have 93k miles also, w/o a rebuild or anything. But 
with a good tune up.

thats just for referance.


>From: "Robert Bridgeford" <bobbridgeford@msn.com>
>Reply-To: "Robert Bridgeford" <bobbridgeford@msn.com>
>To: modtiger@comcast.net, tigers@autox.team.net
>Subject: thirsty Tiger
>Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:24:48 -0700
>
>As a recent addition to the proud fraternity of Tiger owners, I love my 
>car.  However, I am astonished at its appetite for Firechief.  Driving at a 
>steady 65 between Bend and Sisters OR (20 miles) I am seeing 11 mpg.    I 
>see 32-33 mpg for the same trip in my 2000 Corvette.
>
>The car has a  260 with a warm cam, headers, dynomax,  a Weind 2P 180 
>manifold, a Holly 650 4 barrel with the choke plate milled off, and 
>electronic ignition.  It runs very strong . clean, and cool.  It has a 
>close ratio 4 speed and the normal differential  (65 mph is about 2900 rpm)
>
>Is this normal ? Am I normal ?  Are any of us really normal?  Never mind...
>
>Bob in Sisters

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