The Aircraft industry uses Nitrogen also Doug.... It's more stable during
temperature changes and has the added benifet of not dry rotting a tire from
the inside out....
K
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Odom" <popms@thegrid.net>
To: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
Cc: "land Speed List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: CO2 and tires
> Jim, Go to your welding supply store. Rent a large nitrogen bottle for a
month (
> about $10 ) take it to the races, use it to fill your tires, run your air
tools,
> blow off the salt etc.
> The best way to go by far. Doug Odom in big ditch
> Jim Dincau wrote:
>
> > It's the question man again,
> > What are the consequences of using carbon dioxide for tire
inflation?
> > We used it at the drags but tire pressures at launch were what we cared
> > about. The temperature change was so great during the run that the type
of
> > gas seemed to make no difference.
> > Jim in Palmdale, where thunderclouds are gathering
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