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Fuel Savers for Cars
First a gas saving tip:
Stop idling!
It's all too easy to waste gas with the car in park going nowhere. If you're going to be idle for a while, just turn the engine off. Contrary to popular belief, having to restart your car isn't worse for your fuel economy if you're going to idle for longer than 1 minute. A good deal of gas can also be saved by skipping the drive-thru and ordering food to go from inside your favorite burger joint.
Now on to the tech part:
According to experts, your car's air filter is one of the easiest and quickest fuel savers.
If you're still lugging around town with a disposable paper air filter, you must toss it in favor of a performance air filter, says AutoAnything company, a major car, truck and SUV accessories discount retailer.
Read their good advise here: "A disposable paper air filter is incredibly restrictive to airflow, a restriction which essentially chokes your engine. Compare this to a performance air filter which uses either cotton or foam filtration material. Air flows much easier through these performance air filter materials which puts plenty of oxygen into your engine for burning fuel. With the extra air on hand, your engine's computer responds by using less fuel per air part.
The result is a more efficient fuel mixture that draws more power from every drop of gas injected into your engine. More power from every drop equals - you guessed it - better gas mileage. How much of an improvement, you say? The actual miles per gallon vary by vehicle, but a 1-2mpg boost is common.
But wait - there's more. The bountiful airflow puts extra horsepower at the pedal for your driving pleasure. Not to mention the cleaner air volumes now entering your engine, which contribute to overall vehicle condition. Be careful, though. Overusing the power boost provided by a performance air filter will negate any mileage improvements.
Performance air filters are infinitely reusable, with many guaranteed for more than 1,000,000 miles. They require only infrequent cleaning as maintenance - a welcome departure from restrictive disposable filters that stick you for a fistful of dollars every 15,000 miles".
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