The figure of 21 FI 300Ds was derived from counting the number of cars on
the microfilm which were coded for the electronic FI.
On another point, the reference to vacuum tubes sort of implys that the EFI
units used them. Of course, they did NOT. All electronics in the FI
system were solid state. Gil C.
In a message dated 3/8/2014 1:25:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx writes:
Hi,
First changes:
300-E- Leather sentences now
reads:
The big news for the 300 E was the
introduction of the new “Golden Lion” V8 that replaced the tried and true
Hemi.
Inside the car, swivel front seats were
standard, finished in ”Living Breathable Leather” upholstery that was
perforated with fine holes and embossed in a basket weave
pattern.
300-D- Re FI now
reads.
The carbureted engine received the 3-speed
automatic and two 300-Ds are known to have had manual transmissions, while
fuel injected cars all received a 3-speed automatic
transmissions.
Available
for the first time for Chrysler Corporation cars, was electronic fuel
injection, which added another 10 horses to the base motor. This system proved
unreliable however, and most of the 35 cars that Chrysler Corporation built
across all its models that were produced with it were recalled and fitted with
carburetors. Performance was still world class, demonstrated when a 300 D was
driven to a new Class E record of 156.387 at the Bonneville Salt Flats, and at
Daytona, one was driven to an et of 16 seconds with a 94mph trap speed. But
production was down, and the Hemi would disappear. The carbureted engine
received the 3-speed automatic, while fuel injected cars received a 3-speed
manual transmission. Unfortunately, electronic fuel injection wasn’t a great
idea in an era when vacuum tubes still ruled the electronics world, and most
of the 21 or so 300-D cars equipped with the Bendix system were recalled and
retrofitted with dual four-barrel carburetors.
Andy Mikonis quotes an article by G. Moon in 1988 that says there were 21
fuel injected Ds.
Please advise if this gets it right?
Tony Rinaldi
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