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does anyone know about or use this before? adding small amounts of 100% pure acetone to ur tank when fueling up increase gas mileage. It helps vaporize fuel more efficiently in ur cambers. Generally it's nail polish remover which is rated at 150 octane, many companies package it as octane booster or fuel injector cleaner. However acetone from your drugstore is alot cheaper than octane booster and gas. Some tests shown no real damage to fuel system parts including gaskets/orings etc. however it is a solvent nonetheless. Some claim adding 10 MPG to their fuel consumption. Anyone been doing this with results? http://www.pureenergysystems.com/new...00069_Acetone/
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07-25-2010, 05:47 PM
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Most independent tests have indicated that adding acetone actually decreases your fuel mileage.
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It's worse than useless -- it's also harmful. Acetone is the primary ingredient in nail-polish remover. And while it will burn and is a high-octane material, it's also a very powerful solvent. So while it's in your fuel system, it'll be eagerly dissolving all of your rubber components ... like gaskets and O-rings.
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wtf.... next thing you know, people start putting cooking oil into the engine......
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07-26-2010, 03:59 AM
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Acetone is HIGHLY corrosive against plastics.
You are going to burn through your hoses and gaskets in no time if you do this.
Just try it with some old action figures or something.
The paint will come right off and the plastic will lose it lusture from being eaten away.
Soak that action figure in a jar with acetone overnight.
Depending on the plastic, it could crumble, get brittle, get goopy or just plain dissolve.
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Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul Adding a whole bunch of dents to your car will improve gas mileage! | will speed holes improve gas mileage? or do i have to make "mileage holes"?
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Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul Adding a whole bunch of dents to your car will improve gas mileage! | It will also make your car faster. On Daily planet there was someone who made a vinyl material that had golf ball type dimples on it.
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Originally Posted by Manic! It will also make your car faster. On Daily planet there was someone who made a vinyl material that had golf ball type dimples on it.
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I heard peeing into your tank helps as well.
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Originally Posted by J____ It helps vaporize fuel more efficiently in ur cambers. | My cambers would like to vaporize fuel more efficiently too, so would my toes.
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Originally Posted by impactX My cambers would like to vaporize fuel more efficiently too, so would my toes. | i see what you did there
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Originally Posted by 1exotic I heart $133.9/L 94 ocatane gas with 17mpg city driving | fuk mine gets 15mpg driving like a granny completely factory bone stock lol. I dont even want to knw what my datsun does. full tank only gets me 290kms haha
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