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Acetone In Fuel Said to Increase Mileage 15-35%
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Posted on 03/22/2005 12:09:22 PM PST by Minus_The_Bear
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To: 12 Gauge Mossberg
Industrial hemp can be used for millions of things. It can be used for paper, fuel, clothing, and skin care products. But NOOOOO....Mommy and Daddy Government says hands-off.... Actually, it was William Randolph Hearst who drove the hysteria surrounding hemp and more specifically, its by-product, marijuana. He saw the threat that hemp posed to his paper milling companies. He alos went to DuPont to whip them into a paranoid frenzy over the the application of hemp oil in industrial coatings and lubricants.
With his agenda set he enlisted the aid of several government higher-ups and was the force behind the illegalization of hemp.
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posted on
03/22/2005 12:34:52 PM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(The way that you wander is the way that you choose. The day that you tarry is the day that you lose.)
To: RegulatorCountry
Where did you get this information? Acetone only rates a 1 for health, I looked up the MSDS and it is not considered a carcinogen.
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posted on
03/22/2005 12:35:01 PM PST
by
ahayes
To: aimhigh
Here's site talking about half-gas/water mixture that works. Had a couple of friends who had an old junker with a gas tank leak. They added another small tank and left the original in place. Their biggest thrill was to go to a "gas" station and fill up the tank with water, get out a bag of moth balls and argue about how many to add then drive off after making sure people noticed them.
63
posted on
03/22/2005 12:35:31 PM PST
by
FreePaul
To: billbears
I have a Honda Civic that gets 40 MPG- but I would love to squeeze even more
64
posted on
03/22/2005 12:35:48 PM PST
by
Mr. K
To: RightWhale
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The acetone will evaporate rapidly unless the tank and fuel system is pressurized."
Isn't that a condition of raising the octane level? to make the fuel, acetone, ergo gasoline, more volatile?
65
posted on
03/22/2005 12:36:12 PM PST
by
azhenfud
("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
To: JBlain
Getting 35% better mileage from a fuel that costs $6/gallon (200% more) isn't exactly a win.
66
posted on
03/22/2005 12:37:18 PM PST
by
coloradan
(Hence, etc.)
To: coloradan
The figure didn't print last time. 3 oz/10 gal makes it a considerably better deal economically.
67
posted on
03/22/2005 12:38:09 PM PST
by
coloradan
(Hence, etc.)
To: billbears
I think the product is RXP found at the Pep Boys and the like. The now-banned 4CJ used it in his truck and said his mileage increased bigtime.
68
posted on
03/22/2005 12:39:32 PM PST
by
Ff--150
(Multiple Tsunamis of Income)
To: azhenfud
"more volatile"
Higher octane fuel burns more slowly. There is a "push" rather than an explosion.
To: RegulatorCountry
You can smell acetone on the breath of some diabetics. It isn't that poisonous, as far as organic solvents go. Methanol, methylene chloride, toluene, and tetrahydrofuran are much worse. It's about as toxic as isopropanol, rubbing alcohol.
70
posted on
03/22/2005 12:40:45 PM PST
by
coloradan
(Hence, etc.)
To: azhenfud
I don't know if it is that way or that the higher octane fuel won't self-ignite so easily under pressure before the spark. It would seem that the engine would need to be adjusted for a fuel with different volatility.
71
posted on
03/22/2005 12:41:54 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Please correct if cosmic balance requires.)
To: oldcomputerguy
"More volatile" merely means "more easily evaporated," not "more explosive."
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posted on
03/22/2005 12:42:03 PM PST
by
coloradan
(Hence, etc.)
To: Guillermo
So, should I put it in my gastank? We used acetone to clean paint brushes and other sprayer parts for years, until many of them were made with plastic. Acetone and plastic do not mix. We had plastic light lens, when we cleaned the overspray, that almost "melted" from the acetone.
73
posted on
03/22/2005 12:42:39 PM PST
by
Arrowhead1952
(TV News and the MSM - - - ROTFLMAO)
To: JBlain
Suppose running a line to inject pure oxygen down the intake would definitely improve combustion.
To: newgeezer
75
posted on
03/22/2005 12:43:32 PM PST
by
biblewonk
(Neither was the man created for woman but the woman for the man.)
To: billbears
I'm only assuming but; if it burns the fuel more efficiently it would increase power along with gas mileage. But burning the fuel more efficiently would increase internal engine temperatures, which is something our engines weren't designed to do. Thus you would need a new type of engine. But I'm only assuming.
76
posted on
03/22/2005 12:43:55 PM PST
by
stevio
(Let Freedom Ring!)
To: joesnuffy
It eats fake (plastic) finger nails off!
77
posted on
03/22/2005 12:44:33 PM PST
by
BellStar
("A human being, not a vegetable, is slowly dying")
To: coloradan
Getting 35% better mileage from a fuel that costs $6/gallon (200% more) isn't exactly a win.It is when you consider the tiny amounts of that fuel that you mix in with the gasoline, 2-3 ounces per 10 gallons. That 1 gallon of acetone would treat some 420-640 gallons. Lets say its 420. at $2.00 per gallon, thats $840 bucks. So for $846, you get %20+ better mileage. _IF_ this works as advertised (which I still doubt his mileage figures), it would be a big benefit.
78
posted on
03/22/2005 12:44:43 PM PST
by
Paradox
(Occam was probably right.)
To: azhenfud
Isn't that a condition of raising the octane level? to make the fuel, acetone, ergo gasoline, more volatile? Higher octane slows down combustion. Thus the expansion power is utilized during more of the stroke in the engine. Thats why V8's can use higher octane, that is unnecessary in rice burners.
79
posted on
03/22/2005 12:45:54 PM PST
by
D Rider
To: oldcomputerguy
Higher octane fuel burns more slowly. There is a "push" rather than an explosion. You not only beat me to it, (my post#79.) You said it much better also.
80
posted on
03/22/2005 12:48:15 PM PST
by
D Rider
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