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- Altered Gasoline Car that got 23 mpg now at 40 mpg .
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Some people Think That if since R12 has in its full name the part Methane it is so dangerous that you need a licence
Posted on January 25, 2009 at 9:17pm — 2 Comments
Better than burning Oil ,CNG , LNG, NG , Coal ,wood you name it ! Atomic Maybe !
Posted on January 19, 2009 at 4:35pm —
Good Miles per gal with race car on the road 40 mpg 145 mph
A few years ago I took on a wager .I was mad reguarding high fuel cost . (Fuel was $1.75 back then ) and I told a work friend that I could make changes that would gain me close to 100% improved Miles per gal with any inline engine system . I almost got WHO HA HAed out of the… Continue
Posted on October 6, 2008 at 8:08pm — 1 Comment
EPA creates Problems with Cars and Trucks
Posted on October 6, 2008 at 11:48am —
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Dave makes several good points...
SuperTankers!
How much fuel do they burn, and how much/many Oceanographic environments do they damage?!!
Right. The Computerized Keys are proving to be a Nightmare. Ford was going to introduce "Smart Key" which would allow Top Speed to be set to 75 m.p.h. For teens...? What? So, the adults can un-lock "Smart Key" when they want to break the Law and Speed.!? That's pretty stupid. I suggest setting the "Smart Key" to = ON when the car leaves the Dealers lot. Store the PIN at the Sheriff's Office, than the driver has to call to get it. Like: 'Yeah, I'd like to un-lock my vehicle's speed limitor so as I can drive it above 75 m.p.h.' Pretty stupid. Don't think Ford has produced the "Smart Key" yet? Maybe they should rename it the "Stupid Key", as Top Speed needs to be limited for the vehicle. Not just teenage drivers.
These cars with 'chip keys' are not Top Speed Limited Vehicles; TSLV's. Thery're capable of achieving High Speed w/o the 'Chip Key' programming the top speed to 75 m.p.h. And, I agree, will/do have problems.
You are an inventor and an innovator, but are you a business person?
For far too long, too many Americans have withdrawn from the marketplace and left the business of business to the incorporated organizations. Wall Street backed individuals have made ridiculously massive fortunes and they do not want to be taxed on their wealthy.
Isn't this what you are so angry about? If not, then you and I do not share that particular sentiment, so nothings loss there. If so, then the political fact is that taxes are about politics and the real facts are as plain as the noses on our faces.
Grandpa says, 'you can't get blod from a turnip.' If you tax the unemployed, under employed and those employed who now have the responsibility for taking care of the the first two, you will get an IOU for your trouble. IRS, bank or whoever comes up with these rediculous plans to take money from the mass of working class and poor people haven't got a clue, if that is what they plan to do.
We need to understand and plan to fight back by demanding that the rich pay their fair share which is a DOABLE proposistion. Paying taxes won't break anybody that's doing business. If the banks don't do loans, they aren't doing business and they deserve to go broke at the tax office. If the automobile, housing and mortgage industries can't find a way to roll back prices and interest rates to an affordable (pre-1979) price then they ned to be REPLACED by people who are more innovative and less greedy.
PROTECTIONISM is bad for international business, but the only thing other nations seemed interested in buying from us is guns, bombs, fighter aircraft and bullets. The find ways of locking out all the other products we produce in excess. Are they suprised when we don't sell them stuff they could use on us? STILL, we need to sell them something other than weapons, so what's their beef w/Made in the USA?
I too far off my point!
Dave, you've got to get involve if you are as angry as you write. Get informed and tell somebody what you know. Don't lie or fabricate the truth, we've got politicians and atheletes enough for that.
Above all, remember . . . If you are not having fun, you not doing it right!
- Wiz
27FEB09
Honorable Speaker of the House Congresswoman Pelosi,
I am an Electronic Technician Chief in the US Navy with 27 years service stationed overseas. I’m outlying an idea to assist and work with current plans for achieving energy independence. I urge you, as speaker of the house and the driving force to form the select committee on energy independence and global warming, consider for discussion and introduction into the house US Treasury Savings Bonds for Energy Independance.
In WWII America sold war bonds supporting the war effort. When young, my mother told me her primary school raised enough money through bonds to build a tank to support troops. I am impressed with the patriotism and purpose of our greatest generation that accomplished so much.
Selling energy bonds for RE (Renewable Energy) development would lower foreign oil imports and assist with the complex problem of funding. Bonds sold as “Energy S” could support new solar trough plants, “Energy W” to support wind farms, Energy “H” to support hydroelectric plants, Energy “T” to support RE transportation such as electric bullet train routes powered by RE, Energy "C" COOPS for small communities only needing a small quantity of turbines, and Energy “I” for needed infrastructure high voltage power lines to the RE site. Bonds will have the project name and include an artist’s perspective of the project and an American flag. President Obama had great success with the internet during his campaign. In a similar manner, using the internet, energy bonds could have a website listing current projects and an “electronic checkout” could purchase a bond $25 or higher. Simpler methods of payment such as “PAYPAL” and credit cards would be available and after an electronic purchase is complete a color print out of the bond is available with a follow up of the bond in the mail. The website would limit quantity of projects for each category until funding is complete. After a project becomes funded, a new project will be available. A tab on the site will show history and status of previous projects. Purchasers may take great pride in “collecting” and displaying bonds of various RE projects and participating at different levels of financial support. Solar trough plants in the multi-hundred MW size capacity with molten salt energy storage in California, Arizona, and West Texas can provide a major portion of electric needs. North Dakota has potential to support 1/3 of our nations electric needs in it’s class 4 wind zone areas. There are plenty of suitable proposed wind turbine farms now around the nation to significantly increase our RE if funded. Mid sized hydro-electric has not been used in America to it’s full potential. Following the example of our neighbor, Canada, it would provide a significant increase in percentage of electric production. Developing all three we could provide the majority of our electric and heating needs through renewable energy in a "New New Deal" fashion allowing natural gas for transportation as T. Boone Pickens is working for. Bullet train routes have proven a viable alternative to commercial domestic air service and when powered by electricity provided by RE suppliers America would be in the forefront of world technology. Example, I heard of discussion for a commuter train from Denver to Colorado Springs. Such a route built as a renewable energy project with charter requirement legally requiring to only purchase electricity from available renewable energy sources would be a model example. There are many train routes, city bus systems, and government vehicles that can be converted to run from alternative energy sources and fuels. Jobs created would bolster the economy, lower trade deficit, and strengthen national security. I would take great pride in print outs of bonds with graphics of each project I supported and many other Americans would also. The energy bonds could have tax breaks. BLM lands may be a viable place to start for some projects.
I contacted the US treasury department and was told that the marketing department for savings bonds closed several years ago. I was told there would be problems because savings bonds are at the federal level while the projects will be at the state and local level. I disagree and believe that these can easily be figured out in the way of grants to the state and local level using money from the bonds for those specific projects. I was told to check out auctions on the www.treasurydirect.gov website and found them to not apply to citizens wanting to buy savings bonds to support a cause such as energy independance. I was told by the treasury department to look into CREB (Clean Renewable Energy Bonds). I found CREB to be large scale funding that a citizen would not be able to participate in as a US Treasury Energy Independance Bond would provide. If given the tools to participate directly, the power of the citizens of the United States to help achieve energy independance could not be denied. Americans mean well and the Energy Independance Savings bond program will give citizens the power at their level to make it happen. If marketed through a web page, commercials, and to federal employees the word would get out and participation would spread like wildfire.
Mr. Paul Gipe, a resident of Bakersfield CA, an author of several books about wind energy, and recipient of multiple awards as a pioneer in the industry since the 1970's has put a letter I wrote to Senator Dorgan on this subject as well as an older letter I wrote on wind COOP in JAN07. These websites are:
http://www.wind-works.org/coopwind/RenewableEnergyBondsforEnergyIndependence.html
and
http://www.wind-works.org/articles/AmericanEnergyIndependencethroughCooperativeInvestmentinWindEnergy.html
Sincerely and very respectfully,
ETC(SW/AW) Mike Kendall USN
Mailing address: PSC 476, Box 879, FPO AP, 96322 USA
Telephone (803) 265-4756, Email: ke6cvh@yahoo.com
The Chemical name for Freon 22 (r-22) is dichlorodifloromethane. note that the line ends in methane. Most of the various refrigerants are methane based. As a manufacturer, I expect to work with the Pickens plan to change the way America uses fuel. Either HELP or GET OUT OF THE WAY!
I suggest that you take all of your knowledge and build a prototype engine, and show everyone how it should be done. I'm not a rich man, but I've put many MANY thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours into building my vision of an urban commuter vehicle, with NO outside support. As you say, no one is going to get us out of this mess, so it's up to people like you and me to put their money and skills in play and make something happen. Build a simple, light, small displacement engine of about 50 HP that's good for at least 100,000 miles before requiring a rebuild, and you'll have a real gold mine. If it fits in the SOLO's engine bay, I'll buy some. WCE
There's no question that a 2-valve per chamber engine can make a lot of power, the C6R LeMans Corvettes being an impressive example, but the highest specific output contemporary engines have 4 or more valves per chamber.
Also, I don't think anyone's ever tried to say that MacPherson strut suspension is superior to unequal length control arms, but it IS a pretty good way to get the advantages of independent suspension (decent camber curves and reduced unsprung weight) into more cars at a reasonable cost. Serviceability and robustness in the field are good, too.
I agree that the additional complication is not a really good thing, but I've had several 4 valve engines over the years that have impressed me so much with their reliability that I'm beginning to see the complication as a non-issue. I even had one of the 3-valve stratified charge Civics you mentioned, and come to think of it, once the engine was pretty much worn out, it had a habit of fouling the precombustion ports with carbon. Up until that point though, it was pretty impressive. WCE
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