derek92994
Veteran and General Yakker
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- May 1, 2013
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- Australia
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- Those who enter the man cave will get WOPLed
I don't like how it drives on lower octane, its gutless. Same thing when I had a 3.9 litre Ford.
But I'm open to advice from you and Lee. More info would be great.
LOL, I was born a lead foot
First of all, the octane rating in Australia would be different than in N. America. 91 0ctane rating there is equal to 87 here. RON vs. AKI.
But with older engines, not having a knock sensor for fuel management systems, and depending on what type of driving, carbon builds in the combustion chamber effectively raising the compression ratio of the engine. That's why an old remedy of slowly draining a 1/2 cup of water into the carburetor while feathering the throttle of old engines would clean the combustion chambers because it was effectively steam-cleaning the cylinders.
Do my cars have carbon build-up? - nope.
Nando.
You can lessen carbon buildup but you can't avoid it either
True, we all know motors are made to 'run' and opening them up once in a while (or almost daily in my case) does them good. After I hit that rev limiter that day, it stunk like hell when I got home, yep, smelt like carbon to me, and it ran so much better after that day.
Just like Gypsy feels much better today. Pretty good analogy, heh!
Nando.
It was a joke.It has its advantages being over here. I think it all evens out in the end.
I think our power is cheaper though, costs me about $500 for 3 months of power, that's with A/C on as much as I want, 2 computers, Amps/Pre Amps/Other Components, 2x Air filters, CCTV, and 2 lights left on at all times when I'm not sleeping.
At the moment I have the A/C on, 2 tape decks, 1 cd player, the WOPL, Pre amp, Computer with 2 monitors, 3 Air Filters, 2 Lights and I'm drawing about 1400 watts from the grid at 250 volts.
It was a joke.
I guess depsnds upon the home size. I use about $100 a month in electricity in the warm months with the a/c on. Fall winter and spring I use about $45 a month in electricity. I also have natural gas for heating, cooking and hot water. spring, summer and fall I use about $35 to $30 a month in gas, in winter from $75 to $100 depending upon how cold it is.
Of course I live in a 1400sq home with only two walls exposed to outside temps.
I'll have to check Electrical costs but it is somewhere around 10 to 15 cents per kilowatt. I get a 25% discount in summer by letting the power company cycle my a/c compresser on the hottest of days to regulate electrical demand on the grid. That usually only happens a few times a year for a few hours they cycle it on and off for 15 minute periods in the evening. I get the discount from May through September on all of my electricity.