Thermo quads are the carb of the day here and mine has been fine except for
a few ajustments over the years. To my knowledge no EGR. Mine has single
exhaust and other than fuel consumption, runs great so that all I know
today.
----- Original Message -----
From: "A. Foster" <monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 3:51 PM
Subject: IML: More questions about 1975 Imperials
> Hello all;
> Speaking of 1975 Imperials I have found one locally sitting in a
driveway.
> Its a metallic brown LeBaron with white leather seats and rather well
> equiped. Other then the fact it has a 440 with the 727 torqueflite behind
it
> I don't know much about these cars. Does it have one of the dreaded
> thermoquad carburettors? Does it have an air pump and E.G.R system? Is it
> worth eliminating either of these for the sake of fuel economy, more
power,
> or reliability? Is it worth adding duel exhausts or a different intake for
> the same reasons?
> The reason that I ask this is that most of the E.G.R systems that I have
> seen no longer function and the air pump, much like any other excessory,
> must be robbing power from the engine needlessly. I can't see what purpose
> it would serve, if I owned this car, to continue wasting power and fuel on
> smog equiptment that no longer funtions. From what I have heard this
stuff,
> much like the lean burn, never worked that well when it was new.
> Best Regards
> Arran Foster
> 1954 Imperial Newport
> Needing A Left Side Taillight Bezel and other trim parts.
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