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Subject:The 150 MPG carbureter exists!
From:Don Spence
Date:Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:18:20 -0600

I'll try it on fryeday ok?
On Wednesday, September 28, 2005, at 02:20  PM, Automatic digest
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> Subject: The 150 MPG carbureter exists!
>
> Really it does. GM paid 100 million to cover it up. Last night I heard
> all about its' development on the radio. You know , that AM radio
> station that you listen to when you cant sleep at 3 in the
> morning.This  person on the radio said that he knew the developer
> personally, and this is how it all happened....... This guy was
> cleaning parts at work with gasoline and somehow acetone got included
> in the mixture. Well , this guy was called away from the parts that he
>  was cleaning, and when he returned all the gas was evaperated(got
> your interest now?) He discovered that this acetone had caused the gas
> to vaporize quickly. He put this to work in his car and the rest
> should have been history(yeah right). Eventually, he setteled upon 2
> ounces of acetone  per gallon of premium gasoline as the perfect
> ratio. His Oldsmobile 442 got 75 mpg with this.He said that the
> premium gas was needed to retard the combustion of this quickly
> vaporized gas until the proper time. Or was it that premium
>  retards were combusted  quickly at the proper time?. Dont remember
> exactly as it was 3AM. Dosent matter anyway. How many times do you get
> a chance to save civilization all by yourself? Not many I would guess,
> and the risks are worth it. So I ask, are there any listees out there
> that would like to try this out?I would do this myself , but my
> vanagon wont let me( this is my only vehicle), and I cant afford a
> tank of premum gas anyway.Perhaps a someone has an old vehicle that
> can be donated to this cause. Maybe a friend needs a birthday present
> of a tank of premum gas(birthday not till next april).Let us know the
> results on this list.Roger

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