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cem_devecioglu

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Re: Nitrogen inflation
« Reply #30 on: 03 July 2012, 21:22:46 »

Thinking about it, I would say it's less safe to have nitrogen in one front tyre than air in both.

I'm going to fire off a stiff letter.

wont be a difference, either be it a fart gas ;D
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Re: Nitrogen inflation
« Reply #31 on: 04 July 2012, 10:44:04 »

Took a tyre to kwik fit today for a puncture repair. Total cost £22.50 which included £1.50 for nitrogen inflation. Why?


The knuckledraggers at Kwik Fit saw the old boy coming a mile off. Shame. ;D ;D ;)
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Re: Nitrogen inflation
« Reply #32 on: 04 July 2012, 10:47:44 »

I thought it was to do with molecule size in that nitrogen molecules were 'larger' than standard air thus did not leak through the gaps in the rubber/tyre molecules......

That's what I was told. Holds pressure longer, more stable blah blah. All I noticed on my sons car was that it made it ride a bit harder, saying that though, he didn't have to put any air in for a long time.
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Re: Nitrogen inflation
« Reply #33 on: 04 July 2012, 11:37:49 »

Took a tyre to kwik fit today for a puncture repair. Total cost £22.50 which included £1.50 for nitrogen inflation. Why?


The knuckledraggers at Kwik Fit saw the old boy coming a mile off. Shame. ;D ;D ;)

The local tyre shop down the road does punctures for a fiver  :y :y ;D ;D

Concorde ran over some debris on the runway which burst the tyre and flipped it up to puncture the tanks IIRC :(
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Re: Nitrogen inflation
« Reply #34 on: 04 July 2012, 19:07:59 »

Its obvious really why nitrogen is better than air in the tyres.....

Its lighter than air......therefore will help 'lift' your car off the road making it lighter....

Lighter car means more mpg......simples  :y










Nitrogen is lighter than air......but if you believe my explaination   ::) ::) ;D ;D
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Re: Nitrogen inflation
« Reply #35 on: 05 July 2012, 15:00:30 »


Nitrogen is lighter than air......but if you believe my explaination   ::) ::) ;D ;D

As air consists of 78% nitrogen (and 21% oxygen) it can't really be "lighter" than air.
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