Acetone (A mustang's best friend)

[dragnazz5.0]

ive been doing it for the past few tanks and havent noticed much of a difference. the biggest difference ive ever noticed in gas mileage was when i replaced my bad injector. i went from 15 mpg on the highway to 20-21. i need to find a whole set of injectors and replace them all

 

[ram360]

I gotta try this...

 

[blue302stang]

Might as well try it, what do i really have to lose.

 

[white-04]

I'm going to try in the minivan, its got a mile per gallon readout at all times.

 

[DeadLifter]

I got a can at the hardware store a couple of weeks ago and put 3oz. in my tank. I don't really keep good track of mileage but it seemed like the gas gauge took a lot longer to move from full than normal.

 

[BDASPNY]

i've been using it in my bronco for about a month now. i have def noticed a diff. i get highway mileage around town. i'd say on average 2-3 miles more a gallon. so it's worth it for me. no ill effects so far.

 

[wazazzle]

My buddy swears by it getting better mpg and for passing emissions - for those who normally wouldn't. Was at autozone today looking at it. $7 per liter, not bad. Gonna pick some up tomorrow.

 

[Darkwriter77]

I've heard of these hardware store additives before, but usually with regards to denatured alcohol for the purposes of improving your emissions scores. Logic would seem to dictate that, when running acetone, if you're getting better MPG then you're also putting out better emissions ... but has anyone seen anything one way or the other as far as emissions readings at the inspection station to say if they help/hurt your scores? Just curious, as every little bit helps when it comes time to face the Smog Nazis...

Another question: Would running with acetone added require (or perhaps enable) me to advance or retard my timing? I'm probably thinking of two totally different areas here, one involving octane ratings and the other involving ... ummm ... Home Depot voodoo ... but just curious as to whether or not it would result in a condition to allow me to bump the timing up more or instead requiring me to crank it back.

FWIW, acetone, paint thinner, and those sorts of chemicals purchased in large and/or frequent quantities 'round these parts are watched VERY closely by store personnel and law enforcement, alike. Maricopa County is pretty much the meth capital of the Southwest, if not #1 out of all 50 States.

 

[Daggar]

FWIW, acetone, paint thinner, and those sorts of chemicals purchased in large and/or frequent quantities 'round these parts are watched VERY closely by store personnel and law enforcement, alike. Maricopa County is pretty much the meth capital of the Southwest, if not #1 out of all 50 States.

Not much of a concern unless you are in fact, running a meth lab.

 

[5.0 con-vert]

Not much of a concern unless you are in fact, running a meth lab.

Yes, maybe I am a painter. I dont think the SWAT team will show up if you buy a quart every month or so.

 

[Daggar]

Hurry! That Daggar guy just bought another can of acetone from Home Depot! It's his second in 3 months! Get your riot gear men! We're going in!

 

[pb_paulie_b]

OK I'm gonna try it in my LS. It's got a digital gas mileage gauge. We will see.....

 

[5.0 con-vert]

Hurry! That Daggar guy just bought another can of acetone from Home Depot! It's his second in 3 months! Get your riot gear men! We're going in!

Now if you were walking down the sudafed aisle with the acetone in hand...

 

[Daggar]

Now if you were walking down the sudafed aisle with the acetone in hand...

HAHAHAHA... I'm going to try that one day just to see what kind of reaction I get. In this state you gotta get the sudafed from the drug counter and provide ID and sign a form... I'm gonna plop the can of acetone on the counter and tell em I need a case of sudafed.

 

[5.0 con-vert]

HAHAHAHA... I'm going to try that one day just to see what kind of reaction I get. In this state you gotta get the sudafed from the drug counter and provide ID and sign a form... I'm gonna plop the can of acetone on the counter and tell em I need a case of sudafed.

I'll bail ya out for that one!

 

[sunil6784]

I filled it up today and added acetone. I'll post my results in a few days

 

[sgarlic]

My immediate results when I first started doing this were almost unbelievable. I did it on my V8 ZJ, and went from getting 21-22mpg around town on the realtime mpg gauge to 27-28. Cost $3.99 a gal from the base exchange.

 

[luckythirteen13]

i tried it once and got no results. may try it again but since i just put in new o2's i plan to wait to see if that helped any

 

[wazazzle]

Funny I went to schucks today and they only had one can left. Apparently more folks are catching on or maybe it's the petro company buying them all up

 

[Daggar]

We're all probably killing the the spotted owl mesquitto flea or something, by burning acetone in the tank.