Acetone additive

[Jamesrl]

I've not been adding as much as that (0.3ml/l). I'll try a stronger dose.

Adding around 0.75ml/lt is a starting point and may have a positive effect BUT there's a point where Acetone  will reduce MPG.

I started at 0.75ml, I'm keeping an eye on mpg as I increase the dose to a point where nothing more happens.

I do a regular road trip up to my boat and back where the MPG test take place, same route same distance every time.

[Tony]

I wonder, like adding petrol to WVO, whether the small molecules of the acetone help with biodiesel viscosity as well as atomisation?  Would it work just as well with IPA or is there something special about acetone?

[Tony]

I'm running 0.8ml/l now, if anything it feels like it has lost some power.

[RichardP]

I've been using about 1.5ml/l for sometime now, and it does give a noticeable improvement to both mpg and engine responsiveness.
It's more noticeable on the 206, without acetone it feels quite sluggish, with acetone it's like a new car.

[Tony]

I wonder why mine feels sluggish on less then? Maybe Acetone taking the paint off something and it ending up in the filter?

[RichardP]

I wonder why mine feels sluggish on less then? Maybe Acetone taking the paint off something and it ending up in the filter?

Probably because 0.3ml/l is no where near enough to have the required effect. A bit like drinking American beer when you want to get drunk.

[Tony]

I wonder why mine feels sluggish on less then? Maybe Acetone taking the paint off something and it ending up in the filter?

Probably because 0.3ml/l is no where near enough to have the required effect. A bit like drinking American beer when you want to get drunk.

It was fine at 0.3ml/l, but feels sluggish at 0.8ml/l

With you on American "beer" though, if you can call it that.

[RichardP]

It was fine at 0.3ml/l, but feels sluggish at 0.8ml/l

With you on American "beer" though, if you can call it that.

But you said at .3ml you couldn't see any difference, and you were going to up it?

I wouldn't be surprised if the ideal dose is dependent on the feedstock used

I was being generous with calling it 'beer'.

[Jamesrl]

What about trying Hifly's Rocket fuel Cidre.

[Julian]

How do we stand with this in terms of tax?