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quote:Originally posted by Mean Green
I am not willing to risk the possibility of a problem arising. Especially to save a few pennies. The dealer will laugh at you as they void your warranty. As for the DC service manager, whose car do you think would be covered under waranty if something goes wrong? Yours or his? Definitely not yours. As for the article being biased. I don't think so. He's got nothing to gain. There will always be people who will use acetone, buy the Tornado or use magnets for better mpg. People are sucked in all of the time. Those of you who want better mpg go buy a Honda or a Toyota. 
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A few pennies? Most respond with an increase of 10-20% in fuel efficiency. I am still paying $2.30 per gallon in my area, 10% of that is .23 per gallon. Since I average around 18,000 miles on my car a year, at my avg 22 mpg, I would save roughly 82 gallons of fuel at only 10% per year, or a savings of 180 bucks.
Take a member's, Musicman, own recorded account. His best avg recorded is 28mpg, with acetone he averaged 34. He saved closer to 20%. At his worst fuel economy, he saved closer to 40%. Hardly pennies.
I am willing to risk it, as you say, why would anyone lie in this? It works both ways, average readers responding with their real numbers... why would they lie? The article you linked to is an interesting read. Unfortunately, he did not back it up with any scientific results verifying that acetone does not work or worse, causes harm to your vehicle. Sure, it may cause harm *if* there is enough water in your tank. Your car may also explode *if* you get struck by a train...