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no, it hurts mileage by about 10 %
and destroys your fuel system..
i don't know how this myth got started but i have seen many cars as of late with problems because of it

2007-05-30 05:52:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

I used 3 oz to a tank for 6 months and picked up 1.5 mpg. It more than paid for itself, but I ran out and didn't buy more.
This has been extensively tested many times and has never been proven to cause damage to the car. Gas mileage can increase from 0 mpg up to 5 mpg. Just depends on the car.
Check the link below. Those people have been running acetone for years. Some of them have, with lots of mods, reached over 100 mpg.
edit: unfortunately the site ran out of bandwidth and will be up on june 1st.

2007-05-30 15:13:00 · answer #2 · answered by Andy J 3 · 0 0

And if you add 4 oz, it will increase it 100%, so you do not even need any gas at all. Just put 4 oz of acetone in an empty tank and go 300 miles.

2007-05-30 17:52:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Nah, there aren't any magic secrets like that.

Or maybe they are... but everyone doubts it, so it would have to be proved. Saying "I tried it and it worked" isn't enough, you have to outline a scientific test procedure (certainly involving an engine dynamometer) and show the hard numbers. Then, you publish that discovery, and others try the same experiment. If it works for them, then it's true. Otherwise it's a nasty lie. The Scientific Method, for the win.

So whoever "told" you that, tell them to coff up some proof.

2007-05-30 16:08:55 · answer #4 · answered by Wolf Harper 6 · 0 0

It will increase mileage for a short time, then start eating away at seals. Don't use it. Very many of the aftermarket additives don't do much to help mileage. A few of them do. Changing driving habits to help mileage will do more than anything that you can buy.

2007-05-30 12:58:13 · answer #5 · answered by bigrick45 4 · 1 0

You might want to try it on a 300.00 junker car first--if the motor dies or fuel line seals corrode, it's not going to break you. And don't use too much---Vietnam banned it for that reason--was breaking down too many motorcycles by destroying the fuel seals.
http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Acetone_as_a_Fuel_Additive

http://search.yahoo.com/search?search=acetone+in+gas&ei=UTF-8&fr=ks-ans&ico-yahoo-search-value=http%3A%2F%2Frds.yahoo.com%2F_ylt%3DAvBQeAWIxgEAz.LQkrH9KwQazKIX%2FSIG%3D11igl6q2v%2FEXP%3D1180629550%2F*-http%253A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch&ico-wikipedia-search-value=http%3A%2F%2Frds.yahoo.com%2F_ylt%3DArd0EJ_yEsupgDI_VRDvya8azKIX%2FSIG%3D121g6gjc5%2FEXP%3D1180629550%2F*-http%253A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSpecial%253aSearch&p=acetone+in+gas

2007-05-30 12:44:43 · answer #6 · answered by paul h 7 · 1 0

not true, I would not be adding any chemicals to my gas tank if I was you

2007-05-30 12:38:45 · answer #7 · answered by bayareart1 6 · 1 0

this question has already been asked a few times.. and a fuel supplier replied and said it won't work.

2007-05-30 16:31:45 · answer #8 · answered by MedTq367 6 · 0 0

this is probably incorrect.

2007-05-30 12:39:04 · answer #9 · answered by doug h 5 · 1 0

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