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Assatone gave this guy 10 mpg more???

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Old May 1, 2009 | 04:12 AM
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Assatone gave this guy 10 mpg more???

Anyone seen this? http://www.metacafe.com/watch/524517...as_mileage_2x/
Would like to hear form someone that knows anything about it. Does it hurt the car? With all the meth heads i bet its hard to get?
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Old May 1, 2009 | 06:57 AM
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Re: Assatone gave this guy 10 mpg more???

Snopes says no, it's false.

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/acetone.asp
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Old May 1, 2009 | 10:04 AM
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Re: Assatone gave this guy 10 mpg more???

Also add in that Acetone is around $15 a gallon. Basic homemade octane boost is it.
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Old May 1, 2009 | 11:30 AM
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Re: Assatone gave this guy 10 mpg more???

the Mythbusters (on the Discovery channel) tested this. They found it to be no help.
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Old May 1, 2009 | 01:12 PM
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Re: Assatone gave this guy 10 mpg more???

Assatone?! Really? Seriously? That's how you'd spell it? I'm surprised the profanity check didn't blank that out for us...
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Old May 1, 2009 | 01:34 PM
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Re: Assatone gave this guy 10 mpg more???

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Assatone?! Really? Seriously? That's how you'd spell it? I'm surprised the profanity check didn't blank that out for us...
I didnt know how to spell it, & google has been a way better spell check then my computer. I can get a highlighted word and try to right click it, to have the computer give me options that are not even close. then copy the same word over to google, and it knows the spelling. Oh well cant win them all. Lol its nothing new. I know I can't spell very well. its mostly the words I never see, or have to spell that get me. Sorry for anyone that might be offended.
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Old May 1, 2009 | 01:43 PM
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Re: Assatone gave this guy 10 mpg more???

oh i'm not too hurt, i've just never seen anyone spell it that way. That's a very uncommon word to mispell.
oh well, I call it "ace-uh-tone", and people look at me like i've got three heads. oh well, i'll just slip in a "po-tah-to", and a "tom-mah-to" to make everyone think I just fell off the turnip truck...
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Old May 1, 2009 | 02:15 PM
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Re: Assatone gave this guy 10 mpg more???

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oh i'm not too hurt, i've just never seen anyone spell it that way. That's a very uncommon word to mispell.
oh well, I call it "ace-uh-tone", and people look at me like i've got three heads. oh well, i'll just slip in a "po-tah-to", and a "tom-mah-to" to make everyone think I just fell off the turnip truck...
lmao. Funny stuff. Well im reading on the subject, and the link I posted with the video, the guy stressed that 100% be used, but I dont see where they state what kind was ever busted? Ill keep reading.
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