06-02-2008, 08:01 PM
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^^^ Kevlar thats great, it was actually the last source I read before Ibegan testing on my Vibe. The vibe is now up to 2mL per gallon, which still doesn't equal 1 ounce, I may have to take the leap of faith and increase by a full once and see what the differences are ... Looks like up to 3oz !! per 10 gallon and you still get benefits ...
Only time and mileage will tell ..
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06-02-2008, 08:18 PM
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I would say grocery getter modding is still an acceptable way to test, when the operator doesnt know anything has changed. Our own bias to be able to put better number into the garage can skew everything, no matter how "scientific" we are trying to be.
My acetone tank went right back up to the tank when i bought the car that had acetone in it. Its still within deviation. I could have shut the engine down coasting a few more times and picked up 3mpg. The weather has warmed up as well.
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06-03-2008, 02:06 PM
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Don't destroy your credibility by using LaPointe as a resource.
Well either the acetone works or it does not. While the explanation of HOW/WHY it works may be wrong, that does not affect the outcome.
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while, and a stopped clock is right twice a day.
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06-03-2008, 06:44 PM
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Don't care WHO wrote it. I read it, tried it, and so far... knock on wood(or light plastic), it works. Not all the time, but more than half the time. BUT.... seeing the most recent pages from him, I believe he's sold, re-sold, and sponsored himself and his stories. There were a lot of ads promoting H2O stuff which I still don't see, or haven't seen proven.
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06-03-2008, 07:37 PM
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I'm sold on the acetone thing. Some say it only benefits city and low speed driving. GREAT it's a delivery car. It's a double bonus when you didn't purchase the acetone, no math to figure out when it's paid for itself 
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06-03-2008, 07:51 PM
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I'll sneak a peek at the mpg meter when I get home tonight, she should be @ the half tank by now ...
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Thx NoCO2; "The biggest FE mod you can make is to adjust the nut behind the wheel"
I am a precisional instrument of speed and aeromatics
If your knees bent in the opposite direction......what would a chair look like???
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06-03-2008, 08:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trikkonceptz
I'll sneak a peek at the mpg meter when I get home tonight, she should be @ the half tank by now ...
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06-04-2008, 12:07 AM
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Update on Acetone 1mL per gallon
Ok, well today was the day she made her trip down to Miami, about 95 miles round trip ... So I snuck out to check the truck while I walked the dog and ....
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HOLY CRAP !!!! 24.1 !!!! on the mpg in car meter. She is exactly at the half tank line, which means nothing, but we will see if it holds for the rest o the tank.
Anyhow no matter what you take away from this it has an effect on FE, mind you for this test I just used 1mL per gallon for a total of 20mL which is less than an ounce ...
I will have a ghetto a-b-a test coming because I leave for Tulsa tomorrow night and while I am gone she will likely cycle through a tank. So we will see if the mileage tapers off or drops to confirm even further ...
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Thx NoCO2; "The biggest FE mod you can make is to adjust the nut behind the wheel"
I am a precisional instrument of speed and aeromatics
If your knees bent in the opposite direction......what would a chair look like???
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06-04-2008, 12:18 AM
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06-04-2008, 12:59 AM
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Wow. 
You got me convinced to try it. Next week I have a 250 mile road trip (all highway). I always fill at the same gas station with same pump whenever i go onto this trip. I usually get 18.75-19.5 mpg on this drive. I think I'll try it for 1mL per gallon as well.
If I were you, id put acetone in the next three tanks. On Toyota ECUs it usually takes three whole tanks before it reprograms itself to any changes that you have done.
Quick stupid question I have. Where and what can I somethin get that will measure in mL?
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