"Ultra MPG Super Tune Up"

[rvaedge]

I came across this article today: http://www.lubedev.com/smartgas/ultra5.htm, and wanted to see what everyone in the forum thought about it. Any validity to what this guy is saying? As gas prices climb, I'm desperately trying to find things to improve my gas mileage without spending tons of money (or getting a new car). Let me know what you guys think, and please have some facts to back any strong opinions you may have on the subject.

 

[AZoutdoorsman]

i don't know much at least not about this but i saw the mythbusters do a test on acetone in the gas and in there tests it made no difference on MPG just pointing that out it might work they might have had a bad experiment or something

 

[calisoundmix]

i believe aldive did a test with acetone and it did improve mileage, but not by the 2-5 MPG that site claims.

i was going to go through a point by point rebuttal of most their arguments before i realized the article was written in 1990, i'd say it's a safe bet that technology in synthetic oils and the like have advanced since then. their best tip was #12, drive like their is an egg under your gas pedal.

 

[rvaedge]

I know the acetone debate has been driven into the ground, but this guy says to mix acetone, xylene, and an ounce of 5w-40 synthetic oil to put in the gas. I'm not saying he's right, but he's definitely got me curious. As far as the article being so old, I see the copyright for the whole site goes back to 1990, but at the top the article is dated 3/7/08. I'd be interested to hear your point by point rebuttal. I'm also really curious about his suggestion to use 20w-50 or 15w-40 petroleum based oil instead of what I've been lead to think, which is use the lightest weight synthetic oil the car can take (ie: 0w-30 amsoil). I'm not defending the guy who wrote the article, I just don't want to write it off too quickly either. Keep the comments coming.

 

[rvaedge]

I just came across an identical thread that I didnt find in earlier searches
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159048&highlight=xylene . SORRY! The powers at be can delete this thread!