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Old 11-08-2008, 02:32 PM   #10
tommie
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Re: First year for engine computers

great pic!!! that one had me laughing.

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Originally Posted by jeffspower View Post
For GM, as far as "standard" goes, the '80-1/2 Olds Cutlass with the 231 V6 was the first IIRC. Just about all the other car models followed in '81. While pickups had some computerization in '81, they didn't have computer controlled fuel metering until '87 when TBI took over.

"Optional" goes back further. GM offered multiport FI in '75 on Cadillacs. I have one of the engines complete minus the computer- I didn't feel like yanking it. And it is big and slow, kinda like this one:
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