Owain,
As I remember it, the 260 Cobra did 0 to 60 in about 4.4 seconds with a
260 hp 260 cu.in engine. Your times are certainly in the ballpark for a good
250 hp at rear wheels car.
Howard
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--- On Sat, 9/13/08, Owain Lloyd <owain.lloyd@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Owain Lloyd <owain.lloyd@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tiger 0-60 times
To: GRMTim@aol.com
Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008, 3:58 PM
i get between 4 and 5 seconds. nothing radical - just a well built
302. stock gearing (so its all in 1st gear) and 245 rear tires.
On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 1:31 PM, <GRMTim@aol.com> wrote:
> I am doing an informal survey for an upcoming article. Who has actually
> measured their 0-60 times? The old road tests said a Tiger with stock 260
would do
> 0-60 in about nine seconds. Has anybody beat that figure with modern
tires?
>
> How about those of you with mild 289s? Anybody with a real radical engine
> beat five seconds? Please let me know. Thanks, and yes, I have finally
adjusted
> my schedule to have our now finsihed project car at United next month.
Doing a
> 1000 mile rally around Kentucky and then, assuming I don't destroy
anything,
> straight to DC area for the United.
>
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