Acetone in gas?
10-03-2005, 10:17 PM
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has anyoen tried this ive read an article that claims a gain of 10%-30% better mpg by adding aprox 1-3 oz of acetone per 10 galons of gas.
some questions it covers is
1. it wont damage your engine as we are talking 1/20th of a percent.
only some plastics get eaten by acetone and i think if your car is made to run gasoline ( a solvent itself) it should be able to handle 1/20th of a percent of acetone mixed in.
2. it works by making your gas burn cleaner.
3. has to be pure acetone.
just wondering if anyone has tried this and seen a difference?
here the link
http://pesn.com/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/
[ October 03, 2005, 11:33 PM: Message edited by: RedZone ]
some questions it covers is
1. it wont damage your engine as we are talking 1/20th of a percent.
only some plastics get eaten by acetone and i think if your car is made to run gasoline ( a solvent itself) it should be able to handle 1/20th of a percent of acetone mixed in.
2. it works by making your gas burn cleaner.
3. has to be pure acetone.
just wondering if anyone has tried this and seen a difference?
here the link
http://pesn.com/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/
[ October 03, 2005, 11:33 PM: Message edited by: RedZone ]
10-03-2005, 10:30 PM
#2
yes, I have tried it...and I did notice a slight increase in gas mileage...even better I noticed the engine to run more stable at idle and when slamming the gas. I now however have poor response from engine and wounds like im going lean...im gonna check and replace fuel filter tommorow and see. Kepp in mind acetone and plastic = @%$^&...so im thinking it might have contributed to eating some of the rubber fuel lines and clogging the filter.
remember, small incriments....I used larger to help raise octane on gas...when I was driving at 18psi of boost....
remember, small incriments....I used larger to help raise octane on gas...when I was driving at 18psi of boost....
10-04-2005, 12:45 PM
#4
^ ya and liver/kidney damage [img]graemlins/freak.gif[/img]
Iam not sure if I buy that link or not... gas as a whole is a non-polar solvent and I don't see the degree of vanderwaals forces going on between carbon chains as being very high.... (what gives liquid surface tension)
There is also some outright BS in that link.... if acetone decreases surface tension, then so would ethanol... acetone is considerably more toxic then some other solvents... and the site also claims that taking warm air into an engine (as opposed to cold air) will increase effeciency...
Id like to see some actual measurements of surface tension before and after the addition of acetone..... I would expect that if real world gains in effeciency of 10-35%+ were possible acetone would already have been marketed as an additive (if not added at the refinery)
Iam not sure if I buy that link or not... gas as a whole is a non-polar solvent and I don't see the degree of vanderwaals forces going on between carbon chains as being very high.... (what gives liquid surface tension)
There is also some outright BS in that link.... if acetone decreases surface tension, then so would ethanol... acetone is considerably more toxic then some other solvents... and the site also claims that taking warm air into an engine (as opposed to cold air) will increase effeciency...
Id like to see some actual measurements of surface tension before and after the addition of acetone..... I would expect that if real world gains in effeciency of 10-35%+ were possible acetone would already have been marketed as an additive (if not added at the refinery)
10-04-2005, 04:31 PM
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Originally posted by Prolifik:
thats exactly what im saying. acetone is only good for sniffing. stop reading all that BS and get to sniffin.
thats exactly what im saying. acetone is only good for sniffing. stop reading all that BS and get to sniffin.
It has many uses that are much better than sniffing.
10-05-2005, 11:30 PM
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Is it time to switch to ethanol?
I seem to recall an old war movie, about a submarine, where the mechanic dumped some whiskey into the diesel to get some more revs out of it.., but acetone in my opinion is a definite no-no, and according to my favourite and most trusted master mechanic(my Dad), it's a sure way to ruin an engine.
I seem to recall an old war movie, about a submarine, where the mechanic dumped some whiskey into the diesel to get some more revs out of it.., but acetone in my opinion is a definite no-no, and according to my favourite and most trusted master mechanic(my Dad), it's a sure way to ruin an engine.
