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    grease car

    Im thinking of buying an older diesel and modding it to run of vegtable oil or biodeisel/vegoil then going crazy on the inside mp3s divx xbox gps and whatever else I can cram into the thing its pretty cool 17 cents a gallon cosidering the gas is getting up to 2.60 out here plus it runs longer also and is supposedly cleaner I havent really looked into it yet

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    exhaust smells like fries
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    Quote Originally Posted by frodobaggins
    exhaust smells like fries

    well i could always go to kfc but id probably want to eat my car

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    Quote Originally Posted by frodobaggins
    exhaust smells like fries
    better than the normal diesel exhaust

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    I also want to do something similar, since i'm also running a diesel car. Search for "biodiesel". I think the vegtable oil needs to be filtered and cleaned before use, otherwise it would clog up your fuel filter and injectors.

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    In Sweden gas costs $8 a litre, dont whine

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeHunt79
    I also want to do something similar, since i'm also running a diesel car. Search for "biodiesel". I think the vegtable oil needs to be filtered and cleaned before use, otherwise it would clog up your fuel filter and injectors.
    I found the site greasecar.com it has a kit thats rather expensive but i think i might just go that route whe i get my raise for being in for two years

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    Quote Originally Posted by jol
    In Sweden gas costs $8 a litre, dont whine
    Youve got a good point i think ill start smuggling gas it would be nice to make a 400% profit

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    I have always enjoyed the idea of having a little biodiesel car. I wanted to pick up a Mini One D, and do a vegtable oil conversion, but there are no plans to bring the car to the US.

    Anyway, remember that while your exhaust can smell like fries, it can also smell like other fried foods also, depending on what's been cooking. Going to McDonalds for some free fuel and getting Filet-o-Fish remnants might be pretty horrible!

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    hahah lol
    hmm going diesel err well turbo diesel with my half hour drive to work might be not a bad idea
    and doing the bio diesel route might be better
    wonder if i can get that stuff here ....
    only thing i hate about diesel's is the rock crusher noises that i usually associate with bad bearing and other tidings of bad engine news ...
    but i spose with the carpc cranked up i wouldn't notice the normal rod hammering sound of a diesel
    right now diesel is cheaper than gas and usually is
    for most part
    not to mention the fairly decent mpg
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