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better gas mileage with acetone?

Old Apr 19, 2007 | 06:09 PM
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Default Re: better gas mileage with acetone?

My dad told me to put some ATF in my gas. I thought he was retarded, but that shit actually worked.
Old Apr 19, 2007 | 06:51 PM
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Default Re: better gas mileage with acetone?

Originally Posted by Flite
Anytime ethanol is brought up it get's my gear turning again...


I keep thinking about building a somewhat daily driver turbo honda. Built engine, stand alone EMS, and tune it to run on E85. It's readily available, relatively cheap, and very high octane for pump gas. Thoughts?
It's easy to do, all you need is correctly sized injectors, seals that you know are ethanol safe, and you're set. However, an E85 tune won't work on pump gas, so you're stuck with E85.
All my engine management development this spring and summer with our 13.5:1 comp setup will be with E85, you can't beat 105 octane pump gas.
Old Apr 19, 2007 | 06:56 PM
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Default Re: better gas mileage with acetone?

i think mythbusters proved that 99.9% of all gas is burned so, even "additves" would only add like a .1% increase. i remember seeing something on it when they did a bunch of testing, they even tested the "turbanator"
Old Apr 19, 2007 | 08:28 PM
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Default Re: better gas mileage with acetone?

As much as acetone costs it would have to increase the mileage a bunch.
Old Apr 19, 2007 | 10:20 PM
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Default Re: better gas mileage with acetone?

Originally Posted by tqueen
As much as acetone costs it would have to increase the mileage a bunch.
Acetone is only expensive in small quantities because of packaging and distribution. Price a drum of it and you'll see.
Old Apr 19, 2007 | 10:29 PM
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Default Re: better gas mileage with acetone?

Originally Posted by tqueen
As much as acetone costs it would have to increase the mileage a bunch.
You can get a gallon for $10.99 online.
Old Apr 19, 2007 | 10:38 PM
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Default Re: better gas mileage with acetone?

It's about $0.75-0.80/lb in drum quantity, which is about $5/gallon. Recycled acetone is less.
Regardless, a few ounces per tank of gas is still really cheap.
Old Apr 20, 2007 | 03:09 AM
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Default Re: better gas mileage with acetone?

Originally Posted by Fabrik8
It's easy to do, all you need is correctly sized injectors, seals that you know are ethanol safe, and you're set. However, an E85 tune won't work on pump gas, so you're stuck with E85.
All my engine management development this spring and summer with our 13.5:1 comp setup will be with E85, you can't beat 105 octane pump gas.
That's kind of what I was thinking. I wouldn't do it for an exclusive daily driver, but just for a toy I think it would be fun. You could build a low 11 or even 10 second Honda that runs those times in street trim.... hmmm...


Are you still in Denver or somewhere like that?
Old Apr 20, 2007 | 04:08 AM
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Default Re: better gas mileage with acetone?

So does it work or not?
Old Apr 20, 2007 | 04:16 AM
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Default Re: better gas mileage with acetone?

Someone do it. My luck i would do it and blow the pistons threw the block.


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