im in NC and i guess ppl are freakin out and i cant even get gas and im almost out. its rediculous. gas stations that recieved gas this morning are already out and its only ben about 5-6 hours since they got some.
What kinda bike?man, seeing stuff like this makes me glad i'm tradin' the car up for a motorbike. i'll be coastin' 100 miles on a gallon. WHOO!
Yessir, I can pull 40+ MPG on my R1 if I baby it and its 10X more fun that driving.man, seeing stuff like this makes me glad i'm tradin' the car up for a motorbike. i'll be coastin' 100 miles on a gallon. WHOO!
Totally hear you there... :fool2: 99 Silverado w/ 35s, lift, etc...Too bad winters coming and my jacked up truck get like 8MPG :frustrate
95 F-350, 11" lift, 38.5's. 4.88's.Totally hear you there... :fool2: 99 Silverado w/ 35s, lift, etc...
Agree. People did this to themselves. The general public is mostly half-brained. They hear refineries are in Ike's path and all of a sudden it's 1900 again when refineries didn't make mogas.It's idiots freaking out over some email rumor and creating the gas shortage by "stocking up"
It happened in Tennessee last week
Give it a couple days and the gas will be back, there's no genuine shortage
the 3-4000$ kind. i'm a poor man. hopefully something with a little bit of balls.What kinda bike?
I've never owned a car in my life :icon_lol:
Just Bikes!
:smite:
Must have been a moped....haha...j/p bro, but i've got a 06 gsxr 750 and love it when those gt mustang pu**ies rev up their engines and try to race....not even close.yea its for real. im in charlotte and im sure its due to people filling up and topping off everyone was freakin im sure. i mean i drove with my gas light on to work and back and i was surely gunna run out but i use to work at a gas station and my cousin and step uncle work there and they let me fill up last night. they only have gas for employees but i got some :] now i have 3/4s a tank for my 03 gti 1.8t 20th ann. i love my car. im sure a bike would be fun but....really love turbo cars :] i gave a bike a run for his money the other day not sure wat it was but he wasn gettin away from me too fast (yes racing) i get around 23-26mpg which isnt bad. depends on how aggresive i drive
i can beat mustang gt's too haha. those things are slow anyways. they are just mad their v8's cant take a turboed 4bangerMust have been a moped....haha...j/p bro, but i've got a 06 gsxr 750 and love it when those gt mustang pu**ies rev up their engines and try to race....not even close.
you cant compare a n/a 8 to a boosted 4. There is no replacement for displacement.i can beat mustang gt's too haha. those things are slow anyways. they are just mad their v8's cant take a turboed 4banger
I'm a V8 fan, but, not true. There's plenty of replacements for displacement, 3 obvious ones that anyone could think of would be turbo, supercharger, and N20, the first two of which literally are a replacement for displacement if you consider their function.you cant compare a n/a 8 to a boosted 4. There is no replacement for displacement.
Agreed, However the problem will continue to worsen. Gas consumption is up and the refineries cannot keep up with demand. Most refineries are running at 100% all the time. and there has not been a new refinery built since 1976. The only solution is to use less fuel, carpool, walk to work, public transportation(not a viable option in Los Angeles).Agree. People did this to themselves. The general public is mostly half-brained. They hear refineries are in Ike's path and all of a sudden it's 1900 again when refineries didn't make mogas.
I'd argue there is a shortage due to this "I have to fill up when I get to 3/4's of a tank!" in cities like Atlanta or Charlotte.
In the end - I'd look for a station that is owned by one of the supermajor oil companies. I know we are supplying our stations - the extra mogas goes to the off-brand stations that don't have refineries (Race Trac). When there is a shortage - they are the first to get squeezed.
It will be a few days until the Colonial Pipeline is back pumping more gas, but will take some time after that to refill the terminals and the stations.
Just be patient. This isn't the 1973 Arab oil embargo - this is Ike knocking out power to refineries.
i kinda see what you are saying and ill agree. For the money why spend $10k on a turbo for a i4 when you can just get a v8. Or hell go get a bike and that'll solve the problem,... *cough* Ducati* cough* :twisted: ..... one thing i cant stand is a guy who thinks hes hot **** with a turbo'd civic, haha. hell ill just go turbo my lawnmower,... last i checked they prolly cost the same to begin with.Ya but do the same to a v8. You gotta play fair, boost the I4 then boost the v8.
well no u dont have to plair fair. race what u brought. and whos gonna get better fuel economy with the same horsepower? whos got the weight advantage? v8's are always heavier. 400hp in a 3000lbs car vs 5500lbs 600hp v8......you tell me...and yes turboed civics are slow and stupid unless they have a fully built motor and turbo then we are talkin.
not always but most of the time v8's are heavier enough to give the ligher car with less hoarsepower the advantage5500lbs with 600hp, what are we modding a srt-10 truck? The point was there is no replacement for displacement. What ever you do to a smaller engine, do it to a v8 and you wont touch it.
V8's are not always heavy. My pops car is under 3500 and has 525hp, american muscle.
And mpg who cares, if I am running 500hp my milage is my LAST concern. And if I did, turbo the v8, then during cruising cut off half the cylinders.
its all good. but usually when someone talks about american muscle cars they are talking about older models and the older models are ALOT heavier than a 4cy. and my GTI IS worth modding. yes i do agree that hondas and all the slow @ss family cars need to be left alone. my gti is a classic mod car just like a wrx. alot of ppl choose the gti to mod and ALOT of gti's are modded. the thing can take like 350hp on stock internals and if the GTI has 350hp its gonna have close to 380torque and is sure gonna beat a c5 vette....not smart but it can. i have a friend that has over 400hp in his golf on stock internals and has for a while....and it blows everything at the track out of the water.also im not tryin to bash turbo's or import cars at all,...,..... but I just dont see the point of modifying a shiiite car. A 69 camaro,..... yes, beautiful, powerful, a classic,...... 86' monte carlo SS (me),...... another classic, beautiful and a beast,....even newer american cars like a vette of course. Import wise,..... A supra, yes beautiful car and fast, a NSX,speaks for itself, rx-7, etc, the list goes on. All these cars have style, power, and already are nice cars from the factory and ARE sports cars. But an 89' civic, a toyota corolla, an accord? im sorry i know im ranting, but just leave the sports cars to do what they do best and be sports cars, and stop wasting money on a POS grocery getter or family car, just so you can pull up to a sports car and try to show off in a car that could easily be a convict special. In the end it doesnt matter if it has a loud BOV or $5,000 rims, or as much hp as a stock v8, ....... itll still be a ugly POS and everyone on the road will just shake their head, cuz you wasted your money modifying a crap car, when you coulda just bought a vette or a WRX, or something worth modifying. (nasty dont think im attackin you, im speaking in general terms).
i cant speak for the audi but my friend didnt really put that much time into it. he has a big *** turbo, 1000cc injectors and an intercooler. and that thing is bad. i bet that twin turbo c5 is bad *** too lol. 1000hp is just rediculous. i dont think theres a need for that on the street :] haha i see what ur saying tho. i dont have alot done to my GTI but im not bringin in enough money to do something. its been chipped which adds a decent 50hp to the crank from stock. bone stock 1.8t's have like 160-165 to the wheels which isnt a big deal. im sittin on around 205-210hp to the wheels. i know its not fast but its not that slow. i cant wait to get extra money to get a turbo back exhaust and upgrade the turbo plus intercooler..i want somewhere around 320-350hp to the wheels. i think its reasonable. and also theres a guy over in europe somehwere that has a GTI with over 1000hp.yeah i know a guy who builds gtis and bmw's,.... also puts ls1+ into 3 series bmws. He's got some fast azz cars,.... but at the end of the day it is what it is. Gti's,...esp the new r32 looks nice, but i just cant get over the fact about some of the guys i went to school with having pure stock jettas and golfs, and only adding a bumblecan and a wing from autozone, and thinking they are the baddest mf's around. oooooo that boggled my mind so much i just cant get past that though everytime i see one..lol But then again if a guy who owns a vette c5,c6 w/e isdumb enough to go to the track or a club anf try to beat import cars with a stock vette, lol they are retards, lol. Obvouisly the guys put alot of time, effort and green into their cars to come,... so ofcousre they are gonna be fast cars. ill try to find my buddys vette on youtube,... he runs a private drag shop here in Ga. He's got a c5 twinturbo, ***** is got like 1000 horsepower and has the worst gas milege ever lol,... bad car though
We get gas for free over in Iraq, everyone has uparmored suburbans and **** like that, all gas guzzlers and no one has to pay for the fuel....there is no real "shortage" just *******s who want to make more $$$
my $0.02 anywho
~GX
off to get some food (in my gas guzzler)
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