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Old 03-16-2008, 05:10 PM
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I don't get it... We are taking it up the shorts. Fuel prices are at an all time high, many of us have been anxiously chomping at the bit to try alternative fuel technologies but it doesn't seem that we are making any significant progress.

My truck hates anything over B50; Dodge doesn't recommend anything over B10/B20 and doesn't warrant repair work caused by the use of bio fuel.

WVO requires an expensive retrofit.

What has to happen? We are being held hostage and don't even know it. When do we all have to realize that Mel Gibson in "Mad Max" is now reality?
 
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Old 03-16-2008, 06:00 PM
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We know all about it. The government has full power over this. They just dont care. They say they need to jack up the prices of fuel because there hurting but yet they are making record profits. In the BILLIONS!
 
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Old 03-17-2008, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by STROKETECH
We know all about it. The government has full power over this. They just dont care. They say they need to jack up the prices of fuel because there hurting but yet they are making record profits. In the BILLIONS!
its pretty obvious that governmental officials are being influenced by the wealthy oil companies they raise the prices because they know we'll pay and I am willing to bet the those companies own the patents to new technology for alternative fuels they are just milky it until the wells dry up. Once I begin to make my own fuel this summer it will help get rid of some of my dependence from these greedy Aholes.
 
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politics aside I was under the impression that we need more refining capacity. I cant remember the number but I remember that we import refined gasoline because we cant refine enough of it ourselves.
 
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Old 03-17-2008, 11:16 AM
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If you want it done right , then do it your self .
If you want it done at all , forget big bis / gov. , just do it .
They are not where there at to help us , there there to help themselves , refer to the lines above .
I put B100 in tank at home , put some dyno in on the way to town , now about B80 .
 
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Old 03-17-2008, 04:38 PM
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If you want it done right , then do it your self .
If you want it done at all , forget big bis / gov. , just do it .
They are not where there at to help us , there there to help themselves , refer to the lines above .
I put B100 in tank at home , put some dyno in on the way to town , now about B80 .
Im going to have to agree with you...motivation is there but my money isn't...damn college until summer when I am done.
 
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Originally Posted by kbailey
politics aside I was under the impression that we need more refining capacity. I cant remember the number but I remember that we import refined gasoline because we cant refine enough of it ourselves.
We only import crude oil ... our refineries are at capacity most of the time though.

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If you want it done right , then do it your self .
If you want it done at all , forget big bis / gov. , just do it .
They are not where there at to help us , there there to help themselves , refer to the lines above .
I put B100 in tank at home , put some dyno in on the way to town , now about B80 .

My truck doesn't like B100 or anything over B50 for that matter. It smokes white smoke like a steam engine.
 

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According to the department of energy website we import refined gasoline and #2 diesel fuel.
 
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According to the department of energy website we import refined gasoline and #2 diesel fuel.
You are right, do we do anything ourselves anymore? ... we import lots of other refined product as well. Here is a link to the import report... U.S. Imports & Exports
 
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yes it is an unfortunate truth that we cant do it ourselves.
 


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