[Tigers] Best Carburetor(s) for the Tiger

[Owain Lloyd]

last november we cruised through all of france and spain at 100-110mph all
the way with a 3.07 and toploader.   we got about 16 imperial mpg (~13
m/USg) and spent about $6000 on fuel for the whole morocco rally.  my rev
limiter kicks in at about 128mph in 4th i think.

i had to do an oil change when we arrived in malaga as without an oil
cooler, the oil was running at 300F all the way.  in fact it was the oil
temp that governed the speed we cruised at.

in the uk i tend to sit at about 90mph if there's not much traffic, which is
pretty comfortable.  i know you guys tend to drive slower in the states but
even there it depends on where you are.

last year, my trip from downtown chicago to SUNI was just over 900 miles and
we averaged 97mph all the way including 4 or 5 stops for gas off the highway
and with my wife sleeping in the passenger seat.   no tickets - even in
wisconsin.  of course that wasn't in a tiger ....
those big empty roads through Minnesota and s. Dakota need to be driven at
about 140 to keep you awake....   unless its dark when over 130, the
headlights don't reach far enough to see properly :)


On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 12:21 AM, <CoolVT at aol.com> wrote:

> Hey, how fast do you guys drive:-)  Someone wrote  and talked about 3,800
> rpm at 78 mph.  Do you really have  place where  you can cruise at 78?  If
> so, I can see why the mileage  suffers.
> Mark
>
>
> In a message dated 6/21/2010 7:17:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> tkparker1941 at gmail.com writes:
>
> Ron,
>
> I'm certainly not doubting you, and you've given me  something to shoot
> for.
> Thanks!
>
> Tom
>
> On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at  3:58 PM, Ron Fraser <rfraser at bluefrog.com>
>  wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > BTW, when the Tiger ran I'd have been proud  to get 18 - 20 MPG at
> highway
> > speeds. I think 28 MPG is a tad high  with a 4 speed, improbable even
> with a
> > carbureted engine and a 5  speed, but probable with a 5 speed, fuel
> injection
> > and an engine  management system.
> >
> >
> >
> > I easily get 25 MPG and my  friends MK II with 600 cfm, 4 bbl gets about
> 22
> > MPG.   I  once saw 29 MPG but only once.   I'm pushing the ignition and
> carb
> > tune on my 260 to the max and I hope to cross the 30 MPG  mark.   If I do
> > cross 30 MPG constantly I will report back  on that.
> >
> > Ron Fraser
> >
> > 260, 2 bbl,  4sp
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