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wwwtractor said:
Check out the engine used in the Honda Insight. It has a special lean burn mode.
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Norm was talking about this engine...:D

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CountryBoy said:
Is that a Buick in the background with an intact windshield also?
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The Chevy was a V8 Power Pack
Buick Yes and it looks like a 1958 notice the dual headlights!
And a 1963 chevy on the right with no hood!:laugh:Really!!
 
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nnuut said:
The Chevy was a V8 Power Pack
Buick Yes and it looks like a 1958 notice the dual headlights!
And a 1963 chevy on the right with no hood!:laugh:Really!!
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There is money to be made in junk yards, especially with cars of that vintage. I remember riding in my grandparents '57 chevy as a kid. Those older cars really had interior space.

Good eyes on the '63 chevy, not enough there for me to id. Those were the days when you could easily tell what kind of car it was, not like all the look alikes today, though the Mustang and other old muscle cars coming out now have a more distinctive look. If Detroit was smart they'd bring back more of the older models.
 
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I'm with you CB, I love my ford diesel but if ford or chevy retroed a 50's (ford) or 60's (chevy) I be hard pressed not to be interested. They had a curvier look back then.
 
I have been trying this in my aging 93 Accord 4dr 2.2L FI Auto for about 2 months now. It has a 17g tank, and I typically fill it at the 2 gal mark, where the empty light comes on.
I have been slowly increasing the amount of Acetone (I use a can I bought from the Depot, it is just Acetone, no water or additives), and with 4oz per 15g I have obtained 26 mpg over a 2 week period of mixed driving which includes 50 miles RT freeway driving for work 5x a week (1/2 of it stuck in 20mph or less rush hour traffic) and various short trips, close by or within 15 minutes of mixed city/freeway driving away.
I can verify no ill effects and a noticeable increase in power. My car is still a gas hog, but definitely more efficient, from once a week fills to 1.5 weeks between fills (390 miles w/ 15g)
The info I read said the acetone worked to decrease the surface tension of gasoline, allowing finer atomization, enabling a more complete burn. The KipKay guy is rather humorous, but ingenious as well.:laugh:

 
Acetone? No. Old Wives tale.
http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/acetone.asp


The added pressure in your tires IS a good tip, as is the part about trying to reduce stops and starts, and turning off your engine while waiting a a long light. Those are all good tips.

However, adding acetone to your tank will NOT affect your miles per gallon. At it's worst- it could damage engine sensors.


You don't have to believe my word for it- for even Snopes, for that matter.

You can go straight to the Car Talk gurus- TOM AND RAY (Don't drive with my brother)...

http://www.cartalk.com/content/columns/Archive/2006/January/08.html
 
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