Has anyone considered filling their tyres with one of the gases below nitrogen on the Periodic Table?

 

I figure if you use Helium, it might offset some of the extra "pork" when you put it on the scales...

 

Hehe... if only it were so easy.

 

How about Hydrogen? That would give a whole new meaning to "lighting up the tires".


Oh, the humanity!

 

I'm still quite angry with Mother Nature with her decision to contaminate air with almost 1% argon. I mean, did she even think about it's atomic weight? WTF?

In addition to hydrogen and helium, I propose that carbon be considered due to it's sheer abundance. One minor draw back is the need to keep it at around 4300* Kelvin or higher to be in a gaseous state. I'm sure the marketeers can figure out a way to get around that tiny issue.

 

Many years ago there was a car (Buick?) that was advertised as having "more road-hugging weight than any car in its class."

 

I have a 2015 V8S and the valve caps say Nitro Fill.

Although I can't speak to the science, I can say that I had a nail in a tire and the Nitro Fill 1 year warranty paid for the repair. I later had another nail in a sidewall and the Nitro Fill warranty paid $200 toward the tire replacement. But, that's the limit, so the warranty is over. Just wanted people to know in case they have the same.

 

So the lesson here is that nitrogen attracts tire puncturing nails and should be avoided at all costs.

 

HAHA!! NO JOKE! That second tire picked up another nail and had to be replaced in one day! Luckily the dealer pickup up that tire. I think you might be right. I have never had so many nails!

 

Chevrolet Corvair. Later models were avertised as having an an extra "400 ground-hugging pounds" after it featured in Ralph Nader's book Unsafe at Any Speed as being the most dangerous car on US roads due to its tendency to flip onto its roof in corners.

 

At a work* Christmas party one year someone filled a selection of balloons with each of the Noble Gases from Helium to Xenon. The later behaved like the balloon was filled with liquid...

*a Materials Lab

 

Actually it is not, check out this description from Jason at engineering explained who covers it pretty well
Nitrogen Filled Tires

 

Noooo...not this thread again. Everything that needs to be said, has been said, and by everybody...on every forum ever! (However, the linked tutorials are well informed)

 

Agree!!!

 

Give me Radon-filled tires instead. That should make them glow.

 

Welcome to the forum Insanerb25 don't forget to post an intro in the new members area.

 

Oh 'Jason' said so. That changes everything.

 

I think it just means that Jason knows how to copy and paste incorrect myths and marketing hype into his website.

 

The video is good. Not great, but good. It's more useful than the text below it on the link provided: That's actually worse than useless. Now I'm scared of this "air" stuff. It sounds dangerous.

 

Yep........


Cheers,
Dave