Question by : Using acetone with gas?
Did some reading and found that if you use the correct mix then using acetone in with your gas will give you more power and better mpg. Just wondering if this will work on a 07 dodge 1500 5.7L.
Apparently in small amounts it doesn’t, they did a bunch of tests letting gaskets, hoses etc.. sit in acetone for extended periods. All it did to a few of them is cause them to expand slightly.
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Answer by fuzzylogic_y2k
Dont do it. Acetone wreaks havock on rubber hoses.
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Acetone may slightly expand and swell rubber seals and gaskets. This will turn them to mush if acetone for a prolonged period of time.
Most gas companies already add very small amounts of acetone to the mixture, as it is a detergent. The amount, like fluoride in drinking water, is tiny, as in a few PPM (if not PPB), and probably about the right amount for most modern vehicles. Adding more than that is A) a waste of money; and B) eventually detrimental to most soft parts of the fuel system.
There is a HUGE difference between sitting a gasket in still acetone for a few days or weeks, and constantly flowing pressurized fuel with added acetone through and around soft parts for years, not to mention the fact that there are numerous nylon, rubber, thermoplastic rubber, bonded cork, polyolefin, urethane, and many other types of plastic for the soft parts in your fuel system, each that will be affected differently by an increased acetone solution. It may not do immediate harm to your vehicle, but it will do lasting harm to both your vehicle and wallet.
Now that I’ve said all that…where most folks go buy fuel system cleaners for every oil change, I use about 1 ounce of acetone in my fuel every oil change. Way cheaper, just as effective (if not more so), and far less likely to do lasting damage to your vehicle than constant use. If your D1500 has a large tank (30g or more), you might go up to 2 ounces. Get the tank down to 1/4, add the acetone, then fill it up, so that the acetone mixes adequately. Once every oil change is all you need.