How much for 71 Thermoquad?

You are the one setting the bar 'so low' for an expert. Apparently Bauman & Tollman cannot be experts because their findings/ results were published in a....magazine. I regard Tuner, Shrinker as experts, never said otherwise, other than: even experts do not know everything.
You say: ' not getting an explanation of how it works..'.
What is it?
What I still await from you is info about what started this. YOU made the claim that the 72 & up TQs provided SUPERIOR METERING. Your exact words. I asked for some type of comparison/test results, any info, that shows an improvement at the rear wheels in hp, economy, throttle response over the 1971 design. Still waiting......