Better Gas mileage trick?

[DJ Skillz 187]

Testing this with real-life driving isn't really an accurate test.
You may accelerate faster this week than last, get stuck in more traffic, do more stop and go driving than freeway driving, etc...

Ideally it should be tested with a metered gas container and with a car run on a dyno, set at a constant rpm.
Unless the test results are absolutely amazingly different, it's not really an accurate test.

I hate to be a pessimist, but I'm really skeptical about these gas-saving tricks.. hell, just look at the "Tornado".
For $30, you get an intake restriction... "But it swirls your intake air!" Sure.

I think if this actually did work, it would already be marketed or used as a gasoline additive.

[adamud]

Originally Posted by DJ Skillz 187

Testing this with real-life driving isn't really an accurate test.
You may accelerate faster this week than last, get stuck in more traffic, do more stop and go driving than freeway driving, etc...

I see what your getting at, but in my truck, gas mileage barely varies no matter what I do. When I pull a trailer all summer with the a/c on and 700+lbs of mowers on the back, my gas mileage is still somewhere around 8-10mpg. I've gone on countless tanks of gas without going over 2000rpm's. It still did not make a difference in my gas mileage. I'm pretty sure I will notice some difference IF the acetone does anything.I also know for a fact that I have never gotten over 12mpg EVER. So if I obtain 13mpg, then I will say that acetone does do something. The only time when the mpg changes drastically is when I engage the 4x4.

I'm not exactly sure why your the one nah-saying it. Your not the one testing it!

[DustenT]

Come on guys...

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/acetone.asp

When in doubt, go to snopes.com and type it in. Everything on the internet is not real, even if it has a video to back it up.

Even if the mpg gains were real, one slip of the bottle will eat the paint and clear coat off your car, costing HUNDREDS to repair.

[BMW95318TI]

Well, that sucks! I was hoping this was the answer to all my curiosity. Oh well on to the next thing. Thanks for the info though.

[Badong]

Didn't the Mythbusters Do something on this already? :-)

[Will'sBimmer]

the only things that mythbusters found was that u could run a diesel engine on used cooking oil. They did it with an old Diesel Benz.

[Badong]

Ahh found it. :-)

Not sure if I can post a link as a link yet ...

http://kwc.org/mythbusters/2006/05/e...onspiracy.html

[tiFreak]

yeah, I think the mythbusters are a more reliable source than some video off the internet

[cooljess76]

Originally Posted by tiFreek

yeah, I think the mythbusters are a more reliable source than some video off the internet

The other day, they were trying to stop a bullet with magnets. Any idiot knows that bullets are made of lead with a copper coating I'm sure they knew it wouldn't work, but they spent all of that money to produce a show that would confirm that it didn't work.

I'll waste a buck to find out if acetone will help me save gas. If it gets me an extra couple miles down the road, I'll be happy. If it doesn't work, then I only lost a buck.

[tiFreak]

Originally Posted by cooljess76

The other day, they were trying to stop a bullet with magnets. Any idiot knows that bullets are made of lead with a copper coating

well they were only doing that because they were testing stuff from James Bond movies, and they did find that it didn't work

[PettitWC]

mythbusters cracks me up sometimes with some of their under planned and under researched projects but I still love the show

[haseeb718]

so did it work?

[Manimillion]

I thought half the stuff on that video was common sense (taking weight off and keeping tires at the proper inflation level)...

I donno about adding asetone and shutting the car off though. I'm happy with my gas mileage, no need to put addetives in my gas can that have un precedented results for the sake of saving a dollar or two.

[adamud]

Originally Posted by haseeb718

so did it work?

Well, I guess you could say it worked. Two days after I started the "test" it decided to snow. So that meant more weight(plow, sand/salt) and four wheel drive. That was for around half a tank, then it was back to regular driving. In the end when I refilled and calculated what my mpg were, it was 12.6mpg. That is actually very good considering how much time I spent in four wheel drive and with an extra ton of weight.

I haven't continued the use of acetone since then to see if I could attain better results.

[DJ Skillz 187]

Originally Posted by tiFreak

well they were only doing that because they were testing stuff from James Bond movies, and they did find that it didn't work

Well, technically it did work, they just needed some HUGE magnets to be able to deflect the bullet. The myth was whether the magnet would fit inside a wristwatch, and that was busted.

It's funny that the mythbusters test some of these myths that are ridiculously obvious to most people.. but, of course, it's all for entertainment.. you know damn well they already know the outcome.
Oh, and there's a lot of stupid people out there.