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Old 05-26-2007, 08:02 PM   #1
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Sounds a little to good to be true. What exactly would acetone do to your motor over an extended period of time?
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Old 05-27-2007, 10:05 PM   #2
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Sounds a little to good to be true. What exactly would acetone do to your motor over an extended period of time?
Rot your seals.....
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Old 05-27-2007, 11:25 PM   #3
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Rot your seals.....
Yup. Excessive amounts will eat thru rubber hoses and gas tank linings. What Acetone, MTBE, Methyl Alcohol etc.. do is increase octane.
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Old 05-27-2007, 11:30 PM   #4
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What Acetone, MTBE, Methyl Alcohol etc.. do is increase octane.
So, is that a main ingredient in off the shelf octane boosters?
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So, is that a main ingredient in off the shelf octane boosters?
Most of them, yeah. They mainly use Toluene and MTBE.
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Old 05-28-2007, 11:51 AM   #6
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Rot your seals.....
It's only 2oz. per 10 gals. would that be enough to fuck the seals?
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It's only 2oz. per 10 gals. would that be enough to fuck the seals?
Yes
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