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Blue-2001-Z71

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Eesh, they're going BACK to drum brakes? Why not just work with the discs? I hate drums and swore I'd never own another vehicle equipped with them. They just have never had them same feel or power as a 4 wheel disc setup.

Elwood 2000 Senior Enthusiast

Elwood 2000

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Sorry to hear about the rear drums. I guess I will be keeping my 2000 model even longer now!

 

The most important statement in the entire document though is this:

Updates for Silverado 1500 E85 (Ethanol)

 

Does anyone know about E-85?? I do somewhat. More than the average consumer and if everyone knew about it, this country would be in a rage about oil.

 

E-85 has a make up containing 85% corn. Yes, corn, grown right here in the USA.

 

Emissions are almost non-existant, corn growers, here in the USA would see HUGE increases in the price they get for their corn and at the pump, it costs 10-15 cents LESS per gallon than 87 octane gasoline! Performance of the vehicle is NOT hindered in the least and milage increases of up to 10% are the norm.

 

 

Why is no one in politics celebrating this or pushing it? There is just to d**n much money in big oil in politics, but a group of farmers in the northern midwest are making it happen.

 

Not trying to get on a political rant here and this is NOT where I want this thread to go, but it would sure solve our problems with foreign oil dependency if the government would endorse this E-85 program and make it nationwide. These people up north are doing it all by themselves, with NO government funding what so ever, and it is starting to work.

 

My hat is off to GM for making E-85 trucks available. Of course, you can go to your GM dealer and have your PCM adjusted to burn E-85 if it is in your area!

 

 

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gogetter New Member

gogetter

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Way off topic,but it cost more to produce ethanol,in both $$$ and energy involved in production than what energy would be gained.(till,fertilize,harvest,ship to distill plant,distill,ship to refinery,ship to gas station).Its still much cheaper to get oil from middle east,and other places.Now this could change IF the price of oil continues to rise.

BishopZ71 Enthusiast

BishopZ71

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:thumbs::flag: The way I look at it, why make others rich when we can keep it here in the good ole USA :flag::flag: I have no problem paying alittle more for ethanol than oil from the middle east. This takes OPEC out of the picture. It'll never happen though. Look at where our "leaders" made their money. Bush, Cheney, and Rice all worked for oil company's. Support our farmers, not other country's. :flag::flag::flag:

Elwood 2000 Senior Enthusiast

Elwood 2000

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Way off topic,but it cost more to produce ethanol,in both $$$ and energy involved in production than what energy would be gained.(till,fertilize,harvest,ship to distill plant,distill,ship to refinery,ship to gas station).Its still much cheaper to get oil from middle east,and other places.Now this could change IF the price of oil continues to rise.

 

Sorry Gogetter, but your information is false. The E-85 people are a large group of farmers who started this "co-op" if you will. As it stands today, they pay their farmers MORE for their corn than what the days price on the Board of Trade is paying, process it and sell it at local gas stations for 10-15 cents LESS than 87 octane per gasoline.

 

Corn production if happening anyway and the corn market depends on how much can be sold overseas. Why depend on overseas sales when we can process it here, in America and burn it in our vehicles, CHEAPER than using foreign or domestic oil?

 

It is also a huge boost to the Agriculture industry, not just farmers, but suppliers of them. A HUGE boost to the American economy!!

 

www.e85fuel.com

Sierra54 Enthusiast

Sierra54

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When is GM going to begin production of vehicles equipped with displacement on demand? I would be very interested to see what type of gains in mpg and performance these trucks will posses.

hvac1000 Enthusiast

hvac1000

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GM did that already years ago. The Caddy had a system in the Seville 4/6/8. It worked but they had a lot of trouble with it. I think It would be a good idea also since a lot of driving is done in the city and on the highway you do not need that much power to cruise.

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