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After a long stretch of not driving the Benz, I filled up again recently with HPR for 2.799. Great fuel, even if it is a little pricy.
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RenaissanceMan Labs: where the future is being made today. Garage: 2017 Chevy Colorado Diesel (nanny state emissions) 2005 Volvo S40 T5 AWD, 77k 1987 Mercedes-Benz 300D turbodiesel, 4 sp auto, 156k - 28.7 mpg 1996 Tracker 4x4, 2 door, 16v, 3 sp auto. 113k - 28.6 mpg WARNING: this post may contain dangerous free thinking. |
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I've been running it for 2 years now in both the 87 and 97. Love the stuff, I wish they would open more locations.
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PS don't ban me!
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RenaissanceMan Labs: where the future is being made today. Garage: 2017 Chevy Colorado Diesel (nanny state emissions) 2005 Volvo S40 T5 AWD, 77k 1987 Mercedes-Benz 300D turbodiesel, 4 sp auto, 156k - 28.7 mpg 1996 Tracker 4x4, 2 door, 16v, 3 sp auto. 113k - 28.6 mpg WARNING: this post may contain dangerous free thinking. |
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I'm using HPR for now, just filled up yesterday, I bought one each of the two products in the photo for lubricity improvement. The Howe's product is available in the half gallon size at Amazon for $20 with Prime shipping. Comes out to about $.06-$.07 a gallon as an additive.
Biofuel Oasis in Berkeley currently sells a 20% biodiesel/80% Renewable Diesel for $3.79 a gallon. On the website they refer to the 'Renewable Diesel' as "currently made by Neste in Singapore from recycled vegetable oil and tallow." So I'm guessing that's the same product that Propel sells. A friend in Berkeley tells me that Biofuel Oasis still sells 100% biodiesel in 5 gallon jugs. One wonders if you need to add 20% for proper lubricity. I'm guessing less would do but I don't know. And if you do so I guess you would need to upgrade fuel lines which I haven't done. I think HPR is a nice development, my only misgiving is that there really isn't that much waste oil and fat in the world, certainly not compared to the demand for diesel. What worries me is that eventually palm oil plantations would be used to make the stuff and that is, of course, a net environmental loss.
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I've been using Peak diesel boost with HPR, and I love the stuff. Acceleration feels smoother with the Peak additive.
I think that it was mentioned earlier in this thread or somewhere else that Biodiesel and HPR don't blend well. All Season Diesel Boost - Diesel Fuel Additives | PEAKauto.com
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So do you know anything about the lubricity additives I bought? I know CRC has a long and good (AFAIK) reputation, and the other product, Howe's, gets good reviews.
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I'm kind of shocked BioFuel Oasis is selling this blend. I wouldn't use it in my car. Quote:
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Anybody heard any info on what potential share of worldwide diesel use HPR could eventually become? Not to be a cynic, and I am using it, but I have to wonder if it's always going to be a drop in the bucket.
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Algae based biodiesel probably holds the most promise -- it can be produced in brackish ponds on crappy land.
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There have been some ads up recently by Exxon showcasing their algae research projects. Who knows, maybe something will come of it. One hopes that Exxon is not merely greenwashing.
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Algae based biofuels are the only ones that have a chance at being produced in vast quantities to replace out current demand for fossil fuel diesel. Unfortunately electricity is cheaper, much cheaper. The only really expensive part is the mobile storage aka the batteries and even those are also getting cheaper.
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I doubt that very much. The only fossil fuel still price competitive with solar/wind is natural gas and its advantages is slowly eroding away.
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After another 6 months in the garage, the Mercedes is getting a little love with a trip out to the central coast. I'm 200 miles into a fresh tank of HPR and my gauge still reads 5/8 of a tank. I forgot how long this car seems to go on one tank of fuel.
I still have the nailing or clacking until about 15 minutes of driving have happened as well as the hot idle "rock and roll" (delivery valves for both, hopefully!) but otherwise, the engine is so smooth on this fuel.
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RenaissanceMan Labs: where the future is being made today. Garage: 2017 Chevy Colorado Diesel (nanny state emissions) 2005 Volvo S40 T5 AWD, 77k 1987 Mercedes-Benz 300D turbodiesel, 4 sp auto, 156k - 28.7 mpg 1996 Tracker 4x4, 2 door, 16v, 3 sp auto. 113k - 28.6 mpg WARNING: this post may contain dangerous free thinking. |
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