Acetone in gas: BS or money saver?
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Forgive me if this has been covered already for the life of me I can't find the forum search after the redesign.
http://pesn.com/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/
There are links to pages that document many people trying this on many different kinds of cars, and pretty much everyone reports decent gains in mileage. Are there any chemists in the house who can dazzle me with the science? Any guinea pigs?
http://pesn.com/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/
There are links to pages that document many people trying this on many different kinds of cars, and pretty much everyone reports decent gains in mileage. Are there any chemists in the house who can dazzle me with the science? Any guinea pigs?
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Nah, dun try that stuff until ur car has like 50k or something, lol. It's like that something something Max product. It got sued big time for false advertising. Those things usually favor cars that are either old or used extensively which requires those addictives.
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The difference between regular and premium gas is only like 4 dollars a tank. Are you really that strapped for cash that 4 dollars is going to help? I guarantee acetone will completely destroy your cats if used regularly. Its going to take an aweful lot of fillups to equal the cost of a new set of cats.
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Hmmm...as a chemical reaction this somewhat makes sense to me (Been a while since organic chemistry class), but I would be extremely skeptical of this. First, pure Acetone is not as easy to get as this article says. What you buy in a drug store is not chemical grade acetone (not what you would use in a laboratory). Second, acetone has a very low evaporation point (for all you non science peeps out there it will evaporate readily at room temperature). So by adding just a small amount in my thinking wouldn't do anything worthwhile. Besides as the author says add 1-3 ounces per 10 gallons and that depends on the grade of gasoline, or about a teaspoon into a 4-cycle engine. There are too many variables to determine what would be a favorable outcome if any at all. In a way you're being the guinea pig for his experiment. DON'T DO IT.
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Originally Posted by Anomaly
Never heard of using acetone in fuel to help gas mileage.
But I have known for a while now about using Toulene and/or Zylene as an octane booster.
But I have known for a while now about using Toulene and/or Zylene as an octane booster.
I'd be really hesitant to use acetone, it's very nasty stuff.
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Originally Posted by agent_smith
Simple answer, if you can use it to clean fiberglass resin off your hands, it probably doesn't belong in the tank.
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Originally Posted by agent_smith
Simple answer, if you can use it to clean fiberglass resin off your hands, it probably doesn't belong in the tank.
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Originally Posted by Hogstar
Stick with the safe route, use over the counter if you want higher oct. value.
Take no chances if you don't know!
Take no chances if you don't know!
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