RE: Emissions legalities

["Storhok, Eric (E.M.)" <estorhok@domain.elided>]

That's easy- it may have been looked at by the EPA, but its not public
information.  Its all proprietary.  If you could get it, then so could any
manufacturer, and then the "secret" stuff that is in there would no longer
be secret.

Besides, that would also allow you to tamper with the emissions systems,
which is the same as changing the catalyst.

No scam- we have to protect our collective intellectual properties.

Eric Storhok
Core Emissions and Fuel Economy Team
Advanced Powertrain Engineering
(313)33x75011
MD 35, FPC-B
Ford Motor Company


> -----Original Message-----
> From: bearbvd@domain.elided [mailto:bearbvd@domain.elided]
> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 10:45 AM
> To: Storhok, Eric (E.M.); 'jee@domain.elided'; 'alfa'
> Subject: Re: Emissions legalities
> 
> 
> >The theory behind it is actually good, as we (the auto 
> companies) must
> >PROVE to the various agencies that our systems actually make 
> the emissions
> >to the letter of the law.
> 
> With all due respect to your professional skills and what you 
> do, Eric, the
> theory behind virtually ANY government bureaucracy is a very 
> poor joke, at
> best, one way or another.
> 
> The proof of the pudding in this case: why, if the car 
> manufacturers are
> forced to follow the letter of the EPA regulations perfectly 
> have GM (to
> pick a target where you are not conflicted) not been FORCED 
> to follow the
> letter of the EPA rule which requires full disclosure of the 
> source code
> for all of their various ecu's to the EPA (where, of course, 
> it would be
> available for perusal by all via the freedom of information 
> act) ???? (This
> not so little scam has been ongoing for more than 15 YEARS now !! )
> 
> What is sauce for the goose, etc. !!
> 
> Or, is it : "Money talks----"
> 
> Greg
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