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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: decaman on October 18, 2010, 09:58:06 PM

Title: Vinegar to increase fuel economy?
Post by: decaman on October 18, 2010, 09:58:06 PM

Speaking to someone this week who told me about a guy who had his Jeep running with a Vinegar additive that was increasing his fuel economy by a substantial amount.

Apparently can get it done fairly locally.  I'm in Worcester.

Was slightly skeptical if I'm honest, but always happy to find out and thought I'd find out if anyone else has heard of this?

Title: Re: Vinegar to increase fuel economy?
Post by: tim_aka_tim on October 18, 2010, 10:24:10 PM

Never heard of it. Neither have my usual sources, peswiki and gassavers. Of the top of my head, I'd wonder if petrol and
vinegar even mix together. If not, must be some exotic system. Smells very fishy to me. However, more info would be good.

Title: Re: Vinegar to increase fuel economy?
Post by: Bulldog67 on October 18, 2010, 10:30:16 PM

there is nothing vinegar cant do: http://www.buy-ebook.com/the-miracle-of-vinegar/ (http://www.buy-ebook.com/the-miracle-of-vinegar/)

Title: Re: Vinegar to increase fuel economy?
Post by: decaman on October 18, 2010, 10:36:23 PM

That was my initial thought as well, rubbish.

Can't think why vinegar would add anything to the mix to improve the efficiency.

I'll see what I can find out however.  Apparently a breaker near to Kiddeminster is the one who has come up with the system??

All second hand information from a fairly unreliable source so probably a grain of truth mixed with a healthy scoop of bullshit.

Title: Re: Vinegar to increase fuel economy?
Post by: Bulldog67 on October 18, 2010, 10:38:09 PM

my father in law cured his skin cancer by rubbin organic cider vinegar into it  :017:

Title: Re: Vinegar to increase fuel economy?
Post by: decaman on October 18, 2010, 10:47:03 PM

It'll surely get my XJ to return 50 mpg then!!

Title: Re: Vinegar to increase fuel economy?
Post by: Bulldog67 on October 18, 2010, 10:48:52 PM

 :hysterical: :lol_hitting:

Title: Re: Vinegar to increase fuel economy?
Post by: Panic mechanic! on October 19, 2010, 01:22:16 AM

seeing as vinegar is a good degreaser,I would think it may help bore wear aswell.

Title: Re: Vinegar to increase fuel economy?
Post by: normalbloke on October 19, 2010, 02:40:23 PM

So which part of the cycle would then become the vinegar stroke?

Title: Re: Vinegar to increase fuel economy?
Post by: Dave69 on October 19, 2010, 09:04:21 PM

never thought of vingar being volatile.

but they use water injection to increase the bhp rather than economy