Author Topic: What\'s with the GAS PRICES? (Read 8146 times)

dynaweb · « **Reply #30 on:** November 15, 2005, 12:44:13 PM »

So I ran some tests on the Jeep which is now using the new K&N air filter. Here are the findings:

Type of Driving	MPG	Change Noticed
City	N/A	N/A
Highway	20.5	+ .5 - 2
Highway towing	14	N/A due to load weight variations

Now we must also take into consideration that I have relocated from 4,000 ft to 900 ft. I have driven the vehicle at lower altitudes before, but this IS the first time I have recorded over 20 MPG AND there are a LOT of steep hills here; so I would safely say that it (the increase in fuel efficiency) is mostly (but not totally) due to the better air filter. That is pleasing to me, and it is additionally pleasing to see the fuel costs creaping back down to closer to where they should be

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zelo · « **Reply #31 on:** November 15, 2005, 01:03:07 PM »

Quote from: adb22791

Wow thats pretty cool.
http://www.marylandgasprices.com/
Look at the number 1 Gas Station with the highest price. I\'ve been there before , but it wasn\'t 2.91 when I was there.

Under $2.00! SWEET. Florida has the highest prices in the country and the best price here is $2.07 so we are getting there as well.
National average is down to 2.25 from a high of 2.71 last month... we\'re getting there.

zelo · « **Reply #32 on:** November 15, 2005, 01:06:32 PM »

You should notice because you are going into a lower elevation that your horsepower will be greater for at least 500-1000 miles because of the oxygen sensor needing to compensate for the increased oxygen and the even MORE air (oxygen) into the combustion chamber.

Good to hear that it works.

zelo · « **Reply #33 on:** November 15, 2005, 04:22:24 PM »

Have any of you heard of magnets wrapped around the fuel line increasing the efficiency of fuel by breaking down the molecules of gas making it easier to combust and therefore burning more of the gas?

zelo · « **Reply #34 on:** November 15, 2005, 04:25:36 PM »

Quote from: adb22791

Wow thats pretty cool.
http://www.marylandgasprices.com/
Look at the number 1 Gas Station with the highest price. I\'ve been there before , but it wasn\'t 2.91 when I was there.

It says the highest is $2.51 in Bethesda

adb22791 · « **Reply #35 on:** November 15, 2005, 04:31:51 PM »

Yeah it is finally going back down.

dynaweb · « **Reply #36 on:** November 15, 2005, 05:35:09 PM »

No, but it seemd like you have

zelo · « **Reply #37 on:** November 15, 2005, 08:41:29 PM »

When I get more information (find it again) I will post.

dynaweb · « **Reply #38 on:** November 27, 2005, 09:37:12 PM »

I was in SoCal this weekend and was shocked to see prices under $2.45/Gal. Some places advertise 2.45 but then charge more if you pay at the pump with your credit card. Damn scammers! Well, thats LA for ya :/ I\'m sorry, but advertising boob jobs on billboards is just wrong.

Although down somewhat lately, do not feel fully consoled; it is still the highest fuel prices for holidays of all time ! http://www.oilnergy.com/1gasoli.htm#since20
I wish my stock portfolio even remotely resembled this

zelo · « **Reply #39 on:** November 30, 2005, 05:37:36 PM »

Just an update. Gas prices FINALLY went under $2.00/gallon ($1.99), in South Orlando. The further north you go the higher it gets (until you hit Georgia).

ttumelty · « **Reply #40 on:** February 03, 2006, 12:30:20 PM »

Diesel has been cheaper than gas as long as I remember. It takes less processing and is basically leftovers from gas processing I am told. So it should be cheaper (less expense to refine diesel) ...but now they are sticking up when we buy diesel even.

zelo · « **Reply #41 on:** February 03, 2006, 01:07:03 PM »

There are two types of diesel fuel. One is INDUSTRIAL diesel which indeed is cheaper than gasoline.

The other is the new refined diesel which goes through another process to make it less dirty. The newly refined diesel has been more expensive than gas for years.

ttumelty · « **Reply #42 on:** February 03, 2006, 01:24:18 PM »

ive heard both sides of the low sulfer story.

It has been cheaper here until fuel prices went sky high...then it went higher and stayed there........

cheaper fuel and better mileage is the whole reason i bought a diesel pickup in Nov. 04.

zelo · « **Reply #43 on:** February 08, 2006, 08:58:09 AM »

ETHANOL FACTS - Here\'s a look at bio-fuels today across the globe:
• Brazil and the United States each produced about 4 billion gallons in 2005.
• Brazil, the world\'s largest sugar producer, makes its ethanol from sugar cane. The United States, the world\'s largest grower of corn, uses corn as the primary feedstock for its ethanol production.
• The United States has the most flex-fuel vehicles on the road today, more than 5 million capable of running on gasoline or ethanol. But most run on gasoline alone.
• Brazil last year sold 866,267 flex-fuel cars. Almost half of the 1.7 million vehicles manufactured in Brazil last year for the domestic market were flex-fuel vehicles.
• Ethanol is widely available in Brazil, but not in the United States outside the Midwest.
• China is a distant third in ethanol production, at just under 1 million gallons in 2004.
• European nations traditionally use more diesel fuel than gasoline. Bio-diesel made from crops such as rapeseed is growing fast. The European Union hopes that by 2010, all diesel vehicles sold in the EU will contain a blend of 5.75 percent bio-fuels.

Miami Herald...

My question is . . . if Brazil (who uses a LOT of ethanol) produces as much as the US does, what are we doing with all our ethanol (80/20 will work fine in gasoline engines and 20/80 will work in modified diesel engines)

dynaweb · « **Reply #44 on:** March 30, 2006, 10:29:53 AM »

Gas prices continue to climb through the roof. How about ways to fight back against fuel price gouging? When it appears to be gouging fest in my area, I only get 5 to 7 gallons at a time. For example I will go to Texico and get 5 gallons then drive over to Shell and get 5 more. If everyone did that then these companies will soon spot the trend.