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Offline JC

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Re: Nitrogen for car tyres
« Reply #10 on: 10 July 2011, 06:55 »
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but if your a driving god you will think it makes a difference  :lipsrsealed:

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Re: Nitrogen for car tyres
« Reply #11 on: 10 July 2011, 08:04 »
oxygen is roughly 78% nitrogen btw :laugh:


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Re: Nitrogen for car tyres
« Reply #12 on: 10 July 2011, 08:48 »
As far as I know all sh*tfits offer nitrogen now. Last time I had my work combo van in there they put it in at £1 per tyre.

Couldnt tell you if it makes any difference though as being a vauxhall its now sat in the garage waiting to be fixed again.

Offline mwep201081

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Re: Nitrogen for car tyres
« Reply #13 on: 10 July 2011, 09:38 »
oxygen is roughly 78% nitrogen btw :laugh:



the pure nitrogen in garages is 95% nitrogen

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Re: Nitrogen for car tyres
« Reply #14 on: 10 July 2011, 12:06 »
air is roughly 78% nitrogen btw :laugh:

Corrected for you. Oxygen is an element in its own right. Air is a mixture...   :rolleyes: :laugh:


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Offline Chris MKV

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Re: Nitrogen for car tyres
« Reply #15 on: 10 July 2011, 14:10 »
air is roughly 78% nitrogen btw :laugh:

Corrected for you. Oxygen is an element in its own right. Air is a mixture...   :rolleyes: :laugh:

Beat me to it.

Also remember that you will still have some oxygen in there from when the tyres are fitted so you never will get 100% nitrogen.  Golf tyres run just under 3 bar so assuming 100% pure nitrogen for inflation for tyres fitted on a dry day you will end up at around 93% instead of 80%.
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Re: Nitrogen for car tyres
« Reply #16 on: 10 July 2011, 14:55 »
air is roughly 78% nitrogen btw :laugh:

Corrected for you. Oxygen is an element in its own right. Air is a mixture...   :rolleyes: :laugh:
oops, early morning posting  :grin:

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Re: Nitrogen for car tyres
« Reply #17 on: 10 July 2011, 22:15 »
Demon Tweaks in Wrexham offer this service too :wink:

its worth 1 sec per lap on the ring road sprint :grin:

Although racing on the road is illegal.. your honour .........  :lipsrsealed:


Offline Khare

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Re: Nitrogen for car tyres
« Reply #18 on: 10 July 2011, 22:18 »
£1 a corner is not so bad, but again not worth it  :sad:

Shame it's not free.

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Re: Nitrogen for car tyres
« Reply #19 on: 11 July 2011, 09:44 »
Surely filling it with helium would make it lighter and give more mpg :grin:
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