liftit
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Post by liftit on Mar 18, 2017 13:18:33 GMT -5
Jalopnik had a really good post about an article on the Federalist where some guy who is "smarter than your average bear" when it comes to cars, tried to claim that catalytic converters are a bad idea. To support this, he clearly demonstrates that he has no idea how a cat works, claims that engines work by having pistons push oil into the crankshaft, and that a V8 is the only respectable American sized motor because somehow more pistons means more ability to pull. jalopnik.com/here-s-some-hilarious-bullshit-about-catalytic-converte-1793347662 |
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Post by tiny on Mar 18, 2017 13:35:50 GMT -5
Oh my Lord that was just utterly stupid. That guy needs to buy a bike and get off the road before he hurts/kills someone.
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Post by eclark5483 on Mar 18, 2017 14:27:49 GMT -5
Had an idiot on Facebook swear up and down that catyletic converters produce cyanide and that the EPA should be eliminated because they are trying to kill us by making them mandatory. I'm like, wow idiot, cyanide is a by product of fossil fuels burning, what do you suppose happens if you did get rid of them? Ugh.... people!!!!
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Post by spaz12 on Mar 18, 2017 14:34:21 GMT -5
I bet he previously worked for CNN.
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liftit
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Post by liftit on Mar 18, 2017 14:40:19 GMT -5
I bet he previously worked for CNN. Except that he's writing for the Federalist, a very conservative site. |
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Post by 90GTVert on Mar 18, 2017 15:49:44 GMT -5
I don't care who he works for... I just want him to write an article about scooters next. Comedy gold. The only thing better would be if he did an exposé on auto repair shops, damning them when he finds that they didn't fill each cylinder with oil before reinstalling the spark plugs or because he asked to have his tires rotated and his spy cams show that the shop only switched their positions and never spun them.  |
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Post by aeroxbud on Mar 19, 2017 1:32:17 GMT -5
Wow, is all I can say to that. I am really surprised my little four cylinder, 1ltr Yaris can even move under it's own weight.
But it's a good job I removed the catalytic converter from my bike.
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Post by jaga4life on Mar 21, 2017 6:36:28 GMT -5
I bet he previously worked for CNN. Except that he's writing for the Federalist, a very conservative site. Man. Don't even start with that. It is a fact cats can reduce some performance. Also You cannot deny how corrupt the Epa has become. |
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Post by greggkinney on Mar 21, 2017 9:28:40 GMT -5
my wife drives an 05 liberty renegade 3.7, when i add oil to the cylinders thru the plug holes how do i check the level? i figure maybe i just stick my finger in the spark plug hole and when i can feel oil its full, like you would a differential. would this be a good time to add moth balls to the gas and nuetralize the cyanide in the exhaust? id also like to complain that when we ordered the jeep we got the renegade edition that has rock sliders and skid plates. well we go screwed or the skidplates are defective becuase we still skid in the ice over the winter!! maybe the guy mentioned above could have warned me and pointed me to a good 12mpg v8 vehical
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Post by 90GTVert on Mar 21, 2017 12:40:37 GMT -5
id also like to complain that when we ordered the jeep we got the renegade edition that has rock sliders and skid plates. well we go screwed or the skidplates are defective becuase we still skid in the ice over the winter!! I hate to have to tell you this, but you got it wrong. You needed the anti-skid plates.  |
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Post by greggkinney on Mar 21, 2017 17:52:29 GMT -5
id also like to complain that when we ordered the jeep we got the renegade edition that has rock sliders and skid plates. well we go screwed or the skidplates are defective becuase we still skid in the ice over the winter!! I hate to have to tell you this, but you got it wrong. You needed the anti-skid plates. lmao....well that explains it. i guess i can only blame myself, chalk it up to consumer ignorance 😧. now if i could only figure out where to put the key in to lock the differential |
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Post by milly on Mar 31, 2017 6:22:46 GMT -5
Where can I find the diff lock on my scooter and could I find a V8 that would fit with little modifications?
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Post by ThaiGyro on Apr 4, 2017 5:26:06 GMT -5
Haha...milly, my little scooter has a diff, but never mix V8 with vodka before done driving.  |
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