acetone in fuel said to increase mpg?

tsmith · Traffic Copper Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Karma :

heard some blokes down the pub talking about this. Apparently adding very small amounts on Acetone in with your petrol increases your mpg.

Anyone else heard of doing this?

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

It will make it run slightly lean. The more acetone, the leaner it gets.

Acetone is also very good at dissolving gasket material and seals of all types (especially the ones round the float chamber of motorcycle carburettors).

All in all, not a good idea.

magpiemale · Traffic Copper Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Karma :

would you really want to put this stuff in your tank...esp since it does not come approved by the industry Wink

or petrol companies
if you wanna do it and tell us what it really is like...but I wouldnt
magpiemale

ZRX61 · Victor Meldrew Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Karma :

The only good thing it does it clean up emissions when you have Smog tests in the US..... Wink

2Smoke · Crazy Courier Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Karma :

Hi I run it in my van, usually around 10ml to every litre of fuel. But this is on a diesel, not sure wether I'd trust it in a petrol engine mind!

Cheers
Paul
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feef · Energiser Bunny Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

Acetone has less energy per unit volume than diesel or petrol, so it'd be impossible to get more energy (miles) per gallon than on regular fuel without running a specially designed engine, dedicated to the combustion characteristics of acetone. Not to mention the corrosive nature of the byproducts of acetone combustion. If it has Any small positive effect, it's probably down to it's "cleaning" attributes, which quite posibly also involve removing thin layers of your engine from the inside out.

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