Computer on Wheels

[40 Deluxe]

Originally Posted by Synchro909

All I need is my neck-top computer. Maybe this shortage will see some of those "features" dropped from future models and maybe even we start using points and coil ignition again. (I doubt that will happen but.....)

Emissions standards were the original reasons for electronics taking over. The EPA (or whoever) required that vehicles meet emission requirements for something like 80,000 miles without a tune-up. This was because the average Joe would just keep driving as long as he could get the car to start. Fouled plugs? Burned points? Bad condenser? Timing a mile off? Bad plug wires? "It runs, doesn't?" says Joe. The easiest way for manufacturers to comply was to go to electronic ignition by 1975. But good ol' Joe kept driving with a stuck choke, worn jets, leaky needle and seat, stuck metering rods, etc. so electronic fuel injection took over. So you'll never see a return to points or carbs.