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Is it bad to put Pure Acetone in your gas tank in order to clean the fuel system/injectors? I know alot of commercially sold fuel system cleaners come
with acetone in them. I also know acetone might help your MPG.
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Actually, on Mythbusters, they did all this stuff to try to improve MPG, and Acetone was one of the things. They ended up getting 1-2 **LESS** MPG then the test runs. It may work well for cleaning your injectors, but I wouldn't use it all the time.
how much did they use during their runs?
there is a definite, fairly consistent curve based on how much you use. after 4+ oz, diminishing returns/losses occur; acetone acts as a sort of catalyst, by lowering the surface tension of gasoline.
I used to spike my gasoline with about 60ml (2oz) of acetone, and noticed a 4mpg increase, driving like I normally do. I should get some more, it certainly wouldn't hurt; my mileage has gone to ****
i used to spike my full take with about 2 oz's and i DID record a 2/3 MPG difference. be it the actual acetone. or the cleaner parts and ports.. but i noticed NO difference in driveability.just a couple MPG . havent tracked my MPG lately as i have a horrible missfire..
try it.. if nothing else it is a cheap parts cleaner. as long as you arent using it to get more MPG it wont hurt. i mean you dont use injector cleaner to get MPg you use it to clean your intake and fuel delivery. that is what acetone does.
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