mythbusters beat on a camry - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

MrSo0h0o · 05-16-2007, 08:16 PM

any of you watching mythbusters right now? the experiment where they are trying to crack a windshield? the are using a gen 3.5 camry.. poor thing!!

geoff5093 · 05-17-2007, 09:23 AM

I saw that a while back, I was like "hey, thats a gen 3!" The car looks so beat up to

MrSo0h0o · 05-17-2007, 09:43 PM

oh i guess its not a new one lol.. oh well yea it was on there.. man, 60 views and only 1 person responds lol

marc780 · 05-29-2007, 05:42 PM

Mythbusters,

i cant stand watch walrus mustache guy

. Perhaps i have a tude.

brungold · 05-29-2007, 06:00 PM

i didnt see it, but most of the time they have cool cars to beat on.
they did the acetone thing to a gen3 as well. i wanted to slap them and send them my acetone mpg numbers on my gen3 proving they suck. i do like the show though.

geoff5093 · 05-29-2007, 08:30 PM

I've wanted to see the episode where they tested the aceton, as well as other car myths, but I never saw it. Do you know by any chance what season and episode that was?

Svanzy Ya · 05-29-2007, 10:13 PM

hehe ye they use that car alot such as the windsheild one or the carb vs fuel injection engine - and sure enough the camry takes the win

***PhatRoyale*** · 05-29-2007, 10:14 PM

wish someone would have a clip of that on youtube to upload

brungold · 05-30-2007, 03:21 PM

here's the episode guys: torrent link:
http://www.mininova.org/tor/306801

Got it from this thread: http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t136057.html

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Originally Posted by drunken_panda

geoff5093 · 05-30-2007, 10:24 PM

Thanks for the link!

marc780 · 06-04-2007, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by geoff5093

I've wanted to see the episode where they tested the aceton, as well as other car myths, but I never saw it. Do you know by any chance what season and episode that was?

Geoff i did try the acetone trick, for about 1000 miles. I noticed little or no difference in mpg but the car did run just a little better. If there was a difference i couldnt tell - and i kept careful records before i got bored and quit keeping track.
A gallon of Acetone at Walmart is like $12 which ought to be several months supply. The recommended concentrate is 1 oz per 10 gallons, which in the typical Camry (19 to 20 gallon tank) means, put in 2 to 3 oz per tankful and not any more. BEFORe you pump the gas. I used a shot glass (Walmart again).