Acetone In Fuel Said to Increase Mileage

[jim_mich]

Acetone In Fuel Said to Increase Mileage

You might gain 15 to 35-percent better economy from the use of acetone. Sometimes even more.

Add in tiny amounts from about one part per 5000 to one part per 3000, depending on the vehicle -- just a few ounces per ten gallons of gas.

In a 10-gallon tank of gasoline, use one to three ounces of pure acetone to obtain excellent mileage improvements.

Keep acetone away from painted surfaces, such as the paint on your car under the gas tank opening. Acetone is the key ingredient in paint remover.


Figure 1:
Percentage MILEAGE GAIN when a tiny amount of acetone is added
to fuel. The curves A B C show the effect on three different cars using
different gasolines. Some engines respond better than others to
acetone. The D curve is for diesel fuel. Too much acetone decreases
mileage slightly due to adding too much octane to the fuel. Too much
additive would upset the mixture ratio because acetone (like alcohol)
is a light molecule and tends to lean the mixture.


by Louis LaPointe, Source http://pesn.com/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/



I bought a can of acetone yesterday. I need to find a way to measure and pour into the gas tank without spilling. I'm looking for a squeeze bottle with a flexable tubing spout.



PS. The ratio numbers in this article don't look right? 1 oz per 10 gallons is 1 part acetone per 1280 parts gasoline, while 3 oz per 10 gallon is a 1 to 427 ratio. Maybe the ratios are by weight (is acetone much lighter than gasoline) or the gallons might be Imperial gallons? Hmmmm... maybe the author just made a mistake?

Add in tiny amounts from about one part per 5000 to one part per 3000, depending on the vehicle -- just a few ounces per ten gallons of gas. This comes to between 0.0003 % to 0.0025 % acetone maximum or approximately 1/15th of one-percent. Note that is around .78 cc per liter or one ounce per 10 gallons. Not more than three oz. per 10 gallons.

1/15 of one-percent is 0.0006667 or 1 part per 1500
0.0003% is 0.000003 or 1 part per 333333
0.0025% is 0.000025 or 1 part per 40000

I found a number of Internet articles concerning using acetone as an additive. All were positive and had nothing neagative to say except it might damage paint. Most articles said results may vary with different cars, brand of fuel and amount of acetone used. Most recomend about 2 to 3 oz per 10 gallons.

[racer270]

hi jim,
i got the perfect bottle for you...... go out and get a bottle of "lucas" upper cylinder lubricant..., with "injector cleaners".....it's almost clear, 32 oz bottle and it has every( 2oz.) marked on the side of the bottle.
i use it, and it works grate............take a small leanth of rubber hose, slip it on the neck of the poor spout ....and walla, you can get right past that pesky " unleaded flapper. plate..... it's clean to the hands for each fill-up........

ps. the "LUCAS , itself is good stuff......about $7 bucks for a 32 oz.
my toyota gets 17 mpg on regular gass , and about 20mpg when i add it at 3oz. per 10 gallons.
gordy

[Michael]

My thanks to everyone who posted information of this on the original thread. For employment I wear many hats and part of that is in deliveries. I am guessing I am now saving up to 150.00 dollars a month in gas.

Jim I use a pop can I've cut in half. The measurments are right and you can flex the can as you pour it in. Not the best suggestion but it works.

Michael

[ken_behrendt]

The charts seem to show that acetone does improve gas mileage.

But, rather than trying to mix my own, shouldn't this be done for me by the people who are refining our gasoline?

I mean, if this is such a miraculous additive and our energy crisis continues to worsen as the price per gallon of gasoline soars worldwide, then should not the governments of the world be mandating that acetone be added to gasoline now? With only a fraction of an ounce needed per gallon, its addition should not add more than a few cents to the price of a gallon.

Now, I'm sure that some may say that this will not happen because there's a vast profit motive inspired conspiracy of "Big Oil" to make sure we actually get the poorest gas mileage possible so they can rake in the cash. But, maybe they do not know about the benefits of acetone yet. That, however, seems unlikely because they have very elaborate laboratory/shop facilities to test the pros and cons of various additives.

ken

[Wheeler]

OK
I'll ask the question.
Is it harmful?
What is the long term effects?
When we started burning gas, no one cared about the long term.
It was so powerful that everyone wanted to do it.
The statistics may prove that the better efficiency is less damaging than burning more fuel for less mileage.

[rlortie]

Ken,

The biggest problem for bulk handling acetone is its high evaporation rate. It is very volatile and if you leave the lid off the can it will disappear in a day. There is of course extra cost for transportation as it falls into the hazardous material standard and requires an endorsed certified truck driver with a CDL licence class "A"

Yes it will ruin your paint job especially if it is acrylic lacquer. It will also melt any man made clothing fibers such as nylon and polyester. One does not hear much about acetate now days but it is an acetone based plastic.

When I was a child we would buy model airplane kits that came complete with glue. They never did seem to have enough glue so we would melt acetate tooth brush handles in acetone to make wood glue.

Fingernail polish remover is acetone that is cut with 50% water and you can save a lot of money by providing your wife with a quart can of the real stuff from your local paint or hardware store. A quart of 100% real stuff will cost less than the little cosmetic bottles that are half water.

Another point about acetone is that it makes a very good cleaner for high tech printed circuit boards and welding of precious alloys as it leaves no residue upon evaporating.

Ralph

[ken_behrendt]

Ralph...

Granted that acetone is volatile...but so it gasoline. If they are kept in a sealed container together, then that should prevent excess loss of either.

I still think that if acetone is such a power mileage booster, then it should be in our gasoline now and required there by law.

ken

[cw]

This link has some more info on the topic, including reports from people that are doing it.

http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory: ... l_Additive

The majority are reporting positive results. It sounds like there's a "sweet spot" in terms of how much you add - too much may actually decrease MPG and 'not enough' gives little improvement.

I didn't see any mentioning of fuel system components dissolving, so it certainly sounds intriguing.

cw