So they were already working on tailpipe emissions in the early sixties?
Nice. Was this before or after crankcase emissions were regulated?
Jim Ruwaldt
'72 TR6 CC79338U(being restored)
Bloomington, IN
On Thu, 7 Aug 1997, Trevor Boicey wrote:
> Richard Ceraldi-ERC004 wrote:
> > So what exactly is wrong with Z-S Carbs..? Are you just looking for a
> > scapecoat to throw off the heat;-). The carb is so simple how can it not
> > work. I think it gets the blame for all the other problems being created by
> > so called mechanics.
>
> The carb just gets blamed for emissions laws. It's a carb
> that allowed our cars to continue to be made, but it somehow
> gets a bad rap for trying.
>
> Everyone is like "give me my SUs!". Well, that wasn't
> an option. It was emission control carbs or nothing. The
> ZS just happens to be a carb that can do it's job and
> pass the laws of the time.
>
> As usual, the misplaced anger of the uniformed and
> the uninformable.
>
> --
> Trevor Boicey
> Ottawa, Canada
> tboicey@brit.ca
> http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
>
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