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Apr 22, 2010 | 09:34 AM

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Bowie

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Originally Posted by big poppa

Bowie has the 03 7.3 like me, he's a regular around here, just not online as much as me

This is true. I am online alot just not as vocal as I would like to be (little lacking in knowledge). If we kept records of how many post we read I would be up there.

Apr 22, 2010 | 09:48 AM

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gtnwood

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Cheese and Rice Bowie, ya think ya got enuff tunes on that there tuner?

Apr 22, 2010 | 11:18 AM

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MTDewX

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My Hybrid F-350 runs Straight VO full 100% when not on diesel so B5 should be just fine.

Apr 22, 2010 | 11:27 AM

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Izzy351

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Originally Posted by bluescrew

i used to run b40 until the BC LIBERAL PARTY made it illegal to use here basically

What??? Why would tree-huggin' liberals make bio fuel illegal?? That's the oddest thing I've heard in a while. LOL

Apr 22, 2010 | 01:22 PM

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Bowie

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Cheese and Rice Bowie, ya think ya got enuff tunes on that there tuner?

I actually bought the Tuner from StrokersAce on FTE. I would have liked to have the decel and a high idle option also. Actually I like having both econ modes as 80e the peddle is to touchy for me. Never enough tunes.

Apr 22, 2010 | 02:08 PM

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stroker870

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i havent ever seen biodiesel sold at a regular gas station is it any cheaper than regular or just better running?

Apr 22, 2010 | 03:11 PM

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aklim

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Originally Posted by stroker870

i havent ever seen biodiesel sold at a regular gas station

is it any cheaper than regular

or just better running?

I have seen it around in WI but definitely when you pass thru MN.

Depends. The local shop that sells B100 will have 2 prices. Join the Co-Op for $150 a year and you buy it at 75 cents more than D2 and if not $1.25 more than D2. Somebody has to pay for the "No Blood for Oil" and "Biodiesel. No War Required" stickers. Or the Cenex has it for the same prices as D2 and it is B5.

That depends on your definition of "better running". I noticed it was quieter at B10 and up levels. Is that better? Not in my book. To me "better" has to translate to some cost savings so it has to either be cheaper or get more mpg. AFAIK, the best B100 will lose some mpg when compared to the best D2 because it has less BTU.

Apr 22, 2010 | 03:25 PM

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binuya

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Originally Posted by aklim

AFAIK, the best B100 will lose some mpg when compared to the best D2 because it has less BTU.

True. B100 has 10k fewer BTU's per gallon than petroleum diesel. Your mpg and power drops on B100 will be around 8%-12%. The effects with B20 or less are almost negligible.