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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