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Old May 24, 2014 | 04:48 AM
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actually you should fill them with helium so your car will weigh less . . .


Then they would explode!!!

Makes sense now ... all those kids with Mickey balloons at Disney World are actually suicide bombers and the guy selling them: an arms dealer . . .

I knew something wasn't right about the whole thing . . .
 
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Old May 24, 2014 | 04:56 AM
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Hydrogen is flammable, helium is inert.
 
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Old May 24, 2014 | 05:12 AM
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I own 4 cars and a motorcycle.I am in the compressed gas industry with free access to nitrogen ,and run good old air. Nuff said,save your money!!
 
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Old May 24, 2014 | 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Capt_bj
actually you should fill them with helium so your car will weigh less . . .


Then they would explode!!!

Makes sense now ... all those kids with Mickey balloons at Disney World are actually suicide bombers and the guy selling them: an arms dealer . . .

I knew something wasn't right about the whole thing . . .
Or fill with nitrous oxide,make your tires happy happy!!
 
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Old May 24, 2014 | 05:24 AM
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We have a machine at work (shop). It does 4 tires at once - which is the nice part, you set (pressure) it and forget it, walk away, it does two purge cycles and then a final fill. That's its biggest advantage to me, is it just makes setting TP easier and quicker.

As for the benefits - I will say that it seems that the full shot of nitrogen seems to last longer in the tires. I'll go almost a full year without any meaningful pressure loss. (I swap off winter/summer tires..).

As for paying for it, no way.. I like Costco's model, give it away.
 
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