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I want to thank those who responded as you=E2=80=99ve provided much food for=
thought.
With my engine I=E2=80=99d consider mid-20s MPG to be a victory.
One option that hasn=E2=80=99t been chronicled for those with stock 4 speed t=
op loaders is substitution of the 4th gear with a 5th gear.
For the open road of course.
~Allan Ballard
~~Mk1a Tiger
~~Series I Alpine=20
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> On Dec 11, 2021, at 2:56 PM, clyde mclaughlin via Tigers <tigers@autox.tea=
m.net> wrote:
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> I need to preface this posting with the idea that everyone will have comme=
nts on their personal experiences and ideas about fuel milage. I don't want t=
o start a two week dialog on the subject, but would like to through out a fe=
w of my opinions on the subject. First and foremost fuel mileage and rear t=
ire wear has a direct correlation to your right foot! Secondly gearing woul=
d be the next most bang for the buck, i.e. stock 2:88's and a 5speed OD tran=
smission, followed with good engine tuning. Tire size that was previously m=
entioned would be very negligible given the restrictions of tire/rim combina=
tions for our Tigers. I recall in the 50's when the hot dodders were jackin=
g up the rear with spring shackles and other methods, us sports car people l=
aughed and figure they have done it for fuel mileage because now it is going=
down hill all the time, Ha Ha! I can comment that my car had 3:54 gears wit=
h the 4 speed and a k code engine, mileage about as poor as it gets, I curre=
ntly have 3:07 gears with a 5speed and with 70-75 highway speed I get 23-25m=
pg. Carb fuel mixture is about 3.5% CO with less than 200HC at idle and ru=
ns very well, it will lean out to about 2.5%CO and 150HC at a no load 2000rp=
m. Forgot to mention I have 13 inch tires, 205/60 rear 185/60 front.
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">I want to thank those who responded as you=E2=
=80=99ve provided much food for thought.<div><br></div><div>With my engine I=
=E2=80=99d consider mid-20s MPG to be a victory.</div><div><br></div><div>On=
e option that hasn=E2=80=99t been chronicled for those with stock 4 speed to=
p loaders is substitution of the 4th gear with a 5th gear.</div><div><br></d=
iv><div>For the open road of course.</div><div><br></div><div>~Allan B=
allard</div><div>~~Mk1a Tiger</div><div>~~Series I Alpine </div><div><b=
r><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature" dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"><br>On Dec 11, 2021, at 2:56 PM, clyde mclaughlin via Tigers <=
<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net";>tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote=
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<div style=3D"color:black;font: 10pt arial;">I need to preface this posting w=
ith the idea that everyone will have comments on their personal experiences a=
nd ideas about fuel milage. I don't want to start a two week dialog on the s=
ubject, but would like to through out a few of my opinions on the subject. &=
nbsp;First and foremost fuel mileage and rear tire wear has a direct c=
orrelation to your right foot! Secondly gearing would be the next most bang f=
or the buck, i.e. stock 2:88's and a 5speed OD transmission, followed with g=
ood engine tuning. Tire size that was previously mentioned would be ve=
ry negligible given the restrictions of tire/rim combinations for our Tigers=
. I recall in the 50's when the hot dodders were jacking up the rear w=
ith spring shackles and other methods, us sports car people laughed and figu=
re they have done it for fuel mileage because now it is going down hill all t=
he time, Ha Ha! I can comment that my car had 3:54 gears with the 4 speed an=
d a k code engine, mileage about as poor as it gets, I currently have 3:07 g=
ears with a 5speed and with 70-75 highway speed I get 23-25mpg. Carb f=
uel mixture is about 3.5% CO with less than 200HC at idle and runs ver=
y well, it will lean out to about 2.5%CO and 150HC at a no load 2000rpm. &nb=
sp;Forgot to mention I have 13 inch tires, 205/60 rear 185/60 front.<span></=
span></div>
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