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| LD85 | Acetone In Fuel Said to Increase Mileage FACT or FICTION | ||
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Posted on: 2008/5/21 19:55
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| Matatk | Re: Acetone In Fuel Said to Increase Mileage FACT or FICTION | ||
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Interesting, but I've never heard of it. If this guy has been doing it since the 50's, and it's supposedly so great, why isn't it common knowledge?
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Posted on: 2008/5/21 20:09
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| xccter | Re: Acetone In Fuel Said to Increase Mileage FACT or FICTION | ||
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Posted on: 2008/5/21 20:35
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| Midnight85 | Re: Acetone In Fuel Said to Increase Mileage FACT or FICTION | ||
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It will also destroy rubber parts of the fuel system.
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Posted on: 2008/5/22 2:55
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| JrRifleCoach | Re: Acetone In Fuel Said to Increase Mileage FACT or FICTION | ||
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I ran this same test in my 86 VW GTI a few years back. I added 1.5 oz's of the stuff to every tank of fuel. After a base period of four weeks (31.5MPG) I adjusted the ratios and started experimenting with different fuels.
Bottom line. The car still runs great and has over 240K on it without any failures or problems what-so-ever. The fuel economy was improved slightly after averaging over a four month period and 4000 miles I recorded an increase of 0.5 MPG. But was it me paying more attention to my right foot? Or can I say without hesitation that it actually helped. Me thinks it made no difference. |
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Posted on: 2008/5/22 4:55
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| CasetheCorvetteman | Re: Acetone In Fuel Said to Increase Mileage FACT or FICTION | ||
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Garbage. It might improve atomization with higher octane fuels in carby engines, but you wont have that issue with fuel injection.
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Posted on: 2008/5/22 8:44
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| CentralCoaster | Re: Acetone In Fuel Said to Increase Mileage FACT or FICTION | ||
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It has about 60% of the combustion energy of fuel. And anything claiming that increased atomization is going to help a fuel injected car is B.S. in my book.
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Posted on: 2008/5/23 2:06
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