Acetone Additive ????

[Mundgyver]

Just before I hit the rack the other night I was listening to the radio (Coast to Coast) and heard the tail end of a conversation about someone using a couple of ounces of Aceton to 10 gallons of fuel with a result being a 30 to 35% gain in fuel economey. I wish I could have heard the whole thing.



Now the question is this, Has any one heard of this or know of this



I am not saying I would try this as my thinking screams at me that this would be one very quick way to destroy your engine. The Keytones in the Acetone would attack the buna rubber components in the fuel system and I would think cause allot of damage in the engine over time as a result of blowby and contamination of the oil and seals.



But I am curious if any one heard this story or knew anyone who has done this and what their results were.

 

[Bob Wagner]

I won't be trying it

http://www.pureenergysystems.com/news/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/

 

[Mundgyver]

WOW Some one is actually doing this. Wonder what the long term affect is and what does it do as to carsongenics in the air

 

[MLee]

How About A Acetone Test

http://www.pureenergysystems.com/news/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/

After reading this again, this guy has parts that he has soaked in the mixture with gas at different percentages of acetone with a small amount of swelling. how ever they say to do your own testing. So I was wondering if any one had tested "o" rings, hoses or components that are in the fuel system to see how much they swell, to get some kind of feel for the negitive reaction on the fuel system.

Any takers?????????

Marv.

 

[KennyM]

I'm not using it in my truck, but I am using it in my little Dodge Neon auto.



I use a 2 oz to 10 gallon mix. All I can say is in the past this car has never gotten over 33 MPG, now after about five tanks it's well over 40. I drive about 90 miles each way to work mostly hwy (70 plus). I have changed no driving habits and do jack rabbit starts.



This car also runs better and power seems to be improved. I will only do it to this car as its not worth anything. A few of the chemists here at work also are going to start doing it and see no issue with hurting the motor, carb or injection. Remember your concentration is less than . 02%



For the few bucks it cost for 32 OZ, its worth a shot in my book. One tank paid for it.

 

[BHanna]

Does anyone know if PowerService has acetone in it? I've tried several additives and PS gives me the best mileage (17. 5 without it, 18. 5 with). All the other things I've tried have very little effect on my mileage.

 

[Smokin_Monster]

I tried it in my truck but have only been through one tank though so I have n;t noticed a difference yet. Not sure i will continue use though.

 

[rlyons]

I have not used it yet in my truck but am using it in a Nissan and my Cadillac. I have seen about 2 miles per gallon increase on the Nissan and 3 miles per gallon in the Cadillac.

 

[Claw231]

How would this work if you added it to biodiesel or a biosiesel mix?

 

[Smokin_Monster]

That is what I was doing. Acteone and biodiesel mix. But it is hard to pinpoint what difference either of them make. My fuel filter clogged up in a hurry though.

 

[HeavyHauler]

Well it seems that it has helped some vehicles' mileage, but can anyone explain why it helps it?

 

[HeavyHauler]

Nevermind, I just found this thread:



https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142663

 

[WDaniels]

I have been watching this thread for the last few days to see the outcome. Low and behold my Father in law called today and in the course of the converstation, he stated that he was using acetone in his little GEO. The acetone got the engine back up to the mileage were it was before the MTBE requirement destroyed it(the milage). His increase on the long distance hightway is better than 10 mpg. He said that from Tacoma to Ione, which is above Spokane, he use to use a full tank and now after the acetone he has a quarter tank left. This has happened twice. That would be a 25% increase in milage. I don't know tho, maybe he is just seeing what he wants to see. I think I'm going to adopt a wait and see attitued for a little while.

WD

 

[Buffalo]

A guy in my neighborhood with a gasoline powered Ford Van is claiming 35% increase if fuel mileage, also. I don't know how you could not notice such a dramatic improvement.



I don't know if this is "snake oil", or not. Definately, sounds too good to be true.



Another guy in my neighborhood is trying it in his '05 Powerstroke. He has more courage than I do, expecially when you consider that he has had to rebuild the last two Powerstroke engines, in his '04 & '05, while they were still new. I'd be scared to death to subject my new truck to anything that radical, especially with his recent history with these engines.



Joe F. Buffalo)

 

[Mundgyver]

Well, I am late in posting the results, but things have been hetic in the schedule. Here is what I have gathered from 5 vehicles so far with 3 different drivers and 4,000 miles.



1st test was my 2001 over one trip of 1500 miles at 65 mph. I lost . 3 mpg This is in the noise of the experiments. But I did lose mileage. On a fresh tank my mileage without acetone is back up.



2nd test was on a 1989 Chevy truck with a 350 over 2200 miles at 65 to 70 mph in one trip to So Cal and back. Truck was equipped with dual 40 gallon tanks. One tank was juiced with acetone one with out. Tank without was run first followed by the treated tank and another clean tank of fuel. Truck averages 16 mpg on clean untreated and no difference showing on the acetone tank. Truck is multi-port fuel injected. The owner is an engineer / motor head who run Turbo Grand Nationals as almost a religion and is a good friend of mine over the last 7 years.



3rd test was on a 2002 Cadillac. Daily driver by the owner of 2nd test. Car averages 25. 4 mpg consitentaly over a 44 mile drive each day to and from work. Aceton reduced it to 23. 2. Mileage returned to 25 + after the tank was refilled with fresh fuel.



4th test was an 2004 Eclisp. Mileage was 26. 2 mpg on clean fuel with acetone dropping it to 24. 9. Mileage returned to 26 on fresh fuel. Owner is another engineer who is also a motor head and prior aircraft technician like my self who I have know for over 20 years



5th test was on a 2005 Ford F-150 by the owner of the 4th test. He routinely can get 24 + out of this truck back and forth to work which is 46 miles. With acetone he could not detect a difference.



6th test. My wifes 1989 Honda Civic. Throttle body injection. Car routinely gets 33 mpg. She is the only driver. I will not know the results of this until Saturday when she does her normal fuel up.



With the exception of my wife, who by the way thinks I am off my rocker with these test, we really tried to keep an objective eye on this with a desire for it to work. But it is not working out. We just see a reduction or no change in MPG. We do wonder though if this might be more applicable to those cars with carburetors. Why, modern cars are all computer controlled and fuel injected. The computers will compensate to maintain a standard. An older car with a carburetor might benefit. So this is why the test on my wifes honda might be interesting. It was the transition year from carbs to fuel injection with the throttle body.



These are our results. As engineers and technician in the Hi-Tech Industry, we know how to run experiments as we have to watch our processes to keep them in a quality zone. We applied the same thinking and discipline to the test with acetone as we tried this in the real world.



Our verdict is that it is not worth money. Anybody need 3 gallons of Acetone

 

[Msilbernagel]

What I learned in trying this with my Subaru is the enormous difference in mileage between on brand and the other. The acetone doesn't make near the improvement as the brand!!! It varies, based upon brand alone, between 22 (Arco & some discount spots such as FM and Costco) and 26 (76, Texaco)... averaged - over a tank of mixed city & rural driving.



Testing was worthwhile just to see that.



Jury is out on the diesel, but testing is under way.



Mark

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... Our verdict is that it is not worth money. Anybody need 3 gallons of Acetone