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ethanol, duh

"We've force fed a fuel into every American's car that benefits a few thousand corn farmers and ethanol refiners at the...
9 comments posted 13yrs
posted by me
9 comments posted 13yrs posted by me

'96 Ford Explorer alignment issue

x-post to rec.autos.tech, alt.trucks.ford 1996 Ford Explorer XLT, 4.0, 4x4 I replaced the L/R upper/lower control arms...
6 comments posted 13yrs
posted by gpsman
6 comments posted 13yrs posted by gpsman

Using 20 mm Narrower Tires ?

Hello, Have been offered a set of 4 brand new tires. Unfortunately, the size isn't exactly what my car came with. The o...
18 comments posted 13yrs
posted by rgsros
18 comments posted 13yrs posted by rgsros

how many American cars are RWD?

The 2013 Cadillac, I see. Apart from the Corvette, GM had been getting it's RWD cars from Australia. What has Ford got...
11 comments posted 13yrs
posted by bruce56
11 comments posted 13yrs posted by bruce56

Pikes Peak Highway

What happens to a normal car at 14000 feet? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikes_Peak_Highway Maybe it would be better to...
9 comments posted 13yrs
posted by tomd_u1
9 comments posted 13yrs posted by tomd_u1

CVT Transmissions. Pros And Cons ?

Hello, I have always had cars with automatic transmissions. If I remember right, only some of,the Nissan's had a CVT ty...
8 comments posted 13yrs
posted by rgsrose
8 comments posted 13yrs posted by rgsrose

Better Fuel Economy: 2 or 4 Barrel Carb?

Have an AMC 360 V-8, 2bbl. Would putting smaller jets in the 2 help, or put a 4 barrel on the engine. Car has only 27K o...
6 comments posted 13yrs
posted by sctvguy1
6 comments posted 13yrs posted by sctvguy1

Buying your tools at sears?

http://www.impomag.com/blogs/2012/12/david-vs-goliath-%E2%80%93-stealing-innovation bob
100 comments posted 13yrs
posted by sound
100 comments posted 13yrs posted by sound

Search a car hobbyist in US

Hi, Sorry I'm a little bit off topic, but I'm following the group since a few days already and we're really searching s...
0 comments posted 13yrs
posted by st
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by st

How to test spider injectors

Is there a way to test the spider injectors on my 1996 silverado with csfi? I am having an intermittenant radom multipl...
12 comments posted 13yrs
posted by stryped1
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by stryped1

ot: the mass shooting elephant in the room.

ok, so apart from the usual blather about "you can't legislate against lunatics" and the bizarre logical fallacy that b...
55 comments posted 13yrs
posted by me
55 comments posted 13yrs posted by me

Re: How does gasoline go "bad"? When?

So, how to get the old stuff out of a lawn-mower's carb, etc, at the end of the summer? (Without taking it apart, that i...
2 comments posted 13yrs
posted by dkcombs
2 comments posted 13yrs posted by dkcombs

Make your car fly (in NJ anyway)

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/jet-fuel-pumped-cars-nj-gas-stations-17931439 A few people are going to get there car...
7 comments posted 13yrs
posted by sound
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by sound