yoterBoater

Has anyone tried using that Ethos stuff it is said to get you better gas mileage by 20% just wondering if it is a joke or if it is for real.

X-AWDriver

If it did work there's be threads all over the place about it by now.

Erick

use 1 ounce of 100% pure acetone per every 10 gallons. use that ratio and never go above 3 ounces or else the efficiency of the atomization of acetone will over-concentrate the gasoline and break the surface tension of the vaporization in the combustion process.

When you pull up to the gas station, pour the acetone into your tank first. Know the amount you are getting so that you don't mess the ratio up. 1oz per 10 gallons. then, fill your tank. when you are done, grab onto your bed and rock your truck for a couple of seconds to mix it into your gas, or get in your truck and hold onto the steering wheel and rock back and forth.
1oz/10gal ratio.

your welcome.

expect 10-35% better fuel mileage after the second fillup. the first fill up cleanses your fuel system, and after that, your injectors are ready for the efficiency gain.
I used to get 12MPG in my ford ranger and now i get 17mpg. 260 miles on 14 gallons usually.
Also, do not use higher octanes. More octane = slower burning. The reason there is higher octane gas is because the combustion of gas in a higher compression engine needs to be retarded to avoid pinging and pre detonation. If you've got a low compression engine, you want your fuel to burn quicker.

Erick

as for ethos, it just depends on how inefficient your engine was performing before u start using it.

Belize Off Road Team

or straight pipe, new air filter, lots of PSI in your tires and all windows closed. gained me 20%. and still getting 25MPG on the highway, 19MPG in the city. for a 3.0 that is pretty good. and the roads here you have to stop alot for speed bumps.

X-AWDriver

Can't run a straight pipe in most of the US,running high psi in your tires is premature wear negating the better MPGs but the windows closed does work.

I ran the acetone every once in a while to obtain higher octane in my turbo Eclipse and it did clean the engine up but MPG results depend on how dirty the motor is and the results would be very negligible on an newer cleaner motor.

If a Ranger is getting 12mpg then there was an obvious problem and the acetone just gained back was it was supposed to be getting.

Erick

I get 260 miles on 14 gallons of gas with a 1oz/10gal ratio of acetone added. When i don't run acetone, i get 200 miles on 14 gallons; i bought 1 gallon of acetone for under 20$. there are 128 ounces in a gallon. I use 1 ounce for every 10 gallons of gas. I won't run out of 1 gallon of acetone until i've used 1,280 gallons of gasoline. That is very cost effective seeing how i am getting 4MPG more! it costs less than 2 cents per gallon to add acetone to your gas. I'm getting 4 more MPG with acetone, and i need to burn 1,280 gallons before i run out of acetone, so I'm getting an extra 5,120 more miles from just 20$ of acetone. Yes, my engine might not be completely efficient, but who's is?

Green93

I think I might have to try this out. Does the acetone have any adverse effects on the engine? Will It wear out rubber parts like seals and hoses?? I'm still breaking in my engine so should I wait to try this or should it be ok?

Thanks,
Jason

yoterBoater

yes for what i have see it has worked!! i went from 15 MPG to 21 MPG

Green93

Did power drop off?? Were there any other negative side effects??

Matt16

I'd be interested to have someone test this. I don't drive enough (less than 7 gallons/ 2 weeks) so I can't give an accurate picture, but next road trip I may try acetone as the vapourization/ eliminating surface tension is believable.

michalik_piotr

you don't get something for nothing..........what r the negative side effects? someone mentioned pre mature failure of rubber parts?

PCE91V64x4

Higher octane will not result in lower MPG and I would like someone to show how higher octane gas burns slower than low octane. Octane is a resistance to early detonation, not a resistance to combusion. Combustion begins when the spark plug fires.

I am not sure how effective acetone is when added to your gas tank, but I can say that you will look goofy if you "grab onto your bed and rock your truck for a couple of seconds to mix it into your gas, or get in your truck and hold onto the steering wheel and rock back and forth."

The act of filling the gas tank should mix the contents of the tank.

X-AWDriver

How compatible is acetone with modern fuel lines and gaskets since a few freinds from my strip days reported problems from using acetone.

For fun over the next few weeks I'll run the acetone test and see what I get since my engine is running quite clean and gets just two less MPGs as my mom's bone stock '99 which she sees 18-19 with all city driving.

X-AWDriver

Well,I talked to a few of my friends that are mechanics and one who runs a Honda tuning shop and none of them recommend acetone in the gas and the the Honda tuner has seen damage from acetone being used for extended periods.

I've decided against trying it since in the long run it might cost you more than your savings had totaled.

Johnsoline

https://www.chryslerfactoryplans.com...as_Tank&type=4