Gas sucks

upshift · 05-18-2008, 09:37 PM

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.

DLIT · 05-18-2008, 09:43 PM

Something needs to happen about this bullshit. People need to die.

M1$3|2 · 05-18-2008, 10:03 PM

Fuck, I paid 55 for 14 gallons in Louisville, KY. I need to bring my bike up here.

PiZdETS · 05-19-2008, 03:52 AM

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.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GOFbsaNeZps&feature=related

OTB · 05-19-2008, 08:29 AM

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.

upshift · 05-19-2008, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by OTB

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.

I remember seeing some guy on TV a long time ago that converted his car into a biodiesel car. I think he said it cost him under a dollar to make it and he had huge tanks of it brewing in his garage. So yeah its not technically free but I think he said at the rate he made it he was in the 20cent/gallon range or some where around that. Another thing I think would be awesome to do is what the Mythbusters did. They took some cow manure and made a digester and used the methane given off to power a lawnmower and it actually worked. If we could somehow harness that we could use that for literally pennies per gallon.

Also I remember talking to a guy that said he heard that the only reason gas prices are like they are is because gas companies are fighting over the top rung on the industry ladder. Money is their only concern and they know we will pay $4+ per gallon because we need to. Dam oil compaines and their rich asses.

itgirl · 05-19-2008, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by DLIT

Something needs to happen about this bullshit. People need to die.

amen!!

OTB · 05-19-2008, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by itgirl

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...

Audiomechanic · 05-19-2008, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by OTB

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.

Dnyce · 05-19-2008, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Audiomechanic

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

05-18-2008, 09:37 PM	#1
upshift Looing for a bike... Join Date: Mar 2008 Moto: Nothing at the moment Posts: 571	Gas sucks 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.

05-18-2008, 09:43 PM	#2
DLIT Clit Commander Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Las Vegas Moto: 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale S Posts: 4,189	Something needs to happen about this bullshit. People need to die. __________________ Dress for the crash. Not the ride.

05-19-2008, 03:52 AM	#4
PiZdETS ⎷⎛⎝ ⎝⏠⏝⏠⎠ ⎷⎛⎝ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: ⎷⎛⎝ ⎝⏠⏝⏠⎠ ⎷⎛⎝ Moto: ⎷⎛⎝ ⎝⏠⏝⏠⎠ ⎷⎛⎝ Posts: 990	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. http://youtube.com/watch?v=GOFbsaNeZps&feature=related __________________ Last edited by PiZdETS; 05-19-2008 at 03:57 AM..

05-18-2008, 10:03 PM	#3
M1$3\|2 Squidly McSquidster Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Friendsville, TN Moto: 2004 sv650s, Yellow Posts: 41	Fuck, I paid 55 for 14 gallons in Louisville, KY. I need to bring my bike up here.

05-19-2008, 08:29 AM	#5
OTB The Man Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CrabTown USA Moto: 00 Bimota DB4 Posts: 823	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.