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Originally Posted by DrivenByNothing
Why are emissions lower? It has nothing to do with actually improving combustion, but rather the addition of 'patches' or external add-ons. I find that sad. It's also the same reason that I'm against hybrids.
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It is difficult (if not impossible) to get a mechanical carburetor to adjust to driving and environmental conditions the way that either an electronically controlled carburetor or fuel injection system can. Case in point are the various sensors on a modern car (ie. air temp, coolant temp, O2, etc).
Certainly add-ons such as an air-injection pump and catalytic converters produce their own inefficiencies in FE, but improved air quality is sometimes difficult to argue. Case in point, my wife is from Ukraine, and when visiting there or in Russia, it is a HUGE difference in air quality on the roads when compared to the US--almost entirely due to pollution controls.
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Why add something when you can put the R&D into fixing the problem at its source.
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What problem source are you speaking of?
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