Acetone in fuel?

[THXdts 10+ year member]

Just wondering if anyone has personal experience with doing this? The only thing I am worried about is swelling of parts..

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[Fusion_FREAK 10+ year member]

No.

 

[regal8r 5,000+ posts]

repost

 

[HungNeckTight 10+ year member]

ive heard things of it killing fuel system parts.... so i wouldent do it.

 

[qtipextra 5,000+ posts]

Dont do it.

 

[Ed Lester 10+ year member]

I met a gentleman at SEMA that is a fuel system engineer from GM.

I asked him about the validity of all these little fuel saving things that people come up with like adding acetone or alcohol to the tank. He told me that if little tricks like that actually worked, then those types of fuel would be available then. He also said that modern car's fuel systems are designed for certain combustable materials and using other chemicals that they are not designed for, will most certainly damage internal parts. Especially since the car's computer reads the exhaust gases and adjusts the ignition and fuel system accordingly. If the addition of another chemical causes abnormal readings, the computer will not tell the engine how to run properly.

 

[pilyin 10+ year member]

There's an engineering forum that had this come up (I can't remember the name c4something or other - I lost the bookmark when I rebooted my computer) that had some people who had tried this with good results for extended periods of time. The rubber used on the seals in your gas line have to withstand constant contact with gas (obviously) so acetone doesn't effect them much. The mixture was about 2 oz of acetone/10 gal. gas.

 

[gotparts90 10+ year member]

i know tossing a capful of acetone in your lawnmower over winter keeps the gas fresh. I think the stuf they sell in the store is mostly acetone

 

[Bigpimpin91 10+ year member]

Acetone netted a 10mpg increase.

 

[JeepSound 10+ year member]

It'll get you great gas mileage!

For about a day. And then it'll eat everything rubber.

 

[johndoe1234 10+ year member]

Acetone netted a 10mpg increase.

hmm it might be worth a try???

oh shit just remembered what acetone is used for never mind