Anybody used Acetone?

[outdoorsman310]

acetone destroys plastic and is not made to go in your gas tank

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[The Leprechaun]

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acetone destroys plastic and is not made to go in your gas tank

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So everybody says but have you not read my post properly. _x000D_
Anyway quantities are too small to do any harm IMO. _x000D_

[dollman0]

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So everybody says but have you not read my post properly. _x000D_
Anyway quantities are too small to do any harm IMO. _x000D_

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This was used back in the 60’s as a racing fuel additive and is unsafe for your e

[ThomasJEEP]

i’ve used it on older cars used for autocross_x000D_
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It might increase the bhp a bit, and the engine revs a bit faster. But i don’t think this is proven._x000D_
It can also eat away on fuel lines, seals etc. but my cars usually don’t last enough to have any of thos

[The Leprechaun]

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i’ve used it on older cars used for autocross_x000D_
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It might increase the bhp a bit, and the engine revs a bit faster. But i don’t think this is proven._x000D_
It can also eat away on fuel lines, seals etc. but my cars usu

[ThomasJEEP]

about 2 litres per tank (30 litre)_x000D_
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if you want some proof of how agressive

[The Leprechaun]

2 litres

[BlackGPGT]

I’ve heard of it being used in supercharged and turbocharged cars because of the higher compression ratio, the engine is able to take a better advantage of acetone.

[The Leprechaun]

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This was used back in the 60’s as a racing fuel additive and is unsafe for your engine, you should avoid it as it is just another snake-oil treatment with a false hope of better MPG.

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when they used it in t

[johnd]

Toluene works a lot better for raising octane and won’r damage fuel system parts.

[The Leprechaun]

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Toluene works a lot better for raising octane and won’r damage fuel system parts.

[Se1rgio]

Acetone only eats up styrofoam . Not fuel lines. A guy on utube did a test of acetone soaked car parts wires hoses seals they were covered up. Acetone evaporated but things were unharmed.

[Al]

I would say NO DO NOT PUT ACETONE IN YOUR TANK at all. Acetone eats chemical resistant plastic and degrades it in smaller quantities leading to parts breaking over time.:stick: Thats why it comes in METAL containers. When I have time I’ll list some good fuel additives that enhance combustion while preserving parts in your fuel system.

Higher compression engines require less volatile fuels. Jets for example use what really is just kerosine, hence adding jet fuel to the tank of you 16:5 to one monster v8 back in the day. Try (no don’t really just an example) burning gasoline in a diesel engine with direct injection and see what happens :woohoo: .

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