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Offline Lostboy Steve

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Re: Gasoline Question?
« Reply #50 on: August 26, 2013, 08:57:38 AM »
The reason xylene improves gas mileage has something to do with chemical bonds. I'm not Walter White so honestly I don't know the exact science behind it.
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Re: Gasoline Question?
« Reply #51 on: August 26, 2013, 09:38:56 AM »
Quote from: twistedengineering on August 26, 2013, 08:57:38 AM
The reason xylene improves gas mileage has something to do with chemical bonds. I'm not Walter White so honestly I don't know the exact science behind it.

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Re: Gasoline Question?
« Reply #52 on: August 26, 2013, 02:43:41 PM »
Quote from: crazypj on August 25, 2013, 09:15:40 PM
Quote from: Bob Wessner on August 23, 2013, 11:48:21 AM
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Quote from: crazypj on August 23, 2013, 10:58:31 AM
I add 1%acetone and get noticeable performance increase
How was that measured?

Not the Snopes is the be all end all anymore than Wikipedia, but you might want to do more research/

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/acetone.asp

Never said increase in gas mileage but noticeable increase in performance
I have no idea why and would like to know

I have experienced the exact same thing but in a car, it was a slug and pinged its head off under load on its recommended fuel, I put premium in it after a recommendation from a good mechanic I've known all my life and the car was transformed, it went a hell of a lot better, and I didn't imagine it .... ::)
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Re: Gasoline Question?
« Reply #53 on: August 27, 2013, 07:42:32 AM »
Quote from: twistedengineering on August 26, 2013, 08:57:38 AM
The reason xylene improves gas mileage has something to do with chemical bonds. I'm not Walter White so honestly I don't know the exact science behind it.

I tried xylene and couldn't tell any difference at all
Acetone did give a noticeable performance boost and probably far worse mileage (as I used more throttle all the time  ???  ;D )
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Re: Gasoline Question?
« Reply #54 on: August 27, 2013, 07:47:52 AM »

Quote from: Schnell on August 26, 2013, 09:38:56 AM
Quote from: twistedengineering on August 26, 2013, 08:57:38 AM
The reason xylene improves gas mileage has something to do with chemical bonds. I'm not Walter White so honestly I don't know the exact science behind it.

You should have paid closer attention in class, Jessie!

Right?! I know I should have.
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Re: Gasoline Question?
« Reply #55 on: August 27, 2013, 09:45:30 AM »
Quote from: twistedengineering on August 23, 2013, 12:08:57 PM
How about people just run whatever they like and shut the #$%* up about it? Who the #$%* cares.
Hmmm..... Dichotomy?
Quote from: twistedengineering on August 26, 2013, 08:57:38 AM
The reason xylene improves gas mileage has something to do with chemical bonds.

Or not...  Is this actually a reason?   Or, conjecture?   Any thoughts about the chemical bonds of the "rubber" fuel system seals?

Could this exhaustive proof be as meaningful as seeing Jesus on a banana or on a dog's butt?

I heard there is a religious focus group studying the true meaning in the sound "poot".  (Since it WAS uttered by the image of Jesus.)
I speculate it is an old lost language dialect that translates to;  "42" ?
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Re: Gasoline Question?
« Reply #56 on: August 27, 2013, 09:54:37 AM »
Quote from: TwoTired on August 27, 2013, 09:45:30 AM
Quote from: twistedengineering on August 23, 2013, 12:08:57 PM
How about people just run whatever they like and shut the #$%* up about it? Who the #$%* cares.
Hmmm..... Dichotomy?
Quote from: twistedengineering on August 26, 2013, 08:57:38 AM
The reason xylene improves gas mileage has something to do with chemical bonds.

Or not...  Is this actually a reason?   Or, conjecture?   Any thoughts about the chemical bonds of the "rubber" fuel system seals?

Could this exhaustive proof be as meaningful as seeing Jesus on a banana or on a dog's butt?

I heard there is a religious focus group studying the true meaning in the sound "poot".  (Since it WAS uttered by the image of Jesus.)
I speculate it is an old lost language dialect that translates to;  "42" ?

Reminds me of this Jesus tomato I once found.

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Re: Gasoline Question?
« Reply #57 on: August 27, 2013, 11:15:38 AM »
Quote from: TwoTired on August 27, 2013, 09:45:30 AM
Quote from: twistedengineering on August 23, 2013, 12:08:57 PM
How about people just run whatever they like and shut the #$%* up about it? Who the #$%* cares.
Hmmm..... Dichotomy?
Quote from: twistedengineering on August 26, 2013, 08:57:38 AM
The reason xylene improves gas mileage has something to do with chemical bonds.

Or not...  Is this actually a reason?   Or, conjecture?   Any thoughts about the chemical bonds of the "rubber" fuel system seals?

Could this exhaustive proof be as meaningful as seeing Jesus on a banana or on a dog's butt?

I heard there is a religious focus group studying the true meaning in the sound "poot".  (Since it WAS uttered by the image of Jesus.)
I speculate it is an old lost language dialect that translates to;  "42" ?

It is the reason. I cant find the literature at this immediate moment, but there is a whole scientific explanation about how the gasoline bonds to the xylene and creates a cleaner? economical? mixture.
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Re: Gasoline Question?
« Reply #58 on: August 27, 2013, 11:18:36 AM »
btw, Jesus (if he exists / existed) was not a European with straight hair.
« Last Edit: August 27, 2013, 11:20:43 AM by twistedengineering »
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Re: Gasoline Question?
« Reply #59 on: August 27, 2013, 05:05:48 PM »
Quote from: TwoTired on August 27, 2013, 09:45:30 AM
Could this exhaustive proof be as meaningful as seeing Jesus on a banana or on a dog's butt?

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