Yes, I understand what you said. My point is that there were Federal
standards imposed on exhaust emissions and they were achieved by
detuning, It may have been possible to achieve the standards by
detuning a PI system, but they might have ended up with an 80 hp car. I
don't know the answer to that. Granted the standards were nothing like
they are today, but the technology wasn't there either.
On 1/17/2013 1:36 PM, John Cyganowski wrote:
> I did not say there were not any emissions regulations in 1968. What I said
> was that there was no EPA until 1970 and what federal regulations there were,
> came under HEW. I did not think about California regulations, but they were
> there and Cal. was a major market for Triumph.
>
> I think the claim that Triumph NA passed on the PI system because they could
> not get it to meet emmission standards is the "fable". If you can do it with
> carburators, it can certainly be done with PI. Would it have cost more?
> Perhaps. I contend the real reason is that mechanical fuel injection was fussy
> and the real issue was concern over endless service issues and complaints
> leading to a bad reputation and deflated sales.
>
> John Cyg
>
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