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Old 03-20-2011, 08:24 PM   #14 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by nimblemotors View Post
I think we are here to discuss "mods", i.e. modifications to improve fuel economy. that being the case, we should be modifying to convert to natural gas, as its the most economical fuel right now...
Not really. First, there's the cost of installing the natural gas system, then there are the environmental costs of increasing natural gas extraction. After that, there are the "lost opportunity" costs of moving from one fossil fuel to another, vs getting off fossil entirely.

Then you need to consider that for at least some of us, it's not really about money at all.
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