Just came across this article. Very interesting. Anyone want to comment or give it a shot? This is raw - I haven't had a chance to do any of my own research yet, so I will offer no opinion other than to say I'm interested, but pessimistic... http://www.pureenergysystems.com/news/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/ Marc
The boys on TDR and TDS have talked about this to beat the band. Lots of talk of the nature of acetone, and the way it can eat through rubber hoses and seals. The flip side to this is the extremely high mix ratio that is recommended, and there are claims that no harm is done at all to the motor. A few people tried it and reported better MPG, and a quieter truck....although I highly doubt any scientific equipement was used to test the noise levels. I wouldnt want to try it on my daily driver, maybe an old beater though. Searches on thedieselstop.com will bring up plenty of old threads about this.
Hello dead horse This was also discussed at length on ck5. In my opinion the only feasable scientific way to test this would be to use something like a push lawn mower. Do a couple control runs with it using straight gasoline and time how long it runs using a set amount of fuel. Then do several more runs using different mixtures of acetone/gasoline mix. The tricky part would be making sure the conditions are the same for all runs ie. air temp, is the mower running from cold start or warm start, spark plug and air cleaner condition not to mention changing the iol after each run. There are a lot of variables to consider and even then you may not get an accurate representation since all newer vehicles are fuel injected running a multitude of sensors adjusting everything from timing to mixture on the fly. I think this is one for Mythbusters
That would make for a great mythbusters, cause either way, you know the engine would be gettin blown up in the end
Maybe they could test one of those whirly "tornado" things too. Put an end to that market once and for all.
dont mock the tornado. my friend who is a mechanic and has a ford v10 has one. he got it just for kicks and to see if thay worked. the unit actualy helped just a little bit. he saw a slight incress in the motor. we all thaut he was b/sin us . but he is a stright talker no b/ser.
I still think he is. Mechanic or not, and "straight talking" aside, those things are just not goint to work based on any data I've ever seen.
I dont think that the mileage would be worth killing the seals or the engine would cost more in the long run try some Lucas tune up in a bottle.
The concept sounds reasonable, but, if you follow the links they talk about lubricity. The main guy pushing this says he's run it in his gas cars for years with no problems. You'll notice he only runs some brand of oil he thinks is special. Another part talks about adding esters or something to make up for the diminished lubricity due to the acetone. That is enough to keep me from ever trying it in a high pressure diesel. I was thinking about trying it in an old beater econo box just for laughs.
