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Old 06-05-2006, 06:50 AM
fernando_g fernando_g is offline
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Default Re: Nitrogen filled tires... Any Experience?

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Originally Posted by Mr. Kite
I notice that the website posted in this forum claims that nitrogen filled tires hold their pressures better because the molecular size of nitrogen is bigger than that of oxygen. The size difference is only about 5% and would not make a difference in leak rate of 3 to 4 times as the website claims. Most likely, there would not be a noticable difference.
If we want a really dense gas molecule, that won't leak, lets try uranium hexafluoride....

On a second thought, better not....

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