gas mileage tips! Options

[bdog_v]

Hello I was surfing the internet the other night as my parents informed me that they were going to try acetone in their gas tank for better mileage. Apparently there friends had tried it and it helped. While searching I came across some very informative websites. They claim to have ways to significantly increase your mileage. I am particularily interested in the (Fogger) product as I have read in the past that heating up the gas for better burning can improve mileage. I wouldn't mind trying one but I am stuck out on the road and will only get home once a year

Here are the websites the list of 13 things on the first site is where I would read first the (fogger) is listed at the bottom of the page.

* I am in no way affiliated with this product, just very curious!

1. http://www.lubedev.com/smartgas/ultra5.htm

2. http://www.lubedev.com/smartgas/fogger.htm

3. http://www.lubedev.com/smartgas/warm/install.htm

4. http://www.lubedev.com/smartgas/warm/photo.htm

Let me know what you guys think, or if anyone would like to see if these ideas work? THanks Brandon....

[alltracman78]

Make sure you have a current tune up, as in spark plugs, cap/rotor.
SOME engine cleaners will work very well in cleaning out your engine.
Sucess also of course depends on how clean the engine is to begin with.
The cleaner it is, the less difference cleaning it will make....
Seafoam works very well.
BG makes a VERY good product as well, but I believe they are only available professionally.

A clean air filter and fuel filter will help also.

If you have a auto trans, cleaning up the trans will help a bit, depending on current condition.

Check your brakes.
If the calipers are frozen/semi frozen, they will lower mileage. Drums really never drag, unless they are way out of adjustment, so you are probably good there.

Make sure you have the correct air pressure in the tires. Higher than recommended will raise mileage, but will increase wear and decrease handling.
One note on this. Recommended cold pressure is NOT the max pressure that is rated on the side of the tire.
It will be either in the glove box or on the sticker in the dr door jam. Or in your owners manual.

As far as plug wires and O2 sensors.
Autocrap says to replace WAY too frequently.
There is no need to automatically replace either.
Nothing wrong with it, except hurting your wallet.
If they went bad that fast, Toyota would recommend replacing them as part of a service....
Trust me, they LOVE to take your $$$$.



One more note, just to make you economy engined folks less happy.
The FE engines [at least the older ones, I havn't checked for the newer 5SFE and such] fire TWO injectors at once. One inj fires into the open cyl, using the fuel. The other fires into a closed valve, wasting fuel. This cuts down cost for the ecu, but lowers mileage due to extra fuel being wasted.
The GE engines don't.

Just another reason to swap.