can someone test this?... jordanlund did a good try, but thats a 2 stroke motor just as a lawn motor is, it burns oil & fuel at the same time to lube & power the motor...
there have many many forum discusing this & at this point w/ gas prices on the rize again, is on everyones mind...
again there are many variables... engine compresion ratio, air fuel, oz. to gal...
bottom line is people want to know, & trust me, people do actually listen to the mythbuster...
PLEASE HELP US!!!!!!!!!!!!
ps: we will let Jammie blow up the motors when the test is over
With gas prices now well over the $3/gallon level, this would be a very welcome topic for mythbusters. Of course, any test should also examine the effects, if any, the acetone has on plastic component parts (like fuel lines) to be sure the acetone is not eating away those parts.
[quote]"It's called the Carnot efficiency, and defines the maximum theoretical efficiency of any heat engine."
Carnot efficiency does not apply to ICEs because they are not heat engines.[/quote]
Yes they are.
What do you think causes the expansion of the volume of gas inside the cylinder, when the fuel burns? (Tip: PV = nRT)
Basically, the Carnot efficiency takes into account the maximum temperature of the burning and the temperature difference to the "cool side" of the engine, in this case, the coolant water. This temperature differential determines how much energy can be extracted from the heat flow.
For diesels, the maximum carnot efficiency is around 55%. In reality, car diesels achieve about two thirds of that - usually less, because a small engine has relatively more heat loss than something like a big ship diesel.
The biggest diesels achieve 50% efficiency, yelding about double the miles per gallon than your car. On the other hand, the big diesels are so large that they need vast amounts of fuel just to move themselves, so they're not directly comparable.
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i have heard some guys talking about this myth on a land rover forum and they said , they had been adding acetone to their gas for years with no adverse effects to seals or the O2 sensor. but im still not sure about trying it in my truck.
maybe M.B. can try acetone along with some other additives to ease the burden on the wallet.
Almost started a new thread when I thought maybe I should change a few key words in my find query.
I would love to see this tested, in fact I think I'm going to try it in my '94 Ford Escort I resurected from the junk yard. It doesnt run well enough to do a very accurate test on MPG, but I can find out if it runs and what kind of problems I run into.
The website that a friend sent me and got me to thinking about it... http://www.lubedev.com/smartgas/additive.htm
There should be a show on this topic....The fact that there is not and has not been one over the years this show has been on only confirms my theory that it must work. If it did'nt then there would be no fallout but what if Acetone does work. HMMMMM Big oil Big Government (They would'nt miss that tax revenue from the Oil companies/Gas Pumps now Would they ...lol) I have tried this and saw a few miles diffrence but the bigger question here (Producer DAN) is why Myth busters will not do a show which could prove/disprove this myth that has many websites and public intrest. Obviously there is an intrest.... Intrest=Ratings
Sounds interesting. Here's another acetone myth. It was featured on CSI, a vengeful girlfriend pours acetone on the hood of her man's car to dissolve the paint job.
[quote]There should be a show on this topic....The fact that there is not and has not been one over the years this show has been on only confirms my theory that it must work. If it did'nt then there would be no fallout but what if Acetone does work. HMMMMM Big oil Big Government (They would'nt miss that tax revenue from the Oil companies/Gas Pumps now Would they ...lol) I have tried this and saw a few miles diffrence but the bigger question here (Producer DAN) is why Myth busters will not do a show which could prove/disprove this myth that has many websites and public intrest. Obviously there is an intrest.... Intrest=Ratings[/quote]
I tried it in a 1997 Geo Tracker. 3 oz of acetone per 10 gallons of gas. I did it every fill up for two months. No detectable change in gas mileage.
HOWEVER. The "Check Engine Soon" light had been on for years. The Tracker would not pass emissions, so we couldn't get new tags for the car. We had to register it as my parents car who live outside of the metro area. We had pumped about $1000 trying to get the "Check Engine Soon" and the emissions problem fixed.
The Acetone apparently cleaned out the fuel and emissions systems enough, and for the first time in about 6 years the "Check Engine Soon" light went off, and it passed emissions.
Just saw this on the net today. I am pleased to see so many people interested in this. I too would like to see this myth addressed but would like to see it tested on a diesel engine as some of the sites suggest it works with them as well. It may be easier to test on diesel also because diesel engines are so sensitive to any changes in fuels.
I really want to see this tested, I am reluctant to try it in my Cadillac CTS. I've tried putting acetone in a plastic gasoline container with no ill effects there.
http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2598
I joined this forum just to recommend this topic. LETS SEE IT!
If it turns out that acetone mixed with petrolum products actually has a positive benefit of increase fuel efficency, I'd be very wary of the chance that it could spell big trouble in the emissions area - Poisonous exausts?
They did try this on Episode 53. "Great Gas Conspiracy" I would, however, like to know the specifics of what they tested, this subject really intrigues me...
