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Acetone In Fuel Said to Increase Mileage 15-35%
Pure Energy Systems ^

Posted on 03/22/2005 12:09:22 PM PST by Minus_The_Bear

This study done by Pure Energy Systems shows that adding Acteone to a tank of gas can improve mileage dramatically.



How it Works

Complete vaporization of fuel is far from perfect in today's cars. A certain amount of fuel in most engines remains liquid in the hot chamber. In order to become a true gas and be fully combusted, fuel must undergo a phase change.

Surface tension presents an obstacle to vaporization. For instance the energy barrier from surface tension can sometimes force water to reach 300 degrees Fahrenheit before it vaporizes. Similarly with gasoline.

Acetone drastically reduces the surface tension. Most fuel molecules are sluggish with respect to their natural frequency. Acetone has an inherent molecular vibration that "stirs up" the fuel molecules, to break the surface tension. This results in a more complete vaporization with other factors remaining the same. More complete vaporization means less wasted fuel, hence the increased gas mileage from the increased thermal efficiency.

That excess fuel was formerly wasted past the rings or sent out the tailpipe but when mixed with acetone it gets burned.

Acetone allows gasoline to behave more like the ideal automotive fuel which is PROPANE. The degree of improved mileage depends on how much unburned fuel you are presently wasting. You might gain 15 to 35-percent better economy from the use of acetone. Sometimes even more.


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To: 12 Gauge Mossberg
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61 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.)
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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.


62 posted on 03/22/2005 12:35:01 PM PST by ahayes
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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
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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
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To: RightWhale
"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...")
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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.)
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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.)
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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)
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To: azhenfud

"more volatile"

Higher octane fuel burns more slowly. There is a "push" rather than an explosion.


69 posted on 03/22/2005 12:40:23 PM PST by oldcomputerguy
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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.)
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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.)
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To: oldcomputerguy

"More volatile" merely means "more easily evaporated," not "more explosive."


72 posted on 03/22/2005 12:42:03 PM PST by coloradan (Hence, etc.)
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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)
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To: JBlain

Suppose running a line to inject pure oxygen down the intake would definitely improve combustion.


74 posted on 03/22/2005 12:42:58 PM PST by clearsight
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To: newgeezer

carwonk ping.


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.)
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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!)
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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")
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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.)
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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
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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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