Not a Leaf

[BigJ]

Ahh yes Sir Tank, you speak the truth. My Dodge 550hp Magnum wagon would curl your chest hair. But having said that, if I were to do it all over again, I would gladly ditch the RWD in favor of the AWD model. Power is a wonderful thing, but if you can't get it to stick to the tar it aint worth much. Unless, of course, drifting is your thing.

 

[The Tank]

Ahh yes Sir Tank, you speak the truth. My Dodge 550hp Magnum wagon would curl your chest hair. But having said that, if I were to do it all over again, I would gladly ditch the RWD in favor of the AWD model. Power is a wonderful thing, but if you can't get it to stick to the tar it aint worth much. Unless, of course, drifting is your thing.

Who doesn't love drifting. Your magnum is one of the few I like. Did you ever think about doing the Charger conversion? Magnums look sick with the Charger nose.

sent from ...... I don't know where I am.

 

[BigJ]

Funny the "Chargum" (name give to the Magnum with a Charger front clip) never really appealed to me. And its not a direct bolt on either; lots of body work needed to get it to look right. Here's one of the more famous conversions (first guy to try it, I believe). Notice the way he's handled how the fenders match up with the Magnum panels?



And anyway I've since sold my Maggie; I satisfy my need for speed in the dirt these days :mrgreen: I sold 'er to a guy who's really going to take it to the next level in terms of speed. He's got some big BIG plans and I'm looking forward to seeing 'er get into the high 10s / low 11s. Not bad for a 5000lb beached whale.

 

[MMC Racing]

"The expected introduction of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could cut U.S. gasoline use but could increase deadly air pollution in some areas, two reports say.
That's because a plug-in's lower tailpipe emissions may be offset by smokestack emissions from the utility generating plants supplying electricity to recharge the big batteries that allow plug-ins to run up to 40 miles without kicking on their gasoline engines. Plug-ins, called PHEVs, are partly powered, in effect, by the fuel used to generate the electricity.

About 49% of U.S. electricity is generated using coal, so in some regions a plug-in running on its batteries is nearly the equivalent of a coal-burning vehicle. The trade-off is one that even plug-in backers acknowledge. It could undercut the appeal of vehicles that appear capable of using no gasoline in town and hitting 50 to 100 mpg overall fuel economy.

If large numbers of plug-in hybrids were being recharged with power from the least-sophisticated coal plants, "There is a possibility for significant increases of soot and mercury," says a report by environmental advocacy group Natural Resources Defense Council. Soot particles can make it hard to breathe, especially for asthmatics. Mercury is toxic."

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/environment/2008-02-25-plug-in-hybrids-pollution_N.htm



"The push for conversion to plug-in electric cars will do nothing to stop carbon emissions, a report by the GAO warns, throwing cold water on a push by Democrats to get more plug-ins on the road. In fact, the problem could be made worse as demand goes up at coal-fired electrical plants. Plus, the need for batteries may just have the US changing the dictators to which we’re chained."

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/gao-electric-cars-wont-reduce-carbon-emissions/

While this is all true, we don't ship power from Indiana to California. In other words, the bigger markets are more served by cleaner electricity. Plus you have to graph the slow growth of plug in vehicles against the growth of cleaner power generation build out.

 

[tigercrazy718]

all i know is that dan and tank need to solve their ******** bitching bc its annoying to lurk these forums and just see you two going at each other. just chill out

 

[Madcowranch]

all i know is that dan and tank need to solve their ******** bitching bc its annoying to lurk these forums and just see you two going at each other. just chill out

You hit the nail on the head there, tiger.

 

[BigJ]

FWIW I've talked to both guys, asking them to debate the post all day long, but to stop just short of attacking the person who made it. I think both guys want whats best for this forum, and understand this isn't a place for ethuggin or bash fests.