FYI, I don't have a phone number, but the TWM shop is right across the
street from the new Moss Motors building in Goleta, California.
Scott Pontius
'78 MGB etc etc
Los Angeles
-----Original Message-----
From: Lawrie Alexander <Lawrie@britcars.com>
To: Jurgen Hartwig <gt0003a@prism.gatech.edu>; mgs@autox.team.net
<mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, August 28, 1998 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: fuel injection
>Jay....
>
>It's been done - at least once. A chap named Gary Polled had a business up
>in Santa Barbara called TWM (The Weber Man). He started out specializing in
>Weber conversions, developed a conversion for the late Bs but was never
able
>to get CARB to approve it. Then he went on and developed a variety of fuel
>injection systems, one of which was for the MGB. Again, no CARB (California
>Air Resources Board, for you 49 staters) approval.
>
>Apparently it worked very well but the setup would cost around $2,000
>(that's why I never tried it!). If you are interested in more details, call
>Colin Kennedy at Moss Motors. He worked with Gary in the development of the
>fuel injection systems for MGBs.
>
>Lawrie
>British Sportscar Center
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jurgen Hartwig <gt0003a@prism.gatech.edu>
>To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Date: Friday, August 28, 1998 12:58 PM
>Subject: fuel injection
>
>
>>Since their seems to be a lack of enthusiasm among Brit car aftermarket
>>companies to design fuel injection systems, I thought I'd send out some
>>feelers.
>>
>>Who would be willing to help me study the feasibility of a fuel injection
>>system for the
>>MGB/MGA, or other automobiles? I realize that I may be rubbing some the
>>wrong way by studying new technology for our dear old vehicles, but I
>>can't see how a daily driver could not benefit from such an adaptable
>>piece of science.
>>
>>If I can get some help doing research I would be grateful. I would love to
>>be able to reach a
>>consensus on the options of such a conversion. Right now school and work
>>are consuming me, but after school I will take over my families business
>>which should afford me ample time and money for projects.
>>
>>Thanks for your time
>>Jay
>>
>> --
>>Jurgen Hartwig
>>Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
>>uucp: ...!{decvax,hplabs,ncar,purdue,rutgers}!gatech!prism!gt0003a
>>Internet: gt0003a@prism.gatech.edu
>>
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