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Originally Posted by thingstodo
I just am not buying 320 hp and 28 mpg. Ain't no way, no how!
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Forced induction is a beautiful thing, especially when you've got a good mechanic. He modified an AEM standalone fuel management system and I ordered a custom chip from a friend in AZ. 28 mpg highway, about 24-25 mpg city. So long a I don't drive it like a track car.
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Originally Posted by thingstodo
And by the way, a water heater in the ground wouldn't work as well as an insulated water heater above ground. My basement will stay a nice 60 F if I left it alone. I don't need to cool it in the summer. In fact, I have to heat it with a gas fireplace to take the edge off. Plus, I recirculate the cooler air throughout the house in the summer when we're not watching the big TV system or doing other activities in the basement.
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I'm not talking about a basement. I'm talking about a lot of high R value insulation surrounded by concrete. You have more space when you build below a house, room that would have to be sacrificed in order to make the water heater more efficient above ground.
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Originally Posted by thingstodo
Good luck with that option. No one is going to reduce. They aren't reducing with the SUVs and large pickups even now with $3.50 gas so what will change?
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How many people do you suppose have switched to compact fluorescent light bulbs in the past 5 years? How many do you think have purchased Energy Star appliances? How many Priuses have sold? These are all reducing use of energy by replacing with something more efficient.