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IE, at 18/1 car will NOT run well.  Your statistics apply to gasoline, not acetone.  Acetone, by it's oxygen atom [not yet proven to be a factor] and or it's...
Steve D. Gage
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Jul 1, 2008
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Guess I didn't read back enough in the thread to realize that you were running higher levels of Acetone and its resulting mixture effects - would be...
Jan
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Jul 1, 2008
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So to sum it up, you ended up at an acetone mixture of 1:128 and slight timing advance beyond factory, yes? Also, the link with the brand of acetone is...
Gentleman Jim
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Jul 2, 2008
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Edward, &nbsp; That's about what I figured.&nbsp; Lapointe mentioned that acetone had been used many decades ago to boost alcohol race cars.&nbsp; That it is...
Steve D. Gage
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Jul 2, 2008
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The car I was speaking of in post 350 was rated at 27mpg hwy by the epa. I had advanced the timing to increase the horsepower. I tested that car with pure...
Steve
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Jul 2, 2008
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Brand is "Kleen Strip." Photo on home page. Metal can on left. Yes, 1:128, BUT I richened mixture of air/fuel too. s.g....
Steve
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Jul 2, 2008
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Did a hwy test today, at .7 oz per gal. It got 41.6 mpg. At 1 oz. it got 47 and at 2 oz. it got 31. So I am trying to zero in on the best mix for this car,...
Steve
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Jul 3, 2008
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Wouldn't an injected car automatically adjust for that? Jim W in the Blue Ridge Mtns., VA '95 XLH1200 Thanks to all who serve!" ... From: Steve...
Gentleman Jim
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Jul 3, 2008
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I don't think it adjusts for intake O2, at least not on my car, which is an 85.  Am not sure on newer cars with full computerization.  ... From: Gentleman...
Steve D. Gage
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Jul 3, 2008
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No, but it should detect a lean mixture by the sensors in the exhaust stream. Thereby richening the mixture. ... I don't think it adjusts for intake O2, at...
Gentleman Jim
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Jul 3, 2008
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Yes.  But as Jan pointed out, correct mixture may be different than gas, as acetone is different.  Jan wrote that 1:18 fuel:air was best mpg for gas, but for...
Steve D. Gage
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Jul 3, 2008
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2465
Gas and deisel are are inferior in cost and green emissions. Alcohol is the obvious NEXT STEP to get out of the gas price pain at the pump. But grain alcohol...
Steve D. Gage
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Jul 5, 2008
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http://www.hemp4fuel.com/ Possible solution to our energy needs, until Hydrogen tech. is perfected? Discuss....
Steve D. Gage
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Jul 5, 2008
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Hydrogen tech is a load of rubbish! Where does the energy come from? No body seams to know.. It takes energy to make hydrogen... You don't get something for...
chris smith
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Jul 5, 2008
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Why must alcohol be made from grain? Why cant you use rubbish food for example? Just boil it and grow yeast with it. Why not? ... From: Steve D. Gage Date:...
chris smith
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Jul 5, 2008
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well... lets see, use your 12v electrical system and electrical energy stored in the Earth to power a Tesla coil... use that energy to separate the Hydrogen...
Edward Bricker
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Jul 6, 2008
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if it rots, plant or animal... you can make alcohol out of it.... I could make Alcohol out of a family of illegal immigrants... hmm... Mexico, the NEXT big...
Edward Bricker
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Jul 6, 2008
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High prices for oil and natural gas are leading automakers and utilities to seek alternative energy solutions, but it's going to take years The recent high...
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Oil prices rose above $131 a barrel Friday as news of an output cut in Nigeria helped to halt the sharp decline in prices that began three days ago. Oil...
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Jul 18, 2008
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100+% increase in hwy. mpg. 85 V8 Ford matches hi tech Prius Hybrid at 45 mpg. http://geocities.com/behindbarsbimbo/acetone.html...
Steve
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Jul 19, 2008
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... I submitted a link to this paper at wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetone#Automotive_fuel_additive Immediately, my edit was deleted by someone....
Steve
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Jul 19, 2008
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Catagory is back at wikipedia. I just submitted the link for the third time. Now, to see if it remains there. Best case scenario: a simple glitch Worst case...
Steve D. Gage
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Jul 19, 2008
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2476
Great write up. I am sure many people will screw up their exhaust by trying to make an intentional leak, and if they don't do it right, it could create a...
Gentleman Jim
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Jul 20, 2008
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Instead of dealing with exhaust pipe mods and leakage and whatever, why can't we just put a variable rheostat inline with the voltage output of the o2? One...
Mark
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Jul 20, 2008
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I'm currently testing the 10 oz acetone per 10 gallons (plus top oil) in a 1.5 L carbed (feedback and non functioning O2)....so it should be running a little...
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Jul 20, 2008
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Yes, I thought of a mod to the line from the o2 sensor that one could adjust to richen.  Sounds like a great idea.  Better than punching holes in your...
Steve D. Gage
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Jul 20, 2008
12:40 pm
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Article is also at the project page, where you can report any suggestions or discoveries you make like that. http://peswiki. com/index. php/Article:...
Steve D. Gage
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Jul 20, 2008
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http://www.hemp4fuel.com/link.html Hemp is the only biomass resource capable of making America energy independent. Remember that in 10 years, by the year 2000,...
Steve D. Gage
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Jul 20, 2008
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Sounds like a "pipe dream" to me! Jim W in the Blue Ridge Mtns., VA '95 XLH1200 Thanks to all who serve!" ... http://www.hemp4fue l.com/link. html Hemp is the...
Gentleman Jim
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Jul 20, 2008
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On my 96 Honda, there are 4 wires. 2 are for the heating element for the sensor, the other 2 are the sensor voltage. It is my understanding the O2 sensor...
Mark
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