Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 18:49:21 GMT From: Johannes <johsnospamblock7421sizefitter.com> Subject: Re: The stuff you find on the internet !
Pooh Bear wrote: > > James Sweet wrote: > > > > > > > > Yup my first C900, 1986 non turbo had a manual choke, guess where...yeah > > you > > > > got it, in the centre next to the ignition! > > > > > > Carb, in 1986? Amazing. What country? > > > > Probably UK, they got a lot of carbs long after they were dead over here. I > > was shocked the first time I heard of a late 80's Volvo with a carb but they > > have them, even the 700 series. > > My last carburetted car was an '85 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6. Nice car actually. > Drove more like a typical 2.0 than a 1.6. Very swift indeed. > > Since then everthing I've owned has had a multi-point injected 2.0 engine. > > Carbs certainly continued here into the early 90s. Exhaust emission controls > killed them off finally. > > Graham My Fiat Croma 1987 2.0 CHT had a late innovative carb system. Official consumption figure was 51 mpg! It had a long swirl intake to produce max torque as low as 2400 rpm, good for a non-turbo. However, carbs soon disappeared in favour of fuel injection.
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