Gas Mileage (again)...

[kobie]

I saw this while trolling...
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/524517...as_mileage_2x/

opinions?

[JAFO]

I've heard of this but never tried it.

"How Much to Use

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."
http://www.pureenergysystems.com/new...00069_Acetone/

[Zorak]

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/acetone.asp

[Dino]

NO! Acetone is corrosive and will eat up rubber and some plastics that are in the fuel plumbing. no no no... not worth it.

[JAFO]

NO! Acetone is corrosive and will eat up rubber and some plastics that are in the fuel plumbing. no no no... not worth it.

Ah, that was the reason I didn't try it. Dino thanks for the reminder.

[JHarris1385]

As of 1996 all vehicles produced have fuel lines that are strong enough to withstand such cleaners and chemicals.

I plan to try this next time my tank is low.

[mdwyer]

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/acetone.asp

I've got to second Zorak, here... Please don't do it. Not to your VX, at least.

I think the best way to get more mileage out of your gas is to use real gas. That is, try to find gas without extenders in it. E85 and other ethanol blends have less energy content than pure gasoline. However, now days, I have no idea how to FIND real gasoline. All of the pumps in Denver say "ETHANOL: This gasoline is oxygenated and will reduce...blah blah blah".

Even more interesting to me is the sticker on the pumps at Costco. They say they sell by volume, uncompensated for temperature, and a volume does not guarantee a specific energy content. Seems to me you should do you shopping at Costco when it's cold...

[JHarris1385]

There is no harm done by adding it to your tank. Please tell me what the ingreditents are to the Lucas fuel cleaner or any fuel system cleaner.

http://pesn.com/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/
http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?t=143848
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=131634 - proven results on page 6 and to the end.

This is concerning Toluene
http://www.gassavers.org/showthread.php?t=6892

[VehiGAZ]

C'mon folks, don't fall for that "what the oil companies don't want you to know" crap. If there was a magic ingredient they could safely put in their gas to increase your mileage 25%, they would - because everyone would want to buy it and all companies really, really like products that everyone wants to buy!

But mdwyer is right about oxygenated gas - it decreases your mileage substantially in order to decrease emissions. I would not be surprised to learn that the larger quantity of fuel you need to burn to get where you're going didn't make it into the equation, since the state gets to collect more tax on the greater number of gallons of fuel you now have to buy. Good luck getting them to stop suckling on that teat.

If you want to know where you can get the "good" gas, click here or see attached. Gas grade requirements are generally county-by-county and can change from summer to winter, too.

I try to buy gas in upstate NY and in VT whenever I'm up there to take advantage of the better mileage the VX gets from conventional gas - consistently 15-20% higher than the 10% etOH gas we get in CT.