Re: fuel injection

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
" 
" 
" Notice that fuel injection didn't really become practical until
" microcomputers became tiny and cheap. The Bendix systems of
" the 50's were very simple electronics -- and they didn't work
" for s**t.

but the bosch of the late '60s was afaik essentially a transistorized
bendix, and it worked great.  my folks had a pair of '71 saab 99s -
one with, one without [long story].  the jetronic one had more power,
better driveability, better mileage, and more octane tolerance.  and
the longblocks were identical; only the intake and associated bits
were different.o

bosch k-jetronic of the mid/late '70s was also a good system, though i
have no personal experience.

digital efi has mass-production advantages - use the same ecm across
the board with only program differences - and with obdII they're
flash-loadable.

finally, the digital age coincided with increasingly tight emissions
limits around the world, not just here, and makers finally woke up to
the concept that an inherently clean engine was both cheaper to build
and more trouble-free on the road.
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