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y00tz · « **Reply #40 on:** June 19, 2008, 12:38:16 PM »

coLa: I've hard a lot of talk from one of my prof's about adding CA40 to his gas tank and getting 10-12% better fuel efficiency, do you know anything about it?

jitspoe · « **Reply #41 on:** June 19, 2008, 12:51:39 PM »

http://community.discovery.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9551919888/m/2321969559

coLa · « **Reply #42 on:** June 19, 2008, 01:10:41 PM »

Quote from: y00tz on June 19, 2008, 12:38:16 PM

coLa: I've hard a lot of talk from one of my prof's about adding CA40 to his gas tank and getting 10-12% better fuel efficiency, do you know anything about it?

i don't know what CA40 is, sorry. but i have heard of something that you pour into your tank that helps break down the gasoline, which results in better fuel economy.

lilb990 · « **Reply #43 on:** July 20, 2008, 02:39:58 PM »

Quote from: capo on June 09, 2008, 10:56:54 AM

How does everyone feel about the gas prices?

Only thing i got to say capo is REALLY HIGH Down here in Louisiana Diesel if 5.00$ and Premium or Super (however you wanna call it) is 4.70$ so pretty bad

Spook · « **Reply #44 on:** July 20, 2008, 03:42:23 PM »

Highest in the nation is some $8.55 a gallon. Poor Alaskans.

KnacK · « **Reply #45 on:** July 20, 2008, 04:08:55 PM »

Gas prices have been falling. The most I ever paid was $3.99 for regular but for the past 3 weeks its been around $3.91

QED · « **Reply #46 on:** July 20, 2008, 04:35:27 PM »

Quote from: KnacK on July 20, 2008, 04:08:55 PM

Gas prices have been falling. The most I ever paid was $3.99 for regular but for the past 3 weeks its been around $3.91

darn Knack! Where do you live? I haven't seen 3.xx anything up here in NY since...March?

KnacK · « **Reply #47 on:** July 20, 2008, 04:42:13 PM »

Houston

coLa · « **Reply #48 on:** July 20, 2008, 04:42:51 PM »

it's still in the $3's here also. don't think it ever hit $4. i don't know exactly where it's at right now since i have gassed up since sometime early last week

nightryder · « **Reply #49 on:** July 20, 2008, 04:44:06 PM »

$1.35 /litre where i am. its not as bad because wages have been going up as well, and housing was cheap, but housing doubled in the last year so that sucks.

all in all, the flintstones had it right

KnacK · « **Reply #50 on:** July 20, 2008, 05:22:54 PM »

* KnacK thanks the IT Gods for allowing him to have a company car.

Spook · « **Reply #51 on:** July 20, 2008, 05:44:08 PM »

Gas is idling around 4.19 a gallon here in the suburbs of chicago.

Garrett · « **Reply #52 on:** July 20, 2008, 07:12:08 PM »

$3.75 - $4.02 per gallon for my area.

capo · « **Reply #53 on:** July 20, 2008, 07:50:32 PM »

I've heard rumors that gas will be dropping. But, That is doubtful.

Cheapest I have seen gas was just today.
It was $3.84. Its kind of funny when people see it drop from 3.99 to that and think, "Oh, What a deal!".

Wish it was at $1.10 a gallon like it was when i started pumping gas. $:-\$

Garrett · « **Reply #54 on:** July 20, 2008, 08:59:48 PM »

Quote from: capo on July 20, 2008, 07:50:32 PM

I've heard rumors that gas will be dropping. But, That is doubtful.

Cheapest I have seen gas was just today.
It was $3.84. Its kind of funny when people see it drop from 3.99 to that and think, "Oh, What a deal!".

Wish it was at $1.10 a gallon like it was when i started pumping gas. $:-\$

Back in the olden' days.

Kaos · « **Reply #55 on:** July 21, 2008, 12:53:05 AM »

u guys got it cheap around here its was reach to 5 $ its got down now to around 4:09 os so

Henrod · « **Reply #56 on:** July 21, 2008, 04:06:11 AM »

Quote from: KnacK on June 09, 2008, 02:44:40 PM

Ethanol SUCK!

Now with that beign said, I'd loveto punch the guys lights out who thought it would be a great idea.

1 year ago I averaged $6.00 per 50 pound bag of horse feed. Now, I'm paying over $10.00 per bag.

WHy? It has CORN in it......

And yet we still offer subsidies to grow corn.......

Wonder why the price of beef, milk, cheese have gone up?

THey all come from cows....

THEY EAT CORN!!!

The same people that want ethanol want CFL's...

GUess what?

CFL's are considered HAZARD WASTE!

You can't toss one in the garbage!

Legaly, you have to call a hazmat company to dispose of it.

God help you if you break one.....
* KnacK could ramble on and on about this..........

Scientific American has a relevant article on the use of switchgrass to replace corn in ethanol production. More efficient, cheaper, and doesn't make me angry when I see ears of corn 2/$1. I'M TRYING TO BARBECUE HERE!!!
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=grass-makes-better-ethanol-than-corn

Also, the US' stance on "Hold our oil till everyone else runs out" is losing its long term luster with the alternative fuel progress. Seeing as how the US unemployment rate is at about %5.5, about %1-%2 higher than ideal, drilling and buiilding a refinery for the first time in 25 YEARS, might be a good idea. Bring gas prices down, bring jobs.

KnacK · « **Reply #57 on:** July 21, 2008, 04:39:10 AM »

I believe its 35 years Henrod, but who's counting...

I went and bought another 1000 pounds of feed yesterday, 10.50 per 50 pounds. It going up another 40 cents next week....

Henrod · « **Reply #58 on:** July 21, 2008, 05:46:41 PM »

Just eat your animals.

. Eliminate feed costs, get yummy critters for dindin.

wafflez205 · « **Reply #59 on:** July 22, 2008, 11:54:41 PM »

my god. 2 or 3 years ago the price of gas up here was less than $0.75 a litre. no it's more than $1.45 it's crazy. spend less gas on the tanks in iraq and more back home maybe.