What's in your tyres???
What's in your tyres???
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Chemical Matty

Original Poster:

712 posts

205 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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I've just been talking with a neighbour who was raving about using nitrogen in his car and van tyres. Reckons there is less road noise and an improvement in economy....??

Any thoughts???

£2.00 per corner to inflate!

Leatherman

1,030 posts

248 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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is it April 1st

RT/10Dave

6,364 posts

230 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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To be frank... and I must add that this is with absolutely no research done whatsoever, just my opinion with a pretty solid grounding in Physics and Chemistry... Sounds like an absolute load of bks!!!

RT/10Dave

6,364 posts

230 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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Having done some research:

http://www.uniflate.com/

The major benefits of nitrogen filled tyres, over compressed air, are that they stay inflated for longer - reducing tyre wear, improving road handling and increasing fuel efficiency. Kwik-Fit chose the Uniflate Nitrogen Inflation system following successful trials in the Netherlands earlier this year, which led to the installation of over 200 systems countrywide.

Nissan GT-R introduces specially developed tyres with nitrogen filled at factory:

Jeremy Clarkson reviewed the car in June 2008 and in his final verdict announced it “Unfathomably good”. He also stated “The attention to detail has been extraordinary. For instance, the GT-R’s tyres are filled with nitrogen because ordinary air expands and contracts too much. And each gearbox is specifically mated to each handmade engine”

Still sounds like a load of bks!!! But now I also think it's a money making load of bks!!! If you keep an eye on your tyre pressures on a regular basis you'll save yourself the £8 outlay... They'll probably want twice as much to fill your tyres too as they are twice as wide... tongue out

Chemical Matty

Original Poster:

712 posts

205 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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That's what I thought!

The downside of having a loud bright car ticking over on your drive.

Best left to the F1 teams.

getmecoat

neilsfishing

3,502 posts

220 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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I run mine on mixed gas 78.08% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.038% carbon dioxide, and trace amounts of other gaseshehe

fishboy

3,365 posts

252 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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neilsfishing said:
I run mine on mixed gas 78.08% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.038% carbon dioxide, and trace amounts of other gaseshehe
he means farts dosn't he hehe

ViperDave

5,698 posts

275 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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For no particular reason other than that what they put in them, but i have mostly nitrogen in mine, cant tell the difference.

The main benefit with it is that it is a dry pure gas as opposed to atmospheric air which contains water, so doesn't expand as much as the tyres get hot, as i said cant tell the difference.

fatboy18

19,471 posts

233 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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Fishy air last time I checked smile Bit like my breath at the moment, just had Kippers for tea biggrin