Archive for the 'Cars and Trucks' Category

Gas prices are $3/gallon, wait no $4/gallon, wait maybe even as high as $5/gallon? You’ve got to be kidding me. When I started driving it was only $1/gallon and that wasn’t all that long ago at all. We can blame politics, war, economics, or any number of things, but if you’re like me you want […]

 

Should you choose a manual transmission or automatic? This is the dispute that muscle car owners have been having with each other since the dawn of time, or at least, since the dawn of the Sixties. Whether you prefer to squash rocks with a Muncie 4-speed or let your Hydromatic handle the shifting […]

 

With thousands of scooters selling weekly, the surging popularity of today’s models is hardly a secret. But if you are ready to put down money for a scooter, you’ll first need to ask yourself, “Do I look at gas powered or electric models?”
We considered the points in favor of electric motor scooters in Part 1 […]

 

Semi trailer trucks, or semi trucks for short, have proven to be very versatile vehicles, with a multitude of uses besides transporting cargo. Since there are now semi truck manufacturers that produce different types of beds or attachments, you can now make use of one semi to do tons of tasks, and can be a […]

 

In this document I would like to outline some of the deficiencies in the use of ETHANOL as a proposed
“alternative” carbon-free, low-gas emission fuel.
Let’s start by taking a look at where ethanol comes from, how it is produced, and why it is being touted as an energy efficient environmentally friendly biofuel.
Ethanol can be […]

 

Thinking of getting attention? Do you crave the feeling of being noticed and looked at because of the car that you are driving? Do want the feel of masculinity and the allure it exudes? Then getting a nice sports car for you might be a good start.
So what are your options? You can check […]

 

Your cooling system is extremely significant. Once you start customizing your sports car for speed and horsepower, things can start to get really hot under the hood. This is because your cars energy only translates about 30 percent of the energy found in gasoline into power. The rest of it ends up […]

 

If you have ever used up any time pushing your car hard through the corners, then you know that the hardness of the suspension really makes a difference in how well it holds the road. To begin with, any kind of lean in a corner can cause your car to loose traction as the […]

 

The fuel system is the livelihood of your imports engine. To put it simply, if at any given time your car becomes starved of gasoline, there is a good chance that damage will occur to your engine, especially if you are using nitrous oxide, forced induction, or running at very high rpms. So […]

 

When trying to decide what rims to go racing with, there are quite a few things you need to think about. First, of course, is aesthetics. You are going to have to look at your wheel and tire combination every single day that you drive your car, and if you do not like […]