How Fuel efficient is your car?

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:21 am

...But can it pull a TRAILER????

if not what does this all mean to us?

can't sit still · Post by **can't sit still** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:26 pm

This is an article on recent developments of natural gas;
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comm ... world.html
"The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said America may not need any new coal or nuclear plants "ever" again. "

erbal · Post by **erbal** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:10 pm

I only get 30mpg out of my car, but it's over 40 years old so has saved the creation of three cars in it's lifetime (so far) ... the amount of energy used up in creating the car in the first place massively dawrfs that used when burning petrol, so in the long run even though there are lots of cars more fuel efficient I'm still saving the environment :D

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:37 pm

erbal wrote:I only get 30mpg out of my car, but it's over 40 years old so has saved the creation of three cars in it's lifetime (so far) ... the amount of energy used up in creating the car in the first place massively dawrfs that used when burning petrol, so in the long run even though there are lots of cars more fuel efficient I'm still saving the environment

nodding agreement.......

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:48 am

I couldn't agree more.

can't sit still · Post by **can't sit still** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:14 am

I notice that all 3 of those cars have very spiffy hubcaps,,, though the third car seems to have Vette wheels.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:17 am

it's the details that turn us from pretty to elegant..........

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:13 am

can't sit still wrote:There's supposedly a new turbo system. They claim to get 40 mpg on a 775 HP. Vette.

http://neohydrotechnology.com/reports/NHYT.ppt

Extraordinary claims.
No technical info.

And misleading or just wrong statements about supercharging.

Looks like heat recovery and steam as storage.
How I don't know.

Lucid484 · Post by **Lucid484** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:01 pm

if the suns going to eventually go supernova and wipe the planet out in a nanosecond....does it really matter what gasmileage our cars get?

i'm drunk so don't mind me.

can't sit still · Post by **can't sit still** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:03 pm

lucid, could you explain how you got / chose that name? Just wondering

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:29 am

*sips absinthe and waits for response*.........

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:29 pm

I saw a sticker on a car today that said "Are you an environmentalist, or do you work for a living?"

can't sit still · Post by **can't sit still** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:34 pm

From The Daily Reckoning;
"Simmons believes that the mere inevitability of declining production will cause oil to hit $200 a barrel by the end of next year. Longer term, Mr. Simmons expects to see oil at $500-700 per barrel. "People need to understand how expensive it is to obtain oil," said Simmons."

can't sit still · Post by **can't sit still** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:48 pm

Here's some interesting info on the burning of sulphur;
IMO rules allow ships to burn fuel containing up to 4.5 per cent sulphur. That is 4,500 times more than is allowed in car fuel in
the European Union. The sulphur comes out of ship funnels as tiny particles, and it is these that get deep into lungs.

Thanks to the IMOâ€™s rules, the largest ships can each emit as much as 5,000 tons of sulphur in a year â€“ the same as 50million typical cars, each emitting an average of 100 grams of sulphur a year.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... world.html

can't sit still · Post by **can't sit still** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:07 pm

Chevy is apparently making good progress with the Volt;
http://green.autoblog.com/gallery/chevr ... 17-2009/#2

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:25 pm

can't sit still wrote:Chevy is apparently making good progress with the Volt;
http://green.autoblog.com/gallery/chevr ... 17-2009/#2

And another red herring..

News today about big oil making secet oil deals. Now that the "Bush" war is winding down..

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:32 pm

I understand some of these keys turn as the car is driven.

can't sit still · Post by **can't sit still** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:21 pm

That red car,, is that the Isseta or the BMW? Can't be a Messerschmidt.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:41 pm

Looks like it, but there are so many variants, I don't know for sure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isetta
http://www.isetta-online.de/
http://www.isetta-owners-club-gb.com/
http://www.microcarmuseum.com/tour/bmwisetta250.html
http://www.netcarshow.com/bmw/1955-isetta/
http://www.isettabob.com/History/

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:56 pm

can't sit still wrote:That red car,, is that the Isseta or the BMW? Can't be a Messerschmidt.

Most Isseta imported to the US were BMW powered. A French washing machine company owned the Lic. and let to about six manufactures.

can't sit still · Post by **can't sit still** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 7:59 pm

China has a new car;
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/energy/22465/

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:16 pm

It occurs to me that Hanukkah was the first holiday celebrating energy efficiency.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:19 pm

how so?

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:46 pm

There was enough oil for one night, but the lamp burned for eight days.

From the Hebrew word for "dedication" or "consecration", Hanukkah marks the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem after its desecration by the forces of the King of Syria Antiochus IV Epiphanes and commemorates the "miracle of the container of oil". According to the Talmud, at the re-dedication following the victory of the Maccabees over the Seleucid Empire, there was only enough consecrated olive oil to fuel the eternal flame in the Temple for one day. Miraculously, the oil burned for eight days, which was the length of time it took to press, prepare and consecrate fresh olive oil.

Wikipedia

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:57 pm

How about a turbo-diesel mustang?
3.9 litre cummins.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mustang- ... 27adaa7f7a

can't sit still · Post by **can't sit still** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:57 am

That's quite a project. He really did a lot of work. The one thing that is missing is; tons of sound insulation on the firewall and hood. I put a MB 5 cyl in a Pickup and a Perkins 6 cyl in a big Dodge. Both are noisy. Even my Dodge/Cummins is noisy. That Mustang is probably also "nose heavy".

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:00 am

That's nothing... there's a guy with a hot-rodded Duramax diesel in a '94 Mustang getting 35MPG, that runs 9s @ 140 in the 1/4 mile!
http://www.dieselpowermag.com/features/ ... index.html

can't sit still · Post by **can't sit still** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:06 am

" diesel in a '94 Mustang"
IN being the operative word. The engine is so long that the back of the head would be at the cigarette lighter. I have pics of an all-steel VW beetle that is powered by a 427 Chevy,,,, between the seats. It was at Pismo. The guys said that it would make you deaf.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:07 am

I'm working towards an MBZ diesel engine in my cj5.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:17 am

A diesel in a jeep makes a lot of sense.

If you know anyone that wants an ultramodified jeep, I know of one that might be available.
Incredibly tough components.
There is some titanium involved.
Set up for a 350 currently.
Same guy built a tractor puller using a reverse mounted 12 cylinder submarine diesel, injected and turbocharged.

How Fuel efficient is your car?

What is your gas mileage"