Stuart Hilborn (9 October 1917 – 16 December 2013), was born in Calgary, Canada. Hilborn was an automotive engineer. He became interested in amateur racing on dry lake beds before

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. After the war, he began experimenting with ideas for mechanical

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, and tested them on his own race cars. Only a few years later, his injectors were adopted by professional racers with notable success, including the first to break the 150-mile-per-hour mark. Starting in 1949, Hilborn-equipped cars claimed dozens of victories at the Indianapolis circuit. Hilborn eventually started a company to sell his injection systems to the public, which became popular with the

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ders of the 1950s and 1960s. A classic mechanical Hilborn injection system is recognizable by its distinctive flared

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intake pipes, rising straight up from each cylinder, flared at the open top, and usually polished or plated for a bright, shiny finish. Today, that company continues to provide performance products including mechanical and electronic fuel injection systems. Hilborn was inducted into the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Hall of Fame, as well as the HOT ROD Magazine Speed Parts Hall of Fame for the first Mechanical Hydrogen Fuel Injection.Freiburger, Davi
Stuart Hilborn of Hilborn Fuel Injection - Where It All Began
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Hilborn Injection
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hilborn, Stuart People from Calgary 1917 births 2013 deaths Automotive engineers Canadian expatriates in the United States