- 121. Re: NON-LSR OIL & GASOLINE INFO (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 20:56:19 -0700
- More fun... In 1955 oil was a bit less than $3 a barrel and gas was $.30 a gallon Maintaining that ratio, with oil at $75 a barrel, gas should be $7.50 a gallon. But it's only $3.30 a gallon. What am
- /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00214.html (8,700 bytes)
- 122. Re: Tire Storage (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 21:11:01 -0700
- The biggest enemy's of a tire in storage are, 1) Ultraviolet light 2) Oxygen 3) heat If I had irreplaceable MT Bonneville tires, I would never put oxygen and nitrogen (air) them, I'd use only dry nit
- /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00216.html (7,109 bytes)
- 123. Re: Tire Storage (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 21:11:33 -0700
- The biggest enemy's of a tire in storage are, 1) Ultraviolet light 2) Oxygen 3) Heat If I had irreplaceable MT Bonneville tires, I would never put oxygen and nitrogen (air) them, I'd use only dry nit
- /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00217.html (7,146 bytes)
- 124. Re: NON-LSR OIL & GASOLINE INFO (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 13:20:50 -0700
- That's an excellent comparison's Tom. I'd like to send it to some close friends if you don't mind(with address deleted). Bryan "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second,
- /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00231.html (9,831 bytes)
- 125. Re: NON-LSR OIL & GASOLINE INFO (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 13:31:35 -0700
- My question is, If the retail price of gas was $.30 a gallon in 1955 when oil was $3.00 a barrel, why isn't the retail price $7.50 today when oil is $75.00 a barrel? Were we getting ripped off big t
- /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00232.html (10,554 bytes)
- 126. Laser Ignition (NON LSR) (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 09:39:10 -0700
- United States Patent Application 20060055925 Kind Code A1 Yalin; Azer ; et al. March 16, 2006 Fiber coupled optical spark delivery system Abstract A spark delivery system for generating a spark using
- /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00238.html (7,619 bytes)
- 127. Re: NON-LSR OIL & GASOLINE INFO (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 20:56:27 -0700
- I see the MTBE myth is back. There is a good reason to remove sulfur from all fuel. Check out the history of MTBE Tom. There are some people that actually don't like acid rain. Bryan
- /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00252.html (10,033 bytes)
- 128. Re: NON-LSR OIL and Gas (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 09:44:54 -0700
- Thanks for the facts Larry. The comment: "We need policies that change the market fundamentals and we cannot rely on the oil companies to do the job their record of underinvestment, mismanagement a
- /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00272.html (7,136 bytes)
- 129. Re: NON-LSR OIL & GASOLINE INFO (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 00:50:01 -0700
- The report points out two things that are in the public record, not tree hugger 1) The oil company's reported a ROE of 22.1% If the company I worked for (IBM) had ever reported ROE above 15%, the par
- /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00288.html (9,112 bytes)
- 130. Re: Dry Sump Musings (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 07:34:41 -0700
- Excellent information Elon. Going back in history, Smokey wrote about a special dyno oil pan he built that was about three feet deep and had plastic sides. After only a few minits running there would
- /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00297.html (8,466 bytes)
- 131. Re: Dry Sump Musings (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 08:28:57 -0700
- I think a windage tray should help. I don't know. I don't think a gage would be useful. An automotive oil pressure gage can't show rapid changes in oil pressure. A water pressure gage will show it b
- /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00299.html (9,307 bytes)
- 132. Re: Dry Sump Musings (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 12:21:54 -0700
- Has anyone noticed that NASCAR engines use 0W-30? Does anyone (Dave?) knows what is used in IRL and CART engines? I called Mobile several years ago and asked about the Mobil1 used in F-1. F-1 uses an
- /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00305.html (10,114 bytes)
- 133. Re: Dry Sump Musings (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 16:49:07 -0700
- Many things that work well on a 1/4 mile, shouldn't be used at Bonneville. Two examples: Aluminum rods. The oil used in Pro Stock engines. It's a single grade 0W oil. not 0W-30, just 0W. Over the ye
- /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00311.html (9,248 bytes)
- 134. Re: comments from the wind tunnel... (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 13:31:31 -0700
- Thanks for the summary Keith. I'm sure the Camero will also provide surprises and information. In a discussion with Ron Ayers he talked about his involvement with "the" British motorcar museum as a d
- /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00332.html (8,218 bytes)
- 135. Re: comments from the wind tunnel... (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 13:37:16 -0700
- Another one of your SPEED SECRETS !!!!! You're energizing the boundary layer to promote laminar flow and reduce drag. You're a very, very sneaky dude mayf. Bryan
- /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00333.html (7,721 bytes)
- 136. Re: comments from the wind tunnel... (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 14:07:39 -0700
- Pork Pie, List, I was on Patrol at the 5 in 1985 when Andy Granatelli went by in his Camero. It sat high in the back and had a stock body. As he approached, I heard thunder in the distance, glanced a
- /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00334.html (8,489 bytes)
- 137. Re: comments from the wind tunnel... (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 14:45:36 -0700
- I have noticed the same rivet pattern on C-130's. I thought MS stood for modified streamliner. You take a streamliner and graft an old, small, foreign car to the tail. Bryan
- /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00338.html (8,832 bytes)
- 138. Re: Blower Ratyio (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:39:59 -0700
- Note: I have a new email address. Satellite Internet w/1.3meg download. Sure beats 28.8 k. I hear a lot of talk about old fashioned turbo performance. Check out a Sport Compact drag race. A car with
- /html/land-speed/2006-04/msg00261.html (7,594 bytes)
- 139. Re: Blower Ratyio (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:24:00 -0700
- Interesting Jon. Years ago, while watching part of a Sebring race running at night, I noticed the turbo Porsche's would produce a very long stack flame when entering a corner. I also remember they we
- /html/land-speed/2006-04/msg00271.html (7,512 bytes)
- 140. Re: blower ratios and Turbo Lag (score: 1)
- Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:36:14 -0700
- A late friend of mine, Bill Edwards, had a picture above his work bench of a turbo Offy at full chat on the dyno. The exhaust pipe going into the turbo is lite yellow with white patches. The pipe co
- /html/land-speed/2006-04/msg00273.html (8,062 bytes)
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