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02.18.2010, 07:04 PM
Honestly, I think the whole thing is retarded. E85 is a joke, and so is adding ethanol to fuel (I think its 10%). I can't stand it! That shit makes my truck run like GARBAGE and wreaks havoc on my carburetor. I've had to retard the timing so much its not even funny because of that stuff and there is only one place I know of in BR that doesn't have it in there gas. E85 is BS to be honest. It cost almost just as much, and actually decreases the gas mileage. Not many benefits to be honest and around here, is HARD to find...The only benefits I've seen is if you have a high horsepower turbo or supercharged motor, since the ethanol cools the intake charge and lets you run higher boost with no detonation, but in most applications, like everyday use, its stupid. I'm more of a performance oriented person (obviously...) and I really dislike hybrids, Flexfuel, yada yada. Its all a joke really...I've seen hybrids and such get worse gas mileage than my car can get relatively stock. My car (2000 Camaro SS 6 speed) can get OVER 30mpg on the highway and over 20 in town with just a few small things done that not only help performance, but also help fuel economy. Intake, exhaust, etc. and I've seen them get upwards of 32mpg with the 6 speed, and still have over 350hp at the rear wheels. I'd MUCH rather that than some retarded hybrid that only gets a few more mpg if that. I dunno. I just can't stand all these ugly cars that people buy because they think they are helping reduce emissions and help global warming, but I don't really believe in that BS. The earths orbit changes quite a bit and is why its been getting warmer in the last few decades, but anyone notice how harsh this winter was? There was snow on the ground of 49 out of 50 states just the other day. It's only snowed maybe 5 or 6 times in Baton Rouge in the last 20 years, and 4 of the times have been in the last 2 years... Three, I believe, where this year...
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