Fuel Guide Diesel, Petrol, Race fuel, Ethanol & blends of E85 E10 E5 E15

What do octanes and E numbers mean?

With all the fuels grades and ratings around it can be a challenge to get the best fuel for your engine.

Industry insiders explain the fuels in our guides and articles and help you to make an informed decision when selecting fuel.

We explore the many different types of fuel and grades on the market, suggestions advantages and disadvantages for each, and where possible we outline options to convert engines to run on them.

We include Octane and Cetane explanations and what the E numbers mean and if they can harm your engine.

We also discuss Methanol and Nitromethane fuels and look at race fuels.

Why Diesels Are More Economical

A look at the reasons why a diesel engine is more economical than a gasoline engine and explanation of the differences between these two combustion processes.


Hypermiling

Follow our Hypermiling techniques to save substantial amounts of fuel, we look at driving techniques, car care and some mods that can all improve your fuel consumption, saving you a massive 20-50% of your fuel usage!


Tracking your MPG

We look at why drivers should regularly calculate their MPG and the benefits that come from tracking your cars fuel economy over a few tank fulls of fuel. See our tips on MPG calculating and why it matters in this article.


Fuel Guide

We look at race fuels, street fuels, discuss lead, 2 stroke fuel and everything in between. If there is something you need to know about fuel and which one would be best for you then it’s in this article.




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