Imperial size 13 and 14 tires are pretty much dead wheel sizes in the US. Everything has gone bigger, a lot bigger.
Tires need to break in for a few thousand km before they give normal fuel economy. I have seen about a 20% hit going to new tires.
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1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
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