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* Honda Accord Wagon 1996 - Bill reports 22% increase in mileage with 3.5 oz acetone per 10 gallons; smoother performance
* Honda Accord Sedan 1992 - Currently testing on 160,000 miles, fresh oil change, 2 oz in 12 gallons, 320 miles on a normal tank
* Honda Civic Hatchback 1991 - Don from SLC reports substantial mileage and performance improvements in his Civic, using 1 oz acetone / 10 gallons gasoline. (July 12, 2005)
* Honda Del Sol 1993 SI - An overly-exhaustive treatise on the experiences of a UCLA graduate film student using acetone for over 30,000 miles as he commutes between San Diego and Los Angeles. Short version: Definite increase in efficiency from 27-29 mpg without acetone to 33-35 mpg with acetone. Also more power and nice, smooth running engine.
* Honda del Sol 1994Si - Steven reports a 20% increase in mileage with 2 oz acetone per 10 gallons; slight increase in performance to. I travel 150 miles a day to and from work. I definately have enjoyed this decrease in gas spending. (Sept. 9 2005)
* Honda Element 2003 - please3mta3 reports modest increase in mileage. (Aug. 20, 2005)
* Honda Pilot 2004 - AWD 3.5 v-6. Preliminary report from just miles since adding acetone; reports mileage going from 20 to 25 mpg with mixture of 3 oz per 10 gallons of fuel; significant increase in horsepower.
* Honda Prelude Si 1993 - 2.4L NO CHANGE! Measured 31.5mpg (w/ 1.5oz/10gal) compared to similar tanks of 29.5mpg(6/27/05) and 30.5mpg(8/6/05).
* Honda Prelude SR 2.3L Auto 1992 (Ottawa, Canada) - This car has 177,143 km (110,714 miles) on it. Tested from Apt 1, 2006 - Aug 15, 2006 for 2708 km (1,692.5 miles). 9.619 L/100 km (24.459 mpg) with 60 mL per 52 L of fuel. No significant increase in housepower. Original is 13 L/100 km (17.759 mpg). Pure city drive in Ottawa, with average speed < 65 km/h (40 mph). By keeping 60 mL of acetone, fuel consumption is keep on dropping for every refill. I suspect it is cleaning up the carbon deposit, or something, and making more efficient fuel consumption. By theory, 60 mL of acetone should show constant mpg, if driving habit does not change. However, I still don't archive it yet, so I will expect 60 mL will continue improve the mpg in next few months. I should perform another test without acetone, if it has clean up my engine. (John CHEN Sing-Cheong Aug 15, 2006).
* Directory:Acetone: 2.0L auto Honda Accord LXi 1989 - Steve reports After using 2oz per 10 gallons for the last few months an average increase of 4-6 mpg in mostly stop and go traffic.(8/22/06)
2007 Honda Pilot AWD 3.5 Engine @ 10,000 km in Ontario, Canada - Vehicle was running at 20 L / 100 km. Since then started with 2 oz for the 72 liter tank. Milage was improved and definitely more pep. Decreased the amount of acetone to 1/2 oz for every half tank and the fuel efficiency, mainly city driving improved at 17L/100km. Tested primary highway driving with the aceton and discovered 14L/100km. Really great mprovement.
imma try it and report back in a month or so
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I've been experimenting with acetone in my gas for a couple fills and keeping a log (miles driven/gallons filled). There is a slight improvement but that video is exaggerating the results. I've only got maybe 1-2 mpg more with each tank but there were too many things that changed in between like the amount of acetone added and driving style so after a few more tanks Ill get more accurate results. I drive an auto might get better results with a manual I dont know.
Also note that acetone isn't good for rubber and plastics but the small amount that is used probably wont do much harm.
Bottom line
+10 mpg like video says... NO
more likely 1-2 mpg
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best way to increase your gas mileage is to make your car lighter. Just take out any stuff you dont really need in your car for daily use. That will definately increase your mileage depending if you drive the same way.
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yea imma first get rid of dead weight, and track my results, then imma do the acetone thing and track my results, with both types of driving... granny driving, and aggressive driving.
hmmm.... i wonder what octane he used as well... oh well.. regular unleaded for me!
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ok, my first log... i averaged 29.83 Mpg for the last 6 fill ups... This has consisted of granny driving, spirited driving, and normal driving on bothe highway and city, with minimal A/C. So yeah
Log 1 = 29.83 (no acetone-2oz in 10gal-, no weight reduction, no chainge in oil, no filter replace, no spark plug change, no shut off after 30+ sec idle, no fp60)
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Last edited by LT2004ever; 05-24-2007 at 04:59 PM.
This is interesting. I heard this thing from a guy that works at a Cadillac dealership and he mentioned something about GM making something that helps vaporize the gas to greatly improve gas milege but I looked around online and didn't find much else about it. But I'm gonna keep checking this to see if it works, because gas is 3.25 here in CT!! Ahhh
ok, my first log... i averaged 29.83 Mpg for the last 6 fill ups... This has consisted of granny driving, spirited driving, and normal driving on bothe highway and city, with minimal A/C. So yeah
Log 1 = 29.83 (no acetone-2oz in 10gal-, no weight reduction, no chainge in oil, no filter replace, no spark plug change, no shut off after 30+ sec idle)
i think you should mention what your mpg was before the acetone. So we can measure how much of a improvement it was. Since we all get different mileage.
I use to get 32-35mpg on 87 from 76 gas in my auto ex with combination city ahd high way.
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I actually did do the acetone thing with my 1990 Town Car...i did notice and improvement slightly. They do say that it is supposed to show more of a difference in these little four bangers though. It is my understanding (from memory) that the acetone mixture was easier to ignite, which in turn made the engine use the fuel more efficiently. If this were the case I guess you would see a lower carbon read out on an inspection as well.
Regardless, I am interested on how this will all pan out, good luck on the experiments guys. Oh yeah...side note....it caused no damage to the car. Some people claim that it will, but it doesn't
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