Posted by MarkB_MI on December 22, 2014 at 09:12:00 from (198.208.159.17):
In Reply to: Re: Today's gasoline posted by IH2444 on December 22, 2014 at 06:20:28:
I enjoy posts like yours. They follow a standard format:
Ethanol bad. Add Brand X snake oil to gas. Now ethanol good.
Now I realize there was a guy who could change water to wine, but that's not enough to convince me that any of these products have any effect whatsoever on gasohol.
So what's in this Star Tron stuff, anyway? The MSDS says it's ">95" percent naptha, plus "<0.5" percent "proprietary organic compounds". OK, so we'll say 99.5 percent naptha and half a percent "proprietary". Must be pretty powerful stuff if they have to dilute it 200:1 with naptha to make it safe to handle. But what are these "proprietary organic compounds"? "Organic" just means carbon-based, which includes such things as fingernail clippings, pine tar and, uh, ethanol. Ah, but these are "enzymes"! Just like the stuff they put in laundry detergent to get out spaghetti sauce stains. Good stuff.
But maybe, just maybe, the enzymes in Star Tron break down ethanol just like the enzymes in your liver break down Old Grand Dad! Let's google that. It seems the enzymes your liver produces convert ethanol into acetaldehyde. And acetaldehyde is a precursor for acetic acid and acetate ester. Hmm. I'm not sure acetic acid and acetate are any better for my engine than ethanol.
But don't let me dissuade you from using your preferred snake oil. If the snake oil peddlers needed my business they'd all be bankrupt. Fortunately for them there are plenty of folks who will not only buy their products but swear by them.
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