True or Not...nitrogen in tires?

[_Alex_D_]

Right my mate works at tire place. Other day met him at pub and he'd had a full stainless zorst fitted to his Vectra Turbo Limited Edition 100 or whatever it is.

Anyway also noticed he'd added some crome off Sigma to front bumper (near fogs) and siad the whole car was looking right nice. Not no boy racer thing just some nice touches.

The I said whats with stupid green dust caps? He said it's cause there filled with nitrogen so people no not to add air. Law thing. I said why would you fill them with that and he said holds better, doesn't change with temperature so much, and rubber don't perish as quick.

Now there is a lot of pee taking between us at times so I just nodded and went oh. Is he sh*tting me or what?


Oh and don't laugh at me neither! :lolup:

 

[CHRISK172+]

100% true mate.

 

[DrR]

http://www.vcars.co.uk/news/generic...urged-to-consider-nitrogen-for-tyres-407.html
News to me.

 

[Graham Gooch]

No he is talking sense.

 

[Sheilas’ Wheels]

well i never...

 

[makavelli]

yep tis true

 

[SBV116]

Yes thats true, been available as an option at demon tweeks for some time, think it was around £1.50 a tyre!

 

[mini-valver]

It's true. Race cars use it, the tyres don't change pressure as much with heat.

 

[Henry]

been used in competition cars for ages although it's still rather impractical i'd have thought in a road car

 

[theduck]

heard this before, any one any idea how much it costs and how often you need to refill?

 

[Griff]

Halfords made a big deal of it a few years ago but I've not seen them mention it for a while.

 

[Graham Gooch]

heard this before, any one any idea how much it costs and how often you need to refill?

Well in theory never, but obviously Tyres are not eternal lol.

My place charges £5 a tyre I think which is bloody criminal lol.

 

[Beef-Mc]

Well, you learn something new every day!

 

[CHRISK172+]

Had my last car done at Selecta Tyre for free with 4 tyres. Never had to touch em ever again in 2 years when it got wrote off, squashed against a wall by HGV

 

[theduck]

heard this before, any one any idea how much it costs and how often you need to refill?

Well in theory never, but obviously Tyres are not eternal lol.

My place charges £5 a tyre I think which is bloody criminal lol.

:S:S Just a tad, if it was a couple of quid a tyre might consider it as I am crap at remembering to inflate mine

 

[ChrisD172]

yeah ive heard about that aswell, supposed to be really good

 

[Steve2004]

Don't know why some people are so surprised, even putting air into your tyres means that they're 79% full of nitrogen anyway.

 

[Leeshez]

This is the first i have heard of this.

 

[The Hoff]

Might check how that effects bike tyres, as after a good fast ride pressures can vary by as much as 5-7psi.

Interesting indeed!

 

[Gareth]

yep, known this for a long time, never had it though.

 

[Griff]

History of Uniflate Print E-mail
Roger Stote and Bob Davies formed Pneu-air in 1992. The company emerged as a result of a research program financed by Goodyear Formula 1 and Calor Air Separation with the aim to provide an on site nitrogen production facility to replace the High Pressure Nitrogen bottles that were being used in Formula 1.

Goodyear used the first Uniflate System in the Japanese Grand Prix of 1992. Such was the success of the system that All Formula 1 Grand Prix tyres continue to be inflated with Uniflate to the present day through both Bridgestone and Michelin.

Following the Formula 1 success Pneu-air developed the Uniflate retail tyre system to allow the general motorist to experience the pressure retention properties of Uniflate Nitrogen. The first retail systems were launched in January 1999 with Halfords Superstores.

32 further Uniflate Systems were installed throughout Ireland during 1999 and by the Spring of 2002 total of 211 Uniflate Systems had been installed in retail depots throughout the UK and Ireland. In addition 7 mobile tyre service vehicles had been fitted with the Uniflate System.

Distributors continue to grow every day and current Uniflate distributors in the UK include, ATS Euromaster, Demon Tweeks, BK Racing, Merit tyre and Selecta tyre chains as well as many independent tyre retail outlets.

Over the last few years the company has also achieved ISO9001: 2000 accreditation as well as becoming supporter members of the Tyre Industry Council.

I knew I didn't dream it.

 

[ChrisR]

Had it done a few years ago on my old 19 when getting tyres, was about a quid a wheel.

 

[Reyes]

Shocked.. I'm shocked over everything though

 

[_Alex_D_]

Cheers guys. Glad I didn't say to much cause I thought it sounded mad!

 

[Phoenix]

this is news to me as well.....didnt even know F1 used it and i love F1

 

[GordonD]

What a load of rubbish.

Yes, nitrogen does have a benefit in extreme usage due to less temperature increase in the tyre carcass. By extreme usage I mean race driving, and loads approaching the limits the tyre can safely carry. But if you are encountering those situations in road use of a Clio Sport your licence should be taken off you.

And its not the absence of oxygen in gas that the tyre is inflated with that results in the benefit, its the absence of water vapour. So dry air would produce pretty much the same benefit as pure nitrogen.

 

[TeZ]

also been in crisp packets for ages.

 

[Marky_]

I've seen it at national tyres. They charge something like "from £5 per set". Surprised so many people haven't heard of it.

 

[@Spoonie]

Costco are doing it

 

[rustybolt]

Nitrogen is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere: 78% of the Earth’s atmosphere is nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases like carbon dioxide, argon and water vapor. Nitrogen is a gas that is relatively non-reactive, non-flammable, colorless, and odorless. It is an element and its symbol is N. Nitrogen is released into the atmosphere from volcanic eruptions and when dead plants and animals decay.

from some boffin site,

 

[Max46]

i go mini racing and we run the tyres on nitro holds up to the high tempretures better makes them more stable.

 

[_Alex_D_]

Yeah my mate works at Costco!

 

[172.com]

What a load of rubbish.

Yes, nitrogen does have a benefit in extreme usage due to less temperature increase in the tyre carcass. By extreme usage I mean race driving, and loads approaching the limits the tyre can safely carry. But if you are encountering those situations in road use of a Clio Sport your licence should be taken off you.

And its not the absence of oxygen in gas that the tyre is inflated with that results in the benefit, its the absence of water vapour. So dry air would produce pretty much the same benefit as pure nitrogen.

Your posts really do make me laugh

Let me guess it's all a conspiracy by George W Bush?

 

[Fred@BTM]

What a load of rubbish.

Yes, nitrogen does have a benefit in extreme usage due to less temperature increase in the tyre carcass. By extreme usage I mean race driving, and loads approaching the limits the tyre can safely carry. But if you are encountering those situations in road use of a Clio Sport your licence should be taken off you.

And its not the absence of oxygen in gas that the tyre is inflated with that results in the benefit, its the absence of water vapour. So dry air would produce pretty much the same benefit as pure nitrogen.

dry air is whats used in a lot of the F1 cars (some use nitrogen)

AFAIK there's been some disscussions over which is best etc etc, we use dry air in the superF car