How to Improve MPG

Hey everyone. This time I'm going to be giving you 5 helpful tips to getting better mileage.

1. Keep your maintenance up to date. A clean engine will run better on less than a dirty one.

2. If you drive an older car, get regular tune ups. This is only necessary if your car has a carburetor. Most modern computer controlled cars don't need this.

3. Keep tires inflated to the recommended pressure. This reduces drag.

4. Clean out the inside of your car. The more weight you haul around, the more energy it takes to move.

5. Rev limit. Keep RPMs low to use only the power and fuel you need.

Or just get you one of these:

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-G- 

Road Trip Prep

Hey everyone. My friends and I have been talking a lot about going on a couple of road trips once the weather warms up a bit. The best thing you can do to make sure everyone doesn't get miserable on the trip is to ensure that you won't have a breakdown. Here's a list to help prep your car for your next road trip.
1. Check the fluid levels in your car. If they seem low top them off. If you haven't changed the oil recently and it's coming up on time to change it, go ahead and do it. Bring extra fluids if your car is prone to leaks.

2. Check your tire pressure and tire wear. If there are excessive cracks or tread wear, it's probably time to replace them. This goes for the spare too.

3. Make sure all lights function as intended. There's no reason to get pulled over for a tail light being out.

4. Check safety equipment. This could be a first aid kit in the trunk, wiper blades, the jack, etc.

From here on out it get's optional, but recommended.

5. If you're taking a classic car, bring spare parts. They could save your bacon.

6. Don't take 500+ hp muscle cars. They'll overheat.

7. Flush the cooling system if you do take a classic.

8. If you have an option to bring one of multiple classics on a road trip go with the lighter one. A Nova will be easier to push than a Cadillac.

9. Never Cannonball to your destination unless you can get there in 18 hours. You could get into a sleep deprived accident, get killed, or at the very least hate your life by the time you get there.

10. If travelling with friends or family, bring snacks. People tend to be a lot less annoying with a fist full of Gardetto's or jerky in their gob.

Hopefully this will help you plan your next road trip. As always, don't forget to comment and follow us. And at some point Connor will post again.

-G-

Sorry guys

He everyone. I'm having to study for class and I'm sick today. Connor has tons of stuff he's working on so we will be back in full swing tomorrow with a new Cutting Edge. Sorry for any disappointment.

-G-

Fuel Additives

Hello guys and gals. I get asked by a lot of my friends if fuel additives really do anything to help your car. So today we're going to be going over some of the fuel additives that I think work and some that I think are complete snake oil.
There are a lot of different additives out there, but some of the biggest cons are products like octane booster. That is the one of the products I have the most hatred for. They claim to boost the octane level of your gas and they convince you that it will boost it by a large percent. In reality the marketing boys just sold you on a product that may only raise the octane rating by .001. The only products that I have found that work are all simply detergents. There are three that I use frequently.
The first one is a fuel additive called RxP. It's usually at the front counter of parts stores and is about $7 a bottle. What it is, is an engine decarbonizer. That means it cleans the carbon out of anywhere fuel goes, mainly in the combustion chamber. This is great for routine use in older cars which have a lot of carbon buildup from all the little explosions in the cylinders over however many thousands of miles. All of the cars, that run, at my house have this on their last tanks before an oil change simply because they're pretty clean and I don't want old carbon floating around in the oil.
The second one is a similar product RxP. This product is Chevron fuel treatment and says Techron right across the label. It's a bigger bottle than RxP and It's practically the same stuff but it might be a little more diluted per ounce. Think of it as putting almost 5 bottles of RxP in your tank but you get about the same result as putting one in. It actually costs about $1 more than RxP. Personally, I like RxP better but it's completely up to you which one you get. Each seems to work about as well as the other.
The last one I'm going to talk about is my personal favorite. It's called Sea Foam. Most people have heard about it by now and if not, YouTube search it. When I say it's a fuel additive I mean it can be used as one. Most times it works the best if you take the vacuum line of the brake booster and let it atomize in there. It deep cleans all the crap out of your engine and when you start it you see it working. Most of it is water which makes it steam up and look like you just blew every valve seat and piston ring when you're going down the road. Every time I use it the car runs way better. I highly recommend Sea Foam.
Be careful what you put in your tank. These three products are great but many are just cons and will either do nothing and make you burn money or potentially do damage to your engine over time.

Don't forget to comment and follow us! We will be happy to answer any questions you have to the best of our abilities. Besides, I don't think Connor has enough to do.

-G-

Part numbers for these products:
RxP: UPC: 723553002146
Chevron: UPC: 23968677404
Sea Foam: UPC: 18812000019