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[Nvyseal]

Has anyone tried this?

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/524517/doubl...ur_gas_mileage/

[BlueScreenOfDeath]

too scared to

[m.oreilly]

wow. i have used it to clean parts, and have used those fuel "boosters", but if this is true (as to the not harming your car), i'm gonna give it a try.

[Sphere]

It's not harming your car, but if the gas milage is indeed such an improve... I doubt it

[Camaro]

I would assume it would help increase the octane of the gas which sure could be an improvement as well.
I dont know if it will increase mileage but it sure did increase power, atleast in my 85 Ford F150 pickup, I put alittle in and drove around alittle while to work it into the fuel lines an carb. I was getting tire spin alot easier then it normally does.

[chriso_86]

Hummmm, I will let you guys try that stuff first. lol

Best thing to do, is buy a hybrid or something.

[Roadrunner]

Don't do it!!!
Acetone will increase mileage, sure. But it will also start to dissolve the inside of your fuel lines.
Leaks will start to appear in a few months to a year. Then you will have to pay hundreds of dollars to replace every high pressure fuel line in your car- maybe even the injectors themselves.

There are quite a few chemicals that you can add to get short term performance- but most are not compatible with all the parts in your car.
If you want to add something- stick to a product from a reputable company that has been tested over a long period of time.

[m.oreilly]

chriso_86, on Apr 13 2007, 06:56 PM, said:

Hummmm, I will let you guys try that stuff first. lol

Best thing to do, is buy a hybrid or something.

i dunno... after all is said and done, the manufacturing processes for the batteries, etc. can take their toll on the environment...

http://www.liberty1st.org/blog/PermaLink,g...88384ff512.aspx

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The well-respected auto research firm, CNW Marketing in Brandon, Ore., recently found after a two-year study collecting data on the ''energy necessary to plan, build, sell, drive and dispose'' of the cars, that the hybrids don't stack up well.

CNW found that hybrids use more total energy in their lifetime than their gasoline-powered cousins. Even a Hummer, the ultimate bane of the environmentalist world -- uses less total energy over its lifetime than any hybrid (including the halo special, the Prius), Car and Driver magazine said.

[Camaro]

You would need to have Steel fuel lines, an a carb that has no gasket below the fuel level, My 85 ford has a eldelbrock carb which is set up that way an I have steel fuel lines. no need to worry about it on that.

[Roadrunner]

Camaro, on Apr 13 2007, 07:30 PM, said:

You would need to have Steel fuel lines, an a carb that has no gasket below the fuel level, My 85 ford has a eldelbrock carb which is set up that way an I have steel fuel lines. no need to worry about it on that.

Yeh, that helps-
Also it mainly causes problems with fuel-injected vehicles since the fuel pressure is alot higher in them and leaks are more likely and devastating.

[Roadrunner]

Ok-- check it out here-

http://rofish.net/gas/acetone.php

Make sure you read the warning !!

[Camaro]

Ya it looks like I should not have to worry about it I will check this against my car on actual road trips to see what I find. But it will prolly be awhile.

[Tweak]

Besides gas the only thing I'll add is Techron, although if you don't care about possible failures I guess this would be ideal before a road trip. Regardless, I say no thanks!

[DavARei]

You know what improves your mileage though ....?
Gas Dryer / Heat.
Gets the water out of the take that the occasional gas station may add and has a similar effect / without the disolving of anything.
Well, with less disolving / as with over use, you may have an issue.

And it goes great with Diet Coke too!

[bluerip]

wanna save gas? fart in a jar

however if one wants to experiment this may help:
http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Ace...a_Fuel_Additive

and No, I didn't try it . I was temped