Reader Question: Does Acetone Help Increase Fuel Economy?
Reader Does Acetone Help Increase Fuel Economy? Tuesday August 26, 2008One of our readers recently wrote: “Did you publish an article on using acetone and ketone in your tank to increase mileage for cars? If you did would you please reissue it? As I recall it was said to use 4 ounces per tank. –Carma” Hi Carma, Thanks for writing. The basic idea behind adding acetone to gasoline is to increase its vaporization rate … on older carbureted vehicles, this may have had some benefit, but on new computer controlled, port fuel injection, tightly-controlled emissions systems … read our complete answer and learn why some folks add acetone to their tank. Comments are closed for this post. See All Posts
