Gas stations are well integrated into our daily lives as Americans. Except for residents of NJ, where you don't have to pump your own, a gas station can be intimidating with its cryptic displays and a ...

Octane boosters can help to improve your vehicle’s performance in many ways. Whether you’re looking for increased power, or something to stop engine pinging and knocking, you’ve come to the right ...

87 octane gasoline, often called "regular" gas, is one of the most commonly used fuels in the United States. But what gives it that 87 rating is a word you've probably heard a time or two: Ethanol.

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 ...

Fuel comes in different grades based on octane level at gas stations. Only some performance engines require Premium fuel for the best power output, fuel efficiency, and engine function. Are you ...

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 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Let's fill up the truth tank pertaining to your gas tank and pump out the fiction to drive home the facts. Last month's Colonial Pipeline hack, which prompted gas supply shortages ...

With all the different engine and combustion theories being tested at the Engine Masters Challenge, it made us wonder about the fuel these powerplants were gulping down. For the 2015 event, we had ...

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Like many Coloradans, Forrest Yang drives a Subaru. A Subaru Forester, to be precise. “Don’t read too much into that with my name and the car’s name,” he told CPR News. “It is what it is.” Yang lives ...