Why did GM so under power the late C3s?
05-14-2012, 11:44 PM
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St. Jude Donor '07
As far as GM being WAY behind the times as far as fuel injection? Whoever said that garbage needs to take Corvette History 101. It was an option back in 1957, only two years after it made its debut on a Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing, which did cost at that time about $6,000, twice the price of the Vette. BUT, FI was costly, and last time I checked, GM is a business that does have cost in mind.
As far as the rest is concerned, I'll take it straight from the chief engineer of the Corvette division who succeeded Duntov in 1975. They were interested in EFI in the mid-70s, but there was a whole mess with Cadillac and Bosch going on that put a damper on things. If y'all think you know better than Mr. McLellan...well...
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