As is the case with anything, as prices increase so does the level of advertising hip for money-saving alternatives.
Gas is no different and when gas prices increase the volume of advertising for "gas-saving" products increases as well. As gasoline prices rise, consumers often look for ways to improve fuel efficiency.
Our Federal Trade Commission warns us to be wary of any gas-saving claims for automotive devices or oil and gas additives. Even for the few gas-saving products that have been found to work, the savings have been small. Be careful of what you put into your car. Some "gas-saving" products may damage a car's engine or cause substantial increases in exhaust emissions.
Using gas of an octane rating higher than that of the manufacturer's recommendation will not increase performance, fuel economy and usually, only vehicles with high performance engines require a higher-octane fuel. Cars with multi-valve heads or a supercharger require a higher-octane gas.
Gasoline abbreviations include the following:
AKI = Antiknock Index of Gasoline http://www.faqs.org/faqs/autos/gasoline-faq/part1/
Gasoline = Petrol
IC = Internal Combustion
MON = Motor Octane Rating
Octane = Octane Rating of the Gasoline
RFG = Reformulated Gasoline
RON = Research Octane Rating
SI = Spark Ignition
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