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Please let me preface this with the now obligatory, “I am not whining about gas prices! And, I am NOT advocating the use of alternative fuels.” I am merely making comments and writing about personal observations. Again, I am not trying to offend tree huggers and political activists, so please remain calm. Keeping all this “automotive”  is of course the intent. In this political season I have been drawing some parallels, and couldn’t help but observe similarities between the American gas b... Read More

In these days of rapidly increasing gasoline prices, everybody is looking for a change, something different to, if not completely heal them of their oil addiction, at least start them in rehab. In my opinion, one of the best short-term solutions is the diesel engine.

Diesels gained great acclaim in the commercial business. Because of a diesel engine's very high compression ratio and turbo-charging, the torque numbers produced in these engines is unmatched by any normal gasoline engin... Read More