15-35% mileage increase

[bwinterroth]

Sorry James T. I was just trying to solidify the fact that acetone will not harm the car's components. Didn't know you coined the idea.

 

[aldive]

I have been soaking an injector, an old fuel line with the FP valve, a fuel filter and an old fuel pump in 50% acetone/gas in a sealed container ( plastic, by the way ).

The parts have been in the brew for 2 weeks now.

They look just like they did when immersed.

Next they will go in 100% acetone.

Maybe this will put some of the alchemists to bed .....

 

[spindlecone]

I have been soaking an injector, an old fuel line with the FP valve, a fuel filter and an old fuel pump in 50% acetone/gas in a sealed container ( plastic, by the way ).

The parts have been in the brew for 2 weeks now.

They look just like they did when immersed.

Next they will go in 100% acetone.

Maybe this will put some of the alchemists to bed .....

Al, you have always been able to turn lead into gold (alchemy)
Proceed with your tests, the end result will be: acetone is harmless to automotive componants, and acetone will get you nothing as far as MPG.
36 MPG as we speak, happy, happy, in calif

 

[Cheesebrat]

Edit- that first line in the quote is sigworthy if anyone wants it.

ill take it.

 

[oso2324]

Got this from the Saturnalia website wherein they were discussing the use of acetone. Check out this web site - http://pesn.com/2005/03/17/6900069 for the info.

 

[n3m3s1s]

please double check that link buddy, i got a 404 not found.

did some lookin, and found these,

http://pesn.com/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/ <-think this is what you meant.
http://pesn.com/2005/04/14/6900083_Acetone_Power/ <-tested on an integra


edit* hey spindle, is that scanguage reading 36 mpg? if so WOW, please share your secret. it's a tornado isnt it....

 

[oso2324]

Thanks, sorry for the 404 but you were able to get the right threads.

 

[RickOTR]

Woooops, sorry james t... meant to say benner31.

 

[Lloyd10977]

Acetone and emissions.

I had a chance to discuss the use of acetone in gasoline with a technician in a nearby automotive service center during a slow period. When I told him that I had been using acetone for the past week and noted little change in my mileage, he said that he was curious about something else that may be happening.

After the facility closed, he hooked my X up to the NY state-certified emissions tester. I got a printout and then compared it to the results I received when my vehicle was inspected last August. Since the August2004 inspection, I have cleaned the system using Seafom once, and cleaned the IAC once.

Date of test: 12Aug2004
HC = 0.39
CO = 7.66
NOx = 0.97

Date of test: 23Apr2005 with 1oz of Acetone per 10 gals 87 octane
HC = 0.24
CO = 5.63
NOx = 0.64

New York State test limits:
HC = 1.60
CO = 40.00
NOx = 2.50
​

 

[Albino 94LTD]

I agree bwinterroth, but the MPG question is still unanswered. Pending...
Don

I'm driving as much as I can afford to,,,,,,,,,unless some forum members want to chip in for gas money?

Jamest, we haven't seen any results from you yet????

 

[Robb]

JamesT is too busy pissing in his tank for improvements.................he (and I) can only hope for this to work! We are more interested in whether beer, before human consumption, will help.............or beer, or its way out is better.


I have yet to see anything in this thread proving any benefits of acetone at all. A couple of "I did this", "I read this", and "this helped by" comments, but nothing with any support to show other than yapping.........................and we ARE on the internet, and talk here is cheaper than in real life. Remember, MOST male members of EF have 8"+ penises according to a poll here.

And Aldive, if your "so called" soaking experiments are true, I would LOVE to see a couple of pics of them as they are actually happening. Yapping on the intraweb is cheap. All I know is that acetone will find the smallest cut/scratch on your skin that you didn't know even existed!!! I would like to see a couple of "how acetone, in various percentages of XXXXX, breaks down rubber/plastic."

 

[Albino 94LTD]

Robb, my 3rd tank yielded worthy results, but unless you were with me, I can't prove it

128 miles on 5.516 gal 23.2mpg

That is 3.2 mpg better than any tank I have run in the 5 years I've had the X.

I doubt Acetone will yield improvements in all driving types or all octane levels.

My intent is to run Acetone until my gallon is gone then compare total mileage and averages to pre-Acetone records.

In the five refuel's so far, my results indicate to me that I should continue testing. In other words, there is a difference for me. I need to quantify and identify the parameters yielding the maximum benefit.

I'll sell my results to anyone interested for the amount of potential savings over a 2 year period

 

[NICE59FORDF100]

haha, after reading this thread for 12 pages, and convincing two people at school to do this, i finally read the article. i suppose this is the scientific term for acetone mixture?

Acetone has an inherent molecular vibration that "stirs up" the fuel molecules, to break the surface tension.

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anyway, here are my results. before acetone, i was getting 280 miles to the tank (usually 18 gallons). To be honest, the first two tanks i filled up with the 2 oz/10 gallon thing, i saw no results. But then on my third tank, i reached 331.2 miles on 18.056 gallons. thats 18.34 MPG! ive usually only been getting 15 at most...im happy with my results


oh, and isuzu may burn in hell forever....one ran me off the road today :fire:

isuzu

 

[Interstate]

Al, could you tell me wether the acetone evenly mixed with the gasoline, or doesn't mix at all. (like oil&water)

 

[aldive]

Al, could you tell me wether the acetone evenly mixed with the gasoline, or doesn't mix at all. (like oil&water)

The acetone ( 50% by vol ) mixed instantly and completely with the gas ( Amoco 89 ).

One observation, the smell of the gas was replaced by the smell of acetone.

 

[CDW6212R]

Albino 94LTD, you and Al Franklin have the best chance of proving or dissproving this idea.
I keep exact records of all of my refueling, as well as maintenance. Mileage changes greatly between tankfuls. The problems are that rarely will anyone achieve the Exact refill level as the previous tank, and drivind conditions are always different.

I can look at my different MPG figures, and extrapolate an average for similar conditions.

Those of you doing the work need to keep the same continuous records for each tank, and fill completely each time. I am hopeful for all of us, but still I'm doubtful also. Good luck,
Don

 

[aldive]

I have yet to see anything in this thread proving any benefits of acetone at all. A couple of "I did this", "I read this", and "this helped by" comments, but nothing with any support to show other than yapping.........................and we ARE on the internet, and talk here is cheaper than in real life.

And Aldive, if your "so called" soaking experiments are true, I would LOVE to see a couple of pics of them as they are actually happening. Yapping on the intraweb is cheap.

I would like to see a couple of "how acetone, in various percentages of XXXXX, breaks down rubber/plastic."

Just today Albino 94LTD and Nice59fordf100 posted encouraging results. They actually did experiment with the mixture.

Below you will find pictures of brand new injector o rings and some that have been in 100% acetone for a week. The o rings are swollen. Will that affect their function, unknown ( remember this was in 100% acetone, not the mixture actually used in the testing[1 -2 fl oz/10 gal gas ] ).

What is keeping YOU from doing some experimenting? Like you said, yapping is cheap, maybe its time for YOU to do some testing/evaluating too..

----------------------
first picture - new injector o rings
second picture - injector o rings in 100% acetone
third picture - in hector o rings that have been in 100% acetone 1 week ( new ones on top )

 

[aldive]

Robb, my 3rd tank yielded worthy results, but unless you were with me, I can't prove it

Your word is good enough for me. I for one appreciate your diligence in testing.

 

[CDW6212R]

I appreciate those of you testing this idea also. I have been weekly buying $30-$40 for gas for my 93 Explorer, and my 98 Mountaineer. I will try the acetone myself when I believe that the results are continuous.

I have no doubt that one ounce in 1280 ounces of gasoline is harmless to fuel system components. If this does work, the only question will be the ratio. Should it be a 1:1280 ratio, or a 2:1280 ratio(one or two ounces per ten gallons), or some other ratio.
Don

 

[off-road97Xplor]

Al- how come the rings grew?