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OMG, High Gas Prices, What are you paying? |
JawjaPorsche |
Feb 28 2012, 08:28 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,463 Joined: 23-July 11 From: Clayton, Georgia Member No.: 13,351 Region Association: South East States |
When I was in high school in the 60's, I worked at a gas station. Gas was 28 cents back then. People never filled up. They would come in and ask for a couple dollars! Plus they got their oil, water, and air checked not to mention I cleaned their windshield! Now you would be lucky if a couple of dollars would buy a half gallon!
In North Georgia we are paying $3.65 for 10% and $3.85 for 100% gas. What is your area ripping you off for? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Attached image(s) |
kd0kqq |
Mar 1 2012, 12:38 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 19 Joined: 17-January 12 From: Grand Island Ne. Member No.: 14,025 Region Association: None |
i'm a full on ethanol junkie I build my 1980 camaro to run on e-85 I have a holly double pumper on it because you do have to burn more of it
I love my little engine in it tho 377 11:1 compression and yes I love seeing all the naysayers every one said it was a junk fuel and never would work but it at my house in grand island ne. If you dont believe me come and see it. about $0.60 less a gallon beats race fuel all to hell I'm also going to use it in my 914 v8 with the 283 not nearly the same compression tho going for more like 9.5:1 E-10 price here is $3.54 E-85 price here is $2.89 |
Madswede |
Mar 1 2012, 01:38 AM
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Flat Out Driver Group: Members Posts: 853 Joined: 13-September 06 From: Rio Rancho NM Member No.: 6,831 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
i'm a full on ethanol junkie I build my 1980 camaro to run on e-85 I have a holly double pumper on it because you do have to burn more of it I love my little engine in it tho 377 11:1 compression and yes I love seeing all the naysayers every one said it was a junk fuel and never would work but it at my house in grand island ne. If you dont believe me come and see it. about $0.60 less a gallon beats race fuel all to hell I'm also going to use it in my 914 v8 with the 283 not nearly the same compression tho going for more like 9.5:1 E-10 price here is $3.54 E-85 price here is $2.89 "naysayers" ...? "beats race fuel" ...? eh? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) There's tons of evidence on the fact that older engines not particularly designed to handle fuels with EtOH in them suffering problems, but I'm not sure what that has to do with the cost of gas right now (which is this thread's topic). Nothing wrong with ethanol, methinks, with the right engine design (read:racing applications and/or semi-racing street rods). Seems to me quite a lot of race gas is E-85 ... http://imsaracing.net/2012/events/sebring/...ntry%20List.pdf Everything else you said makes total sense, and I would expect where you live that corn-to-EtOH being such a local industry makes that sort of gas blend cheaper. Regardless, it should be obvious that for high-compression and forced induction motors that ethanol is one of the main ingredients in fuel that helps raise the octane (i.e. stability) of the fuel, making it desirable for such setups. Of course it does carry the penalty of lesser energy output per mass/volume than other fuels, but it's better than blowing the head off your engine... I guess I'm just saying that, with all respect, I think you missed the point here completely. No one in their right/educated mind would argue that with the proper engine setup that ethanol-enhanced fuel is great, but that's sort of besides the point of how much one may pay for said fuel. Lotsa peeps here are sorta forced to use non-EtOH fuels due to the older style engine setups methinks. |
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