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Got a salad and just threw away the bag of croutons, thought I'd be fine. Ended up getting pretty sick that night! I wouldn't recommend eating here if you have celiac!!
My son and I eat here almost once a week (special night with my dad). Great for kids because they have a play land and lots of healthier alternatives to fries (but their fries are yummy and gluten free!) their grilled chicken is pretty good for fast food...
3333 Buford Dr Spc No1071, Buford, GA 30519
I have celiac. They flagged my order for a gluten allergy and I didn't get sick. What more can you ask for?
800 N Green River Rd, Evansville, IN 47715
My daughter was able to order the grilled nuggets & waffle fries. I told them she had Celiac Disease & they were very happy to help.
1194 US-22, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
The fries are cooked in a separate fryer and are gluten free. grilled chicken salad is also gf just make sure your dressing is gf. I get the fries and grilled salad with apple cider vinaigrette without any problems. I've been there about 5 times so far. I am celiac.
4001 W Walnut St, Rogers, AR 72756
Order any salad with grilled chicken and you are good to go
2467 Lincoln Hwy E, Lancaster, PA 17602
My daughter who is Celiac LOVED the grilled chicken nuggets and waffle fries also gf!! The service was AMAZING and the manager ( i wish I asked her name) was soooo engaged and made dining here not feel like a fast food restaurant!!
3220 Solomons Island Rd, Edgewater, MD 21037
Service? Yes. gluten-free stuff? Yes.
231 W Hancock St, Milledgeville, GA 31061
They do an excellent job! They mark it as an allergy and prep it in a separate area. The grilled chicken tastes great! I love that I can eat the fries too!!
300 Highway 78 E Ste 414, Jasper, AL 35501
Even though there aren't very many options they always make sure to take precautions.
12325 Fm 1960 Rd W, Houston, TX 77065
Healthiest fast food kid's meal options for kids. Cobb Salad is delicious and superfood salad tastes really good too
2736 N Salisbury Blvd, Salisbury, MD 21801
These other ratings don't even talk about food! The fries are sooo good and the milkshakes are to die for love their food!
2210 Briarcrest Dr, Bryan, TX 77802
I have eaten here and it's my go to safe place!! No sickness!!!
1940 Mister Joe White Ave, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Seems to be our go to fast food. Wife has Celiac's and didn't get sick. Remind them and they change gloves. Fries are cooked in a separate fryer. They are very accommodating.
2301 E Southlake Blvd, Southlake, TX 76092
Love the grilled chicken nuggets. Usually order the nuggets and a fruit cup. Ask for allergen list if needed.
3070 Eagle Dr, Woodstock, GA 30189
Haven't checked to see if they have gluten free buns, but I usually just get the grilled chicken. They are very aware of various food allergies.
1647 E Imperial Hwy, Brea, CA 92821
The fries are in a dedicated fryer, but have no tried them. Ate the grilled nuggets and they're pretty good. They do taste like a chicken breast cut up though! All the salads are gluten free.
17513 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33647
The fries in a separate frier were great. The manager went on a rant about how they wouldn't make money if they did gluten free buns and didn't seem to understand I needed to make sure the grilled nuggets didn't touch anything else. They made me sick right away. So sad because I love chick fil a so much.
264 Shorter Ave Nw, Rome, GA 30165
Dwarf House Chick-fil-a staff are NOT trained to handle GF items for those with Celiac. My husband stressed that the order was for someone with Celiac and asked if they would change gloves. They said no problem. When I opened my meal, I had regular breaded chicken nuggets in spite of ordering grilled in front of the manager and giving clear information about celiac!!!! Avoid!!!!!
1704 W Floyd Baker Blvd, Gaffney, SC 29341
Not helpful at all. The gentleman would not even tell me if the french fries were deep fried with other gluten products.
3246 S 5600 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84120
I ordered the grilled nuggets today based on a previous review. Unfortunately for me, I was throwing up before finishing the meal.
7160 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16509
they're very considerate and will let you swap things out if there's no gfree option listed. for example, I went here with a friend once who only wanted the kids sized meal and they let her have the grilled nuggets even tho thays not normally an option for the kids meals.
12520 SE 93rd Ave, Clackamas, OR 97015
Marissa, the shift manager was awesome. She checked what was gluten free, from my being Celiac. I had the grilled chicken nuggets and small superfood salad. What I had was very good. Thank you Marissa for you thoughtfulness and care!!!!
1766 Campbell Ln, Bowling Green, KY 42104
The staff was so kind and even offered to flag my order and bag it separately. Love being able to eat out here and feel safe! I get the grilled nuggets, Polynesian sauce and fries!
9509 Fairfax Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22031
Great salad and fries
13143 Cortez Blvd, Brooksville, FL 34613
Dedicated frier for waffle fries. Tasty marinated grilled Celiac's friendly nuggets on dedicated grill top. GF milkshakes. Always very careful and place GF items in bag separate from items containing gluten
1480 Concord Pkwy N, Concord, NC 28025
Plenty of food here that's GF and great! Fries are in a separate fryer from other food and grilled nuggets are tasty
6191 S State St Ste 348, Murray, UT 84107
Not friendly to celiacs
912 North Highway 190, Covington, LA 70433
The grilled nuggets and fries are gf but the staff is not knowledgeable about allergies and Celiac AT ALL. Luckily Chick-Fil-A tends to be safe because of what is offered and how they typically prepare it anyway.
1660 Lake Woodlands Dr, The Woodlands, TX 77380
The grilled nuggets and fries are gf but the staff is not knowledgeable about allergies and Celiac AT ALL. Luckily Chick-Fil-A tends to be safe because of what is offered and how they typically prepare it anyway.
11350 University Blvd, Orlando, FL 32817
Great food. I always get the grilled nuggets with the traditional CFA waffle fries as my go to gluten free meal when on a time crunch.
4329 West Owen K Garriott Road, Enid, OK 73703
The Enid, OK location is very knowledgeable about food separation. If you have questions they will answer. I have Celiac Disease and eat there worry free. Would recommend this to anyone in the Enid area looking for a SAFE gluten free meal. Recommend the grilled nuggets and fries or a market salad with G/F dressing such as ranch. Salads and Fruit cups are always fresh and delicious. THANK YOU to the staff for keeping the gluten separated!
1613 Church St, Conway, SC 29526
You must ask if a separate fryer is used or else the fries aren't gluten free. I have to always special order. most do not have separate preparation and cooking areas for gluten free food.
13448 S Apopka Vineland Rd, Orlando, FL 32821
Ordered grilled nuggets and fries. Told them I have celiacs and was told fries were safe. My grilled nuggets container had a sticker that indicated a red flag - "prepared for a gluten allergy". Have not seen this sticker in MN.
5330 Clark Rd, Sarasota, FL 34233
This particular chick fila did not seem gluten free friendly.
3417 Nicholasville Rd Ste Fc-5a, Lexington, KY 40503
The grilled nuggets are delicious! If they offered GF bread I'd add that 5th star.
3570 Sports Arena Blvd, San Diego, CA 92110
I go here almost every week and I never get sick. I take my three kids too which have Celiac Disease as well. We get the fries and grilled nuggets.
7733 Voice Of America Park Dr, West Chester, OH 45069
This chick-fil-a is very iffy with me. Sometimes, I'll eat here and be completely fine. Other times, it makes me sick. Every time I go, I mention I have a gluten allergy and need a glove change, but sometimes I still get sick. It really depends how sensitive you are.
2136 N Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32303
Got the grilled nuggets and some honey mustard. Not much else is Celi-friendly. Feel good. Not sick. I may try the fries next time.
11200 Lakeline Mall Dr Ste Vc2, Cedar Park, TX 78613
Grilled chicken nuggets are one of the only gluten free options. Fries are gluten free, they are fried in canola oil. The fried chicken is fried in peanut oil.
7681 Carson Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90808
Friendly staff and very good gluten free options!
3235 Buford Dr, Buford, GA 30519
They do not have a gluten free menu or allergen list in store. The employees and managers are extremely unknowledgeable about what is or isn't gluten free. The two managers I spoke to didn't even realize chick fil a has a gluten free menu online. They made me feel extremely uneasy about eating here
495 Highway 53 E, Calhoun, GA 30701
Very good! They took my GF order no problems, at the drive thru also.
555 Marketplace Blvd, Hamilton, NJ 08691
Staff is very friendly. Have safely eaten here several times. I recently ordered a salad which they made fresh to ensure it free of my allergens.
430 South Gammon Road, Madison, WI 53719
I have never had an issue when I ate here. absolutely love it!
201 E Central Texas Expy, Harker Heights, TX 76548
I asked when placing my order and they marked it with a food allergy. Didn't get sick. One of the few places I can get fries!
143 Landings Blvd, Winter Haven, FL 33880
Friendly and quick service. Grilled Market Salad was delicious! They have their own gluten-free menu.
3929 Mccain Blvd, North Little Rock, AR 72116
Great grilled nuggets. Cashier got order wrong but they corrected it nicely.
4779 Great Northern Blvd, North Olmsted, OH 44070
Awesome grilled nuggets and great service. Great waffle fries too! They use a designated frier for the fries.
4180 N College Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72703
Never had a problem with the waffle fries (dedicated frier) or the chicken breast nuggets with no breading. Most of the sauces are gluten free too. The line is always long here but they're very efficient and it moves fast!
10075 Ulmerton Rd, Largo, FL 33771
I ate here without getting sick but I was nervous. the staff are super friendly and will gladly print out an ingredient list but they definitely do not make any claims to be gf on any of their items.
210 Andover Street, Peabody, MA 01960
The waffle fries are fried in a dedicated fryer.
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I have been reading conversations like the following:
Person 1: Hey, let's go for a jog this afternoon!
Person 2: Let's!
Is it correct to only say "Let's!" instead of "Let's go!"?
I have been reading conversations like the following:
Is it correct to only say "Let's!" instead of "Let's go!"?
Answers to questions often omit words which would be repeated from the question:
The response "Let's!" is a grammatically quite standard example of this, and it can mean other things beside "Let's go":
Depending on where you live and whom you talk to, though, "Let's!" on its own may be more or less idiomatic than "Let's go!" or other similar answers. To my ear, "Let's!" alone seems a bit unusually curt; but "Yes, let's!" or "Do let's." are both quite normal (the latter being perhaps more old-fashioned and more BrE).
Let's being a contraction for let us, responding "Let's!" to the suggestion to jog is properly informal and conversational.
(Responding with "Let us!" sounds like you're asking permission.)
There's nothing wrong with answering "Let's go!" but it's not necessary, unless Person 2 perhaps wishes to imply "Right now!"
It's a common enough expression, but more likely, I'd have thought, to occur as Yeh, let's.


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Stories are a great way to collect, analyze and share information. Stories can help us better understand our users, explain our research, and demonstrate our products.
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F.A.S.T. EZ EFI Kit Install - EFI: It's Not Just For Your Minivan AnymoreWritten by on October 27, 2011 Contributors: Darren Tedder We found a kit that is truly plug-and-play and made for your Muscle car
When it comes to the local soccer mom and her minivan, she doesn't care whether or not that engine is carbureted or fuel injected. All she cares about is whether or not it'll start and get her to the appropriate location to drop off the kids and have a couple hours of peace and quiet-she'll think about picking them up later-maybe. For years, carburetion was the mainstay of every car's fuel delivery system, and it worked relatively well. That is, until the needle for the float stuck, the carburetor needed a rebuild, or some enterprising hot rodder thought he knew what he was doing, and adjusted it.
It was in the mid-'80s when EFI started to become prevalent on new cars. Sure, there were some car manufacturers that tried a couple of different types of EFI in the '50s and '60s, but it wasn't until the mid-'80s when it really became a mainstay from the manufacturers. Those early EFI setups were new for the times, and more than capable to make any mechanic pull out his hair while troubleshooting an issue. And in the eyes of many hot rodders, some things never change.
Why did the auto manufacturers arbitrarily switch to EFI? Was it a better mousetrap? Was it cheaper? Or did they do it to simply keep the average guy from doing repairs himself, and have to take the car to the dealership for repairs? Whatever you think the reason is, EFI is here to stay, and it's even making the move within the aftermarket for us muscle car guys to adapt to our cars. But what is fuel injection, and how does it work?
What's the Difference?
The primary difference between a carburetor and fuel injection is that fuel injection atomizes the fuel by pushing it (under high pressure), through a nozzle. A carburetor relies on a low pressure signal, or vacuum created by intake air rushing through it to add the fuel to the airstream. Fuel injection generally increases an engine's fuel efficiency by improved cylinder-to-cylinder fuel distribution. In other words, since the fuel is more evenly distributed, less fuel is needed for the same power output. When cylinder-to-cylinder distribution is less than ideal, as with a carburetor, some cylinders usually get an excess of fuel. This is a side effect of making sure that all cylinders receive at least the minimally required amount of fuel. Extreme distribution problems will, if not immediately, eventually begin to reduce efficiency. Overly extreme distribution issues substantially affect power. By optimizing the uniformity of cylinder-to-cylinder fuel-mixture distribution, all of the cylinders reach their maximum power potential, and the engine's overall power output improves.
There are different types of electronic fuel injection systems found in automobiles and other vehicles, and we'll briefly explain them here.
Throttle Body Injection (TBI)
This is possibly the simplest type of fuel injection. A device that resembles a carburetor's "body," is fitted with fuel injection nozzles, and simply replaces the carburetor. For some automakers, TBI injection was the beginning of the more complex multi-point systems that followed. Although the TBI injection system may not be as precise as some of the EFI systems that have followed, TBI meters fuel better than a carburetor, are less expensive, and are easier to service.
Port or Multi-Point Fuel Injection (MPFI)
Multi-point fuel injection means that there is a separate injector nozzle for each of the engine's cylinders. Each injector is located directly outside of an intake port. This is why the system is occasionally referred to as port injection. With the injector spraying the fuel vapor this close to the intake port, it ensures that it will be drawn completely into the engine's cylinder. MPFI has the capability to meter fuel more precisely than TBI design.
Sequential Fuel Injection (SFI)
Sequential fuel injection, also called sequential port fuel injection (SPFI) is a type of multi-port injection. This does not mean that it's the same as MPFI. A basic Multi-Port injection employs multiple injectors, as does Sequential Fuel, but the Multi-Port injectors all spray their fuel at the same time or in groups. As a result, the fuel may pool, or puddle, in an intake port for as long as 150 milliseconds when the engine is idling. Sequential fuel injection triggers each injector nozzle independently. With Sequential injection, the injectors are timed like spark plugs, and they spray the fuel immediately before, or as the intake valve in their respective cylinder opens.
Direct Injection
Direct injection is the most complex and takes the concept of fuel injection about as far as it can go. Direct injection means that the injectors are injecting fuel directly into the combustion chambers, past the valves. While this type of injection was most prevalent in diesel engines for many years, direct injection is starting to make an appearance in gasoline-engine designs. When referring to this type of injection in regards to gasoline power, it's sometimes called DIG for direct injection gasoline. Again, fuel metering is even more precise than in the other injection systems, and Direct Injection gives engineers yet another variable to influence precisely how the combustion occurs in the engine's cylinders.
It's All About the Parts
When it comes to fuel injection, choosing the right engine parts that have to work with the injection system is just as important as it is for choosing them with a carbureted engine. We asked Darren Tedder of Prism Racing in Conyers, Georgia, how important camshaft selection is to an EFI engine. According to him, running a cam with larger than average lift and duration numbers is actually easier to do with EFI than it is a carburetor. With a carburetor, you have to find a balance between wide-open throttle, cruising speed, and idle. Tuning for one aspect is easy, but your setting for one situation can-and usually does-have an adverse affect on the others. For instance, getting an engine that has a camshaft with a large duration number to idle, means raising the idle setting, which in turn opens the venturi butterflies more, which in turn pulls more fuel because of the increased air flow drawn over the idle and transition circuits. Like we said, tuning a carburetor requires concessions with at least one aspect of the fuel curve.
On the other hand, tuning an EFI-equipped engine allows you to infinitely tune the fuel curve. Again, say you have an engine with large camshaft duration and lift, with EFI, you can fine tune the idle mixture, cruise mixture, and wide open throttle mixture simply by telling the injectors to open for a longer or shorter period of time, at any give rpm. Another thing to keep in mind is that EFI is not as affected by a vacuum signal as a carburetor is. When using a carburetor, vacuum from the engine draws fuel into the intake. With EFI, it is squirted under pressure. Since that's the case, unless you're running power brakes, a large amount of vacuum is not required.
When considering an intake manifold for an EFI engine, the same principles apply as if choosing an intake for your carbureted engine. Dual-plane intake manifolds are named for their split plenum opening (where the carburetor mounts). Each side of the opening feeds four cylinders of a V-8 engine. Dual-plane intake manifolds are the most popular for performance street engines, because they generally build power across a wider rpm range, and start making their power at a lower rpm-typically around 1,500. Single plane intake manifolds are aptly named, because they have one large ôhole,ö or opening in the plenum where the carburetor mounts. Fuel from the carburetor/throttle body enters the intake into a single plenum through the single opening with no separation between the right and left side. That single opening feeds all eight cylinders on a V-8. Single plane intakes are typically less restrictive and work best to build power between 3,000 and 8,000 rpm. Because of the higher rpm range capabilities, the single plane intake manifold is best suited for racing applications.
Choices, Choices
OK, enough with the lesson. How does EFI get retrofitted into a muscle car, and which one should you use? The choice comes down to installing what you're comfortable with. If you're comfortable designing and installing a complete Multi-Port system, go for it. There are manufacturers that have intakes and complete kits available to do just that. The tunability and other benefits of such a system are great for the guy that has a firm grasp of tuning EFI. But what if you like the attributes that EFI has to offer, but you're not a guy that has spent a lot of time tuning and installing EFI kits? There are a couple of kits out there that claim they are bolt-on, and we decided to test one and see just how easy it really is.
For our testing, we have heard nothing but good things about the FAST EZ EFI, and we wanted to see if those praises are warranted. According to the guys at FAST, you don't need a laptop or EFI tuning experience; the EZ module handles that for you.
In the past, a carburetor-to-EFI conversion usually resulted in a nightmare of issues like not enough fuel pressure, and tuning. The guys at FAST tell us that with their EZ kit, you simply hook it up, answer the basic setup questions on the included hand-held display, and the system tunes itself while you drive!
The EZ-EFI system provides you with the complete EFI package, including the ECU, wide-band O2 sensor, wiring harness, fuel injectors, an optional fuel pump kit, and other assorted components, including the 4150-base throttle body. If you're running a, shall we say, more aggressive application, the EZ-EFI dual quad upgrade kit is capable of supporting 1,000-plus horsepower engines with dual quad carburetor-type manifolds.
Regardless of your engine size, this single throttle body system bolts-on to any carbureted engine with up to 600 hp-no manifold replacement is needed. The EZ-EFI system also works with your original carburetor style throttle linkage and is ready to accept all OEM sensors. The guys at FAST tell us that the EZ-EFI can be installed easily in an afternoon.
But we weren't going to make our testing of it easy. We didn't want to bolt this thing onto some restored, stock-engined muscle car and go. Nope, that would be too easy. So, we found a car that would definitely test the limits of the EZ kit. Darren Tedder of Prism Racing in Conyers, Georgia, had a customer with a big-inch Hemi that pushed the limits of what some would call a street car, and we felt this would be the perfect test vehicle. The car is a '71 Road Runner with a big Hemi under the hood. We say big because this Hemi displaces 557 inches via a 4.500-inch crankshaft, 7.100-inch connecting rods, and a 4.440-inch bore. Despite its large displacement, the Hemi features a final compression ratio 10.0:1. The camshaft is a flat-tappet design with 248 degrees of duration at .050 inch, and a 110 LSA. The induction is a Ray Barton intake with an 1150 Dominator. When spinning the lie detector, the carbureted engine made 810 hp. Subtle it ain't.
The Damages
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|EZ EFI kit
|Dual Quad add-on
|Stage V intake dual quad intake
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1 Before you even think about swapping parts, please read the instructions completely. We're told that the number one reason the tech line gets calls at FAST is because the person didn't take the time to fully read and understand the instruction manual.3 After reading the instructions, it's time for the swap. In applications under 600 hp, a single throttle body will deliver all the fuel you need. In our case, there are a few more the 600 horses concealed in the Hemi, so therefore we need to use the dual-quad upgrade kit, which also means changing the intake.4 There are a couple of choices when looking for an intake, but we went with the Stage V Dual quad unit. Stage V is probably best known for their Wedge to Hemi conversion kits, but they also manufacture high-quality individual parts as well. This intake is a single plane design, and with the way this Hemi is built, it fit our plans perfectly.5 With the new Stage V intake installed and the bolts torqued to 40 ft-lb, the throttle bodies are installed next. Tighten the nuts down to 15-inch pounds—just enough to seal them to the intake.6 As we mentioned earlier, our engine is a little over the 600hp rating of the single throttle body kit, so we had to upgrade and add the dual-quad kit.8 The ECU is weather tight when connected to the harness, so mounting under the hood is an option. If you notice the plastic plug to Ralph's right, we decided to mount the ECU under the dash and run the wires through the opening after removing the plug. If you decide to mount your ECU under the dash, be sure that the included wire harness will be long enough.
9 After running the wires through any hole in any surface, don't forget a grommet of some sort.11 The coolant temperature sensor tells the computer the temperature of the engine so the proper fuel mixture is achieved. When the engine is cold, more fuel is required to keep it running. When it's warmed up, it doesn't take as much fuel. How will the ECU know the engine temperature without a sensor?12 Another sensor that and EFI system needs in order to properly function is an O2. The O2 sensor tells the ECU what the fuel mixture is like at any given second so adjustments can be made. In the case of the EZ kit, adjustments are made automatically by the ECU—just like the new car in your driveway. The O2 sensor should be mounted. Installing the sensor just after the collector gives it a good reading from each cylinder.13 The fuel pressure needs to be set at 43 pounds, so a vacuum referenced fuel regulator is used. The regulator kit is an option, so you supply your own if you like. The vacuum port needs to be connected to direct manifold vacuum. A vacuum-referenced regulator is used so the proper amount of fuel is delivered under various load conditions.14 There are two ways to plumb a fuel system. One is the correct way, and one is the incorrect way. For the purpose of this EFI install, the following is a diagram of the single throttle body design. By using two throttle bodies, you simply add it to the equation directly after the first one.15 Once you have the regulator mounted, you'll need to cut your fuel lines to attach it to the throttle bodies. If you're only using one throttle body, you'll put a plug in the regulator where we have our second one connected. You'll also notice that the two return lines from the throttle bodies connect at a Y fitting and then use a single line back to the tank.16 The electric fuel pump needs to be mounted as close to the fuel tank as possible. Electric pumps work best as pushers, not pullers. The EZ EFI pump comes with a pre-filter incorporated in it, so an external pre-filter is not required. If you are running a different kind of pump, a pre-filter is recommended.
17 Here's where EFI can cause some concern for some people that are undecided about it. A good EFI kit will not only have a fuel feed-line, but a return line as well. A stock gas tank usually doesn't have a provision for a return line, but installing a return line can be done a couple of different ways. One is that a rear sump can be added to the tank (Like Ralph's Road Runner already had), a custom tank can be built, or a factory tank can be modified and fitted for the required line attaching points. We did an Internet search and could only find aftermarket tanks with the pump already installed, so that is another option. In some cases, the factory sending unit might have a port in it that is not connected to anything and can be used for a return. Just be sure that wherever your return line goes into the tank that it isn't dumping fuel directly on the pickup. This can cause aeration and cavitate the pump.18 Previously, we mentioned mounting the ECU under the dash. Once we were sure our wiring would reach, we found a nice place on the firewall.19 According to the FAST instructions, the positive and negative wire from the ECU must be connected directly to the battery, not spliced into the radio feed or cigarette lighter. You will experience current issues by taking a short cut. It's also good insurance to install a breaker inline before the ECU box since it is directly connected to the battery.20 Although your factory throttle cable connects to the throttle body on a single unit application, since we were using two throttle bodies, we needed to connect them. This linkage comes with the dual-quad upgrade kit. According to the FAST instructions, both throttle bodies should open simultaneously. This allows for the best fuel distribution.21 It's an accepted fact that EFI will not make any substantial power gains over a carbureted setup, but once we had everything installed, we used the chassis dyno to run the car under various load conditions so that the EZ module could "learn" what our engine required under those conditions. We did, however, pick up an additional 10 hp, though that was probably just by virtue of having the extra throttle body, which also meant more air was entering the engine.22 When it was all said and done, we asked Darren what his thoughts were about the kit: "I think it's a well-designed, quality kit. I don't see any reason why any competent car guy couldn't install it in a weekend. But, really, read the instructions before you start."


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Today in Tweet Beat, Twitter got hacked today, which left many celebs—like Weird Al, Justin Bieber, Tori Spelling, and more—thinking they were no longer popular.
so i woke up here in LA and Twitter has been hacked. Turns out I am no longer popular
hackers i send a warning...u have now pissed off over 2 million teenage girls. They are more dangerous than Navy Seals.
Was my last tweet that offensive? Looks like I've lost every single one of my followers.
Someone hacked my twitter account and direct messaged me! They have added over 200 new people! Ughhhhh
Twitter exploded today! I guess my dream of a world where Twitter runs our stock market, phones, and nuclear defense is still a ways off.
I feel so lonley!!!!! Lol :) come back soon. I can't live without yall!!! :( can somebody send me some followers pls lol :). Let's go!!!,
I will use my magical powers to fix this! Never fear @iamdiddy is here! HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY! Nothing nor no one can keep us apart!:)
Turns out saying "abracadabra" doesn't do shit.
OMG! NOOOO. Twitter says I have 0 followers! I think I just lost my heart into my toes...
@torianddean they are fixing the problem!
Imagine if this hacker put his/her talent 2 some worthy use. They could 1 day have more than a false sense of superiority. They'd #BOING ;^>
I appear to following no one and have no followers. Is this because I was mildly eggy earlier? Is anyone out there?
I was all like guys? Guys? GUYS? Ha ha ha. That's funny right? That I thought I was alone. That's funny isn't it guys? Guys? GUYS?!!
Yeah... too quiet...
At present, Twitter says I have zero followers... I've never felt so alone... But, I've made all this Kool-Aid...
People freak out more when twitter crashes than the stock market. Next up: Senate Hearings on the Great Crash of 2010.
Just when I was about to hit 200,000 followers I'm now back at 0. Maybe Twitter is like my old car—at 200K the odometer goes back to zero.
Thank you @twitter for fixing the "follow bug" so quickly. I was a little worried when I had 0 followers for a moment
lol i HAVE NO FOLLOWERS!!!!!
lol i have 1,316,238 FOLLOWERS!!!


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Authorities identify man, 91, struck, killed by car in Bay View
Witnesses say a 91-year-old man had just exited a bus and was trying to cross a major road in Bay View when he was struck and killed Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities.
The Milwaukee County medical examiner's office identified the man Thursday as Howard P. Roepke. Roepke was struck shortly before 5 p.m. in the 1000 block E. Oklahoma Ave.
Roepke apparently was heading to Unity Lutheran Church for a free meal the church offers to seniors, according to a medical examiner's office report. He was crossing the street, using a walker, and he wasn't in the crosswalk when he was struck by a Hyundai Sonata, according to the report.
The driver told police that he didn't see Roepke until the car collided with him.
Brookfield East's Alec James named NOW Football Player of the Year
NOW All-Suburban Football Player of the Year for 2012 after leading his team to a school-record 10 victories and a trip to the third round of the WIAA playoffs.Brookfield East's Alec James has been voted the
James, who also is the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Player of the Year, will play on scholarship next season at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
Wauwatosa West's Matt Good was named the NOW Coach of the Year.
You can see the complete team, player bios, a timeline of All-Suburban history and more at the 2012 All-Suburban Football Team page.
Police investigate tire slashings in Oak Creek neighborhood
Oak Creek - Tires were slashed on at least six vehicles in an area bounded by 11th Avenue, Puetz Road and Highway 32 between midnight Sunday and early Monday morning.
According to the Oak Creek police report the following tire-slashing incidents were reported to have happened that night:
Both driver-side tires were slashed on a Honda in the 3200 block of East Stonefield Drive.
Four tires were slashed on a van at Grace Lutheran Early Childhood Center, 3381 E. Puetz Road.
Three tires were slashed on one car and two rear tires were slashed on a second car at Lake Forest Apartments.» Read Full Article
Caller warns worker Oak Creek grocery store is about to be 'shot up'
Oak Creek - An anonymous caller threatened to kill an employee at Pick 'n Save, 2320 W. Ryan Road, Sunday, while warning that the store would be "shot up," according to an Oak Creek police report.
The report states:
At 2:54 p.m. Nov. 25, an employee received a phone call from an unidentified male who stated: "This is an officer. My boss told me to call you. I'm supposed to tell you that your store is going to get shot up. Listen to my directions, sit in the corner or I will kill you."
After the caller hung up, the employee called her manager, who then called police. Officers searched the store, the parking lot and surrounding business parking lots but did not find anything suspicious.
The manager called the phone number the call had originated from, but no one picked up the phone and there was no answering machine.» Read Full Article
Man says he was robbed while checking tires
Oak Creek - A 47-year-old Random Lake man told police he was robbed by a stranger after he pulled over on College Avenue to check his tires shortly after 11 p.m. Nov. 26.
According to the Oak Creek police report:
The man told officers he heard a squeak in his tire, which caused him to pull over in the 2500 block of West College Avenue. While he was checking his driver-side rear tire, an unidentified man walked up to him and said: "Give me your wallet. I have a gun."
The Random Lake man told police he pushed the man, and a struggle ensued. His wallet apparently fell out of his pocket. The thief grabbed the wallet and was picked up by a blue, four-door vehicle that pulled up next to them.
The Random Lake man followed the man's vehicle north on Interstate 94, but lost sight of the car in a subdivision near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee.» Read Full Article
Woman struck by car during spat in Franklin Walmart parking lot
Franklin - A pedestrian was injured after a driver allegedly struck her with her car during an argument in the parking lot at Walmart, 6701 S. 27th St., Thanksgiving Day.
According to the Franklin police log:
The victim, a 43-year-old Cudahy woman, told police the accident began as an argument when a driver sped through the parking lot and almost struck her about 9:10 p.m. Nov. 22. When she yelled at the driver to slow down, the driver put her car in reverse and the two began to yell and swear at each other.
The woman stated the driver reached out and punched her in the face during the argument. She then continued to back her vehicle up and deliberately turn it toward her, knocking her to the ground and causing abrasions to her right hand and both knees.
Police questioned the driver, a 35-year-old Milwaukee woman, who said the victim and five other people began pounding on her vehicle. She said the victim stuck her head and hands inside her vehicle while yelling at her, causing her to be fearful for her 9-year-old son, and she admitted punching the woman in the mouth.» Read Full Article
Photo gallery of Black Friday shopping at Southridge now online
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See the best fog photos on social media
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Oak Creek signs off on Waukesha water deal
Waukesha - The City of Waukesha's history-making quest for Lake Michigan water moved a step forward this week as Oak Creek officials signed a revised letter of intent to be the seller.
Waukesha's Common Council approved the revision at its meeting Tuesday. The letter must be signed by Mayor Jeff Scrima and Treasurer Thomas Neill before the agreement can be forwarded to the state Department of Natural Resources for its review.
This water deal is one of the last pieces Waukesha needs to complete its application to divert up to an average of 10.9 million gallons of lake water a day by 2050 across the subcontinental divide separating the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds, Water Utility general manager Dan Duchniak said.
But sealing the deal with signatures was delayed more than one month after wholesale rate payments unexpectedly became an obstacle in early October. The Wisconsin Public Service Commission at the time ruled Oak Creek could not bill Franklin for providing adequate volume and pressure for fighting fires as part of its wholesale charges to the community.
Oak Creek water officials subsequently declined to sign Waukesha's agreement if it could not be guaranteed of recovering full costs of providing water service to wholesale municipal customers.» Read Full Article
FBI says Page acted alone in Sikh temple shootings
Wade Michael Page acted alone when he fatally shot six worshippers and injured four others in his rampage at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek on Aug. 5, the FBI said Tuesday.
In its statement, the FBI said it found no evidence to suggest the attack was "directed or facilitated by any white supremacist group." The FBI and Justice Department initially had said they were looking into Page's killing spree as an act of domestic terrorism.
Teresa L. Carlson, special agent in charge of the FBI's Milwaukee office, said the investigation was now officially over.
"During the shooting at the temple, Page exchanged gunfire with two Oak Creek police officers, seriously wounding one, before being shot by another officer, then turning his weapon on himself. There is also no evidence to suggest the attack was part of any ongoing threat to the Sikh community," the FBI statement says.
Page shot Oak Creek police Lt. Brian Murphy multiple times. His fellow officer, Sam Lenda, a decorated sharpshooter, shot Page. Page then put his 9mm handgun to his head and fired what would be the fatal shot.» Read Full Article
Alert Franklin officer nabs burglary suspects
Franklin - Two 19-year-old men were arrested for burglary after an alert police officer pursued a vehicle speeding out of a Franklin subdivision Monday.
According to the Franklin police report:
The officer attempted to pull the vehicle over after he saw it speed out of a subdivision near 76th Street and Drexel Avenue about 3 a.m. Monday. The driver failed to stop for the officer and a pursuit ensued.
The chase ended when the driver pulled over in the 9500 block of West Loomis Road. After police discovered numerous stolen items in the car, the occupants, a 19-year-old Franklin man and a 19-year-old Milwaukee man, were arrested.
A police investigation determined the men stole the items from a home and four vehicles in the 7900 block of South 55th Street prior to the police chase. They apparently entered the home while the residents were sleeping.
Oak Creek police investigate burglaries at adjoining businesses
Oak Creek - Police are investigating the theft of cash from two adjacent businesses in the 8500 block of South Howell Avenue between 9 a.m. Nov. 12 and 11 a.m. Nov. 13.
According to the Oak Creek police report:
During that timeframe, about $600 was taken from the cash drawer at Mailtruck Model A Ford Parts and a cash drawer containing $200 was taken from Cutest Kids consignment store. There was an unsecured access point between the two businesses.
Officers found pry marks on a door connecting the consignment store to WJ Kuhn, but nothing was reported missing from either WJ Kuhn or HK Graphics, which also is in the same building.
The front entry doors to both businesses were secured, and there were no signs of forced entry.
Oak Creek make arrest in connection to Craigslist robbery
Oak Creek - Police arrested a 19-year-old Milwaukee man Nov. 14 in connection with the robbery of a man he met through Craigslist on Oct. 26.
According to the Oak Creek police report:
The 19-year-old arranged to meet a 24-year-old Milwaukee man in an unlit area at the entrance of Hy-View Mobile Home Park, 2539 W. Carroll Ave., the evening of Oct. 26. He said he was interested in buying two iPhones the older man had posted for sale on Craigslist.com.
While they were talking, three men walked toward the 24-year-old, one of them holding a club. One of the men yelled, "I'm gonna get you (expletive)," and the man got in his car and headed south on Interstate 94, with the others in pursuit.
The 24-year-old called the supposed buyer during the pursuit to ask him for an explanation as to why he stole his iPhones. The teen replied, "We will get you." The man exited the freeway on Rawson Avenue and the others continued driving south on I-94.» Read Full Article
Man suspected of impersonating photojournalist is arrested, charged
For more than 40 years, Gary Medrow has wielded a telephone the way a check forger wields a pen.
Except instead of faking signatures for financial gain, Medrow has used the phone as a disguise to impersonate people in officialdom - from police officers to accident investigators - to indulge his favorite fetish: persuading complete strangers to carry each other around.
The latest persona adopted by the 68-year-old serial impostor, according to a criminal complaint, is that of a Journal Sentinel photojournalist, calling two female high school athletes to set up photo shoots in which they would hold each other upon their shoulders.
Medrow, of Greenfield, was arrested Friday and charged in Ozaukee County Circuit Court with two counts each of telephone harassment and disorderly conduct in connection with the incident involving two Cedarburg High School girls.
Authorities in Franklin, Verona, Hartland and Mequon are investigating similar incidents, which involve female athletes who have had their pictures in the newspaper, Cedarburg police Officer Joe Biliskov said.» Read Full Article
Greenfield police officer resigns after sexting suspect in jewelry theft
A Greenfield police office has resigned for sexting a woman who was a suspect in a jewelry theft, police said.
According to Greenfield police, a tip was received in August from a third party that an officer may have engaged in inappropriate behavior.
Chief Bradley Wentlandt ordered an investigation into the matter.
Investigators said that the woman was initially unwilling to cooperate, but that she was convinced that potential misconduct was "a very serious matter" and agreed to cooperate.
The text messages were consensual, but the messages from the officer included several that were sexually explicit in nature, police said.» Read Full Article
Waukesha, Oak Creek working to put water deal back in motion
Waukesha - A proposed amendment to an agreement for Oak Creek to sell Lake Michigan water to the City of Waukesha will put the plan back on track after a one-month delay, Waukesha Water Utility General Manager Dan Duchniak said Friday.
The revision clarifies how Waukesha's future rate payments to Oak Creek will be determined, Duchniak said. The amendment is intended to reassure Oak Creek that it will be paid rates that reimburse it for full costs of the service.
The Oak Creek Water & Sewer Commission will review the proposal Tuesday.
Both the Oak Creek and Waukesha common councils are scheduled to adopt the amended agreement at separate meetings on Nov. 20. The Waukesha council discussed the amendment Thursday night in a closed-door session.
Rate payments unexpectedly became an obstacle to sealing the deal in early October when the Wisconsin Public Service Commission ruled Oak Creek could not bill Franklin for providing adequate volume and pressure for fighting fires as part of its wholesale charges to the community.» Read Full Article
Drunken driver arrested after nearly hitting squad car stopped for another OWI arrest
Officers responding to the scene of a drunken driving accident arrested a second drunken driver who attempted to drive around the scene during the early morning hours Sunday.
According to Oak Creek police:
A 29-year-old Oak Creek man was speeding when he plowed into the rear end of a vehicle driving at the posted speed limit in the 1500 block of West Puetz Road shortly before 1:30 a.m. Nov. 4.
Both vehicles left the roadway and were totaled in the accident, but no injuries were reported. The Oak Creek Fire Department was called to the scene due to a large amount of smoke coming from the engine compartment of one of the vehicles.
The 29-year-old man was arrested for drunken driving, second offense, and was cited for unreasonable and imprudent speed. His blood-alcohol content was 0.18.» Read Full Article
Anti-Semitic pamphlets being distributed around Oak Creek, South Milwaukee
Several residents called Oak Creek police in the past week after receiving an anti-Semitic pamphlet that also discussed the shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in August.
According to Oak Creek police, the South Milwaukee Police Department also received about six reports of matching literature being placed on porches in their city; however, they also have no information on who is distributing the pamphlets.
Police examined the pamphlet and stated it didn't contain any direct threats toward people or establishments.
If you have information about the organization or person/people distributing these pamphlets you can call the Oak Creek Police Department at (414) 762-8200. If residents receive one of these pamphlets they are advised to simply throw the literature away, police said.
Oak Creek teens accused of assaulting, robbing 17-year-old
Two 17-year-old Oak Creek boys were arrested Nov. 4 in connection with the Oct. 17 assault and robbery of a boy.
According to the Oak Creek police log:
The teens were arrested after a police investigation determined they were involved in the incident in which the victim, a 17-year-old Oak Creek boy, was struck and knocked to the ground by five or six teens while walking his dog in the 300 block of East Parkway Estates at 1:20 p.m. Oct. 17. While on the ground, one of the boys stole $20 out of the victim's pocket before the group ran into a wooded area.
The victim refused medical attention.
The two teens were taken into custody shortly after 3 p.m. Nov. 4. They are both facing possible charges of robbery and physical abuse of a child.» Read Full Article
Man escapes Oak Creek drug sting after trip to hospital
Police have issued an arrest warrant for an alleged drug dealer who escaped custody Oct. 31.
According to the Oak Creek police report:
A 26-year-old Milwaukee man sold six bags of crack cocaine to an undercover police officer while the two were sitting in a car in the parking lot at Milwaukee Area Technical College, 6665 S. Howell Ave., shortly before 8 a.m. Oct. 31.
When a detective came to the passenger-side door to make the arrest, the man struck him and ran off, with two officers in pursuit. The officers caught the man, but he resisted arrest and refused to put his hands behind his back.
Police used a Taser to gain control of the man after they saw him place a plastic bag into his mouth. The man was unable to swallow the bag and eventually spit it out. The bag contained 3.5 grams of powder cocaine, 14 grams of crack cocaine and 33 additional corner-cut bags.» Read Full Article
Driver who struck deputies' car now facing homicide charge
An 18-year-old St. Francis man who authorities say plowed into Waukesha County Sheriff's patrol car on a freeway last week now faces a homicide charge for the death of his own passenger.
According to the criminal complaint:
Ihor M. Sahan was speeding east on Interstate 94 about 2:40 a.m. Thursday when he slammed into the squad car that was parked in the turnaround area at Sunny Slope Road. Deputies Bryan Skaar and Patrick Sykes were running radar speed enforcement and noted Sahan's vehicle approaching at 74 mph right before it struck their car.
The injured deputies climbed out of their damaged car to see Sahan's vehicle on fire a short distance away. They pulled Sahan and his unconscious passenger from the burning vehicle.
The passenger, Ryan Petri, 17, had not been wearing a seat belt and suffered massive brain trauma. He was taken to Children's Hospital but never regained consciousness and died Saturday.» Read Full Article
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Man with ammo, 'strange writings' detained at Sikh temple
Oak Creek - A Maryland man who walked into the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin with ammunition and written references to a mass shooting in Colorado sipped tea with temple members before being detained by police, a temple spokesman said Thursday.
Police searched and questioned the man and released him after determining he intended no harm, according to Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal.
The incident occurred Sunday, almost three months after gunman Wade Michael Page killed six temple members and wounded three others before being shot by a police officer. Page then fatally shot himself.
According to a police report on the Sunday incident, from which the man's identity was redacted:
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I currently have an Applescript app that opens Terminal windows and completes commands. I would like a badge icon to appear on the Terminal icon when a command completes. I need this because I often have to restart the commands when they stop. Is this possible? Esentially my Applescript application takes a user inputted variable and plugs it into a Terminal command. Everytime I use the application it opens a new Terminal window (intended). I would like to have a badge icon appear when a Terminal command completes.
As of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Terminal has exactly this feature.
If you emit a bell (BEL, Control-G) in a background tab or window, the Terminal application Dock icon will show a badge with the number of "unread" bells
and a bell icon is displayed in the tab of the terminal
(If there is only one tab in the window, choose View > Show Tab Bar to see the tab, which also displays other status information.)
This also applies to minimized windows.
When you bring the window to the front or select the background tab, the bell indicator is removed from the tab and the badge count goes down.
If you're willing to accept an answer to the more general question "is there a way to have me alerted when something completes in a Terminal window" then the answer is: yes.
If you're running Growl you can make a command line call from a script that will post a notification to Growl. For example:
The script won't exit until you clear the notification from the screen.
You could even use the
Not quite the answer you were looking for, but hopefully it meets your needs.


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I know that 10.8 is out now, but we have older Macs that will not work under 10.8, as they do not have Intel processors. Can we still buy and get 10.7, which I believe will support older CPUs?
Since this topic popped up again, several months later, I'll add a quick and impolite answer:
No, you cannot install 10.7 on any Mac that does not have an Intel processor.
All releases of OS X starting with 10.6 require Intel processors.
If your attempting to upgrade a PowerPC Mac the most you can upgrade one of those is Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, since it was the last version of OS X to support PowerPC processors.
So the answer is no to upgrading to any OS beyond Mac OS X 10.5 if the Mac your trying to upgrade is has a PowerPC processor.
If you have an Intel Mac that support OS X Lion and you really want Lion or if Lion is the last version of OS X that your Mac can run, you will be able to contact Apple and arrange a way to purchase it via Apple's legacy products list as noted in the following MacWorld article: Apple pulls Lion from the Mac App Store
So if you really want lion contact Apple at 1-800-MY-APPLE and let them know you want to order OS X Lion.
Although you can no longer buy Lion through the App Store or directly by SKU from the online store, you can still order Lion after Mountain Lion was released.
I called 1-800-MY-APPLE, it took some time to get through but they told me that I would be able to purchase Lion, OS X 10.7 from them for $19.99. They would send me the physical copy through the mail.
Be careful to understand the return policy if you are not certain your Mac can run Lion. OS X Lion 10.7 is only supported on Intel Processors, Intel Core 2 Duo and higher and Lion will not work on PowerPC (PPC) Macs.
I hope that my answer helps you out. Thanks for @DanielLawson for the push.
Sorry, meant to say: "You can run PPC apps from Snow Leopard 10.6 actually with Rosetta":
"Snow Leopard only supported machines with Intel CPUs, required at least 1 GB of RAM, and dropped default support for applications built for the PowerPC architecture (Rosetta could be installed as an additional component to retain support for PowerPC-only applications).[97]"
What good can the newest Mac OSX do if it can not be installed on a DuoCore Power PC with 16 GB of RAM. Apple is full of it....I won't spend a single dime on Apple products. I got robbed by Apple about $3000.00 a few years ago. I actually found an iPhone 4s and gave it away.


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The Tin Drum
This Academy Award-winning adaptation of Gunter Grass's novel still continues attract acclaim.
Based on Gunter Grass's powerful novel, The Tin Drum won 1979's Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. It's the story of Oskar, a German boy who witnesses the horrific events of the first half of the 20th-century trapped in the body of a three-year-old.
Schlandorff's intense visuals combined with the "boy's" hardened commentary on the devastation around him make for a memorable experience. As critic David Thomson notes, with this film "Schlàndorff...turned himself into an international director. The Tin Drum was an international art-house event, and it is a hard-working picture, as distressing as anyone could expect." (142 mins.)
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| Cabrera, C. A., Ivanhoe Energy, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Silverman, M. A., Ivanhoe Energy, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
A new technology can economically upgrade and significantly improve the properties of heavy oil by reducing viscosity, increasing gravity and removing contaminants.
[oil sands]
[heavy oil upgrading]
Heavy petroleum resources are becoming significantly more
important as the availability of light, sweet crude oil
continues to decline (Fig. 1). Heavy-oil
resources are difficult to extract, transport and refine.
Producers are focused on heavy-oil regions around the world,
such as Venezuela, the Amazon basin and Canadas oil
sands. A new technology can be used in the field
to economically upgrade and significantly improve the
properties of heavy oil by reducing viscosity, increasing
gravity and removing contaminants (Fig. 2).
The authors discuss the economic drivers and benefits now
available with this new method.
Demand for refined crude oil products continues to be
strained by the large and continually growing demand from
developing economies, particularly from economic growth in Asia
Pacific nations. Although forecasts vary widely, there is a new
optimism over recent hydrocarbon resource discoveries in North
America (mainly in the US) and South America (Brazil). However,
the price of crude oil will continue to be most influenced by
the worlds largest producers that have spare capacity. To
alleviate high prices due to ever increasing demand, new
sources of petroleum supplies will be required.
A largely untapped source of heavy crudes can be used to
significantly augment supply. As shown in Fig.
1, there are substantial reserves of heavy oil, up to
2 trillion barrels, which constitutes nearly half of the
remaining recoverable crude oil supply.1
Advanced technologies deployed across all phases of the
supply chain will be needed to improve the economics and
feasibility of producing and refining heavier crude oils. A novel
technology has been proven to economically uplift the value of
heavier crudes in the field. The uplift, or incremental margin
captured per barrel of crude processed, is dependent on the
quality of the heavy crude upgraded and ranges from $19/bbl to
Historically, the petroleum industry supply chain has been
divided into three discrete sectors: production, transportation
and refining. Typically, crude is produced and made ready for
transportation by production operations, and it is transported
via pipeline or ship, train or truck to more sophisticated and
complex refineries. Once at the refiner, the crude oil is
refined into transportation fuels and other high-value finished
products. The downstream sector of the hydrocarbon industry
continues to optimize processing schemes to take advantage of
the lowest-cost crude oil, of which a significant portion of
the opportunity crudes are heavy oils.
Production of heavier crudes strains the present supply
chain. These crudes include those found in the Canadian oil
sands, the Orinoco Belt in Venezuela, Mexico, the Middle East,
Africa, and other locations. The API of such crudes ranges from
6° API to 16° API, and the resources can be located
onshore or offshore.
Supply-chain constraints include the need to heat the heavy
oils in situ (underground) to reduce the viscosity so
that the oil will flow to the surface. After produced crude oil
is dewatered, it must be diluted with a lighter hydrocarbon so
that the crude oil can flow in a pipeline and be transported to
the refinery gate. These diluents are
typically naphtha or light oils, and diluents can make up 40%
of the blended heavy-oil stream, thus adding significant cost
to production operations.
Transporting diluent to the production facilities requires dedicated
pipelines. Operators incur the costs to build and operate the
diluent delivery facilities, as well as suffer the
decrement in lost pipeline capacity that could be otherwise
used to transport additional valuable crude.
Once at the refining center, the heavy oil is typically
processed through a delayed coking unit where approximately 30%
to 35% of the residual oil is converted to coke.
In summary, several factors are important in considering
heavy oils as a feedstock for producing
transportation fuels:
A new process has been proven to overcome many of the
production, transportation and refining challenges of heavy
oils. It is energy efficient. This process produces the energy
in situ that is required to heat the heavy crudes to
bring the oil to the surface. This process selectively removes
the least valuable of the components (resid) of the heavy oil.
This process significantly reduces the heavy crudes
viscosity and eliminates the cost and use of diluent. By
eliminating most of the residual oil, the synthetic crude oil
(SCO) is much easier to transport and more amenable for
processing in refineries.
Excess energy can be generated and made available for export
or for extracting the heavy oils from the reservoir. The
process consumes only 8 vol% of the heavy oil in the process,
thus leaving up to 92 vol% of the heavy crude oil produced for
sale and/or refining. The resultant SCO can be effectively
processed in most modern refineries. The heavy-oil upgrading
(HOU) units can be designed at scales, as low as 10,000 bpd to
30,000 bpd. The process is ideal for modularization and access
to remote locations.
By installing an HOU unit at the production site or
midstream in the supply chain, significant economic returns can
be realized. Fig. 3 illustrates the relative
values of SCO at the refinery gate for the Canadian Athabasca
Bitumen case as compared to other crude oils.2 In
this example, the value of SCO crude, as determined by its
convertibility into refined products, is $108/bbl vs. $82/bbl
for the native unprocessed Canadian bitumen. This represents a
$26/bbl uplift in value through the use of the HOU
The new paradigm is that the energy industry has the
flexibility to add a new technology that can optimize the
supply chain. By selectively rejecting carbon economically and
efficiently at the production site, vs. at the refinery,
substantial economic returns are possible, thus breaking the
old paradigm.
The existing constraints that impose a significant economic
penalty to the commercialization of heavy oils can be removed.
The new process is highly scalable and cost-effective. For the
first time, a new field-integrated approach allows carbon to be selectively and
economically rejected closer to the production site.
A variety of business models have been used to determine the
best applications of this novel and unique technology.
Attractive returns on investment (> 20%) and a net present
value (NPV) of $200 to $500 million are achievable depending on
the installation, geography and type of heavy crude oil to be
upgraded and converted into SCO.
The HOU process uses a circulating transport bed of hot sand
to quickly heat the heavy feedstock and convert it to a
lighter, more valuable product. Fig. 4 shows
an overview of the HOU process flow.3 The underlying
breakthrough of this method is that the asphaltenes present in
heavy oil residue are dispersed and deposited on the sand in a
thin film. This is facilitated by the high sand-to-oil ratio
and efficient feed injection zone mixing. The process requires
less than 2 seconds total time from feed in to product out. The
very short residence time is at the heart of the process. It
allows conversion of the heaviest residue into high yields of
lighter, more valuable products with a minimum production of
unwanted byproduct coke and gas.
Product gas is collected and consumed as fuel gas in fired
heaters and steam boilers that support the HOU units
internal energy demand while coproducing HP steam. This process
generates enough excess energy to supply virtually the entire
steam requirement for a typical steam-assisted gravity drainage
(SAGD) project in Canada. Alternatively, in regions where steam
is not needed for oil recovery, the excess energy can be
converted into electricity. A typical 20,000-bpd HOU plant
generates an energy equivalent of a 40-MW power plant.
The HOU process is mechanically very similar to a fluidized
catalytic cracking (FCC) unit, a common conversion process
found at the center of every modern refinery.4 At present,
there are over 400 FCC units in operation today, and FCC has
been commercialized globally since the 1940s. Although
configured similarly to an FCC unit, the HOU process requires
fewer pieces of equipment and is noncatalytic.
Result: It is less complicated and easier to
operate than an FCC unit.
The properties of the HOU product SCO, such as API,
viscosity, metals, sulfur and nitrogen, are significantly
better than the original heavy oil feedstock. This processing
method nearly eliminates the residual oil (material boiling
above 1,000°F) originally present in the feed and yields a
SCO product that can be processed in refineries without
producing large quantities of undesirable heavy fuel oil and
requiring additional residue conversion capacity.
Unlike coking, this process does not
accumulate large volumes of coke byproduct, which must be
stored or transported offsite. The produced coke is consumed by
the process itself and converted into onsite energy. Also,
unlike other upgrading technologies, which require
hydrocracking and/or hydrotreating, the HOU process does not
require hydrogen addition to achieve the desired improvements
in product quality. This represents a significant capital cost
advantage in comparison with traditional technologies due to
the reduced scale of the processing site and the fewer pieces
of equipment required.
Table 1 summarizes the product yields using
Athabasca bitumen as a feedstock in the HOU process.
Note: Low residual oil in the SCO (5.8
voll%) as well as the very high yield of vacuum
gasoil (VGO) plus distillates (78.9 voll%)
Table 2 is an example of product properties
that list the significant improvement in API, metals,
viscosity, etc.
In many locations, producers are faced with declining rates
of local light crude oil supplies that have traditionally been
used as blendstock to facilitate delivery of heavy oil to
markets. At the same time, these producers are also relying on
increased volumes of heavier oil production to satisfy future
export demand. These diverging production trends lead to crude
oil quality that cannot meet pipeline and customer-contract
specifications, or result in the market value of the heavy
blends being so severely depressed due to residual oil
conversion limits at the refineries that the heavy oil can no
longer be economically produced. Countries and companies are
facing declining rates of benchmark crudes, and are seeking
ways to replenish supplies of export volumes with crude oil
that can meet historical quality specifications. As illustrated
in Fig. 5, HOU processing methods can offer
unique opportunities to these producers via midstream
Following development, scale-up and testing operations, the
designing and engineering of full-scale HOU facilities for commercial heavy oil
projects is underway. The basic engineering and design (BED)
package has been completed for Ivanhoe Energys Tamarack
Athabasca Oil Sands Project. This phase established a complete
deployment strategy, including the technical design basis,
capital cost estimate and project execution strategy for the
first commercial unit. Key technical design deliverables were
finalized, such as process and instrumentation diagrams
(P&IDs); equipment, instrument, and materials purchase and
installation specifications; and three-dimensional (3D)CAD
modeling of plant equipment locations, piping networks, civil
and structural supports (Fig. 6).
A key component of the project execution strategy is
modularization, and it has been fully incorporated into the
cost estimate and the design plan based on extensive project
experience in Canada. The capital cost estimate for Tamarack
has been developed to Class 3 (AACE) accuracy. This estimate
was completed at the end of the front-end engineering and
design (FEED) phase with competitively priced equipment and
installation costs based on physical material-takeoffs
generated by the 3D CAD model.
The BED, FEED and value-engineering efforts undertaken for
the Tamarack project will serve as a basis for
future conceptual and feasibility studies. A conceptual
engineering study and accompanying cost estimate were recently
completed for a Latin American midstream project. This
commercial engineering work has demonstrated that the HOU
process is economic at feed capacities as low as 10,000 bpd to
30,000 bpd, and the typical Class 4 cost estimate for a plant
ranges from $12,000/bbl to $20,000/bbl of capacity, depending
on scale, feedstock properties and
This novel process is a powerful way to monetize heavy oil
resources either at the source deployed to a production field,
or in the midstream application. The key value to this novel
process is that the SCO produced is of great value to
refiners. Such value is principally the result of:
A recent study by a world-class independent consulting firm
determined the market value of HOU SCO in several different refining centers. This study
was done using proprietary refinery modeling and optimization
tools (linear programs or LPs) that are representative of
regional refining centers and can be used to determine the
value of a new crude oil when brought into the overall
feedslate of that refining center.
The premise of the evaluation was to simulate penetration of
HOU-produced SCO into the refining centers overall
crude diet, and allow the regional LP modeling tool to optimize
the refinery operations with the new
crude slate. Product volumes and prices were held constant,
such that the optimization program could adjust unit operations
and the suggested market price for the new crude. The program
iterates through the model calculations until the refining
center model is able to achieve the same gross product
volumes and net margins (profits) with the new crude slate, as
was realized from the original crude slate. The result of this
analysis is the determination of the SCO value, benchmarked
against a crude oil with a known market price.
Modeling of HOU SCO was evaluated at market penetration
levels of 1% to 5% to ensure that the refining models were
adequately reflective of the expected market price of the HOU
SCO. This procedure provided certainty that, on aggregate, the
refineries in a regional center will be able to
realistically introduce the SCO in significant volumes and that
the market value determined by the study is realistic and
achievable. Two strategic HOU SCO products for modeling were
The results of this study determined that the HOU SCO will
be valued on a par with Brent price, with the differences
dependent on a combination of the refining center selected
and the feed quality. HOU SCO has a very low content of
residual oil and a very high VGO content, such that it makes an
excellent feedstock for refineries with sufficient
hydrotreating capability to manage the SCOs high sulfur
and low hydrogen-to-carbon ratio. The penetration studies show
that refining capacity available for processing SCO exists in
significant amounts for all regions, thus supporting these
price levels since the calculated SCO values were independent
of market penetration within this range.
The pricing forecasts for heavy oil and SCO generated in
this study, together with the CAPEX and OPEX estimates, were
used to generate the expected economic returns for sample HOU
projects. For example, projects with capacities of 20,000 bpd
to 30,000 bpd are expected to provide IRRs between 15%
and 30% depending on location specifics, feedstock quality and
various design considerations. HP
The authors thank Michael Hillerman for his assistance in
preparing this manuscript and also Hilary McMeekin and Jerry
Schiefelbein for reviewing the manuscript.
1 International Energy Agency, World Energy
Outlook 2011, (excludes Kerogen oil).
2 Independent study with world class consulting
3 Complete HTL process video available at www.ivanhoeenergy.net.
4 Cabrera, C. A. and M. Silverman, Bringing
heavy crudes to market, International Refining and Petrochemical Conference 2012,
12-14, June 2012, Milan, Italy.
The article is a revised and updated version from an earlier
presentation at the International Refining and Petrochemical Conference 2012,
1214 June 2012, at Milan, Italy.
Ivanhoe Energy uses technologically innovative methods to
significantly improve the development of heavy oil and other
oil and gas assets. Primary among these is Ivanhoes
proprietary, patented heavy-oil upgrading process called HTL,
or Heavy-to-Light.
In 2005, Ivanhoe Energy acquired the petroleum rights of a
patented pyrolysis process that is based on a hot
transported bed (typically, sand) to produce
renewable liquid fuels and chemicals from wood residues and
other solid biomass. Being forward-thinking, Ensyn
investigated the applicability of applying a hot
transported bed as a possible way to upgrade
heavy oil in situ. The process, HOU, was studied
extensively during early pilot-plant work, and then validated
by successful operation of a 1,000-bpd commercial
demonstration facility (CDF) in Bakersfield, California
(Fig. 2). Testing of heavy crude oils in the
CDF proved the scalability of the HOU process, and it also
provided key design information for the first commercial BED
package and FEED of Ivanhoe Energys Tamarack project in Alberta, Canada.
In 2008, Ivanhoe Energy commissioned the feedstock test
facility (FTF) at the Southwest Research Institute in San
Antonio, Texas (Fig. 7) to further improve
the process for a wide range of heavy oil feedstocks. The FTF was designed
to model the commercial HOU process, but at a reduced
capacity, making it feasible to test smaller batches of heavy
crude oils rapidly. Equipped with a state-of-the-art process
control and measurement system, the FTF maximizes the quality
of data collected, validating technology advancements being
made to this novel process and supplying critical data for
commercial design. Ivanhoe Energy has completed technology development and
commercial engineering. The process will not be available for
licensing. HP
All comments are subject to editorial review.
All fields are compulsory.
Cephala is back
I have been shorting this stock for 8 years, and I am getting worried about my short since Tamarack will likely get some good news this month, IVAN is meeting with AER, and so to with Ecuador's government to finalize their megafield (put 20) partner--bad time to short, I'm going to switch to long.
Not sure who tried to copy me but I have a good idea who it is.The post below was made by an imposter and not me. Another scam to try hide the truth regarding the "unproven" technology called Heavy-to-light or HTL.I have never owned or shorted IVAN shares and never will due to 8 years of HTL will not one plant in operation anywhere on the planet.Zooloo10.25.2012After further review, I have discovered the value of the HTL process, and have bought shares of IVAN. I believe this is a very viable process for certain oil fields.
William DeMarco
What is the latest with HTL? I see a comment from Roger Lott that says the thermally cracked oil is useless? How much truth is there to his statement?
Esteban Benitez
Dear Sirs,I would like to know if a comercial unit is alreday in operation. On the other hand, where we can see the pilot plant operation.Kindly Regards,Esteban BenítezCel: 57-312-5093326
Roger Lott
HTL produces an unstable, thermally cracked oil that has no market unless with heavy discount. Moreover, the cracked oil will form gum in storage or during transportation. What a waste of investor money.
CCC upgrading technology to convert heavy oil / oilsand into light oil The process using a proprietary catalyst will convert raw oilsands /heavy oil into diesel fuel light oil, synthetic gas and clean sand/coke. The process can be operated at normal pressure through low temperature heating. Laboratory tests on Athabasca oil sands and oil sands from other countries have been conducted and received excellent oil and gas yield.
Jesús T Espinoza Sandoval
I agree, is a great achievement. And I wonder if this technology have had commercial applications
omothoja olumari
this is a great achievement, I will really love to see a video clip of this process, or a more detailed picture of the process. Great job,firstname.lastname@example.com Olumari
After further review, I have discovered the value of the HTL process, and have bought shares of IVAN. I believe this is a very viable process for certain oil fields.
What is projected date for full scale operation of an HTL unit at the Tamarack project? Seems such an announcement would be huge boost for stock
Looks like IVAN forgot to mention their HTL projects never came tto pass. Look up IVAN to build HTL facility in Iraq. This is the last ditch effort of IVAN to "spread the word" before their stock is delisted by NASDAQ. Sad but the truth is HTL is not in use anywhere on the planet.
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I've read a few comments on how unfinished tasks influences your performance because it makes you feel frustrated. I personally cancel a task/goal/project if I notice it can be done a better way or if it's not as important as I thought. However, I'm still concerned at which level these unfinished activities may compromise my performance in the near future.
Are there any scientific backup to support this theory?