For automobile owners looking for ways to get maximum performance out of their vehicle, there is no particular shortage of options that can ensure your engine is, as the saying goes, "firing on all ...

Want to know how to choose the right fuel at the gas pump? Here's a quick rundown of the different octane ratings. The post ...

Octane ratings refer to the stability of fuel, and dictate at which pressures the fuel will spontaneously combust. Engine knocking can happen when the octane rating is too low, resulting in pinging ...

Tugboat was my family's 1987 Dodge Caravan, which faithfully served us for years until its transmission finally exploded one lovely summer afternoon. Her 3-liter V6 was electronically fuel-injected, ...

ABSTRACT The effect of ethanol blended with three FACE (Fuels for Advanced Combustion Engines) gasolines, I, J and A corresponding to RON 70.3, 71.8 and 83.5, respectively, were compared to PRF70 and ...

The answer is yes: You can mix 87 and 91 octane gasoline without blowing your engine to hell. With that out of the way, let's discuss what mixing different octane fuels does to your engine in terms of ...

If you've ever fueled up in Colorado, you might have noticed something unusual about the gas octane ratings at the pump – specifically, the availability of 85-octane gasoline. This lower octane fuel ...