Jetblast
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OK, Top Tier gas has a higher detergent level so although unlikely, there's a possibility it could keep your car's fuel injectors cleaner. A carburetor engine is even less likely to be impacted.
The claims for better running, mileage, performance, etc. are extraordinary, yet there's no extraordinary proof for them. Just anecdotal accounts similar to what one can hear about energy bracelets, which are most easily explained by placebo effect.
If I've missed any empirical third-party studies supporting what you've said which have been published, peer reviewed, and controlled for bias and placebo, I'd like to know about them so I can begin using only Top Tier gas, and so I can further spread the word. Unfortunately, I can't find anything like that. They're the ones making the claims so the burden of proof is on them.
I don't mean to be dogging you, it's not you, it's them. Years ago I used to go around raving about how great Slick 50 was and how much cooler my engine ran because of it's exceptional lubricating properties. In time I realized I'd been duped. Same story with Teflon in my oil. I was convinced of its value until my father made me read a document from DuPont, the makers of Teflon, stating that there was absolutely no way that Teflon can do anything good in oil, and in fact can cause harm by blocking oil passages.
The claims for better running, mileage, performance, etc. are extraordinary, yet there's no extraordinary proof for them. Just anecdotal accounts similar to what one can hear about energy bracelets, which are most easily explained by placebo effect.
If I've missed any empirical third-party studies supporting what you've said which have been published, peer reviewed, and controlled for bias and placebo, I'd like to know about them so I can begin using only Top Tier gas, and so I can further spread the word. Unfortunately, I can't find anything like that. They're the ones making the claims so the burden of proof is on them.
I don't mean to be dogging you, it's not you, it's them. Years ago I used to go around raving about how great Slick 50 was and how much cooler my engine ran because of it's exceptional lubricating properties. In time I realized I'd been duped. Same story with Teflon in my oil. I was convinced of its value until my father made me read a document from DuPont, the makers of Teflon, stating that there was absolutely no way that Teflon can do anything good in oil, and in fact can cause harm by blocking oil passages.
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