Acetone in Diesel (More MPG, Less Smoke)

[coolsv650]

Some time back I did a study of the 'go faster' power mods on the market and came up with the following. It's all scientific, and has been peer reviewed.

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If anyone is interested in persuing these mods, I can provide parts if you send used notes to a PO box in Worcester. Number provided by return...

Seiorusly though, acetone is used to de-grease the fiberglass moulds to provide a good finish, I think we used to de-grease some panels in it back in my paint shop days. So I would think like Apache says bye bye lubrication.

It does burn very very quickly though but then again so does methonol (which we used to use as air brake system antifreeze)

It'll be all about the quantity mixed, and above all it'll be a "fuel substitute" in the HMRC eyes!

[huff_diggler]

i doubt it, im not too quick today. feel like dougal maguire...
are you saying shell put this stuff in their fuel?

whoa man! that slanderous and shell have got big legal boys to deal with such talk. v-diesil is in association with ferrari too so not i'm not saying, mearly implying

[huff_diggler]

Some time back I did a study of the 'go faster' power mods on the market and came up with the following. It's all scientific, and has been peer reviewed.

Working on cost / power ratio, the following list describes some things that work.

1) Kenwood sticker = 10bhp plus. Obviously, bigger stickers release more power.

2) Blue neon washer jets = 5.7bhp

3) Sparco, Pirelli, Brembo, Magnex stickers down the edge of the front doors = 18bhp. A huge power gain, but works best with (2)

4) 10" exit exhaust backbox = 4bhp. Only really develops useful power when it's scr@ping along the road surface so not great.

5) 2" ground clearance = 28bhp. Works by making use of ground effect as per the Russian 'Ekranoplan' projects. They weren't built as efficient fleet attack aircraft, it was just a cover for one of their boy-racer projects.

6) Underbody neons = 8bhp, except when pink which then releases only 1bhp and causes the 10" backbox to make a noise that sounds like 'gaytw@tgaytw@tgaytw@t'. Should NOT be combined with mod number (5)

7) 'Playboy' sticker = 33bhp if you're a fit bird, but has similar effects to mod number (6) if you're a bloke. There would be a tendency for in this case for the owner to upgrade to a 3rd gen Surf.

8) Pretend 'race harness' pads = 3bhp. You'll need more power than this if you dont want people to laugh at your velcro Willans replica. Can usefully be combined with (5)

9) Aluminium boot spoiler = 150bhp. A fantastic mod! Releases HOOOGE power, especially when combined with (5). Make sure you use the self tappers in the kit though, the double sided sticky tape wont cut it at 188mph now acheivable!

10) Massive 'dragon' sticker right down the side = only really works with japanese cars. We did try this mod on a Nova but it had no effect other than making passers by laugh, though oddly, all of the mods we tried had that effect.

The mods above may be *carefully* combined, and in the situation where you are lucky enough to be able to perform all of the above mods, you will have released around 600bhp extra from your Fiesta 1 litre so you'll now be able to go supercar hunting on level terms!

If anyone is interested in persuing these mods, I can provide parts if you send used notes to a PO box in Worcester. Number provided by return...

crikey don't come to clacton looking for a race then, most of the boy racers judging by this research drive around in 600bhp monsters then, did't think 106's and corsa's had such power and as for nova's

[gwh200]

acetone in fuel

acetone has a highish atomic weight. i would think that it binds to any heavier free radicals that are produced by combustion.i am reasonably sure that adding acetone mol for mol( where mol = molecular weight) will result in a higher flash point as it changes the constituency and atomic weight of the fuel. this combination must occur at mixing stage(ie tank) other wise it wouldn't work. if the flash point is higher this could feasibly cause a pre ignition problem as the fuel mix may ignite before max compression is achieved. a lot of commercial fuel additives have a form of hydroxide(best related to rocket fuel, or hair bleach)which has a lower atomic weight, which whilst increasing the overall weight of the molecule may result in a slightly lower point of ignition(the hydroxide may be as simple as kerosene)as to whether or not bore wash will occur,would probably depend on lots of factors including but not limited to how worn your engine rings are, the initial quality of your oil and fuel. the problem of rubber shrinkage would probably occur but only if a prolonged and substanial dose was administered,as most of these additives are to be used infrequently(and the fuel companies only test on new engines) perhaps adding something to counter the effects of acetone is possible

hope tjis helps

[Scorpion]

acetone has a highish atomic weight. i would think that it binds to any heavier free radicals that are produced by combustion.i am reasonably sure that adding acetone mol for mol( where mol = molecular weight) will result in a higher flash point as it changes the constituency and atomic weight of the fuel. this combination must occur at mixing stage(ie tank) other wise it wouldn't work. if the flash point is higher this could feasibly cause a pre ignition problem as the fuel mix may ignite before max compression is achieved. a lot of commercial fuel additives have a form of hydroxide(best related to rocket fuel, or hair bleach)which has a lower atomic weight, which whilst increasing the overall weight of the molecule may result in a slightly lower point of ignition(the hydroxide may be as simple as kerosene)as to whether or not bore wash will occur,would probably depend on lots of factors including but not limited to how worn your engine rings are, the initial quality of your oil and fuel. the problem of rubber shrinkage would probably occur but only if a prolonged and substanial dose was administered,as most of these additives are to be used infrequently(and the fuel companies only test on new engines) perhaps adding something to counter the effects of acetone is possible

hope this helps

Wow, we have someone clever as a member! Don't hang around on here too long mate or your IQ will drop faster than a broken lift.

[Morr]

Some time back I did a study of the 'go faster' power mods on the market and came up with the following. It's all scientific, and has been peer reviewed................

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[MattF]

Some time back I did a study of the 'go faster' power mods on the market and came up with the following. It's all scientific, and has been peer reviewed.

[Spoggle]

Got any of those black plastic rear window louvres? Ooh,ooh, have you got any adjustable front splitters?

Hey, I can remember those black plastic rear window louver things. What ever happened to them?

Spoggle

[Scorpion]

Hey, I can remember those black plastic rear window louver things. What ever happened to them?

Spoggle

They went out of production about the same time as the Mk3 Capri!!!