Adding Acetone In Petrol?

[dodes47]

Wtf

I was browsing Youtube today and found this

Adding acetone to your petrol tank seems like an insane idea. Then i did a bit of research, and found out that it's a known fact. I was stoked.

Check these out :

http://pesn.com/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/technical-st...one-petrol.html

What do u guys reckon? Has anyone tried this on their V ?

[rs73]

hm, your car will smell like a manicure shop

[180 wanabe]

im sure I saw an eppisode of mythbusters where they tried it to find no difference however they were testing it on some POS carby V8

[dodes47]

Lol I kinda like the smell of manicure shops!

In all seriousness though, nevermind the performance gain, I'm more interested in the fuel saving benefit.

I just don't understand how it works. Is it the same as putting a higher octane fuel in your car? Or is it just a dumb idea?

[Japav]

anyone wanna test it out?

apparently u only need 10ml for a 50lt tank, and u can get 1lt pure acetone can from bunnings for $12

its almost 2 yrs worth of supply if u fill up on weekly basis~

[rs73]

question is, do all the people out there on the internet posting 'reviews' that it did not do any side effect to the engine, have been doing it long enough and keeping their car long enough to make sure it didn't actually kill your engine after perhaps 3 or 5 or 10 years??

[iseekool]

Just make sure you don't get any of the stuff on your paint.

Apparently its not good for for any of the rubber components in the fuel system.

[Japav]

guess the best way to test it out is someone with good knowledge with our fuel line system,

and somehow obtain the rubber components (liek o-rings) from the fuel line and dump into 1:320 or 1:160 (acetone:fuel) solution and check any swelling~

[08r3308]

i would not do it , but like its been said better get someone that knows to do it , i guess it will stuff orings