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Hey, Gang: Back in September there was an interesting discussion on the prospect of improved gasoline mileage through the addition of acetone to a full tank of gas. See: http://www.openroad.ca/volkswebbin/view … p?id=80732
Did anyone try this and care to post the results of their experiment? Just curious....
Clancy
No, but the Old Grand-dad that I added to the tank of the '65 in December got my 6 miles to the gas station when I ran out.
I haven't tried it in my VW but I'm continuing the experiment with my Saturn.
For the first tankfull it showed a 3 MPG increase. Since then I've only filled up three times. I have been collecting receipts but haven't done the math to get the exact MPG figures. I thought I'd have to have 6 or 8 tankfuls to get any meaningful answer, but based on miles per tankful I see a small increase (about 10 extra miles per tank).
A freind testing his mileage in his Saturn has showed an overall increase of 4 MPG. This is summer and winter combined and he feels it may reflect the larger diameter of snow tires over summer tires.
It's nice to think there would be a measurable difference but even if there is a small mileage increase, when you factor in the cost of the acetone the monetary savings may be minimal.
For the first tankfull it showed a 3 MPG increase. .........I see a small increase (about 10 extra miles per tank).
Your Saturn has a 3.3 gallon tank?
First tankful showed a calculated 3 MPG increase.
Since then, I've been going aproximately 210 miles per fullup where it was aproximately 200 miles before.
I think the tank is 11.5 gallons. Fillups have been between 9 and 11 gallons.
When I have a few more fillups I'll do the math and report it here.
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