O.K. I have been reading about people doing this and getting some good results. I also read about the bladder in the fuel tank of the Prius. I have seen some people with the Prius using it with no problem. How about some ideas on this.
O.K. I have been reading about people doing this and getting some good results. I also read about the bladder in the fuel tank of the Prius. I have seen some people with the Prius using it with no problem. How about some ideas on this.
You will probably obtain same results by using a commercially available fuel additive with detergents. Acetone is a very powerful solvent that will decompose various materials over time not to mention it will dissolve your car's paint if spilled. I would find out what the Prius bladder is made of (probably nitrile) and check the affects, also same with honda models PZEV with tank bladders as well.
There is only one additive that is known to improve vehicle performance. That's the stuff that comes out of the end of the fuel nozzle at the gas station. Without that one everything stops.
Acetone, C3H6O, is roughly 62% carbon by mass. Gasoline is complex but say, C10H22, is 85% carbon. Since almost all the energy generated in a engine is a result of the oxidation of carbon C + O2 = CO2, the fuel with more carbon produces more energy.
That's why diesel,(yet more carbon), can get better mpg than gasoline and why acetone as an additive to increase mpg is a scam.
Lots of talk sometimes about, catalyic reactions, complexing chains, yadda yadda... With less carbon in the fuel there is less energy available for our engines. Period.
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Xylene and toluene are also common additives. Both come from crude oil, and some oil companies are known to add them to gasoline to increase the octane rating. They both produce soot, which can clog the engine. They are commonly added to fuel in race cars (or those racing modified street cars).
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Every time I see "acetone" proposed as a fuel, I want to suggest:
"Do the reverse and mix a little gasoline with your acetone. This improves the cleaning capability especially for hardened nail polish. Just lite it off and the heat will soften the hardest nail polish so it can be easily scraped off."
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There is only one additive that is known to improve vehicle performance. That's the stuff that comes out of the end of the fuel nozzle at the gas station. Without that one everything stops.
Acetone, C3H6O, is roughly 62% carbon by mass. Gasoline is complex but say, C10H22, is 85% carbon. Since almost all the energy generated in a engine is a result of the oxidation of carbon C + O2 = CO2, the fuel with more carbon produces more energy.
That's why diesel,(yet more carbon), can get better mpg than gasoline and why acetone as an additive to increase mpg is a scam.
Lots of talk sometimes about, catalyic reactions, complexing chains, yadda yadda... With less carbon in the fuel there is less energy available for our engines. Period.
It is not that simple. Combustion is not perfect and a substance that improves this process would increase fuel efficiency even if it had no carbon atoms at all. I am not saying either way if acetone improves mpg, but I am saying that your theory is inaccurate.
Adding Acetone to the fuel
