[Fot] gasoline comparison - ethanol impacts

[John Macartney]

Not so much animals - but the exhaust sure smells of fish and french fries when climbing steep hills. Trouble is, I'm trying to work out how I can refine the exhaust aroma to filter out the odours of flaming food wrapping (old newspaper) as well :)

John
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joe Curry 
  To: 'John Macartney' ; 'Bill Babcock' ; mdporter at dfn.com 
  Cc: Group44TR7 at aol.com ; fot at autox.team.net 
  Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 12:09 AM
  Subject: RE: [Fot] gasoline comparison - ethanol impacts


  John,

  Willie Nelson asked me to tell you that he is proud of you.   Does your car (like his tour bus) attract a lot of animals to the smell of the exhaust?  J

   

  Cheers,

  Joe

   


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  From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of John Macartney
  Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 2:50 PM
  To: Bill Babcock; mdporter at dfn.com
  Cc: Group44TR7 at aol.com; fot at autox.team.net
  Subject: Re: [Fot] gasoline comparison - ethanol impacts

   

  Whatever the merits/demerits of ethanol in gasoline, I've been a diesel user in my daily driver for some years. With rocketing fuel prices in the UK - a gallon of diesel costs me US$11.00 - I've just gone down the route of running my car on bio-diesel. As far as I can make out, bio-diesel is a refined and recycled fuel made mostly from cooking oil out of UK fish and chip shops and food processors. For a start it now costs me only US$3.20 a gallon and the performance difference is negligible and the car is more environmentally friendly with lower emissions than with the normal diesel. I have to say my first consideration was not the environment but my wallet ...

   

  Jonmac
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