Boost gas mileage 15-35%

[J-Ri]

So that will be roughly a 15% increase (with unusual hard driving)... very impressive for a chemical that is so cheap. I am now getting slightly over the gas mileage I did before, but like I said I put glasspacks on. I'm getting used to the rumble now, so next tank I should be able to drive normally.

I looked on the back label of the bottle I got. It has some chemical besides acetone in it (started with a "b"), and fragrence... that would explain the funny smell, almost like burning hairspray (no, I never made a flamethrower from a hairspray bottle and a candle when I was a kid ). I'm going to give the rest of this bottle to my mom, and use straight acetone from a hardware store.

[jveik]

yeah it seems to have a tit bit more power in my engine with the acetone although the next tank im gonna try putting less in like maybe 2 ounces for 10 gallons to see if less acetone will help even more. i probably wont get huge mileage gains because i already put leaner jets in the carb and its not grummy inside cause i just rebuilt it a while back. however i think even if it only helps out 3 or 4 mpg thats still gonna spank the usual price of gas to make up for that anyday. ill keep an eye on them brass jets too when i rebuild the carb again sometime after i restore the truck ill see if they are all corroded and stuff.

[J-Ri]

I went storm chasing with a buddy of mine this evening, we were in a hurry, so when we filled up i didn't put acetone in the gas. I noticed a huge drop in power! I floored it to get around a slow car, and the engine fell flat on it's face. I'd forgot it usually does that at sudden WOT I noticed the mileage droped off a lot too.

Picked up a gallon bottle at Menards this afternoon, only $12.47 after tax.

[biglogonafrogbig]

yeah i'll be trying this to in an 88 350 chevy with in the next 2 weeks i have run a full tank through a 99 ranger 4.0 liter with about 5 and a half ounces and didn't notice anything i hoping that it will work in the silverado though i'll let you all know

[Chevy-SS]

Damn, you guys got me jazzed up on this. I am gonna go buy some right now and put it in. I have always been paying very close attention to my mileage. It's a 97 5.7L Vortec K1500 and I was getting about 12mpg (mixed driving) in cold weather. Last two fill-ups are showing around 13mpg, warmer weather probably helping there.

I am gonna dump in the acetone and see what happens.

Thanks for tips. I think I will also try the "side gapping" mod to the spark plugs; http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...9&goto=2955589
but I'll do the acetone first to establish a benchmark, and then do the "side gapping" to see what effect that has on mileage.

Glad to see some posts that talk about improving mileage. These things get crappy mileage and gas prices are going nowhere but up; that's a bad combo.

[Andydg]

Originally Posted by J-Ri

Picked up a gallon bottle at Menards this afternoon, only $12.47 after tax.

Menards is awesome!!! I went and checked out this stuff at work the other day and one of my friends put it in his '86 3/4 ton...normally it gets like 8 on the highway and now he's saying an average of like 12-13...

[biglogonafrogbig]

I put in 10 dollars worth today and even though my speedometer isn't working i have noticed from driving about 1 and a half hours that it hardly used any gas so i'm 99 percent sure that its working real well i couldn't really tell a power increase but i didn't smell the exhaust either so i'll get back to you in a couple days with more evidence

[biglogonafrogbig]

Don't forget to read this says to also aid in power torque mileage



http://performanceunlimited.com/doc...idegapping.html

[jveik]

yeah ive gone so far about 155 miles and the needle is still on half a tank. usually i get no more than 110 or 120 miles at half tank. i think i put too much acetone in this time tho so im puttin less in for the next tank.

[Chevy-SS]

I filled up the tank on my 98 K1500 and added 7 ounces acetone. I was getting just over 12mpg around town. I have been checking mileage carefully all winter. Will post report on next fill-up.

[J-Ri]

Originally Posted by biglogonafrogbig

...I didn't smell the exhaust either so i'll get back to you in a couple days with more evidence

If that's refering to my earlier post, that was with the nail polish
acetone. Also, I have glasspacks where the stock mufflers were, so they end about a foot behind the cab, get a bit light-headed with the rear window open sitting at a stop . The hardware store acetone doesn't make the exhaust smell any different than straight gasoline.

[OverBoardProject]

J-Ri;

Just wondering if you've heard anything bad about it in small engines?

I'd like to try it in my motorhome, but have to consider what might happen to the generator.
Although I would get another gas tank installed just for the generator in a second just for the gas savings

Thanks in advance

[biglogonafrogbig]

I haven't heard anything but i used it in a 7 horsepower lawnmower last week and it didn't hurt it. But i didn't notice it running any longer either but i'm sure you'll be fine the amount of it is so small

[jveik]

yeah i basically think the acetone for the most part works. i got about 12 mpg on my last tank which i only usually get the upper 10's or lower 11's. it also helps just a bit for power. ill post any odd findings like 20 mpg or anything that might happen like that lol

[OverBoardProject]

I was doing a little bit of research on this topic, and found this good web site on it
http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?t=143848

I wonder how it would work with these 2 carb systems
http://freeenergynews.com/Directory/...ease031117.htm
http://www.mcaac.mb.ca/sajun01.html#Pogue

I see that it also works on Diesel, which is good. 2 of the vehicles on my driveway happen to be diesel, plus I run heavy equipment and any savings that the company makes gets returned to me in my holiday bonus if the company can afford them.