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Re: Triple SU's/FI

To: dstauffa@csc.com
Subject: Re: Triple SU's/FI
From: James Charles Ruwaldt <jruwaldt@indiana.edu>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 15:35:12 -0500 (EST)
Cc: Chris_Lillja@Pupress.Princeton.Edu, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Yeah, well, we'd all have fuel injection, if they'd used a different make,
which could have met the emissions restrictions.  One more reason to hate
Lucas.
Jim Ruwaldt
'72 TR6 CC79338U
Bloomington, IN


On Thu, 16 Oct 1997 dstauffa@csc.com wrote:

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> This latest thread is greatly appreciated by those of us who are fortunate
> to own Lucas PI TR's.   I thank you for the acknowledgement of the
> superiority of fuel injection over carbs.
> 
> Dave
> San Diego
> 1970 TR6 CP51649
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>  What is the goal?
> ...the goal is to have fun!
> >If you want
> > more power, there are much ea$ier ways to get it
> ... it depends on how you define easy. FI has proven to be
> clearly superior in cars ranging from the TR5 to our Subaru's....
> There would be fewer moving parts and an EFI system would be tunable
> with out changing any of those parts, jets etc.
> Making 150 hp with a carb TR6 motor ain't as easy as one might
> think... but Triumph did it with just the PI and a new cam!
> ...besides it's intellectually stimulating!
> Christopher M.Lillja
> Marketing Associate
> Princeton University Press
> Tel:609 258 4900
> Fax:609 258 6305
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