throw a lit match into it! <--- bad idea... if you do you go boom! depending on the amount of gasoline it may dowse the match flame. it will only go "BOOM" if it is in a confined area like a...
It depends what you mean by 'better'. Lead used to be added to gasoline to stop pre-ignition or detonation (which causes engine knock or 'pinking') but it was found to have very bad side effects...