John makes a good point. In 1968 the US were selling muscle cars with big
cams, multi carbs and high compression. These faced no government restrictions
until later on.
>________________________________
> From: John Cyganowski
<janah@att.net>
>To: 6pack@autox.team.net
>Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013
5:27 AM
>Subject: [6pack] TR5 and TR250
>
>In my humble opinion, the
emmissions thing is a fable that was published a
>long time ago and has become
accepted fact. First, in 1967 there was no EPA.
>EPA was begun in 1970 under
President Nixon. Car emmisson standards (the
>little that they had) came under
the Department of Health Education and
>Welfare (HEW). Oh for the days when
government was not so bloated.
>
>I think the PI system needed altitude
compensation in the US. This would have
>cost more. But I don't think the PI
system could not be tuned. That is what
>fuel injection is all about -
delivering the right amount of fuel at the right
>time.
>
>The issue was
sales. McWilliam nixed anything he thought would be a
>distraction to sales.
The home market was small. The home market had troubles
>with the PI system,
but the number of cars produced for that market was small,
>so the problems
were managable. The North American Market by comparison was
>huge. McWilliams
just did not want those issues. He was right.
>
>John Cyg.
>
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