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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#416612
Barry

Have you priced 20 liters of Acetone lately
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


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71superbug The Itch Itcher

1,184 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#416742
why would you buy 20 litres of it?. and its not THAT expensive.


Anthony

kombikim disfunctionally capable

1,521 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#416744
try it out in lawnmower, lend to neighbour, stand well back
Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54

tassupervee That really hurts doesnt it!

1,171 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#416818
Its an old trick that has been recycled.
Yes it does work to a degree.
No, the engine wont go "China Syndrome" on you.
If you have a read youll fint the amount added is miniscule.
0.0003 % to 0.0025 %

Worst case scenario, you wont notice anything.

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Im not a complete idiot, quite a few parts are missing....

1500S Custom Title Time!

1,418 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#416853
For those who have used methanol based fuels in either racing engines or even model engines it may have be noticed that Shel Racing A methanol runs just that bit better. The Shell chemists say that the addition of 3% acetone helps the engine start and run more efficiently. In model engines, running Shell A instead of straight methanol gives about the same power as adding around 5% nitromethane to straight methanol.

But Shell A is around $3.00 a litre and nitro can be up to $20 a litre so don't get any ideas of using it for economy and power!!

tassupervee That really hurts doesnt it!

1,171 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#417279
methanol also yeilds per volume about 1/2 the British Thermal Units of energy as petrol so correct fuel mixture is in the vicinity of 7:1
The upshot is that you use twice as much methanol at twice the cost.

Ive been down the road of cutting petrol with metho right up to using metho in my water injection system on the turbo car and its not worth the bother.
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Im not a complete idiot, quite a few parts are missing....