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Old 10-31-2008, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve Bisson View Post
Jim,

I certainly can't speak for Mike or anyone else, but for myself I would like to reduce my emissions as much as possible while maintaining the maximum performance level. I realize that my 1988 302 with cam and Holley DP is not going to be anyway near my 2008 BMW with EFI with respect to emissions, but I would like to think that if the Cobra was properly tuned and driven 3K miles a year it would be close to the 12K miles a year BMW in total emissions.
FWIW.

Steve
Steve,

While an out of tune engine will have more emissions than a properly tuned engine, tuning for the least emissions will not result in maximum performance. You can't have your cake AND eat it too.

Jim
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