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Old 05-18-2008, 09:37 PM   #1
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Thread title says it all. I paid $50 for a 16 gallon tank of gas yesterday. I cant wait till I am able to ride the bike around.
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Old 05-18-2008, 09:43 PM   #2
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Something needs to happen about this bullshit. People need to die.
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Old 05-18-2008, 10:03 PM   #3
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Fuck, I paid 55 for 14 gallons in Louisville, KY. I need to bring my bike up here.
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Old 05-19-2008, 03:52 AM   #4
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Yep, paid 55 bucks for a full tank in the truck, usually costs low 40's.
I'm seriously considering a euro spec diesel engine swap. It's an 89 toyota pickup and in euroland they had the hilux diesel engine which is supposedly even more bulletproof than the gas powered 22r ones we got here.
If I get diesel I can start hitting up local restaurants for used deep fryer oil and using that as fuel.

Driving around for free smelling like chinese food would be baller as fuck.
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Old 05-19-2008, 08:29 AM   #5
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My Sprinter has a 25 gallon tank; Diesel is 4.62/ gallon here. .....smidge over $100 to fill up....

Now, I do get around 30mpg......but still......

You do have to process the oil, (free up some hydrogen by removing the glycol molecules; you need a processor and some chemicals, including ethanol) so it isn't "free", but at the price of diesel, it is getting advantagous to do so. Also, switching from diesel to biodiesel can cause some problems with coking, plugging filters, ect, so blends of biodiesel and diesel are recommended.
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Something needs to happen about this bullshit. People need to die.
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Old 05-19-2008, 08:49 AM   #7
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amen!!
Actually, we need to stop letting the eco-crazies dictate energy policy; drill Anwar, the Gulf, and start putting up Nuc Electric Power, and expand or refineries (haven't built one in the US in 35 YEARS due to the eco-nuts).

Increase supply and you automatically drop the price.....simple economics...
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Actually, we need to stop letting the eco-crazies dictate energy policy; drill Anwar, the Gulf, and start putting up Nuc Electric Power, and expand or refineries (haven't built one in the US in 35 YEARS due to the eco-nuts).

Increase supply and you automatically drop the price.....simple economics...
Exactly. Kill the eco-crazies like DLIT said. Their bodies are biodegradable and will help the environment.
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Old 05-19-2008, 09:56 AM   #9
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Exactly. Kill the eco-crazies like DLIT said. Their bodies are biodegradable and will help the environment.
kill em, use em as fertilizer to boost plant growth-get some more photosynthesis jumpin off, clean the air-tell theyre gonna die saving the world and they mite just kill themselves, saving us the trouble lol
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kill em, use em as fertilizer to boost plant growth-get some more photosynthesis jumpin off, clean the air-tell theyre gonna die saving the world and they mite just kill themselves, saving us the trouble lol
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