If you’re an American, the current state of gas prices is surely front and center as one of the biggest issues of 2022. Social media is bloated with pictures and comments on the high price of their last fill up. Gas is one of the most common recurring expenses for the modern American, and with …
Will Biden able to lower gas prices with his emergency ethanol ruling? Read More »
Welcome to our exhaustive guide on fixing issues with dirty and failing catalytic converters! This article will focus on the technology and reasoning behind catalytic converters, and will explore the how and why they sometimes get clogged and even fail completely. We’ll also explore the latest additives available to buy, and use our expertise to show …
3 Best Additives to Clean your Converter and Pass Emissions – 2022 Read More »
If you’ve been to a Carquest or Advanced Auto recently, you may have noticed something much different about their oil section. More specifically, the part of the oil shelves where the Carquest in-house brand of oil used to sit. That’s all gone now, replaced by none other than “Fram” oil containers. If you are about …
Fram Now Makes Oil! Or So They Would Have You Believe… Read More »
Have you ever taken your car in for a simple oil change and the shop recommends you have a “top end” cleaning service (sometimes called induction cleaning) done to it? You may wonder if that was just a bunch of upsell B.S. or if it is actually a legitimate service that your car needs. I …
Did you know that the small engine in your generator, mini-bike, go-kart or whatever other contraption you have, is actually likely a flat-tappet design? This applies to Predator, Tillotson, Honda, and many other small engines. Old school muscle car heads will know what flat tappets are. Just in case you aren’t aware though, flat tappet …
To understand the nominal shelf life of fuel stabilizers, first you need to understand how gasoline can degrade. Gasoline is a combination of a few different chemicals, and when these components are exposed to oxygen this starts the process of oxidation. One of the main culprits (and why gasoline is so susceptible to varnishing) is …
