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The Truth About Cars ^
| 3/31/2015
| Jack Baruth
Posted on 03/31/2015 6:33:41 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: Kartographer
One of those things .... unless you’re a mussie then you get a free pass ....
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:04:13 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am ...)
To: yarddog
They weren’t just bombing along. They had spotters and air escort as well as all kinds of electronic spotting gear. Still plenty dangerous though.
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:05:53 PM PDT
by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
To: Doogle
ping
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:10:12 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: nascarnation
wow what a read. and it’s april fools.
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:13:50 PM PDT
by
kvanbrunt2
(civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone Commentaries I p44)
To: SkyDancer
door to door is more like 8 or 9. standing in line at the airport needs to be counted.
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:15:54 PM PDT
by
kvanbrunt2
(civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone Commentaries I p44)
To: kvanbrunt2
Yep.
Although Roy has done similar stunts before.
The hooniverse is buzzing.
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:18:53 PM PDT
by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
To: jjotto
“Because the Infiniti was tuned to run on E85, we couldn’t stop at any standard gas station.”
I guess they didn’t have time to tune it for gasoline.
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:19:16 PM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: mabarker1; SgtBob
ping
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:20:33 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: Chode
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:22:14 PM PDT
by
Bratch
To: Jack Hydrazine
I did not know, but tuners modify GT-R engines for E85, which is over 100 octane.
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:24:19 PM PDT
by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
To: nascarnation
Thanks for a great read. It bordered on fiction a couple of times, but the writer's knowledge of Cannonball history was a reality check.
I remember reading about the very first Cannonball run when I was young. It seems like it was in Playboy.
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:25:00 PM PDT
by
Baynative
(You can judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.)
To: nascarnation
Flying Jefferson Airplane at 105 AVG mph WILL get you there on time.
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:26:51 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: nascarnation
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:28:52 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Bratch
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:29:35 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
To: Paladin2
Flying Jefferson Airplane flight LSD-25 will get you there beyond time or space.
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:31:13 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
To: nascarnation
ok, but can he do the Kessel Run in 32 parsecs?
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:31:40 PM PDT
by
married21
( As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
To: nascarnation
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:31:54 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: jjotto
You might get over 100 octane, but alcohol does not have as much energy in it compared to gasoline.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_gallon_equivalent
Pure ethanol (E100) has 66.67% of the energy that gasoline does. That’s why cars get crappier mileage with 10% ethanol in the gasoline than without it. That’s 1.5 gallons of ethanol to equal the energy of one gallon of gasoline.
E85 has 71.94%.
I can’t wait until we get away from ethanol in gasoline.
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:32:38 PM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: smokingfrog
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:34:05 PM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: a fool in paradise
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posted on
03/31/2015 7:35:23 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
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