Introducing myself

[Spdmini]

Originally Posted by jrmichler

google is my friend. I searched with parameters as follows: Site:ecomodder.com acetone


this is ecomodder.com, not eco-somebody-else-do-it.com

yes, this!

[Mustang Dave]

Despite EPA mandated emissions control systems and E10 gasoline, I've somehow managed to get over 50% over EPA combined with a 4 liter Ford Mustang without any modifications to my emissions controls or adding anything to my fuel. In fact, I've only had one fill-up that was under the EPA highway estimate. I generally get better fuel economy commuting than on freeway trips. I must be doing something wrong. :shrug:

[ksa8907]

Originally Posted by DoctorM

So much emotional baggage here.

I just mentioned what I read -- to see if anyone here had tried it. I don't have an emotional stake in it as some of you apparently do.

As has already been pointed out, putting it in a vehicle subjects the result to tester bias - pro or con. Until its tested in an engine on a dynamameter, it remains a candidate for further consideration.

Try not to get so emotional about it - it calls into question your impartiality.

Emotion? Care to point it out?

So you're going to pull your engine, put it on a dyno and test this. Great! Let us know what you find out. Btw, I never said it wouldn't work.

Just out of curiosity, how much does acetone cost per gallon?

[JRMichler]

Let's play with numbers. E10 gasoline is 10% ethanol, and (I believe) most cars lose about 2% gas mileage with E10 compared to E0 with the same octane rating. If we could remove the ethanol from E10 using zero energy, then we would end up with 90% as much fuel as we started with. The result would be 2% better mileage on the remaining fuel minus 10% for the 10% less fuel, or a net loss of 8%.

Homedepot lists acetone at $17 per gallon on their web site.

[Mustang Dave]

Here's what Wayne Gerdes had to say on cleanmpg.com -" ___As for Acetone, Bluefuzz, has it right. If Acetone worked (it doesn’t), the manufacturers would have a $15.00 plastic tank filled with the crap and a $30 metering injection pump to feed it into the fuel system vs. the multiple tens of $BILLIONS of dollars the manufacturers spend on new engine technology to achieve even a small increase in FE".

[DoctorM]

@ JRMichler
@Mustang Dave

You two have way to much faith in your supposed "logic." Your doing a lot of rationalizing. Some people would call that mental masturbation.

Until you actually test an item under very controlled conditions, you don't really know what the relations might be.

Now, I don't really want to hear from either of you again on your unsupported opinions.

[Spdmini]

[Frank Lee]

[Mustang Dave]

@Frank Lee & Spdmini
@DoctorM
Enjoy pursuing your.

[DoctorM]

New 2012 Nissan Frontier mileage starting to look better. Here is my mileage plot from fuelly.com



I'm not really doing anything noticeably different, so I got to think this curve is a combination of new engine break-in, computer adjusting to my driving, and me adjusting to the vehicle-computer.