Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 22:23:30 +0000
Reply-To: Chris DeLong <green536@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Chris DeLong <green536@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!
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Tim, you are absolutely correct. I talked to Peter the other day and he
explained that the engineer for the CARB had gotten some stuff screwed up.
As to the engine being labelled as rebuilt on the EO and being labelled new
on the Tiico site; I think that has alot to do with the fact that the 2lr
engine is imported and that number is not on any engine that was put into a
US production model. Simple system manipulation.
Peter also assured me that he is taking care of the confusion so that
everyone can get their regs.
Chris DeLong
Fine Tuning
206.367.5503
www.finetuningperformance.com
Seattle, WA USA
>From: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!
>Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 18:00:46 -0800
>
>Wouldn'tchew think the guys in CA would have this 'new ECU' if that were
>the
>case.
>
>In California, everything has to be as the manufacturer or the EO says or
>the visual inspection will kill you. It doesn't have to make sense.
>
>I am sitting on the sidelines but it doesn't look good for the Tiico team
>right now.
>
>tim in san jose
>
>>From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
>>Reply-To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!
>>Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 20:28:48 -0500
>>
>>I don't see any reason why a fuel rail should make any difference.
>>
>>The fuelrail used on my Tiico has no electrical hookups. That is
>> >DIFFERENT< than the fuelrail used on my 5 cylinder. The fuelrail I'm
>>using on my Tiico just does away with the individual fuels lines to
>>each cylinder. Each injector is still controlled separately with its
>>own set of wires to it.
>>
>>On my 5 cylinder engine, the fuelrail gets the electrical signal and
>>distributes it to the injectors.
>>
>>Again, for CARB approval its entirely possible that Tiico is selling a
>>different ECU.
>
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