[6pack] Canada - TR5 or TR250

[Ashford Little]

I heard that the whole emissions argument was "the story" but that the real
reason was cost.  The PI system costs more and they didn't think us Yanks
would pay for the added cost as PI wasn't common at the time.  I think Mike
Cook might have said this.  Then again, I might be wrong.

Ashford Little
ralittle2 at mac.com




On Jan 11, 2013, at 3:23 PM, David Fidler <DJFidler at rogers.com> wrote:

> Are you sure about that Larry? I've never actually seen the test results,
> have you?
>
> My guess is that the problem was more to do with the lower octane (RON)
> rating of US fuel. The UK PI TR5s (and TR6s) were designed to run on 4 star
> leaded fuel (97 octane), if they didn't meet the US regs, it's most likely
> the inferior fuel quality/lower octane was the cause. Europe has as strict,
> if not more stringent, emissions regs than the US and the PI TR5s and 6s
> passed those. Injected cars typically have better emissions than carbs,
> although the Lucas system was totally mechanical and therefore didn't have
> any of the modern electronic emissions control systems.
>
> Just sayin'
>
> Fid.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Young [mailto:cartravel at pobox.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 11:36 AM
> To: David Fidler
> Cc: 6pack at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [6pack] Canada - TR5 or TR250
>
> The TR5 did not meet US Emission standards and could not legally be
> imported into the US.
>
> On 1/11/2013 10:27 AM, David Fidler wrote:
>> Larry,
>>
>> I don't think the dealer cared about that. The TR5s were able to exceed US
> and Canadian emissions standards anyway. The real reason (so I'm told) is
> they were dumbed down to Stroms because the US dealers created hell about
> having to maintain the Lucas injection system and the boffins at Triumph
> acquiesced.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> David.
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>
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Ashford Little
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