Asatone in gas??? (better milage)
Asatone in gas??? (better milage)
I have heard an researched to find that if you put 2 shot glasses full of asatone per ten gallons of gas (at the bottom of the tank when its almost empty) that it will increase your gas mileage by a lot (10-15 mpg supposibly). I was wondering if I tried this (to see if it would work...which i doubt it will) could it do anything wrong to my engine. Its supposed to not hurt piston engines...but rotarys are more brittle. So what do you guys think????
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acetone eats the crap out of plastic and i assume rubber as well. (u can desolve plexi in acetone to make a glue) so im gonna go with a no,that and it also evaporates very quickly.
most people try putting the homemade additives into there motors to pass smog ,never really heard of many trying to do it to get better milage
and no it wont get another 15mpg if u add it
most people try putting the homemade additives into there motors to pass smog ,never really heard of many trying to do it to get better milage
and no it wont get another 15mpg if u add it
I have heard an researched to find that if you put 2 shot glasses full of asatone per ten gallons of gas (at the bottom of the tank when its almost empty) that it will increase your gas mileage by a lot (10-15 mpg supposibly). I was wondering if I tried this (to see if it would work...which i doubt it will) could it do anything wrong to my engine. Its supposed to not hurt piston engines...but rotarys are more brittle. So what do you guys think????
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Bunk like most of these mileage claims. There is some evidence that it can increase mileage a little, but you will probably spend more on acetone then you would on fuel.
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Busted on Mythbusters. Acetone makes you lose a couple mpg.
60 miles is not sufficient for a test. Driving conditions, the fillup station cutoff point, user error, etc. will make the results vary wildly. For a good test, try 600 miles. Even then it might be a little off.
Good gasoline already contains all the additives you need. Other stuff is bunk.
60 miles is not sufficient for a test. Driving conditions, the fillup station cutoff point, user error, etc. will make the results vary wildly. For a good test, try 600 miles. Even then it might be a little off.
Good gasoline already contains all the additives you need. Other stuff is bunk.
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I know, I personally think the risk out weighs the benefits, just throwing that out out there. He has been using it regularly too since then and still says he gets a little over 30. He had the car for a year before doing this and was getting 25.
I agree I think the benefits are outweighed...
If mythbusters proved it wrong then there must be little to no effects on mpg.
On A test that I saw the scientists put every part of a piston engine into acatone for a long time. None of the parts showed any effects.
could this ruin any parts on a rotary engine though?
If mythbusters proved it wrong then there must be little to no effects on mpg.
On A test that I saw the scientists put every part of a piston engine into acatone for a long time. None of the parts showed any effects.
could this ruin any parts on a rotary engine though?
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If that is anything like Coppertone, then I would sure like to see those models! 
I have heard an researched to find that if you put $2 in the mail and send it to Evil Aviator he will put it to better use than some dumbass who puts nail polish remover in his gas tank thinking it will result in a scientifically impossible increase in gas mileage that was somehow figured out by some random ricer, yet undiscovered by the multi-billion dollar oil companies and decades of research by their immense staff of experts.
Summary: Whoever told you that... slap them.
Facts:
- Acetone has about 66% of the energy content of unleaded pump gas.
- Acetone requires about 10% more volume of fuel to maintain the same air-fuel ratio as unleaded pump gas.
Physics:
What would it take to gain 10-15mpg with only 2 shot glasses of material added to 10 gallons of pump gas? Well, assuming that gas mileage for a given vehicle is based on constant "power required", the vehicle normally gets 20-30mpg, and the shot glass is 1.5 oz, then in order to increase the gas mileage 10-15mpg by adding 2 shot glasses of [X] to 10 gallons of unleaded pump gas...
10 gallons unleaded pump gas * 6.2 lb/gal = 62 lbs
62 lbs unleaded pump gas * 19,000 BTU/lb = 1,178,000 BTU
20-30mpg + 10-15mpg = 30-45mpg = 50% increase
50% * 1,178,000 BTU = 589,000 BTU
1.5 oz * 2 = 3 oz = 0.023437 gal of [X]
[X] = 589,000 BTU / 0.023437 gal = 25,131,203 BTU/gal
This would put [X] somewhere between liquid hydrogen and the Ta-180m nuclear isomer, which would make for a pretty powerful shot glass.
I would be worried about the rubber and plastic components that were heavily used in the 80's vintage cars like the FC RX-7. It would probably clean the metal parts very nicely.
I have heard an researched to find that if you put 2 shot glasses full of asatone per ten gallons of gas (at the bottom of the tank when its almost empty) that it will increase your gas mileage by a lot (10-15 mpg supposibly). I was wondering if I tried this (to see if it would work...which i doubt it will) could it do anything wrong to my engine. Its supposed to not hurt piston engines...but rotarys are more brittle. So what do you guys think????
Summary: Whoever told you that... slap them.
Facts:
- Acetone has about 66% of the energy content of unleaded pump gas.
- Acetone requires about 10% more volume of fuel to maintain the same air-fuel ratio as unleaded pump gas.
Physics:
What would it take to gain 10-15mpg with only 2 shot glasses of material added to 10 gallons of pump gas? Well, assuming that gas mileage for a given vehicle is based on constant "power required", the vehicle normally gets 20-30mpg, and the shot glass is 1.5 oz, then in order to increase the gas mileage 10-15mpg by adding 2 shot glasses of [X] to 10 gallons of unleaded pump gas...
10 gallons unleaded pump gas * 6.2 lb/gal = 62 lbs
62 lbs unleaded pump gas * 19,000 BTU/lb = 1,178,000 BTU
20-30mpg + 10-15mpg = 30-45mpg = 50% increase
50% * 1,178,000 BTU = 589,000 BTU
1.5 oz * 2 = 3 oz = 0.023437 gal of [X]
[X] = 589,000 BTU / 0.023437 gal = 25,131,203 BTU/gal
This would put [X] somewhere between liquid hydrogen and the Ta-180m nuclear isomer, which would make for a pretty powerful shot glass.
I would be worried about the rubber and plastic components that were heavily used in the 80's vintage cars like the FC RX-7. It would probably clean the metal parts very nicely.
Last edited by Evil Aviator; Jun 17, 2008 at 09:04 PM.
If that is anything like Coppertone, then I would sure like to see those models!
I have heard an researched to find that if you put $2 in the mail and send it to Evil Aviator he will put it to better use than some dumbass who puts nail polish remover in his gas tank thinking it will result in a scientifically impossible increase in gas mileage that was somehow figured out by some random ricer, yet undiscovered by the multi-billion dollar oil companies and decades of research by their immense staff of experts.
Summary: Whoever told you that... slap them.
Facts:
- Acetone has about 66% of the energy content of unleaded pump gas.
- Acetone requires about 10% more volume of fuel to maintain the same air-fuel ratio as unleaded pump gas.
Physics:
What would it take to gain 10-15mpg with only 2 shot glasses of material added to 10 gallons of pump gas? Well, assuming that gas mileage for a given vehicle is based on constant "power required", the vehicle normally gets 20-30mpg, and the shot glass is 1.5 oz, then in order to increase the gas mileage 10-15mpg by adding 2 shot glasses of [X] to 10 gallons of unleaded pump gas...
10 gallons unleaded pump gas * 6.2 lb/gal = 62 lbs
62 lbs unleaded pump gas * 19,000 BTU/lb = 1,178,000 BTU
20-30mpg + 10-15mpg = 30-45mpg = 50% increase
50% * 1,178,000 BTU = 589,000 BTU
1.5 oz * 2 = 3 oz = 0.023437 gal of [X]
[X] = 589,000 BTU / 0.023437 gal = 25,131,203 BTU/gal
This would put [X] somewhere between liquid hydrogen and the Ta-180m nuclear isomer, which would make for a pretty powerful shot glass.
I would be worried about the rubber and plastic components that were heavily used in the 80's vintage cars like the FC RX-7. It would probably clean the metal parts very nicely.
I have heard an researched to find that if you put $2 in the mail and send it to Evil Aviator he will put it to better use than some dumbass who puts nail polish remover in his gas tank thinking it will result in a scientifically impossible increase in gas mileage that was somehow figured out by some random ricer, yet undiscovered by the multi-billion dollar oil companies and decades of research by their immense staff of experts.
Summary: Whoever told you that... slap them.
Facts:
- Acetone has about 66% of the energy content of unleaded pump gas.
- Acetone requires about 10% more volume of fuel to maintain the same air-fuel ratio as unleaded pump gas.
Physics:
What would it take to gain 10-15mpg with only 2 shot glasses of material added to 10 gallons of pump gas? Well, assuming that gas mileage for a given vehicle is based on constant "power required", the vehicle normally gets 20-30mpg, and the shot glass is 1.5 oz, then in order to increase the gas mileage 10-15mpg by adding 2 shot glasses of [X] to 10 gallons of unleaded pump gas...
10 gallons unleaded pump gas * 6.2 lb/gal = 62 lbs
62 lbs unleaded pump gas * 19,000 BTU/lb = 1,178,000 BTU
20-30mpg + 10-15mpg = 30-45mpg = 50% increase
50% * 1,178,000 BTU = 589,000 BTU
1.5 oz * 2 = 3 oz = 0.023437 gal of [X]
[X] = 589,000 BTU / 0.023437 gal = 25,131,203 BTU/gal
This would put [X] somewhere between liquid hydrogen and the Ta-180m nuclear isomer, which would make for a pretty powerful shot glass.
I would be worried about the rubber and plastic components that were heavily used in the 80's vintage cars like the FC RX-7. It would probably clean the metal parts very nicely.
very good information. Looks like my brother is going to get a slaaaap to the face
I really thought he was smart and was onto something...but looks like you just put him back into his place And Thats what I was thinking...the plastic parts on the fc would be completely destroyed. If asatone ever comes near my car...I will take it far away and blow it up 
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