Be Aware Of What Actually Improve Fuel Economy & Gas Mileage

The gas prices have kept up the pressure on motorists during the last few years as never before and various motorists are reacting to it in their own different ways. Meanwhile it appears that some companies have now entered the fray to make hay while the sun shines and make a quick buck at the expense of the desperate and frustrated car owner-drivers.

Gas Saving Additives

These companies claim that their special additives when mixed with gas in their stated proportions make the gas give more miles per gallon. These claims are like pieces of straw to sinking men, and our drivers just grab them in desperation. But, does any of these products really make a difference, and if so, to what extent, is today’s million-dollar question.

Clever advertising can achieve much. The creators of these wonder products that are supposed to improve your gas mileage in heaps and bounds add insult to injury by roping in some already hard hit motorists to blindly follow them on a journey of experimentation at further additional costs.

How many of these users would ultimately conscientiously recommend all or even a single product as a fuel-mileage optimizer? Whatever an unbiased public survey may reveal, the top authority on fuel burn who should enlighten us, namely the Environmental Protection Society, has as yet chosen to keep mum over it. They have yet to certify a single of those gasoline additive products as a significant fuel-mileage enhancer.

How To Save Gas By Adding Fuel Additives

I do not contend that the use of gasoline additives to enhance fuel efficiency is utterly useless or that it is a total sham. I have maintained from the beginning of this article that they may be making some marginal improvement, although we cannot be certain of the exact position in the absence of any certification by an unbiased independent authority in the field.

Some motorists may argue as to what big harm would come in trying those additives since they are not very costly. More than a question of the additional cost of the additives involved, it is actually a question of the opportunities you miss by concentrating on some additives of doubtful benefits, when there are alternative free and scientifically proved ways of improving fuel economy by practicing some of the measures described below:

Over Inflated Tires Save Gas  

Tires/tubes improperly inflated act as drags on the car making the engine to work harder, guzzling more gas in the process. Make it a practice to check the air pressure of the tires regularly and get them inflated to the required pressure as another way to conserve on your fuel consumption. This service is given free by most gas stations except in a few where they charge a very nominal amount. 

Dirty Air Filter Gas Saving Tip

A clogged air filter will make the car engine suck in more gas and less air instead of the correct air-fuel mixture for optimum pulling power as well as maximum fuel efficiency with less fume emission and less carbon deposits on the engine head and the silencer. This is another scientific fact that is stated in every vehicle user manual. It is surprising how good motorists completely forget about these well known and time proven methods when they start chasing after unproven magical solutions.

Another factor that increases drag on the vehicle and affects fuel economy besides inadequately inflated tubes/tires, is overloading. Like this simple case, there are many other such numerous “natural” ways such as having the AC off, putting your car on “cruise control” or “overdrive” etc. to keep your fuel consumption at a minimum. In order to economize on gas, give preference to time tested scientifically proven methods that are more results oriented.