Archive for August, 2010
Biodiesel Hummer
Posted by thechicagotoystore in Uncategorized on August 31, 2010
Biodiesel Hummer repost by
The Chicago Toy Store
Jonathan Goodwin, a biodiesel conversion specialist and founder of alternative energy start-up SAE Energy, has built a car that can run on ethanol, hydrogen, biodiesel or natural gas–all fairly clean fuels. It gets the equivalent of 40 miles a gallon. And it’s a Hummer.
He’s already converted about 60 H2 Hummers from gas to diesel and about 100 H1 hummers, including a Hummer that can burn the whole menu of clean fuels.
On Earth Day (April 22nd), MTV Networks’ show Pimp My Ride will feature a 1965 Impala he converted from gas to biodiesel. And since nothing says Earth Day like a drag race, the converted Impala went up against a Lamborghini in a quarter-mile test. The Impala won.
If anything, consumers and businesses are clearly interested in clean cars. With the rise of biodiesel, the market and price for used diesel cars has climbed, according to anecdotal reports from sellers, and Toyota has continued to experience dramatic shipment growth for its Prius hybrid.
Goodwin says a large delivery company is currently negotiating with him about converting fleets of their diesel delivery vehicles from diesel to natural gas.
Gas-to-diesel conversions are the automotive equivalent of a heart transplant. The gas-burning engine and original transmission are removed and replaced with a Duramax diesel engine, typically inserted in Chevy trucks, and an Allison transmission.
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A gas-to-diesel conversion boosts a Hummer’s mileage from about 10 miles a gallon to between 22 and 24 miles a gallon. Additionally, the horsepower jumps from about 325 in the regular Hummer to 650, giving the car more power.
The performance increase comes in part from the inherent properties of diesel engines. Overall, a diesel can deliver more torque–the rotational force applied to an object, in this case the car’s crankshaft–than a gas engine. A 500 horsepower gas engine might put out 600 foot-pounds of torque. A similar diesel might put out 800 to 900 foot-pounds of torque.
“Torque is the key,” Goodwin said.
The mileage increase alone makes the Hummer more green than it was originally. But drivers can cut down on emissions even more if they run their cars on biodiesel, made from vegetable oil, rather than diesel derived from hydrocarbons dug from the earth. The converted cars can run on either fuel, but biodiesel puts far less carbon dioxide into the air, along with other pollutants. (Diesel cars can also run on waste vegetable oil, but typically require additional modifications before it can just get filled up at the deep fat fryer.)
For most customers, though, the status and novelty factor seem to be drivers. The conversion, which takes about seven days, costs roughly $24,000. If gas sells for $3 a gallon, you’d have to drive around 140,000 miles before breaking even.
Still, the idea of a green Hummer does take getting used to. Another TV network wants to do a story on biodiesel conversion, but balked at the idea of centering the show around a Hummer. To avoid potential complaints, they will convert a Cadillac Escalade.
Porsche 911 GT2 v Corvette ZR1
Posted by thechicagotoystore in Uncategorized on August 26, 2010
Jaw-dropping Ferrari 458 Italia Action
Posted by thechicagotoystore in Auto Repair, Challeneger, Classic Cars, Corvette, Exotic Auto Repair, F11, Ferrari, Ferrari 458, Foreign Auto Repair, Import Auto Repair, Italian Sports Cars, Jaguar, Jaguar Auto Repair, Muscle Cars, Our Movie Stars, Performance Cars, Service Department, Viper on August 13, 2010
Jaw-dropping Ferrari 458 Italia Action: YouTube repost by The Chicago Toy Store, Your Chicago Ferrari Connection.
When we think Ferrari – we passionately think of them as hand crafted pieces of art filled with adrenaline and a winning Heritage in Exotic Sports Cars that has not equal.
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Some Facts about Ferrari:
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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Founder(s) | Enzo Ferrari |
| Headquarters | Maranello, Italy |
| Key people | Luca di Montezemolo, (Chairman) Piero Ferrari, (Vice-President) Amedeo Felisa, (CEO) Giancarlo Coppa , (CFO) |
| Products | Sports cars |
| Revenue | ▲ € 1,921 million (2008)[1] |
| Employees | 2,926 (2007)[2] |
| Parent | Fiat S.p.A. |
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Ferrari Burnout : Repost Ferrari Chicago Connection
Posted by thechicagotoystore in Camaro, Challeneger, Classic Cars, Corvette, Exotic Auto Repair, F11, Ferrari, Ferrari 458, Foreign Auto Repair, Import Auto Repair, Italian Sports Cars, Uncategorized on August 12, 2010
The Chicago Toy Store is your Ferrari Chicago Connection.
We love to repost the Hottest YouTube Exotic Sports Car videos on the Net.
To the right is a picture of our 2001 Ferrari 550 Maranello . To Find out more details about her click the picture or visit our website at: www.thechicagotoystore.com
Here’s a little Ferrari Burnout Video !!!
Another Great Burnout Video byThe Chicago Toy Store: Reposted from YouTube
The Chicago Toy Store is your Exotic Sports & Luxury Car Super Store.
For Ferrari Service or Sales Call us at: 866-742-4322
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Ferrari 458 Italia – Gran Turismo 5 Trailer – HD
Posted by thechicagotoystore in Corvette, Exotic Auto Repair, F11, Ferrari, Ferrari 458, Foreign Auto Repair, Italian Sports Cars, Muscle Cars, Our Movie Stars, Performance Cars, Viper on August 9, 2010
Ferrari 458 Italia – Gran Turismo 5 Trailer – HD Repost by The Chicago Toy Store.
Gotta love the Graphics we can do today. We love our Video Games like Gran Turismo as much as we Love our Sports Cars here at The Chicago Toy Store. The Ferrari 458 is Hell of a machine.
Below we have a few of our Video’s of our Ferrari’s and other Exotic Sports Cars.
If you have ever dreamed of having the Ultimate Exotic Sports Car, you will find them here at The Chicago Toy Store. Start Living the Dream!
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Fast and Furious Car Video: The Chicago Toy Store
Posted by thechicagotoystore in Camaro, Challeneger, Chevelle, Chevrolet, Classic Cars, Corvette, Dodge, Exotic Auto Repair, Grand National, GTO, Monte Carlo, Muscle Cars, Viper on August 6, 2010
Fast & Furious repost by The Chicago Toy Store: Some of our Favorite cars were used in this Movie. After the Video take a look at our Fast & Furious Muscle Cars at The Chicago Toy Store.
I don’t know too much about the Movie but I love the cars they use. The Chicago Toy Store offers many of the Exotic, Classic and Sports cars like the one they use in the Fast & Furious Movies. We love high performance muscle cars and we enjoy offering uniques rides too our customers and friends.
We added a few Videos of Classic Muscle Cars and Exotics that we have at The Chicago Toy Store.
The Chicago Toy Store is Chicagoland’s best source for quality pre-driven sports cars, luxury cars and exotics as well as all makes and models of motorcycles.We have quickly emerged as a preferred location for local well-educated buyers who prefer one on one treatment and personal attention.
Our selection of quality hand-picked pre-owned automobiles are a mere sample of the available thousands of vehicles weekly we come across.
We are located at:
764 Thomas Drive Bensenville, IL 60106
Phone: 1-866-742-4322 |
Contact: Michael Simon |
Fax: (630) 496-0107
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Nissan GTR Top Speed Run: The Chicago Toy Store’s Video
Posted by thechicagotoystore in Uncategorized on August 5, 2010
The Chicago Toy Store is the place to find Exotic & Sports Cars of distinction. We are proud to repost the Motortrend Nissan GT-R Top Speed Run, YouTube Video. We also are posting our GT-R Video Below.
Transformers 3 Filming: Epic Explosion
Posted by thechicagotoystore in Exotic Auto Repair, Our Movie Stars, Porsche, Porsche 911 on August 3, 2010
Transformers 3 Filming: Epic Explosion: YouTube Video repost by The Chicago Toy Store
The Chicago Toy Store was proud to provided the set of Transformers 3 with some of the cars used in the making of the film. We will highlight those cars used below. We hope you enjoy the Fireworks.
The Chicago Toy Stores Famous 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera used in Transformers 3 movie shoot:
We work with all Movie Sets and love to make our cars Famous.
To view more of our celebrity autos – Visit us on-line at TheChicagoToyStore.com
For Movie Car Request - please contact us directly below at:
764 Thomas Drive Bensenville, IL 60106
Phone: 1-866-742-4322 |
Contact: Michael Simon |
2011 Jaguar XJ – First Drive: Road & Track Video Repost
Posted by thechicagotoystore in Auto Repair, Exotic Auto Repair, Foreign Auto Repair, Import Auto Repair, Jaguar, Jaguar Auto Repair, Service Department on August 3, 2010
Jaguar XJ – First Drive: Road & Track Video: Repost by TheChicagoToyStore.com
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Dodge Viper Performance: The Chicago Toy Store
Posted by thechicagotoystore in Muscle Cars, Viper on August 1, 2010
The Chicago Toy Store is please to share the History of the Dodge Viper with the World
Link to Viper Video:
2005 Dodge Viper 2dr Convertible SRT10
