as I recall my '83 chevy cavalier had something similar. next year they put in fuel injectors for a nice increase in efficiency. no carb can stand up to an computer controlled direct injector.
Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com Palm Pilot Pages - http://www.webconx.com/palm X10 Home Automation - http://www.webconx.com/x10 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (212) 894-3704 x3154 - voicemail/fax We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. -- ----- Original Message ----- From: "kirk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 11:40 PM Subject: RE: [biofuel] never a contribution > A variable venturi carb was featured on the front page of the Daily Breeze > (Torrance, Ca.) probably 25 years or more ago. They never made it to market > because certification cost more than the engineering and tooling. It gave > about 15% better mileage than a standard carb. I think it was the Japanese > imports that popularized low pressure injection. When was that? 80? The > retrofit market for that carb was very large. But the hoops Ca. erected for > them to jump through--and who knows what was around the corner if they > jumped through those? > > Kirk > > -----Original Message----- > From: steve spence [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 6:36 PM > To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [biofuel] never a contribution > > > economical carburetors were not squelched, they were made obsolete by more > economical fuel injectors. > > Steve Spence > Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: > http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm > > Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com > Palm Pilot Pages - http://www.webconx.com/palm > X10 Home Automation - http://www.webconx.com/x10 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (212) 894-3704 x3154 - voicemail/fax > We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, > we borrow it from our children. > -- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "kirk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 11:09 AM > Subject: RE: [biofuel] never a contribution > > > > If you have an invention my belief is you publish it--make it public > domain. > > No one can squelch it then (although economical carburetors were squelched > > by approval procedures). If you raise the standard of living then you > > benefit, and your friends and heirs. If you become destitute the enhanced > > standard of living raises the base line. > > > > Patents only give you the right to sue someone. If you don't have very > deep > > pockets to mount a vigorous legal challenge a patent is useless. Since it > > takes time to get court orders etc. one can build a lucrative business > > selling a patented item and then closing and reopening across the street > as > > a new company when finally shut down. > > > > The best thing any individual can do is strive for self sufficiency. A bit > > difficult for urban dwellers but some steps can be made. Money saved is > > after tax money. This will free you--give you more time. This time can be > > used to further benefit you. The system is designed to keep you running 90 > > miles an hour to stand in place. Not good. > > > > Kirk > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 8:07 AM > > To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [biofuel] never a contribution > > > > > > Hello, > > Its easy to say that manny subscribers never post anything > > Well i posted now somthing. > > But does it make sense that many people cant post because most things > > are > > illegal unless you pay BIG tax money so the keep a low profile > > just like the hemp experimenters in the us (the real one,s) > > even if you invent somthing that is useble cheap the chance that it get > > market is > > litle if your lucke a big compagny buys it and stores it away the wont > > market it > > because the sell less of there own product of not goverments make to > > much money > > on energie/fuel tax that means that aldo the are less dependent of oil > > money is nr one > > So to me every talk about the enviroment is useless because the only > > thing goverments are intrested in is money even (if there are) good > > politicians think only in money > > most people dont realease that 80% of the energie generated in this > > world is > > wasted by the military and the industrys that suply them > > And the dont care about the energie efectiveness of ............. > > and will not use a other source for a long time > > > > sorry bit off topic and political but that is every thing whe do on this > > planet. > > > > rgds jan > > > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! 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