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Captkenny Rookie Author North Carolina Posts:27 Points:151,605 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 14, 2012 10:03:57 PM Ignore Captkenny Report Abuse i hate it bad for all engines

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i hate it bad for all engines

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jamieg2012 Veteran Author Sioux Falls Posts:286 Points:11,385 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Apr 6, 2012 3:36:12 PM Ignore jamieg2012 Report Abuse captkenny and other haters i want to see actual research to back up your claims so far all i see is opinions trying to pose as facts people should do others a favor and when making claims back it up with research and not ads and blogs claiming to be research a opinion is not research and a ad posing as a news site is not research or even news
diesdown Champion Author North Carolina Posts:1,700 Points:510,000 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 24, 2012 10:08:42 PM Ignore diesdown Report Abuse Ok.
hailsupersport Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,230 Points:231,060 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 10:15:53 AM Ignore hailsupersport Report Abuse yes
rhail2 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,452 Points:287,485 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 18, 2012 9:00:04 AM Ignore rhail2 Report Abuse yep
hailsupersport Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,230 Points:231,060 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Mar 18, 2012 8:52:15 AM Ignore hailsupersport Report Abuse yes
Indian4441 Rookie Author Michigan Posts:41 Points:11,980 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2012 2:21:59 PM Ignore Indian4441 Report Abuse not really
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2012 1:23:57 PM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse yes
hailsupersport Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,230 Points:231,060 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2012 1:19:14 PM Ignore hailsupersport Report Abuse It sure does
hailsupersport Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,230 Points:231,060 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Mar 16, 2012 9:24:10 AM Ignore hailsupersport Report Abuse yes
Shockjock1961 Champion Author Illinois Posts:20,100 Points:2,182,235 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2012 8:31:07 PM Ignore Shockjock1961 Report Abuse "Because at this stage it is impossible to make enough ethanol to displace all imports" I guess that dispels the myth that we won't have to have a military by using ethanol...
rumbleseat Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:22,910 Points:3,528,265 Joined:Oct 2002	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2012 8:26:10 PM Ignore rumbleseat Report Abuse "Then how come, after consuming 40% of our harvested corn crop to make this crap, are we STILL having to import oil?" Because at this stage it is impossible to make enough ethanol to displace all imports, especially since people are still using Durangoes to go to 7-Eleven, and leaving them idling, to buy cigarettes, and Expeditions to ferry briefcases to the office, all the while sitting in drive-through lines for doughnuts, and lobbying for higher speed limits.
gamechanger2011 Champion Author Wichita Posts:1,525 Points:54,110 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2012 12:12:59 PM Ignore gamechanger2011 Report Abuse Pitbull1... You are right. It gets sucked right into my fuel injection system and helps America's independence from foreign oil. Let it keep sucking! Ditto!
krzysiek_ck Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,312 Points:726,210 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2012 11:09:39 AM Ignore krzysiek_ck Report Abuse Shockjock1961 wrote: "Doesn't seem like it's doing all that much to help "energy independence"..." Please feel free to prove your statement.
hailsupersport Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,230 Points:231,060 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2012 10:59:02 AM Ignore hailsupersport Report Abuse yes
Shockjock1961 Champion Author Illinois Posts:20,100 Points:2,182,235 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2012 10:55:56 AM Ignore Shockjock1961 Report Abuse "It gets sucked right into my fuel injection system and helps America's independence from foreign oil" Then how come, after consuming 40% of our harvested corn crop to make this crap, are we STILL having to import oil? Doesn't seem like it's doing all that much to help "energy independence"...
rumbleseat Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:22,910 Points:3,528,265 Joined:Oct 2002	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2012 6:28:25 AM Ignore rumbleseat Report Abuse ETHANOL SUCKS! that moisture right out of my fuel system so I don't have fuel line freeze-up and don't have to add gas-line anti-freeze (alcohol) to my tank in the winter.
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 9:26:19 AM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse yes
Pitbull1 Veteran Author Detroit Posts:395 Points:23,790 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 8:43:24 AM Ignore Pitbull1 Report Abuse You are right. It gets sucked right into my fuel injection system and helps America's independence from foreign oil. Let it keep sucking!
20Yoleven Champion Author New Jersey Posts:5,822 Points:823,005 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 1:42:31 AM Ignore 20Yoleven Report Abuse Youbetcha!
20Yoleven Champion Author New Jersey Posts:5,822 Points:823,005 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 1:42:30 AM Ignore 20Yoleven Report Abuse Youbetcha!
hailsupersport Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,230 Points:231,060 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 10:22:44 AM Ignore hailsupersport Report Abuse yes
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2012 10:09:43 AM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse yes
hailsupersport Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,230 Points:231,060 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2012 7:41:27 AM Ignore hailsupersport Report Abuse yes
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2012 7:34:14 AM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse yes
snell snail Champion Author Atlanta Posts:5,013 Points:2,596,125 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 7:52:54 PM Ignore snell snail Report Abuse ...worst possible fuel option.....
rhail2 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,452 Points:287,485 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 12:43:31 PM Ignore rhail2 Report Abuse yes
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2012 12:35:31 PM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse yes
Penny_Pincher Veteran Author Columbus Posts:435 Points:22,695 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2012 2:40:09 PM Ignore Penny_Pincher Report Abuse I like corn-based ethanol, especially aged in oak barrels for about 12 years.
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2012 9:56:03 AM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse yes
mobile21228 Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,630 Points:504,235 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2012 6:48:58 AM Ignore mobile21228 Report Abuse Yep!
hailsupersport Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,230 Points:231,060 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Mar 7, 2012 9:57:59 AM Ignore hailsupersport Report Abuse yes
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 7, 2012 9:43:13 AM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse yes
Blondie22OH Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,535 Points:336,270 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 7, 2012 7:32:58 AM Ignore Blondie22OH Report Abuse YES. It's bad for all engines.
rhail2 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,452 Points:287,485 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 1:31:28 AM Ignore rhail2 Report Abuse yes
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2012 1:26:43 AM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse yes
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 4, 2012 10:12:21 AM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse yes
Edpap Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:4,310 Points:504,000 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Mar 3, 2012 2:00:08 PM Ignore Edpap Report Abuse Yes, it does. I will support it when it is made only from garbage or other waste products, and it is priced right.
rhail2 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,452 Points:287,485 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 3, 2012 11:10:54 AM Ignore rhail2 Report Abuse yes
gamechanger2011 Champion Author Wichita Posts:1,525 Points:54,110 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 10:10:57 AM Ignore gamechanger2011 Report Abuse Some ethanol fun facts! "Rockefellers and their oil companies -- back in early 1900 pre-prohibition era -- paid Women's Christian Temperance Union to promote prohibition to reduce the supply of alcohol that some automakers allegedly then said would be a superior automotive fuel. The ostensible alleged reason was to force automakers to develop and sell cars dependent not on alcohol, but on earth oil products produced by the Standard Oil monopoly Most people are not aware that Henry Ford's Model T came in a variation that allowed the driver to switch the carburetor to run the engine on farm-made ethyl alcohol. This allowed the operator to stop at local farms (equipped with stills) to refuel his/her car during long trips through the backcountry. After all- the gas station wasn't exactly as ubiquitous in those days, as it is now. The Standard Oil Company and its industrialist-founder John D. Rockefeller wasn't too happy with this arrangement. After all, Rockefeller's company had a virtual monopoly on gasoline at this time in our nation's development. Since the late 1800's there had been a growing Alcohol Temperance Movement developing among reformers. Rockefeller saw an opportunity in this. It is well-documented that local efforts to curb alcohol consumption were expanded to the national level when high-profile figures like Rockefeller joined in the anti-alcohol efforts. Was he so concerned with the social problems that abuse of alcohol was said to cause? No... John D. Rockefeller was not concerned with family dynamics in the working classes. But he was influential in changing the goals of the movement from temperance to prohibition. He gave the equivalent of $60 million in today's dollars to an obscure group pushing for prohibition called the Women's Christian Temperance Union. As we know, his contribution to the outlawing of the production and sale of alcohol was successful. Of course, Rockefeller and the oil companies reaped tremendous profits as a result. Remember that the period covered by the 18th Amendment (1919-1933) coincided with the huge rise in the sale and operation of automobiles. America was on the move, and all of these cars were now operated solely on gasoline. By the time that the 21st Amendment was passed, ending the prohibition of alcohol, the standard was already set and worked completely in the favor of the Rockefeller family."
hailsupersport Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,230 Points:231,060 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 9:35:02 AM Ignore hailsupersport Report Abuse yes
gamechanger2011 Champion Author Wichita Posts:1,525 Points:54,110 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 9:21:48 AM Ignore gamechanger2011 Report Abuse Get ready... E15 is coming. Looks like all of you against it will have consider it as "taking one for the team". It's a big picture thing people. It's good for our country. Less dependency on foreign oil!
emtrob2012 All-Star Author Myrtle Beach Posts:893 Points:147,905 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 2:01:03 AM Ignore emtrob2012 Report Abuse yes it does stink
Pramodsharma Champion Author Richmond Posts:1,969 Points:384,915 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 1, 2012 9:03:16 PM Ignore Pramodsharma Report Abuse Brazil runs on ethanol, How engines of their cars are running good and sound less? Majority of them drive GM and Chrysler cars.
diesdown Champion Author North Carolina Posts:1,700 Points:510,000 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 1, 2012 5:52:24 PM Ignore diesdown Report Abuse Agreed.
rhail2 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,452 Points:287,485 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 1, 2012 11:26:09 AM Ignore rhail2 Report Abuse yes it does
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 1, 2012 11:20:56 AM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse yes
lanenebraska Sophomore Author San Jose Posts:204 Points:3,745 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 1, 2012 6:09:55 AM Ignore lanenebraska Report Abuse Darn Corn Stoves and Corn Furnaces, and Naughty Ethanol. The next thing ya know, they'll start using valuable cornstalks to make ethanol from. Just breaks my heart....NOT! :-D Corn: It's whats for dinner, and for fuel, and animal feed, and there are millions of tons left-over every year(Surplus). If we need more, the USA just grows more to meet the demand! USA! USA! USA!
francescaromana Sophomore Author Modesto Posts:111 Points:5,100 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 29, 2012 12:31:58 PM Ignore francescaromana Report Abuse Yes, yes it does.
hailsupersport Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,230 Points:231,060 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 29, 2012 10:19:51 AM Ignore hailsupersport Report Abuse yes
rhail2 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,452 Points:287,485 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 29, 2012 10:12:50 AM Ignore rhail2 Report Abuse yes