Nitrogen in tyres: What do you think of it?
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Quote: "Many benefits for pumping Nitrogen in the tyres. In addition to safety, it also helps to reduce fuel consumption and tyre wear....meaning improved safety as well as save money too."
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Ok, next comes the feasibility of doing so.
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I understand that there are currently a couple of people providing these service to pump Nitrogen into the tyres. But would these people know exactly how and why Nitrogen should be pumped in tyres.Originally posted by ditzy:Ok, next comes the feasibility of doing so.
Afterall air is free right? -
crazy, people think they're in F1 or flying F-16?
Even the Super Puma tyres use normal air. -
Air is free, pure nitrogen gas is not as free.Originally posted by uhbaden:I understand that there are currently a couple of people providing these service to pump Nitrogen into the tyres. But would these people know exactly how and why Nitrogen should be pumped in tyres.
Afterall air is free right? -
can someone explain the technicalities?
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Super puma fly one leh, not use its tires roll around leh.Originally posted by kopiosatu:crazy, people think they're in F1 or flying F-16?
Even the Super Puma tyres use normal air. -
it does lah... taxiing? towing??Originally posted by ditzy:Super puma fly one leh, not use its tires roll around leh. -
How fast?Originally posted by kopiosatu:it does lah... taxiing? towing?? 50km/h? 60km/h? -
towing, 8km/hOriginally posted by ditzy:How fast? 50km/h? 60km/h? -
These 2 urls should provide more than enough info for the keen and eager.
http://www.btc.net.au/tyrecare/nitrogen.asp
http://www.toyo.com.au/tech_info11.html -
Tried B4 ..cost rm5 for each tyre pumped wif nitrogen ..feeling is the same no different.
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Hei, I saw this on CSI!!! A disgruntled bus driver pumped his company buses with nitro... causing the tyres to explode after a certain kms...causing accidents, etc.
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For your info, all Stamford Tyres now pump Nitrogen Gas if you buy new tires from them, wat do you thnk?
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I think I have to buy new tires from Stamford whenever I want to pump Nitrogen Gas.Originally posted by Toyo5:For your info, all Stamford Tyres now pump Nitrogen Gas if you buy new tires from them, wat do you thnk? -
Big con job. Even if nitrogen has any effects, the pumping process is already flawed.
Because before any tire is pumped, it is already filled with normal air. So all nitrogen filled tyres are already contaminated with normal air. -
The benefits must be real 'cos they use it for F1, but just thinking out loud, isn't normal air 90% nitrogen anyway?
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No la...Air that we breathe contains 21% Oxygen and the rest are Nitrogen plus other minute gases.Originally posted by Rexdriver:The benefits must be real 'cos they use it for F1, but just thinking out loud, isn't normal air 90% nitrogen anyway?
Read from numerous sources from the WWW that the benefits of Nitrogen in the tyres can only be seen if the tyre contains more than 95% Nitrogen purity.
Then from what I see from the workshops that provide this Nitrogen thingy, they use these generators to produce the Nitrogen but from what I read, they can at most give you 95% Nitrogen purity. Now mathematically speaking, the tyre is already containing air, so if they were to just pump up the tyre with these generators, would the overall purity of the Nitrogen be diluted to less than 95%???!!
So are people like Stamford tyres or Acc pulling a fast one on us? -
Firstly, ask yourself if your tyres are constantly running loads of 180km/h on average.
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sounds like they're pulling a fast one