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AltWheels Boston 2007 videos: fuel cells, cogeneration, nitrogen tires {Autoblog Green}
Oct 5th 2007 8:16AM I call BS on the nitrogen compressing less than oxygen. It should compress the same amount as air (as stated above, 80% nitrogen, and I think like 15-18% oxygen, plus remaining other stuff).
It might save you a tiny (and I do mean tiny) bit of unsprung weight since nitrogen is lighter than oxygen (and slightly lighter than mostly-nitrogen air), but I can't imagine the micrograms/grams being worth the expense.
I know sealed devices sometimes use nitrogen to keep water vapor out, but I can't say I've ever heard of problems with water in tires (unless they had a much larger problem of keeping air in first).
I don't understand rubber chemistry, is it possible that the lack of oxygen would make the rubber last longer? The outsides would still be exposed to oxygen and UV, however.
It all reeks of marketing bs.
Officially Official: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X {Autoblog}
Oct 1st 2007 12:36PM cheezwiz: I think you mean Hoffman, not DeNiro in Rainman.
