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Old 03-10-12, 12:24 PM   #21
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A guy got a normal engine and an engine that had used acetone . He cut them in half and the acetone engine was much cleaner and better all rounder
Yes, the eingine itself will be cleaner, but all the build up will go through the engine and ruin it.
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Old 03-10-12, 12:35 PM   #22
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Let me ask you this: does it sound too good to be true? Yes sir, just add a teaspoon of this here snake oil every day and you'll be right as rain in no time. I would advise you to make like Thomas the Apostle and believe only what you see with your own eyes. However if you want you can find some links to what you read and I'll post a pic of Brad Pitt that I claim to be me and we can throw that one around for a bit!

or try this
http://www.fuelsaving.info/acetone.htm
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Old 03-10-12, 12:38 PM   #23
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A guy got a normal engine and an engine that had used acetone . He cut them in half and the acetone engine was much cleaner and better all rounder
Why the f*** would you need to cut it in half?

Which bits?

For a start a bit of carbon in cylinder head is fine, don't go mad for stuff that cleans this. Water injection does a fine job anyway.

The carbs? If they tell you they cut an engine in half to look in carb they need to try drinking the acetone instead it will make them better all round!
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Old 03-10-12, 12:39 PM   #24
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/Need to cut an engine in half to look at it
/Knows nothing about engines.
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Old 03-10-12, 12:52 PM   #25
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I wont put it in again . Ive mixed it with v power . And gunna use whats left
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Old 03-10-12, 12:59 PM   #26
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I use it on long journeys, but honestly, its more hassle than it worth. then you forget to put it in a tank and you have to store it on the bike. It works for long trips, not noticeable on short journeys, and i do find it increases MPG, but too much hassle to do it regularly
Acetone has a pretty low calorific value, 28.5MJ/kg compared to 43MJ/kg for petrol, and the stoichiometric ratio is 9.4:1 compared to 14.7:1 so you need an awful lot of it and don't get much energy out of it. As such it doesn't make much sense as a road fuel and certainly won't give better "miles per gallon" in any mix proportions.

There are always apocryphal anecdotes about such things.

Stick to good old pump fuel.

There again, it's your choice, put whatever you like in it.
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Old 03-10-12, 12:59 PM   #27
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I wont put it in again . Ive mixed it with v power . And gunna use whats left
Look mate, you're restricted to 33BHP magic won't make your bike any faster.

If you do then you're breaking the law by riding a bike over 33BHP in which cas you might as well bite the bullet and take out the restrictor.
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There again, it's your choice, put whatever you like in it.
Don't forget the road duty on anything not plant or animal based!
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Old 03-10-12, 01:01 PM   #29
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It could help the engine to tick over easier in the cold but to benefit from that you'd need a seperat tank to inject into the carbs.
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It could help the engine to tick over easier in the cold but to benefit from that you'd need a seperat tank to inject into the carbs.
Why? You need a sh*tload of it so what is it's latent heat of vaporisation per KJ?
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