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Old 09-02-2005 | 01:32 AM
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just curious if anyone has been doing more testing and such and what their long term effects were/
Old 09-02-2005 | 11:50 AM
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I'm still running it, have been for about 3-4 months. No side affects, other then the 1-2 MPG that it seems to give me. I like it.
Old 09-02-2005 | 12:03 PM
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how much of it are you suppose to put in your tank and how much does it cost?
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I did it for about 5 tankfulls, it seems to help more with non-reformulated gasoline(no alky). About two to three oz per 10 gallons was the ration from what I remember.

Check this link out.
http://pesn.com/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/
Old 09-02-2005 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by fogle04
how much of it are you suppose to put in your tank and how much does it cost?
I got a 1oz-1/8 cup metal coffee scoop and put about one of those in for each 5 gallons of gas. The acetone is about 5 bucks a quart at any hardware store. that treats about 160 gallons of gas. Its pretty cheep.
Old 09-02-2005 | 05:35 PM
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I'm going to try this today. I've been meaning too, but the recent increase in gas prices has got me motivated.
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Will it boost octane,too?
Old 09-02-2005 | 06:50 PM
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I just added some today for the first time. Hopefully it works. From what I read it will increase octane but very minimally at 2oz per 10 gallons of gas. Something like 93 octane will become 93.01 octane. Something like that.
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yes it supposed to boost it a little becuase the octane rating for acetone is like 150, but you must realize you only add 2 oz. per 10 gallons of gas. soooo..... i think someone said like 1 octane. but it is supposed to give you 2-5 mpg depending on the vehicle.

also, does this only work on fuel injected vehicles or could it be used in a cabuerated vehicle?
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Originally Posted by TG02Z71
I did it for about 5 tankfulls, it seems to help more with non-reformulated gasoline(no alky). About two to three oz per 10 gallons was the ration from what I remember.

Check this link out.
http://pesn.com/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/

Has anyone used the scan guage that is listed on the link above?



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