Back in December, Edmunds asked the question,
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If I were an auto manufacturer, my New Year's resolution would be...
I said bring back the Datsun 1200, among other posts were, errr non-mechanical types challenged me to my statements.
Anyone wishing to read them, here's the combination, [I hope]
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Edmunds 2 - On the Blue bar, click "Forums"
3 - Click "If I were an auto manufacturer, my New Year's resolution would be...
Read how our members finish this sentence!
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My post regarding the Datsun 1200 is no. 28Postings regarding my opinion regarding the A-Hole US Corporate butchering of the auto industry and other thoughts are;
Posts No. 10, 11, 26, 30
[I tried 5 times to post a direct link, but THANKS to Edmunds, they have weird code that don't work in the URL world that EVERYONE else uses!
Read no further in THIS thread, unless you wish to hear the rantings of a Mad Man :)
You may note my postings regarding the TBI injection system.
Some years back, I saw a vid of the "Presley" Formula 1 Engine Fire-up
dunno if it was a Peugeot, Renault or who, possibly Pressley was the owner or engine builder.
Anyway, it was a V-8 w/ Eight TBI injectors, the throttle bore looked to be 2" or better. Just like the GM TBI system, at idle a minute funnel of mist hit the outside of the throttle plate.
A blip of the throttle, resulted in a garden hose of fuel blasting into the engine.
A stuttering idle of 5500~rpm to 17,500rpm took a micro-second
Before seeing this, I thought F1 cars were powered by Four Cylinder Engines !
Here's a vid of some F1 engine,
I DID NOT WATCH IT as I'm on dial-up, I hope it is something relevant to my theme.
Formula 1 Engine Fire-Up, I HOPE !My assertion of the TBI is that there is TIME for the fuel to atomize, unlike port or direct injection systems.
Wth the injector far away from the valve, port volume, mixture velocity, rebound variances, and torque curve can be modified simply by making the runner longer, shorter, smaller or larger.
[example, 50's Chrysler Cross-Ram tuned manifold w/Side Draft Carbs]
One designer put it this way.
"GM's TBI system is TOO Reliable, Too Simple, Too Easy to diagnose so it Had to go"The next system was the CPI [Central Port Injection] [4.3 W-Motor],
This unit fired ALL injectors at One time,, just how is that an "improvement" ?
BANNED in California for horrible emissions, and economy only the 4.3 Z-Engine was allowed in CA.
My allegation at Edmunds, is that Corporate America has One objective, making money, damn the life of the vehicle, damn the environment and who cares about economy Very Rusty Wrench
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