re: Can you buy new vehicles that do not have fancy computer systems?

Good luck finding a mechanic who knows how to tune a carburetor. "


Hi.I became a mechanic in 1980 and retired in March of this year. 40 yrs. I was there when carbs were in main use and when the computer/fuel injection began. During the 1980's the big three used computerized carburetors. I liked them better because you adjusted them to make fuel and emission data fall in line. It was definitive-not by "feel" or "sound". If the numbers in the data weren't right then you weren't adjusted correctly. Now, I did adjust countless non-computerized carbs using vacuum guage, tach, and "sound"and "feel". The fuel injection of today is light years ahead of any carbureated system.