lindenengineering wrote:Alan
Sorry ol mate but you are a bit off base on the emissions!
I respectfully disagree. You've made quite a leap from guilting us about driving polluting pinzgauers to trying to have an EFI pinz meet post '81 emissions.
My original comment stands: "I'd put a properly tuned EFI pinz against any carb vehicle and most pre-OBD EFI".
IE: If you want to be green and reduce your HC emissions, it's possible.
Past that, there are many, many engines that just flat out could not meet later emissions even with EFI cat & smog pump/EGR. You won't find many long stroke engines in production for that reason, the oversquare ones are just easier to meet emissions!
But your point was somehow that emissions would kill pinz usage, when if they get us, they'll have to eliminate all carb'd vehicles and many long stroke EFI'd ones.
I know CO is challenged with E testing, as is CA. One of the reasons I don't live in those states. CO looks nice if you could get rid of the Boulder influence. As described by a native: "Full of all the gray haired hippies whose's vans broke down trying to climb the rockies in the 60's.... yet not commited enough to find another way to San Francisco"
But in many states, it's more than just no testing, Instead, there is recognition that it's not productive to chase antiques, as there are not enough of them, nor are they driven enough. If serious about emissions, implement annual & spot inspections to get the tuner cars, worn out mini-vans belching blue & black smoke, etc. 1000:1 more impact just to enforce current regs better.
None of this prevents stroke of the pen bureaucratic changes like WDOT, etc. So you have to be politically active. In GA, there are bills floating around that help protect historic/collector/Antique vehicles.
Re: Hybrids..... the US is the only country in the world that makes diesels meet gas spec emissions tests. Does not look at the total emissions footprint, exceeding just one put's diesels in the penalty box even with a total lower emissions.
When hybrids start routinely beating the MPG/cost footprint of the millions of diesel rabbit's out there, I'll consider it a serious option.
There is something wrong when my 1 ton cummins ram get's better fuel mileage & lower emissions *towing a compact car* than that same car get's driving on it's own!
Then again I'm the guy who none of his vehicles qualified for "Cash for Clunkers" because they all were too good on MPG.
2006 Passenger Sprinter (MB Diesel), 2003 Cummins Ram, '87 MB 300D, '86 Trooper turbo Diesel. Oops, I guess the pinz would have qualified, but it would not have fit in computer system!
Have fun,
Alan