Hi Stoner,
Have just looked at the two links. They are claiming that adding acetone in tiny quantities improves the completeness of the burn.
They also suggest up to 35% improvement in fuel economy may result - but there is no way 35% of the fuel you use is wasted down the exhaust pipe without being burned. A tiny, tiny fraction of fuel (the HC refered to in emissions data - hydrocarbons) is not burnt. Burning this wasted fraction more completely will certainly improve emissions, but it can't possibly increase fuel economy by more than a tiny fraction of 1 percent.
It's the same idea as those magnet things you're meant to put in your fuel line, which are also meant to improve combustion.
If you're looking for a cheap mpg 'hit' I'd just pump up the tyres on the Civic with an extra 5 psi of pressure. Works a treat in my Astra diesel! Or alternatively, seeing as it's summer, you could just nip down to Asda and add a gallon or two of SVO at 41 p per litre! (The Astra likes that too!)
