LubeDude, GTA update please.

[rwise]

Re: LubeDude, GTA update please.

chief 101<br />Ok I have been keeping track of my mileage. Started out at 13 miles per gallon, ouch. With 2 oz of acetone per 10 gallons fuel I get 14 miles to the gal. With 4 oz acetone per 10 gallon fuel I get 15 miles per gallon. But the biggest diff is that it starts better in the mornings with the acetone in the fuel. I am thinking of increasing to 6 oz to 10 gallon. So for me it works and its only $20.00 a gallon. Now to find out why I lost so much gas mileage from the last time I check it!

 

[Terry H]

Re: LubeDude, GTA update please.

rwise, that's very interesting. Though I have not tried the acetone in the gas, I do always have acetone around the shop so now is a good time to try. Thanks. Chief

 

[Terry H]

Re: LubeDude, GTA update please.

rwise, I checked in with my friends that I first sent the GTA stuff to for testing. They ended up using acetone with similar results as you have seen. This morn I put 8 oz in both 20 gallon tanks in my pickup. Hope I get the same results, since I use about $600 in fuel a month could see a decent savings. Chief

 

[rwise]

Re: LubeDude, GTA update please.

Good luck with it, keep good records, and let us know what you find. I'm going to 6 oz per 10 gallons today, and I'll see what that looks like next week!

 

[kenimpzoom]

Re: LubeDude, GTA update please.

Any update guys????<br /><br />Ken

 

[rwise]

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Well I did go to 6oz of acetone per 10 gallons regular unleaded (87 oct), gas mileage fell to about 11 miles to the gallon, power went up. So I dropped back to 4 per 10 and ran it that way until I trew the timing chain out and am rebuilding the engine now as it had many oil leaks. I did have to change the fuel pump, but I think it was an OEM part so I do not think the acetone caused the failure.

 

[LubeDude]

Re: LubeDude, GTA update please.

As to the GTA, I am still using it in my Merc 150 and the RX/7.<br /><br />When I did all the work on the engine this early spring and took the intake system apart I did find the GTA in the system around the reeds and inside the carb. Not a problem that I could tell, but I could tell it was there as it was sticky.

 

[Chief101]

Re: LubeDude, GTA update please.

I've been using the 40z of acetone per 10 gallons in my old pickemup and it not only does about 10% better on the mileage but low end towing power is a little better. Small diferences and with $7 for a gallon af acetone I'm not sure it's worth it. I have half a gallon of the GTA and I use it once in a while instead of the acetone. My only comment is that the engine seems to idle a little smoother. The engine has over 300k on it so I'm not sure if any of this data is valid or fair when dealing with newer vehicles. Chief

 

[Boomyal]

Re: LubeDude, GTA update please.

Ok, I'm game. I just filled the tank on my E150 today. 90$ please. I just read the link posted by Chief. It has a graph that shows that 3 oz, per 10 gal of gas, gave the best mileage gain, all things being equal. (Chief, if you look at that graph, 10 oz/10 gal, gives you a loss)<br /><br />I've consistantly gotten 14.5 mpg + or - a few tenths, so it should be pretty easy to track any noticeable gain. I'll keep y'all posted. I should have to fill up again by the end of next week.

 

[Chief101]

Re: LubeDude, GTA update please.

4 oz. per 10 gal. maybe a little less and I may have gotten a little better than 1mpg at city driving. On the hiway I don't think there is a diference. 13 mpg city, 17mpg hiway. Average 14mpg. There's no pattern to my driving so the figuring is real dubious. I do alot of towing and that's where the diference shows. Chief

 

[rwise]

Re: LubeDude, GTA update please.

Boomyal, start at 2 oz per 10 gallons, track the resaults then go to 3 oz per 10 then to 4, it will vary from engine to engine where you get the best results. Mine was at 4 oz per 10 gal. yours could be at 2! good luck and post those results,,,

 

[artburr]

Re: LubeDude, GTA update please.

CarTalk (Click & Clack) say acetone does no good and can cause damage to your engine!

 

[artburr]

Re: LubeDude, GTA update please.

By the way Lubedude, I'm gonna come down and go fishing with you yet!

 

[Boomyal]

Re: LubeDude, GTA update please.

Here are the results of my acetone additive back on 4/28. I had added 3 oz/10 gal. I just filled up with 30 gallons of gas. The best I could tell my driving was the usual mix of freeway and surface streets.<br /><br />I calculated out at a 1.5 mpg increase. Even at 1.5 mpg increase, it is probably a wash considering the cost of the acetone. I will still give it another go however. This time I will back it off to 2 oz/10 gal. and see what happens.<br /><br />I wonder how acetone is as a deposit cleaner?

 

[LubeDude]

Re: LubeDude, GTA update please.

Originally posted by Art B:<br /> By the way Lubedude, I'm gonna come down and go fishing with you yet!

Promises, Promises!