Archive for March, 2008

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Keeping Your Car In Shape

Keep Your Engine Properly Tuned Fixing a car that is noticeably out of tune or has failed an emissions test can improve its gas mileage by an average of 4 percent, though results vary based on the kind of repair and how well it is done. Fixing a serious maintenance problem, such as a faulty [...]

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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Driving More Efficiently

Drive Sensibly Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration and braking) wastes gas. It can lower your gas mileage by 33 percent at highway speeds and by 5 percent around town. Sensible driving is also safer for you and others, so you may save more than gas money. Fuel Economy Benefit: 5-33% Equivalent Gasoline Savings: $0.16-$1.07/gallon Observe [...]

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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Acetone In Fuel Said to Increase Mileage

Where to Get Acetone The pure acetone label is the only additive suggested and is easily available from most drug stores in 16-ounce plastic bottles and in one-gallon containers from some large fleet farm supply stores. But any acetone source is better than none. Containers labeled acetone from a hardware store are usually okay and [...]

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