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DirkGently

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65. Eh. Modified diesels have been doing this for years.

Sun Jul 6, 2014, 01:53 PM

Jul 2014

There is a subgroup of hotrodders who tune big truck turbo diesels for maximum horsepower. A side-effect is gouts of thick black smoke out the exhausts. Those huge trucks can actually be made to be incredibly fast.

Now, this most likely does make them more polluting, for the same reason, which is dumping a lot of fuel into the motor. But it normally goes with a "chip" tune and sometimes other modifications.

But it's been around for years, and is hardly Obama-specific, or (at least originally) a deliberate thumb-in-the-eye to environmentalists.

Still kind of stupid, but it's definitely not new, and in most cases not simply a case of "sending a message" or what have you.

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Conservatives Are Purposely Making Their Cars Spew Black Smoke To Protest Obama And Environmentalist [View all] xchrom Jul 2014 OP

Don't these morons realize..... AverageJoe90 Jul 2014 #1

They don't give it a lot of thought. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #11

They clearly lack the smarts to give anything much of a thought ... n/t RKP5637 Jul 2014 #26

Don't they realize Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2014 #47

I'm almost shocked they aren't poisoning local water tables Blue_Tires Jul 2014 #88

I'm on my 4th PU rickford66 Jul 2014 #86

All that's missing are the bull balls. And the W'04 bumper sticker. blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #2

No kidding gopiscrap Jul 2014 #48

I guess one of the appeals of this betterdemsonly Jul 2014 #3

These idiots wouldn't even understand what you're speaking of ... n/t RKP5637 Jul 2014 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author madaboutharry Jul 2014 #4

No shit. I think you just made the understatement of the year. n/t nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #5

Trucks, not cars. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #6

Cowardly response, imo. mark eagledove Jul 2014 #8

They're just dumb-ass rednecks. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #10

No, humiliate them on social media CanonRay Jul 2014 #17

Oh, yeah, PM 2.5 particulates, capable of moving right through lung tissue, no big deal . . . hatrack Jul 2014 #67

This is the evil scum we're up against. This CANNOt be legal. mark eagledove Jul 2014 #7

Oh, brother <rolleyes> HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #14

Good god, IronGate Jul 2014 #21

Uh deported to where? LiberalElite Jul 2014 #30

did you start early this morning or just never go to sleep last night? snooper2 Jul 2014 #36

Oh my God! yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #61

They're not evil scum. They're dumbasses who haven't matured yet n/t arcane1 Jul 2014 #77

This message was self-deleted by its author Squinch Jul 2014 #93

lol - I'd love to hear about the anarchists of 100 years ago - TBF Jul 2014 #100

You can always tell jollyreaper2112 Jul 2014 #9

I could never climb into one of those. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #12

I like the blue skull pickup. Although I think its still a complete waste of money. Katashi_itto Jul 2014 #18

I have been riding motorcycles for 20 years... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #71

Cool, you had me worried, I haven't driven a motorbike in years. Katashi_itto Jul 2014 #72

Definitely test drive it first... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #75

Oh no! I value opinions. I will test drive it to see if I like it. I really like how it looks heheh Katashi_itto Jul 2014 #76

Find a Can Am forum... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #82

How the hell do you get into one of those? meow2u3 Jul 2014 #39

Ladder maybe Katashi_itto Jul 2014 #74

Depends how big they are. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2014 #83

Some people will put big wheels on type of vehicle SkatmanRoth Jul 2014 #102

This is why we are fucked Cosmocat Jul 2014 #13

I really liked the last sentence you wrote: Raine1967 Jul 2014 #20

I don't think people have the first clue Cosmocat Jul 2014 #57

I feel like you just really nailed it on the head here in this post. Raine1967 Jul 2014 #58

your welcome! Cosmocat Jul 2014 #101

It is a strange business person daleo Jul 2014 #64

A reservation store I go to in NY had 'Liberal Hunting Permits', I quit shopping there. nt Mnemosyne Jul 2014 #94

You know Cosmocat Jul 2014 #98

What you said IMO is quite true, in short, they just don't give a F. They feel cast aside IMO by the RKP5637 Jul 2014 #32

Auto equivilent... HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #15

One can always hope the direction of the wind changes! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2014 #33

Collateral damage is inevitable!! betterdemsonly Jul 2014 #16

Because many base their actions on feeling instead of thought. KurtNYC Jul 2014 #19

Thats pretty much it, imo. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #25

i guess sweetapogee Jul 2014 #87

What exactly do these idiots "conserve"? we can do it Jul 2014 #22

Their one brain cell? MH1 Jul 2014 #23

No kidding. And they pay extra to look that stupid. we can do it Jul 2014 #24

Dumbasses and their money are soon parted. nt HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #28

Yup, guess they showed us. The same simpletons then whine about paying taxes. we can do it Jul 2014 #29

Last laugh is on them. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #35

We use "Conservative" because "sadist" is too on-the-nose for the media Scootaloo Jul 2014 #79

I see these assholes all the time and just consider them to be narcissistic. liberal N proud Jul 2014 #31

Dumb guys with wheels are always the same Warpy Jul 2014 #37

Not just like... Stryder Jul 2014 #43

When was the last time you heard a motorcycle when you were behind the wheel? liberal N proud Jul 2014 #66

Most anytime Stryder Jul 2014 #69

Your fooling yourself. liberal N proud Jul 2014 #70

I'm going to say that about meat eaters from now on. flvegan Jul 2014 #34

Modern Conservatism is about nothing more than being an asshole. Marr Jul 2014 #38

That is what it has devolved into Cosmocat Jul 2014 #42

What about Chevy Volts? muntrv Jul 2014 #40

These are people that will spend a fortune louis-t Jul 2014 #41

Sorry I have to call BS on this one. SCUBANOW Jul 2014 #44

Heck, the California chapter has a Facebook page arcane1 Jul 2014 #81

I find these articles oddly hysterical and vaguely classist. Brickbat Jul 2014 #45

Meh, nothing new about this Lee-Lee Jul 2014 #46

Wait until they start seeing Turbineguy Jul 2014 #49

Well that should ruin their engines! WhiteTara Jul 2014 #50

Teh Stooooopid hurts!!!!! nt valerief Jul 2014 #51

Rollin' coal...some of them do it to bicyclists. An idiot did it here recently MissB Jul 2014 #52

Wow, they hate Obama more than they love their children. catbyte Jul 2014 #53

They need to organize a rally of these trucks in a nice long tunnel aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2014 #54

Morons thumbing their noses at everyone. MineralMan Jul 2014 #55

Of course ck4829 Jul 2014 #56

Ssshhh Boom Sound 416 Jul 2014 #59

If I see someone rollin coal, I'm going to call the police Taitertots Jul 2014 #60

This happened to me yesterday. lady lib Jul 2014 #62

would anyone care to offer a defense as to why what happened to lady lib is not attempted murder? Takket Jul 2014 #84

I could see. It was more like attempted douchebaggery. lady lib Jul 2014 #95

This is beyond stupid daleo Jul 2014 #63

Eh. Modified diesels have been doing this for years. DirkGently Jul 2014 #65

This is the automotive equivalent of the Open Carry movement. Paladin Jul 2014 #68

These people are like same ones... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #73

Congratulations on increasing your gas bill by 1/4, dumbasses Scootaloo Jul 2014 #78

That should be "Dumbasses" instead of "Conservatives" hobbit709 Jul 2014 #80

One can be fined for that shit in some places. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2014 #85

So, they think they're immune from cancer and breathing diseases? LyndaG Jul 2014 #89

Shouldn't that be against federal law? Modifying catalytic converter? Octafish Jul 2014 #90

They're diesels, no converters. And state law is what applies. NYC_SKP Jul 2014 #97

Thanks! Perhaps some sugar in the tank could turn the diesel down a notch. Octafish Jul 2014 #99

Republicans shit AgingAmerican Jul 2014 #91

They're juveniles neverforget Jul 2014 #92

Utterly depressing, in so very many ways. Dark n Stormy Knight Jul 2014 #96