http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/Fuel News and Engine Care Tips from Bell Performance, Inc.60http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/bid/102601/Ethanol-Gas-at-Daytona#Comments1http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bellperformance/aCFA/~3/ertonPyMmyw/Ethanol-Gas-at-Daytona<p>This article originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/fuel-additives-diesel-additives/" title="www.bellperformance.com" target="_self">www.bellperformance.com</a>.</p><p><img id="img-1330013052095" src="http://www.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/Daytona 500 2012.jpeg" border="0" alt="The Great American Race" class="alignRight" style="float: right;" />For the second year in a row, the NASCAR drivers at the Daytona 500 will be running on "american ethanol" - ethanol-blended fuels made from corn grown here in the USA. It's a wonderful marketing pitch that appeals to much of the core demographic that makes up the body of NASCAR fans.&nbsp; NASCAR is a wholly American sport and people like to think that their American sport is powered by American gas and American fuel.</p> <p>Fans who follow NASCAR closely will remember a number of times last season when drivers ran out of fuel during races.&nbsp; Last year in the Chicago race, four drivers (including Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon) ran out of gas, costing them positions and points.&nbsp; The list of drivers hurt by gas mileage issues in other races of the season like Michigan and Califronia is long and extensive.&nbsp; Denny Hamlin's lack of gas on the final lap at the next-to-last 2010 race in Phoenix might even have cost him the championship. Ouch. The savvy fan can't help but speculate that the switch from ethanol free gas to ethanol-blend fuel in racing had something to do with all of these.&nbsp;</p> <p>The racers get fewer miles per gallon on ethanol just like you get fewer MPGs around the city and on the highway.&nbsp; But the fuel tank capacity hasn't changed (still just under 18 gallons).&nbsp; Drivers and crew chiefs have a big challenge to balance the fact that they're getting less mileage on each tank, while their tires are lasting longer relative to how far they can go on the fuel they've got (tire wear is a major factor in deciding when to bring the cars in for a pit stop).&nbsp;</p> <p>If you're watching this year's Daytona race, keep an eye out for how many commercials and mentions they make about the tiein with NASCAR and ethanol-blend gas.&nbsp; I'll bet those mentions will be somewhat rare.&nbsp; The American public does not like ethanol and so NASCAR isn't going to spend much airtime telling the world that the great American racing sport is tied to the hip with the fuel Americans now love to hate.</p><p>Visit <a href="http://info.bellperformance.com/bell-performance-solves-your-fuel-related-problems/" title="info.bellperformance.com" target="_self">www.bellperformance.com</a>&nbsp;for solutions to all your fuel related problems.</p> <p><a href="http://info.bellperformance.com/contact-the-fuel-additive-experts-at-bell-performance/" title="Connect with Bell Performance" target="_blank">Connect with Bell Performance</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/BellPerformance" target="_blank"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/facebook.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on Facebook" /></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/BellPerformance" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/twitter.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on Twitter" /></a> <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/bell-performance" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/linkedin.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on LinkedIn" /></a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/BellPerformance" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/youtube.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on YouTube" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/bellperformance/aCFA" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/rss.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance RSS Feed" /></a></p> <p>&copy; 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width: 161px; float: right; padding: 15px;" />Bell Performance just added a new free resource to its web site that is sure to be of interest to a lot of the consumers: the <strong>Healthy Oil Resource</strong>.</p> <p>You may remember Bell's recent series of blog posts on the Healthy Oil series. &nbsp;These proved to be some of our most popular blog articles and hit common questions and concerns most car and trucks drivers have - what's the best kind of oil for me to use? &nbsp;How often should I change my oil? &nbsp;Is synthetic oil worth the cost? How do I improve my <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/healthy-oil-resource-download/" title="engine oil performance" target="_self">engine oil performance</a>?</p> <p>The internet has really changed the way we get all sorts of information. &nbsp;One of the best and most useful innovations the Net has brought into our lives is the ability to find answers to questions on technical and mechanical issues that you couldn't get before. &nbsp;Don't believe me? Just go to Youtube and search for an interesting issue like "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tt62m7Hgi4" title="how to change spark plugs" target="_blank">how to change spark plugs</a>". &nbsp;It's like having a mechanic sitting next to you.</p> <p>We've taken answers to these questions (and some additional ones) and put them all together in a handy resource that is free to anyone who wants to download it. &nbsp;Just follow the blue button below to get your copy. &nbsp;</p> <p>You can also find this helpful resource on the <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/healthy-oil/" title="Bell Performance web site" target="_blank">Bell Performance web site</a>, as well as at Bell's information and education web site, <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/healthy-oil/" title="www.WeFixFuel.com" target="_blank">www.WeFixFuel.com</a>. &nbsp;Enjoy!</p> <p><span class="hs-cta-wrapper" style=" border-width: 0px;" id="hs-cta-wrapper-bc7dc084-9ba8-4452-af2a-9cfa241a2c0a" data-mce-style="border-width: 0px;"> <!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --> <span class="hs-cta-node hs-cta-bc7dc084-9ba8-4452-af2a-9cfa241a2c0a" id="hs-cta-bc7dc084-9ba8-4452-af2a-9cfa241a2c0a"> <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/healthy-oil" data-mce-href="http://www.bellperformance.com/healthy-oil"><img id="hs-cta-img-bc7dc084-9ba8-4452-af2a-9cfa241a2c0a" src="//d1n2i0nchws850.cloudfront.net/portals/68152/9306fbe8-1538-431b-8c35-1c751939be39-1329854711432/download-the-free-healthy-oil-resource.png?v=1329854711.69" alt="download-the-free-healthy-oil-resource" class="hs-cta-img" style="border-width:0px" mce_noresize="1" data-mce-src="//d1n2i0nchws850.cloudfront.net/portals/68152/9306fbe8-1538-431b-8c35-1c751939be39-1329854711432/download-the-free-healthy-oil-resource.png?v=1329854711.69" data-mce-style="border-width: 0px;"></a> </span><script type="text/javascript"> (function(){ var hsjs = document.createElement("script"); 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Today we turn our attention to diesel fuel and its measure of ignition quality, cetane.</p> <p><img id="img-1329422368610" src="http://www.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/4964FX-open-hood-002.jpg" border="0" alt="Diesel trucks need high cetane diesel fuel" width="267" height="200" class="alignRight" style="float: right;" />While gasoline's <a href="http://alternativefuels.about.com/od/glossary/g/octanerating.htm">octane number</a> signifies its ability to resist auto-ignition (also referred to as pre-ignition, engine knocking, pinging, or detonation), the cetane number of diesel fuel is a measure of the fuel's delay of ignition time - the amount of time between the injection of fuel into the combustion chamber and the actual start of combustion of the fuel charge.</p> <p>Recall that diesel engines are called compression ignition engines because they don't have a spark plug; they rely on compressed the fuel and increasing its temperature through compression until the fuel ignites on its own.&nbsp; Because diesels rely on <a href="http://alternativefuels.about.com/od/glossary/g/compignition.htm">compression ignition</a> (no spark), the fuel must be able to auto-ignite well --and generally, the quicker the better.</p> <p>A higher cetane number in the fuel means some of the same kind of benefits people normally associate with high octane gasoline.&nbsp; A shorter ignition delay time and, generally speaking, more complete combustion of the fuel charge in the combustion chamber (which means less black smoke emissions during start-up&nbsp; and operation). The higher the cetane number, the more easily the fuel can be ignited.&nbsp; This, of course, translates into a smoother running, better performing engine with more power and fewer harmful emissions.</p> <p>Cetane value also relates to how well the diesel engine starts in cold weather.&nbsp; There is no spark plug to fire up ignition, so the diesel engine has to have the fuel warm up in temperature&nbsp; before it will ignite.&nbsp; Larger diesel trucks may turn over for a minute or two before the constant cycle of compresson and release warms the fuel up enough that it reaches the point that it ignites on its own. Diesel fuel with a higher cetane fuel ignites more easily and makes the diesel easier to start in cold weather.&nbsp; Trucks especially know this to be true.</p> <p>Beyond this fact, just as there is no benefit to using gasoline with an octane rating higher than recommended for a specific engine by its manufacturer, using diesel fuel with a higher cetane rating than is required for a particular diesel engine design yields no bonuses.&nbsp; Cetane number requirements depend mainly on engine design, size, speed of operation and load variations--and to a slightly lesser extent, atmospheric conditions.</p> <b> </b> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Cetane Numbers of Various Diesel Fuels</b></p> <p>Normal modern highway diesels run best with a fuel rated between 45 and 55. Following is a list cetane numbers varying grades and types of compression ignition diesel fuels:</p> <ul> <li>Regular diesel--48</li> <li>Premium diesel--55</li> <li>Biodiesel (B100)--55</li> <li>Biodiesel blend (B20)--50</li> <li>Synthetic diesel--55</li> </ul> <p>How do you know the cetane rating of the diesel fuel you're buying?&nbsp; A label should be affixed to the pump that states both the fuel type and cetane number. It's important to find a station that dispenses diesel fuel of the cetane number recommended by the vehicle manufacturer.</p> <p>If its hard for you to get diesel fuel with a cetane number sufficient for your needs, a dedicated cetane improver like <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/fuel-treatment/super-tane-cetane-booster/" title="Super-Tane" target="_self"><strong>Super-Tane</strong></a> should be all you need.&nbsp; If your diesel engine is a high mileage engine that has seen its performance go down over time, you may just need a good detergent diesel fuel treatment like <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/dee-zol-products/" title="Dee-Zol" target="_self"><strong>Dee-Zol</strong></a>.&nbsp; Cleaning the combustion chamber offers a net cetane reduction in the engine's requirement, since diesel auto-ignition is related to the amount of space in the combustion chamber.</p><p>Visit <a href="http://info.bellperformance.com/bell-performance-solves-your-fuel-related-problems/" title="info.bellperformance.com" target="_self">www.bellperformance.com</a>&nbsp;for solutions to all your fuel related problems.</p> <p><a href="http://info.bellperformance.com/contact-the-fuel-additive-experts-at-bell-performance/" title="Connect with Bell Performance" target="_blank">Connect with Bell Performance</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/BellPerformance" target="_blank"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/facebook.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on Facebook" /></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/BellPerformance" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/twitter.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on Twitter" /></a> <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/bell-performance" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/linkedin.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on LinkedIn" /></a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/BellPerformance" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/youtube.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on YouTube" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/bellperformance/aCFA" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/rss.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance RSS Feed" /></a></p> <p>&copy; 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And if it's trouble for them, it's automatically trouble for you, too.</p> <p><img id="img-1329418335034" src="http://www.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/Cornfield_pennYan_compressed.jpg" border="0" alt="Biofuels" width="252" height="189" class="alignRight" style="float: right;" />It's good to remember that renewable fuels/biofuels refers to types of fuel that are produced from renewable resources - plant and animal sources, generally speaking. <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/fix-your-fuel-problems/ethanol-gasoline/" title="Ethanol" target="_self">Ethanol</a> is a "biofuel" because it's produced from corn (and other plant sources like sugar cane in other countries). &nbsp;<a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/fix-your-fuel-problems/bio-diesel/" title="Biodiesel" target="_self">Biodiesel</a> is a mixture of <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/fix-your-fuel-problems/diesel/" title="diesel" target="_self">diesel</a> and a renewable fuel portion called FAME fuel, which is basically oil produced when an existing fat like canola oil or bacon grease is chemically treated and modified to make something that burns a lot like actual <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/fix-your-fuel-problems/diesel/" title="diesel fuel" target="_self">diesel fuel</a> and therefore can be mixed with <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/we-fix-fuel/what-kind-of-problems-do-fuels-have/diesel/" title="diesel fuel" target="_self">diesel fuel</a> to make <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/fix-your-fuel-problems/bio-diesel/" title="biodiesel" target="_self">biodiesel</a>.</p> <p>The dirty little secret about biofuels is that they are cost-effective only because they are subsidized by tax dollars. Essentially, drivers already pay for them ahead of time through their taxes before they pay for them again at the pump.&nbsp; And these tax credits have been a huge reason why ethanol and <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/fix-your-fuel-problems/bio-diesel/" title="biodiesel" target="_self">biodiesel</a> production expanded so rapidly. A good illustration of this is to note the production of <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/we-fix-fuel/what-kind-of-problems-do-fuels-have/biodiesel/" title="biodiesel" target="_self">biodiesel</a> absolutely skyrocketed in 2005 after the announcement of the federal tax credit.</p> <p>Unfortunately for the biofuels industry, 2012 looks to see a big change in that regard.</p> <p>Lost among the partisan fighting over deficits and debt ceilings was the news on December 31st that the ethanol tax credit was allowed to expire.&nbsp; This credit gave gasoline producers a credit of 45 cents per gallon for each gallon of <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/fix-your-fuel-problems/ethanol-gasoline/" title="ethanol blended with gasoline" target="_self">ethanol blended with gasoline</a>.&nbsp; In addition to this, US ethanol producers got trade production in the form of a 54 cent per gallon tariff that kept foreign ethanol prices artificially high.&nbsp; Both of those benefits died at the turn of the year.&nbsp; The biodiesel industry still retains some kind of advantage because of EPA mandates tha specifically manadate 10 billion gallons of <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/fix-your-fuel-problems/bio-diesel/" title="biodiesel" target="_self">biodiesel</a><span>&nbsp;</span>production for the year 2012, up 25% over 2011. And they've still got their tax credit of $1.00 per gallon.&nbsp; Back in 2010 it appears the biodiesel tax credit was going to expire and almost half the <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/fix-your-fuel-problems/bio-diesel/" title="biodiesel" target="_self">biodiesel</a><span>&nbsp;</span>plants in the country closed down pretty quickly.<span class="hs-cta-wrapper" style="float: right; display: block; border-width: 0px;" id="hs-cta-wrapper-cd2ad069-d280-4c4d-a43b-0174e238fcb8" data-mce-style="float: right; display: block; border-width: 0px;"> <!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --> <span class="hs-cta-node hs-cta-cd2ad069-d280-4c4d-a43b-0174e238fcb8" id="hs-cta-cd2ad069-d280-4c4d-a43b-0174e238fcb8"> <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/ethanol-problems" data-mce-href="http://www.bellperformance.com/ethanol-problems"><img id="hs-cta-img-cd2ad069-d280-4c4d-a43b-0174e238fcb8" src="//d1n2i0nchws850.cloudfront.net/portals/68152/4eb5f427-bf7b-4fb2-83a4-46fb22153821-1324302369866/ethanol-problems-report.png?v=1324302370.18" alt="ethanol-problems-report" class="hs-cta-img" style="margin:5px;float:right;border-width:0px" mce_noresize="1" data-mce-src="//d1n2i0nchws850.cloudfront.net/portals/68152/4eb5f427-bf7b-4fb2-83a4-46fb22153821-1324302369866/ethanol-problems-report.png?v=1324302370.18" data-mce-style="margin: 5px; float: right; border-width: 0px;"></a> </span><script type="text/javascript"> (function(){ var hsjs = document.createElement("script"); hsjs.type = "text/javascript"; hsjs.async = true; hsjs.src = "//cta-service.cms.hubspot.com/cta-service/loader.js?placement_guid=cd2ad069-d280-4c4d-a43b-0174e238fcb8"; (document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0]||document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0]).appendChild(hsjs); setTimeout(function() {document.getElementById("hs-cta-cd2ad069-d280-4c4d-a43b-0174e238fcb8").style.visibility="hidden"}, 1); setTimeout(function() {document.getElementById("hs-cta-cd2ad069-d280-4c4d-a43b-0174e238fcb8").style.visibility="visible"}, 2000); })(); </script><!-- HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --> <!-- hs-cta-wrapper --></span></p> <p>What are the consequences for losing the ethanol tax credit? It creates much more potential for gas prices to go up even higher. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/fix-your-fuel-problems/ethanol-gasoline/" title="ethanol " target="_self">Ethanol</a>&nbsp;is something that is pretty much required in the fuel supply, so if the cost for it goes up automatically by 45 cents, somebody's going to have to pay that.&nbsp; It may be that some producers will go out of business, resulting in consolidation in the industry (more <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/fix-your-fuel-problems/ethanol-gasoline/" title="ethanol " target="_self">ethanol</a>&nbsp;made by large producers). That's not necessarily going to be good for the consumer's wallet.&nbsp; On the flip side, large producers tend to be more efficient, which helps control costs. But sudden costs like a 45 cent per gallon jump aren't always going to be absorbed by the producer - you can count on at least some of it being passed along to you.</p><p>Visit <a href="http://info.bellperformance.com/bell-performance-solves-your-fuel-related-problems/" title="info.bellperformance.com" target="_self">www.bellperformance.com</a>&nbsp;for solutions to all your fuel related problems.</p> <p><a href="http://info.bellperformance.com/contact-the-fuel-additive-experts-at-bell-performance/" title="Connect with Bell Performance" target="_blank">Connect with Bell Performance</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/BellPerformance" target="_blank"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/facebook.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on Facebook" /></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/BellPerformance" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/twitter.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on Twitter" /></a> <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/bell-performance" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/linkedin.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on LinkedIn" /></a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/BellPerformance" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/youtube.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on YouTube" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/bellperformance/aCFA" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/rss.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance RSS Feed" /></a></p> <p>&copy; 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This year, they host the NBA All-Star Game in a couple of weeks, while the Great American Race, the Daytona 500, is taking place the same weekend (which means lots of racing fans staying in Orlando and driving 45 minutes up the road to the race).&nbsp; Word is that virtually every hotel room in the city is booked up at that time, and that's no small feat because the Orlando metro area has more hotel rooms than New York City.</p> <p><img src="http://www.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/biobyke-150x150.jpg" border="0" alt="Biodiesel Bike Paul Teutel Orange County Choppers" class="alignRight" style="float: right;" />Earlier this week, Orlando hosted the annual National Biodiesel Conference.&nbsp; This largest gathering of biodiesel professionals, suppliers and producers showcased the latest news and trends in the industry.&nbsp; No doubt, some of the topics of discussion involved the changes in federal tax policy for renewable fuels (the ethanol credit expired at New Years), advances in producing better and cleaner biodiesel fuels, and how to better get the word out about the important role of biodiesel fuel in reducing emissions in smog-choked cities across the country.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>And as usual, there were some interesting show pieces, including a bike built by Paul Teutel Sr. of Orange County Choppers.</p> <p>As reported by the Tribune News Service, they started with a three-cylinder diesel engine and built the bike around it, making the necessary adaptations as they went.&nbsp; The end result was a styling bike that would sure to turn heads, without anyone knowing that it really runs on biodiesel often made from leftover fats that would have been discarded elsewhere. And biodiesel proponents (of which there were plenty at the conference) will be quick to tell you that biodiesel blends like the fuels powering this kind of bike are an essential part of our country's ongoing energy policy.</p> <p>They also had a Ford Super Duty pickup truck on display that set a speed record last year in Utah by topping out at over 180 mph.&nbsp; And that's with running on biodiesel made from soybean oil.</p> <p>As a renewable fuel, biodiesel doesnt get quite the press and news coverage tha ethanol does.&nbsp; That's because we don't have as many small diesel cars and trucks as they have in other parts of the world like Europe.&nbsp; But as times change, as gas prices go up and not down, and as consumers feel the pinch of fuel costs in their wallets, then the money-saving mileage of diesel (over 50 miles to a gallon, many times) will likely spur sales of diesel vehicles higher than ever.&nbsp; And that's a good thing for the biodiesel industry and the attendees of this year's National Biodiesel Conference in Orlando, Florida.</p><p>Visit <a href="http://info.bellperformance.com/bell-performance-solves-your-fuel-related-problems/" title="info.bellperformance.com" target="_self">www.bellperformance.com</a>&nbsp;for solutions to all your fuel related problems.</p> <p><a href="http://info.bellperformance.com/contact-the-fuel-additive-experts-at-bell-performance/" title="Connect with Bell Performance" target="_blank">Connect with Bell Performance</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/BellPerformance" target="_blank"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/facebook.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on Facebook" /></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/BellPerformance" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/twitter.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on Twitter" /></a> <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/bell-performance" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/linkedin.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on LinkedIn" /></a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/BellPerformance" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/youtube.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on YouTube" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/bellperformance/aCFA" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/rss.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance RSS Feed" /></a></p> <p>&copy; 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Pure-gas.org's popularity continues to grow&nbsp; by leaps and bounds as more drivers seek out answers to this question out of sheer desperation.</p> <h3><strong>Another "Pure Gas" Web Site</strong></h3> <p>This month, we found another great site that offers the same essential information but with a twist. The web site <a href="http://www.buyrealgas.com" title="http://www.buyrealgas.com" target="_blank">www.buyrealgas.com</a> enables you to search by state for "<a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/pure-gas-stations--avoiding-ethanol-damage/" title="pure gas" target="_self">pure gas</a>" stations in your area.&nbsp;&nbsp; They have a form you can fill out if you can't find one nearby and they will email you suggestions on the nearest location.&nbsp; And what's really cool is they have a map interface that enables you to locate the nearest <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/ethanol-free-gas-its-hard-to-find/" title="ethanol free gas" target="_self">ethanol free gas</a> station to you by simply zooming in on your local state map.</p> <p>Both of these excellent web sites are great examples of how the Internet keeps changing our lives. 20 years ago, you couldn't find this type of information without, well, could you even find it anywhere? 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engines, and some interesting facts about all-electric cars.</p> <p class="mce_temp_anchor"><a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/bid/100111/Finding-Ethanol-Free-Gas" title="Finding Ethanol Free Gas" target="_blank"><strong>Finding Ethanol Free G</strong><strong>as</strong></a> - The big question everyone is asking: where do I find ethanol free gas?<strong><br /></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/bid/101182/What-Does-Octane-Do-In-Gasoline-Octane-Ratings" title="Octane in Gas: What It Really Does" target="_blank"><strong>Octane in Gas: What It Really Does</strong></a><strong> - </strong>Using high octane gas doesn't mean you'll get better gas mileage.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/bid/101323/Electric-Cars-Nothing-New-Under-The-Sun" title="Electric Cars" target="_blank"><strong>Electric Cars</strong></a> - They weren't just invented in 2010.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Bell Performance is looking forward to a fantastic year 2012 and has set its goal toward connecting to and giving value to each and every customer - both with Bell's products they sell and with the reliable, easy-to-understand information provided on the Bell Performance Blog and on the Bell Performance web site (www.bellperformance.com and www.WeFixFuel.com).</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Just a reminder, too, that you can connect with any and all of <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/about-the-fuel-additive-experts/bell-performance-social-media/" title="Bell Performance's social media pages" target="_blank">Bell Performance's social media pages</a>.&nbsp; 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Nissan Leaf. Ford Focus.&nbsp; The green trend in the last 5 years has raised consumer awareness about electric cars and created a niche market for this all-electric vehicles that don't have to burn gasoline, although some of them have the ability to switch between burning gasoline and running on electricity (the hybrid vehicles).&nbsp; These kinds of cars aren't cheap, though. The Nissan Leaf will run you about $35,000 and can go about 100 miles on a single charge.&nbsp; And there are higher-end electric cars that are even pricier. <img id="img-1327274988756" src="http://www.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/Tesla electric car.jpeg" border="0" alt="Tesla Roadster" width="114" height="91" class="alignRight" style="float: right;" />The Tesla Roadster (named after the inventor Nikola Tesla) came out in 2006 and was manufactured through 2010 at a cost of over $100,000. For the cost of a second home, you got a high performance electric speedster that was marketed toward the high-end niche buyers, in an effort to show the world what electric cars could really do. Luckily for those of us not in the 1%, the Tesla company came out with an economy version in 2011 that gets 160 miles to a charge and only costs around $58,000 (before options).</p> <p>As much as we'd like to think that our modern sensibilities have led to the development of such kind of vehicles, we would be mistaken.&nbsp; Electric vehicles have actually been around as long as cars themselves.&nbsp; Before internal combustion engines rose to prominence in the very early 1900s,<img id="img-1327275048344" src="http://www.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/280px-Jamais_contente_parade.jpg" border="0" alt="history of electric car" width="162" height="120" class="alignRight" style="float: right;" /> it was electric cars that held all of the speed and distance driving records. It was an electric car in 1899 that became the first vehicle to break the 60 mph barrier.&nbsp; There was an issue with charging infrastructure availability, so after 1896, companies started manufacturing exchangeable battery packs. Drivers would exchange them for a fresh pack when the time came and paid a monthly service fee and a per-mile charge.&nbsp; This was popular all the way up until about 1924 - through that time, drivers logged more than 6 million driving miles with cars using this kind of arrangement.</p> <p>The same advantages and disadvantages that are recognized in electric cars today were easily determined by turn of the century drivers a hundred years ago.&nbsp; Electric cars were quieter and cleaner than gas cars. The flip side showed drivers a more limited driving range for electric cars and longer "refueling times".&nbsp; Eventually the development of the electric starter really advanced the technology of the gas-powered automobile and hastened the relegation of electric cars to the scrapheap of irrelevancy. Until the 1990s, that is.</p> <p>Another trend that hasn't changed over a hundred years is that electric cars have tended to be purchased by upper-income people who can afford the high price tag. 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It is this misunderstanding of what octane actually does which leads people to spend more on gasoline than they really need to.&nbsp;</p> <p>if you see a high octane rating for a given gasoline, what does that really tell you? That you'll get better mileage and more power? Or does it tell you something different?</p> <p>The octane rating of gasoline essentially tells you how much the air-fuel mixture can be compressed before it will spontaneously ignite. Gasoline with an optimal octane rating performs best in an engine designed to run on that octane level.&nbsp; Refiners aim to produce gasoline that has this optimal octane rating so it will meet the specifications for the most kinds of engines. That's what ethanol is such a big deal - it's partly used to increase the octane rating of the gas. <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/ethanol-free-gas-its-hard-to-find/" title="Ethanol free gasoline" target="_self">Ethanol free gasoline</a> has to have other things added to it to make up the octane difference.</p> <p>Inside an engine, you have the piston moving up and down, with the injectors metering a given amount of fuel into the combustion chamber as the piston travels up toward top-dead-center position.&nbsp; As it moves up, it compresses the fuel-air mix already in the cylinder. When the air fuel mixture ignites by the heat of compression rather than because of the spark from the spark plug, it causes knocking in the engine and a loss of power. &nbsp;The knocking sound is caused by two exploding "flame fronts" - one explosion from the pre-ignition of the fuel-air mix caused by compression and the other from the rest of the fuel-air being ignited at a slightly different time by the spark plug. The two flame front explode and send shock waves through the air of the cylinder, which meet in the combustion chamber and give you that annoying knock effect.&nbsp;</p> <p>Lower octane gasoline like "regular" 87-octane gasoline can handle the least amount of compression before igniting. The compression ratio of your engine determines the octane rating of the gas you must use in the car. This is the same as saying your engine is designed to perform its best with a specific octane rating of gasoline.&nbsp; A "high-performance engine" has a higher compression ratio and requires higher-octane fuel to prevent it from prematurely igniting fuel before the spark plug does it.</p> <p>So, octane does not enhance the explosion in the cylinder like most people think. It just prevents the air-fuel mixture from igniting before the spark plug does it. 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Repair shops around the country did a brisk business fixing lawn mowers and small equipment eaten up by the ethanol fuel.&nbsp; Car and truck drivers didn't have to worry so much about that as they did about losing the fight for better gas mileage and paying more at the pump. We should say, *most* drivers didn't have to worry about that - the lucky few with older vehicles and classic cars have been very concerned about ethanol, as their engines are less able to cope with ethanol blends than most modern vehicles.</p> <p>Fed-up consumers are now starting to ask where they can get <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/ethanol-free-gas-its-hard-to-find/" title="ethanol free gas" target="_self">ethanol free gas</a>.&nbsp; The longer time goes on, the harder that question becomes to answer.&nbsp; According to the popular web site <a href="http://www.pure-gas.org" title="www.pure-gas.org" target="_blank">www.pure-gas.org</a>, there are now less than 5,000 stations in <strong>North America</strong> where you can find even one pump that dispenses <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/ethanol-free-gas-its-hard-to-find/" title="ethanol free gas" target="_self">ethanol free gas</a> - "<a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/ethanol-free-gas-its-hard-to-find/" title="ethanol free gas" target="_self">pure gas</a>" as the enthusiasts like to call it. And the picture can be even worse depending on where in the country you live.&nbsp; The state of California only has <strong>five</strong> stations that have been identifed in this manner (if you live in California and know of some exceptions, contact the web site and they will gladly add your find to their list).&nbsp; The great state of Maryland has just <strong>eighteen</strong> pure gas station.&nbsp; Contrast those to a state like Florida with over 250 places to get <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/ethanol-free-gas-its-hard-to-find/" title="ethanol free gas" target="_self">ethanol free gas</a>.</p> <h3>What if you can't find ethanol free gas?</h3> <p>Maybe you are close enough to a pure gas dispenser that you have no problem getting it.&nbsp; You're one of the lucky ones. 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" />And so the year 2012 kicks off.&nbsp; Looking back on the year past, we can all agree it will go down in history as a memorable one, for better or worse. And we can all hope that 2012 will be better. Provided the Mayans weren't right and the world is going to end in 2012 anyway.</p> <h3><strong>What can you expect from Bell Performance in the coming year?</strong></h3> <p>More great information here on the <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/" title="Bell Performance blog" target="_self">Bell Performance blog</a>, for one thing.&nbsp; Last year was the first full year for the blog and over 5,000 people visited the blog for information. Now, it's one thing for a business to go out proclaiming that they want more people to read their blog or log on to their site. But that's only matters if they've got something interesting or useful to say.&nbsp;</p> <p>That's part of the point of what we do at Bell. We always want to offer you something of value, to give you a reason to visit us, a reason to check out our blog and its content.</p> <p>That's the reason Bell Performance has its information and education web portal <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/we-fix-fuel/" title="www.WeFixFuel.com." target="_self">www.WeFixFuel.com.</a> One of the goals for the coming year is to keep expanding what's available there, to offer you more and more value, all free for your choosing.</p> <p>Whatever topic is most important to you - getting better gas mileage, preventing ethanol damage, cutting down on black smoke, or even something more off the wall like finding out where you can buy ethanol-free gas, the Bell Performance blog and <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/we-fix-fuel/" title="www.WeFixFuel.com" target="_self">www.WeFixFuel.com</a> will be even better resources in 2012 than they were last year.&nbsp; That's the plan.</p> <h3><strong>If you 'like' Bell Performance on Facebook, there might be something in it for you</strong></h3> <p>Another big priority for Bell in the coming year will be to expand our research through the social media avenues like <a href="http://www.facebook.com/BellPerformance" title="Facebook" target="_self">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/bellperformance" title="Twitter" target="_self">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/BellPerformance" title="Youtube" target="_self">Youtube</a>. Bell has individual company pages for all of these sites, as we aim to better connect with you.&nbsp; On every email and communication we do, and on every web page, there are convenient links to make it easier for you to connect with us at those sites.</p> <p>The old avenues of simply writing things for people to read doesn't work as well any more, if your goal is to reach out to as many people as possible.&nbsp; Youtube is now the second most-searched "search engine" on the internet.&nbsp; People looking for information now use Youtube to find what they need.&nbsp; This shouldn't be surprising, since more and more people have developed into visual learners.&nbsp;</p> <p>Every blog article published now has a video blog listed on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/BellPerformance" title="Bell Performance Youtube channel" target="_blank">Bell Performance Youtube channel</a>.&nbsp; With more to come.</p> <h3><strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/BellPerformance" title="Bell Performance also has a Facebook page" target="_blank">Bell Performance also has a Facebook page</a>, and the rumor is that if you go there and 'Like' Bell Performance, you'll get a special goodie from Bell as our way of saying thanks. <br /></strong></h3><p>Visit <a href="http://info.bellperformance.com/bell-performance-solves-your-fuel-related-problems/" title="info.bellperformance.com" target="_self">www.bellperformance.com</a>&nbsp;for solutions to all your fuel related problems.</p> <p><a href="http://info.bellperformance.com/contact-the-fuel-additive-experts-at-bell-performance/" title="Connect with Bell Performance" target="_blank">Connect with Bell Performance</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/BellPerformance" target="_blank"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/facebook.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on Facebook" /></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/BellPerformance" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/twitter.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on Twitter" /></a> <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/bell-performance" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/linkedin.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on LinkedIn" /></a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/BellPerformance" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/youtube.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on YouTube" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/bellperformance/aCFA" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/rss.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance RSS Feed" /></a></p> <p>&copy; 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Last year we had over 5,000 visitors to the blog, reading about the topics that mattered to them - when to change your oil, how to maximize your gas mileage, why gas prices go up or down.</p> <p>So we finish out the year with five more of the best blog articles from the past year, including the winner for the most popular blog post in 2011.</p> <h3>The Best &amp; Most Popular Blog Topics in 2011 (Part II)</h3> <p><a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/bid/51957/Small-Gas-Engine-Problems-Caused-by-Ethanol-Mix-I-Go-Small-Engine" title="Small Gas Engine Problems Caused by Ethanol" target="_blank">Small Gas Engine Problems Caused by Ethanol</a> -The Bell blog warned in January about impending problems that ethanol would cause in small, 2-cycle engines, especially with the impending switch in 2011 to 15% ethanol.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/bid/59042/What-You-May-Not-Know-About-Ethanol-Computerized-Engine-Control" title="What You May Not Know About Ethanol &amp; Computerized Engine Control Systems" target="_blank">What You May Not Know About Ethanol &amp; Computerized Engine Control Systems</a> - Most consumers take their car computers for granted and don't know about how ethanol can interact with computer readings and how that affects their gas mileage.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/bid/73533/Healthy-Oil-Series-Is-Synthetic-Oil-Worth-It" title="Is Synthetic Oil Worth It?" target="_blank">Is Synthetic Oil Worth It?</a> - One of the Bell Performance Healthy Oil Series blogs, what makes synthetic oil good and is it really worth the extra expense?</p> <p><a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/bid/73512/Healthy-Oil-Series-How-Often-Should-I-Change-My-Oil" title="How Often Should I Change My Oil?" target="_blank">How Often Should I Change My Oil?</a> - The Healthy Oil Series examined this question, which gets different answers from different people.</p> <h3>And the winner of the most popular blog post in 2011 is......</h3> <p><a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/bid/53670/How-fast-do-fuel-additives-work-Depends-on-what-you-re-using" title="How Fast Do Fuel Additives Work? Depends On What You're Using" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/bid/40286/Microbial-Infestation-of-Fuel-Tanks-Use-a-Fuel-Cleaner-for-Bacteria" title="Microbial Infestation of Fuel Tanks? Use a Fuel Cleaner for Bacteria" target="_blank">Microbial Infestation of Fuel Tanks? Use a Fuel Cleaner for Bacteria</a> - Big surprise, the most popular blog of the year wasn't about ethanol or gas mileage or changing your oil. It was about what happens when bacteria grow in fuel storage tanks and, more importantly, how to get rid of them.</p> <p>Thanks for visiting the Bell Performance blog and we look forward to more great <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/" title="blog" target="_self">blog</a> articles in the coming year!</p><p>Visit <a href="http://info.bellperformance.com/bell-performance-solves-your-fuel-related-problems/" title="info.bellperformance.com" target="_self">www.bellperformance.com</a>&nbsp;for solutions to all your fuel related problems.</p> <p><a href="http://info.bellperformance.com/contact-the-fuel-additive-experts-at-bell-performance/" title="Connect with Bell Performance" target="_blank">Connect with Bell Performance</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/BellPerformance" target="_blank"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/facebook.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on Facebook" /></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/BellPerformance" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/twitter.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on Twitter" /></a> <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/bell-performance" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/linkedin.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on LinkedIn" /></a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/BellPerformance" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/youtube.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance on YouTube" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/bellperformance/aCFA" target="_self"><img src="http://info.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/rss.png" border="0" alt="Bell Performance RSS Feed" /></a></p> <p>&copy; <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/" title="Bell Performance, Inc." target="_blank">Bell Performance, Inc.</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bellperformance/aCFA?a=ePI5u1Pxm9Q:FShybua6mUs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bellperformance/aCFA?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bellperformance/aCFA?a=ePI5u1Pxm9Q:FShybua6mUs:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bellperformance/aCFA?i=ePI5u1Pxm9Q:FShybua6mUs:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bellperformance/aCFA?a=ePI5u1Pxm9Q:FShybua6mUs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bellperformance/aCFA?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bellperformance/aCFA?a=ePI5u1Pxm9Q:FShybua6mUs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bellperformance/aCFA?i=ePI5u1Pxm9Q:FShybua6mUs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bellperformance/aCFA?a=ePI5u1Pxm9Q:FShybua6mUs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bellperformance/aCFA?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bellperformance/aCFA?a=ePI5u1Pxm9Q:FShybua6mUs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bellperformance/aCFA?i=ePI5u1Pxm9Q:FShybua6mUs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bellperformance/aCFA?a=ePI5u1Pxm9Q:FShybua6mUs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bellperformance/aCFA?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bellperformance/aCFA?a=ePI5u1Pxm9Q:FShybua6mUs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bellperformance/aCFA?i=ePI5u1Pxm9Q:FShybua6mUs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bellperformance/aCFA/~4/ePI5u1Pxm9Q" height="1" width="1"/>Bell PerformanceThu, 29 Dec 2011 16:14:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:83401http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/bid/83401/Year-In-Review-Best-of-the-Blog-Part-IIhttp://www.bellperformance.com/blog/bid/83390/Year-In-Review-Best-of-the-Blog-for-2011-Part-I#Comments0http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bellperformance/aCFA/~3/nw2LKZ8gCdA/Year-In-Review-Best-of-the-Blog-for-2011-Part-I<p>This article originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/fuel-additives-diesel-additives/" title="www.bellperformance.com" target="_self">www.bellperformance.com</a>.</p><p><img id="img-1325084701619" src="http://www.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/best-of-blue-ribbon.jpg" border="0" alt="Best of the Year" width="97" height="142" class="alignRight" style="float: right;" />2011 was a great year of informative articles at the Bell Performance blog. Last year we had over 5,000 visitors to the blog, reading about the topics that mattered to them - when to change your oil, how to maximize your gas mileage, why gas prices go up or down.</p> <p>With the new year looming at the end of the week, here are five of the best and most popular blog articles from the past year.&nbsp; We will finish out the year later in the week with a final installment, including the winner for the most popular blog article in 2011 on the Bell Performance blog.</p> <h3>The Best &amp; Most Popular Blog Topics in 2011 (Part I)</h3> <p><a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/bid/57341/Car-Care-Tips-For-Better-Gas-Mileage" title="Car Care Tips for Better Gas Mileage" target="_blank">Car Care Tips for Better Gas Mileage</a> - Coinciding with National Car Care Month in April, we discussed easy maintenance and car care tips to get better gas mileage for your car and truck.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/bid/73499/Healthy-Oil-Series-Combating-and-Removing-Engine-Oil-Sludge" title="Healthy Oil Series: Combating and Removing Engine Sludge" target="_blank">Healthy Oil Series: Combating and Removing Engine Sludge</a> - October saw Bell Performance's Healthy Oil Series kick off by discussing problem of "engine sludge" - what is it, how is it made, how can you get rid of it or prevent it from forming (and should you even worry about it?)</p> <p><a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/bid/49483/Fuel-Mileage-Dropping-Blame-The-Winter-Blend-Gasoline" title="Fuel Mileage Dropping? Blame Winter Blend Gasoline" target="_blank">Fuel Mileage Dropping? Blame Winter Blend Gasoline</a> - Ok, we cheated a little bit, as this one was posted in December of 2010. But it proved to be one of the most popular blogs in the past 13 months - a discussion of how refineries make different blends of gas in the winter and why that makes your gas mileage drop.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/bid/70497/Are-Anti-Ethanol-Treatments-Worth-It" title="Are Anti-Ethanol Treatments Worth It?" target="_blank">Are Anti-Ethanol Treatments Worth It?</a> - Columnist Stephen Smith published an article in the Orlando Sentinel in September referencing Bell Performance and the question being asked by consumers all over the country - how do anti-ethanol treatments work and are they actually worth spending money on?</p> <p><a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/blog/bid/53670/How-fast-do-fuel-additives-work-Depends-on-what-you-re-using" title="How Fast Do Fuel Additives Work? Depends On What You're Using" target="_blank">How Fast Do Fuel Additives Work? 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His discoveries as a chemist are what built the foundation for a company that's coming up on 103 years ago.&nbsp; Robert Bell was unique in that he really wanted his discovieries to serve some greater good. "May The World Be Better Because of Bell" was the Bell Laboratory/Additives company mission statement for decade.</p> <p>Bell Performance is thankful this Christmas season for its longterm customers, who still call up the company and say hello to its staff. They've been buying <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/mix-i-go/" title="Mix-I-Go" target="_self">Mix-I-Go</a> for 20, 30 years sometimes. They know Mix-I-Go works like it's supposed to and they also know that Bell Performance values them as people and is always happy to have a chat with a good friend like them.</p> <p>So we wrap up this final installment of the <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/conversion-pages/12-days-of-mix-i-go-sidemenu" title="12 Days of Mix-I-Go" target="_self">12 Days of Mix-I-Go</a> with a big thank you to everyone who has helped make <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/mix-i-go/" title="Mix-I-Go" target="_self">Mix-I-Go</a> the success story it is. The customers.</p> <p><em>P.S. 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Don Garlits" target="_blank">"Big Daddy" Don Garlits</a> is familiar to anyone who knows even a little bit about the sport of drag racing.&nbsp; Don is considered by most to be the greatest drag racer of all time and even the father of drag racing itself.&nbsp; His record-breaking race car "Swamp Rat III" is even enshrined at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.&nbsp;</p> <p>Don Garlits is an American icon.</p> <p>When Don was travelling around the country and winning drag races at the peak of his powers in the 1980s, <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/mix-i-go/" title="Mix-I-Go" target="_self"><strong>Mix-I-Go</strong></a> was travelling with him.</p> <p>Don used to do a <a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1989-11-02/topic/8910312715_1_accelerate-car-jerks-hesitating" title="syndicated column" target="_blank">syndicated column</a> in national newspapers across the country, the Ask Don&nbsp; Garlits column.&nbsp; In this forum, Don would <a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1989-06-22/topic/8906230034_1_battery-jump-start-a-car-clutch" title="share advice from his vast knowledge of mechanical expertise" target="_blank">share advice from his vast knowledge of mechanical expertise</a> with readers who needed helped with their cars and trucks. In the late 80s, Don started to mention that he and his team were actually using <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/mix-i-go/" title="Mix-I-Go" target="_self"><strong>Mix-I-Go</strong></a> in their vehicles as they transported their team around the country for competition. Don told his readers that this <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/mix-i-go/" title="Mix-I-Go gas additive" target="_self"><strong>Mix-I-Go</strong> gas additive</a> gave his team more miles, more pulling power for the heavy loads they were transporting and cut down on the nasty emissions that vehicles in their line of work tended to have.</p> <p>The funny thing is, at the time, Bell Performance had never even met Don Garlits.&nbsp; Don had simply come across a bottle of Mix-I-Go at some point, tried it, and liked it enough to sing its blessings in front of a national newspaper audience.</p> <p>As you can imagine, phones started ringing off the hook at this Longwood, FL company, with people across the nation wanting to know about this product <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/mix-i-go/" title="Mix-I-Go" target="_self"><strong>Mix-I-Go</strong></a> that Big Daddy liked so much.&nbsp; This was the state of a wonderful friendship between Mr. Garlits and Bell Performance that still goes on to this day.&nbsp; 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width: 208px; float: right;" />Today's installment of the <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/conversion-pages/12-days-of-mix-i-go-sidemenu" title="12 Days of Mix-I-Go" target="_self">12 Days of Mix-I-Go</a> is Christmas-themed....or Christmas-shopping themed, if you will. This is the time of year when lots of people are strapped for cash, trying to get their Christmas shopping done. Everyone's watching their money.</p> <p>So it becomes a pain when you have to pay outrageous prices for premium gas - upwards of $3.50 a gallon or more.&nbsp; It's hard to enough to make it through the Christmas season without bearing that cost as well.</p> <p>Drivers buy premium gas because of the octane content - the real or perceived need for it. But many drivers have used <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/mix-i-go/" title="Mix-I-Go" target="_self">Mix-I-Go</a> in their cars and been able to step down from premium gas to regular gasoline, saving them 20-30 cents a gallon.&nbsp; That's one of the big bonuses that <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/mix-i-go/" title="Mix-I-Go" target="_self">Mix-I-Go</a> users have always gotten.</p> <p>Speaking of octane again, did you know that a new car will start needing a higher octane gasoline? Automotive studies have shown this to be true.&nbsp; When the car is new, it has a completely clean engine and it is engineered to be able to run its best on a specific octane rating of fuel.&nbsp; Let's say, 89 octane.&nbsp;</p> <p>But within the first 5,000 miles of its life, deposits start to build up in the engine combustion areas.&nbsp; This is even with modern gasolines that are supposed to contain detergents to clean out <a href="http://shop.bellperformance.com/collections/engine-deposits" title="deposits" target="_self">deposits</a> - it still happens in practice.&nbsp; And these <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/we-fix-fuel/what-are-you-aiming-to-do-/clean-engine-deposits/" title="deposits" target="_self">deposits</a> change the amount of space within the combustion chamber. And that makes the octane rating go up.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/mix-i-go/" title="Mix-I-Go" target="_self">Mix-I-Go</a> users have known for years that, in addition to the powerful effect of the combustion catalyst in slowing down the burn of the fuel, they also get a net octane improvement through the cleaning of their engine. 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When Mix-I-Go was originally made in 1927, Robert Bell made a multi-function formula out of his original detergent for the Model-T combined with new technology to mix water and fuel.</p> <p>At some point after this, Robert Bell also added a "combustion improver" which did a couple of things - it gave people better mileage and it gave people more power.</p> <p>Everyone claims to "improve combustion", but how does that work? After all, you can't make gasoline burns with more energy than its chemical maximum, because car engines are not atomic reactors. But you can create an environment in the engine that makes a greater percentage of the maximum energy from combustion be translated into work and mileage. And that's what <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/mix-i-go/" title="Mix-I-Go" target="_self">Mix-I-Go</a> has always done. Its combustion improver "slows the burn" of gasoline (at least that's how they used to say it in the 50s and 60s) by preventing pre-oxidation reactions from happening immediately after the gasoline or <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/ethanol-problems/" title="ethanol" target="_self">ethanol</a> is sprayed into the cylinder and before the sparkplug ignites it. When you combine this effect with the effects of the detergents and other ingredients, Mix-I-Go users see consistent gains in their <a href="http://shop.bellperformance.com/collections/increase-fuel-economy" title="fuel mileage" target="_self">fuel mileage</a> and they get better horsepower gains in their engines.</p> <p>Now, we're not talking about a "guaranteed 25% <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/we-fix-fuel/what-are-you-aiming-to-do-/improve-fuel-economy/" title="gas mileage improvement" target="_self">gas mileage improvement</a>" - that's a red flag for snake oil there. 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width: 114px; float: right;" />Many people don't know that you can't just sell anything out on the street and claim it's a <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/fuel-additives-diesel-additives/" title="fuel additive" target="_self">fuel additive</a> to put in your car.</p> <p>There's actually a registration process that is mandated by law which requires companies like ours to submit an additive's formula to the EPA for "approval".&nbsp; While this may sound like just more government interference, it's actually a good thing to protect consumers from unscrupulous business people. Because we all know nobody would try to sell snake oil, right?</p> <p>Speaking of snake oil, this EPA approval process isn't really about the EPA verifying that an additive does what it claims. It's much more about make sure an additive won't destroy your engine. The EPA looks for unusual things in the formula which aren't normally found in gasoline - stuff like heavy metals that would cause engine damage.</p> <p>What happens if somebody puts together a witch's brew and starts selling it as the latest and greatest fuel miracle without first registering it? 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It wasn't too much later that, of all people, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) came calling to Mr. Bell's doorstep.</p> <p>The British were fighting for their lives in World War II against Adolf Hitler's Germany.&nbsp; Military leaders on both sides knew that the war would be won in the air. The epic battles between the German Luftwaffe plans and the British RAF would help to define the Second World War.</p> <p>But the British had a problem - many of their essential bombers and fighter planes were consistently grounded with fuel problems.&nbsp; More specifically, they had water contaminating their fuel and they needed something to cure that problem. Being one of the first in the world to develop this technology, Robert Bell journeyed over to Great Britain with his new formulation and promptly got the RAF planes back in commission and ready to defend their land from the German enemy.&nbsp; And we all know what happened in the end.</p> <p>Fast forward to the 1980s and Mix-I-Go's outstanding reputation had led it to be used in the fuel of one of the few operatonal B-17 bombers still around at that time. The B-17 Flying Fortress was a symbol of American power in World War II, being the favorite bombing plane in the Air Force. Its image lives on through the years, being immortalized in famous Hollywood movies like <em>Memphis Belle.</em>&nbsp;</p> <p>As of 2011, there are only 13 operational models left of the Flying Fortress, and there weren't that many more left back in the 1980s.&nbsp; This particular B-17 was privately owned, based in Fort Worth, Texas, and was actually used in experimental electronics research in WWII. The lead mechanic on the plane, being familiar with the effects of Mix-I-Go, treated his aviation fuel and saw a fuel consumption reduction from 200 gallon <em>per hour</em> down to 170 gallons per hour.&nbsp; The Mix-I-Go fuel treatment also extended spark plug life and made the old engines easier to start.&nbsp;</p> <p>Now isn't that cool? 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"Kris Kringle" "name?" "Sinterklaas" "Name!" "Pere Noel. Babbo Natale. Pelznickel.......Topo Gigio!")</p> <p><img id="img-1324078979706" src="http://www.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/photo_RJ Bell_Mexican contract_100.jpg" border="0" alt="the first international agreement with Mexico" width="119" height="93" class="alignRight" style="float: right;" />Santa Claus is "exported" across the globe the world over. Am while we're certainly not going to compare <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/mix-i-go/" title="Mix-I-Go" target="_self">Mix-I-Go</a> to Santa (what would happen to all our presents?), they do have it in common that they're both alive and well in multiple countries around the world.</p> <p>Robert Bell's first international distributing agreement was with Mexico in 1947. 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Unlike his previous development (O-M-I-GO 76), Mix-I-Go was a multi-function formula that had the ability to suspend water in gasoline.&nbsp; Robert Bell was one of the first to be able to accomplish this feat and may have been the first to bring this new development to market in a form that could benefit cars and trucks.</p> <p>A lot has happened since 1927, the "salad days" for a lot of people in the US. It was two full years before the Great Stock Market Crash would usher in the Great Depression. The Roaring Twenties were still roaring. Charles Lindberg won the Orteig Prize (along with fame and fortune) for being the first person to fly across the Atlantic non-stop.&nbsp; It was a year after the first liquid-fueled rocket was launched and a year before the first color TV set and first talking movie pictures were introduced and popularized.</p> <p><img id="img-1324074408702" src="http://www.bellperformance.com/Portals/68152/images/104206_4mg.jpg" border="0" alt="mix-i-go history" width="133" height="108" class="alignRight" style="float: right;" />The automobile industry was also booming by 1927. The 15 millionth Model-T rolled off the assembly line that year. The Swedish automaker Volvo was founded and produced its first car. The US auto industry still had numerous automakers but would see the industry whittled down to just three big ones (Ford, Chrysler and GM - sound familiar?) by 1929.</p> <p>It's amazing to think that <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/mix-i-go/" title="Mix-I-Go" target="_self">Mix-I-Go</a> has been around that long!</p> <p><span id="hs-cta-wrapper-72c3c963-02c0-4756-9fc5-c4851c4bd5ec" class="hs-cta-wrapper" style=" border-width: 0px;" > <!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --> <span class="hs-cta-node hs-cta-72c3c963-02c0-4756-9fc5-c4851c4bd5ec" id="hs-cta-72c3c963-02c0-4756-9fc5-c4851c4bd5ec"> <a href="http://shop.bellperformance.com/products/mix-i-go-gasoline-additive" data-mce-href="http://shop.bellperformance.com/products/mix-i-go-gasoline-additive"><img id="hs-cta-img-72c3c963-02c0-4756-9fc5-c4851c4bd5ec" src="//d1n2i0nchws850.cloudfront.net/portals/68152/b7410add-c499-4a62-af36-ced6ea6d9036-1324499385342/buy-mix-i-go.png?v=1324499385.64" alt="buy-mix-i-go" class="hs-cta-img" style="border-width:0px" mce_noresize="1" data-mce-src="//d1n2i0nchws850.cloudfront.net/portals/68152/b7410add-c499-4a62-af36-ced6ea6d9036-1324499385342/buy-mix-i-go.png?v=1324499385.64" data-mce-style="border-width: 0px;"></a> </span><script type="text/javascript"> (function(){ var hsjs = document.createElement("script"); 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That was when Henry Ford made his very first car, the Quadricycle.&nbsp; But it was the Model-T that really took off, and that particular car could run on gasoline or ethanol.&nbsp; So ethanol as an auto fuel has been around just as long as <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/mix-i-go/" title="Mix-I-Go" target="_self">Mix-I-Go</a> has!</p> <p><a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/fix-your-fuel-problems/ethanol-gasoline/" title="Ethanol use in gasoline" target="_self">Ethanol use in gasoline</a> virtually ceased when Prohibition came along a few years later and didn't really pick up again until the late 1970s.&nbsp; Lead was being phased out of gasoline, followed by government regulations in the 1980s that started to mandate the addition of chemicals like Ethanol and MTBE in the gasoline supply to reduce air pollution.&nbsp; Bell customers were happy to use <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/mix-i-go/" title="Mix-I-Go" target="_self">Mix-I-Go</a> all through this time to help them get better gas mileage and protect their cars and trucks from ethanol's effects.&nbsp; 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Bell circa 1950" width="156" height="237" class="alignLeft" style="float: left;" />If you&rsquo;re familiar with Bell Performance, you have heard more than a few times that Bell Performance &ldquo;invented&rdquo; the fuel additive industry.&nbsp; It started in 1909 when Robert J. Bell came up with a detergent formulation that could be added to the <a href="http://www.bellperformance.com/fix-your-fuel-problems/ethanol-gasoline/" title="gasoline and ethanol fuel" target="_self">gasoline and ethanol fuel</a> that was being used in the new Model-T car. He originally called it OM-I-GO, and Bell Performance still has some examples of old OM-I-GO packaging and literature from way back when.</p> <p>This detergent formulation was not the same multi-function product that you and I can buy today from Bell. 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