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[Donald Chalfant]

 You all know blabbermouth me. If I take the trip with acetone in the tank, 
you'll know about it. I just recorded the same trip in my 96 GMC with the 
5.0 and got 20 mpg even for 560 some miles

>I agree, acetone can cause damage to various parts, but I think if it's
> not used in the right concentration. Too much and you will have
> problems.
>
> According to the article (which is an interesting read), it looks like
> ~3oz of acetone per 10 gal of fuel is the sweet spot.
>
> I also would love to hear the results of your trip Donald.
>
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> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Donald Chalfant" <dkchal at datasync.com>
>>
>> Acetone has been a frequent discussion as an octane raiser. Here is
>> some about a mpg booster
>
> I'm always real skeptical about these things.  Acetone has been around
> for centuries.  And attacks plastic in a big way.  Perhaps OK for a
> modern MR2, but questionable for cars that use a plastic fuel filter.  A
> friend many years ago spiced up his motorcycle fuel with model airplane
> fuel (has some nitromethane in it).  It dissolved the plastic fuel line
> parts.
>
> I remember a scam perpetuated in probably the 20's.  Someone had a
> substance that he claimed you just add to water and then run your car on
> it.  It was a vile smelling liquid.  But it actually worked!
> Turned out is was mainly acetone with aromatics to mask the smell.
> Bad news is that all that water created some serious corrosion problems.
>
> But, I'd be really interested in anyone who actually tries the stuff.
>
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