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Unless you’ve been living in a cave—or drive an electric car—you know that gas prices have shot up to unprecedented highs, due to multiple factors that have been further exacerbated by the Russian war ...

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Engine knocking, or detonation, occurs when fuel in the cylinders ignites unevenly, causing metallic pinging sounds, reduced ...

Does your street-driven car ping now when it didn't use to? It may be suffering from octane creep caused by deposit buildup inside the combustion chambers. New engines on the dyno and regularly ...