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Originally Posted by MacSid' post='464466' date='Aug 31 2007, 11:36 AM
... which also states that nitrogen already makes up 78% of the air around us. Is the benefit of going from normal air with 78% nitrogen in it already to 100% nitrogen going to be that much for daily drivers and daily driving I wonder.
Which actually mens you don't fill it with Nitrogen, just fill normally but no oxygen.
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Originally Posted by vern' post='465002' date='Sep 2 2007, 10:10 AM
I'm curious, if NASCAR uses it and there is no change in PSI do to temperature change , why do they warm up there tires?
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='466953' date='Sep 7 2007, 05:04 PM
Because of the rubber! A tire will stick to the pavement better if the rubber is warmer -- regardless of the pressure. (Although I thought only F1 used tire warmers...)
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Originally Posted by big_ipaq' post='466959' date='Sep 7 2007, 10:23 AM
True, but I'd put it differently. A tyre will stick to the pavement better if it is operating in the specified operating temperature interval which tyre producers intended. Due to the nature of racing, the rubber, in a race, due to high friction, will be "normally" operating at temperatures way higher than normal air temperatures. So tyres, need to be brought in the temperature interval by warming up.
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Originally Posted by boltoa' post='464518' date='Aug 31 2007, 04:23 PM
And putting snake oil in your engine will make your car go 22% faster. Anyone know where I can get any? Any snake oil salesmen out there? ![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/rolleyes.gif)
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"Catherine Rossi of AAA Mid-Atlantic, said nitrogen molecules are actually four times larger than compressed air molecules, helping to maintain a constant tire pressure with less leaking out of the tires."
This is complete BS. How can anyone say such stuff....
This is complete BS. How can anyone say such stuff....
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Well then how about helium ?........
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Originally Posted by westcoast550' post='467042' date='Sep 7 2007, 12:28 PM
Well then how about helium ?........
Be optimistic.......
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