by Harry Dale Huffman

Created on: June 30, 2008

I don't know why, but the internet brings out the "instant experts" like roaches out of a rotten wall...ewww! I'm sorry, folks, but you're being had by the other writers on this topic. You don't have to mooch rides, get up early to pump cooler gas, or customize your windows for mimimum air drag. Frankly, I don't know how to say this in as many as 2400 characters-it's not that involved. So I'll just say it and then try to pad this article up to the minimum length.

Get yourself a large can of acetone. Pure acetone. Wal-Mart sells quart and larger sized cans of it. You may want to get a funnel, so you can pour a little into your gas tank when you fill up your car. The next time you need 10 gallons of gas, add 1.5 ounces of acetone to the gas tank with the gas. Wal-Mart also sells small measuring glasses so you can accurately measure out the amount of acetone you need. (I just pour the acetone in using the measuring glass, without using a funnel, but it's easier to pour in the precise amount, without spilling and wasting acetone, using a funnel.) Whenever you get gas, add just 1.5 ounces of acetone for every 10 gallons of gas. You should expect to get as much as 20% better mileage than you otherwise would; 20% is what I get with my 1991 Dodge Colt.

A 20% increase in miles per gallon effectively makes $4 gasoline only $3.33, or about $3.35 with the cost of the acetone (about five dollars for a quart). I rest my case.

If you are a doubting Thomas, you can surf the Net and find this information. Try searching on "increase gas mileage"-I think that's how I found out about it. They don't guarantee you'll get 20% better mileage, and it probably depends as much on your diligence in finding and accurately using the best amount of acetone for your own car, but 20% is what I get, with 1.5 ounces per ten gallons of gas, and I think you should expect to get at or close to that. For best results, you should experiment to find the best amount of acetone to add for your car, but it should not be over 2 ounces per 10 gallons of gas, and may even be less than 1.5 ounces per 10 gallons. Of course, it's easy to get sloppy, and the benefits will drop off rapidly away from the most effective acetone fraction. (I tend to get just 3 or four gallons of gas at a time-if you do this, just divide the expected number of gallons by 10 and multiply by 1.5 ounces to get the proper dose of acetone. I generally put in 0.5 (one-half) ounce for 3 gallons of gasoline-3 divided by ten, times 1.5 = 0.45

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