Are you sure about that Larry? I've never actually seen the test results,
have you?
My guess is that the problem was more to do with the lower octane (RON)
rating of US fuel. The UK PI TR5s (and TR6s) were designed to run on 4 star
leaded fuel (97 octane), if they didn't meet the US regs, it's most likely
the inferior fuel quality/lower octane was the cause. Europe has as strict,
if not more stringent, emissions regs than the US and the PI TR5s and 6s
passed those. Injected cars typically have better emissions than carbs,
although the Lucas system was totally mechanical and therefore didn't have
any of the modern electronic emissions control systems.
Just sayin'
Fid.
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Young [mailto:cartravel@pobox.com]
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 11:36 AM
To: David Fidler
Cc: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [6pack] Canada - TR5 or TR250
The TR5 did not meet US Emission standards and could not legally be
imported into the US.
On 1/11/2013 10:27 AM, David Fidler wrote:
> Larry,
>
> I don't think the dealer cared about that. The TR5s were able to exceed US
and Canadian emissions standards anyway. The real reason (so I'm told) is
they were dumbed down to Stroms because the US dealers created hell about
having to maintain the Lucas injection system and the boffins at Triumph
acquiesced.
>
> Best regards,
>
> David.
>
> Sent from my iPad
________________________________________
6pack@autox.team.net
Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/6pack/mharc@autox.team.net
|