TBI was not necessarily "better" than carburetion (I was there, teaching the subject and attending factory training schools, when it came along)- - - -it was just more "tamper proof" by the average vehicle owner, and the manufacturers were soiling their undies under the threat of massive retribution by the government if their outrageous exhaust emissions standards were violated. It was not vigorously enforced, but the penalty for altering a vehicle to exceed emission limits was 5 years in jail and a $5,000.00 fine FOR EACH VEHICLE ALTERED! A muffler shop in Nashville Tennessee was caught with five vehicles ready for delivery with "catalytic converter test pipes" installed, and got fined $25K. The feds were bragging about being "lenient" and not jailing the shop owner. The shop was forced out of business, anyway. The dual TBI unit (Cross Ram) on certain Camaro and Pontiac Firebird 305 engines could be outrun- - - -easily- - - -by an identical engine running a Quadrajet.
Jerry
