acetone with diesel fuel for mileage increase

[JPoindexter]

biggy238. the claim is that the acetone acts in the fuel to reduce the surface tension of the fuel. this leads to better atomization, cleaner fuel burn and improved mpg. that is what i have gathered from what i have read. although i am no expert in this area!

 

[SSabick]

Are the Gas stations going to winter blend fuels yet? I have been getting a slight drop in fuel mileage in general. I go to the same fueling station most all the time. the winter blend has always gotten a drop in milage for me, and so I would be intrested in getting the milage back if this works.

 

[Mundgyver]

Well, we got back last night about 9 pm. My over all mpg for 1534 miles was 22. 5 mpg. Average speed for the trip was 64. 3 according to the gps.



So I am still nuetral on weather this acetone works or not with the diesel.



I have not talked with my two friends who are tyring it, but hopfully later today I will have their results. I know I will be trying this in my wife's Honda to see how it work on gas.



More to come later.

 

[The patriot]

How about adding some Two Cycle motor oil, low sulpher/ash content, yet you get lubrication.

Marv.

This is what I was thinking... ...

Eric

 

[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