Ahhh, Dead shows....."whippits? balloons? whippits? balloons?"

Oh, I was thinking of Nitrous dragsters, not poppers.

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OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2007/10/tires-nitrogen-.html

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91 350SD
14 F150 Eco
19 Fusion Hybrid
11 GT500

I go through a set of 80k rated tires every 4-5 years.....so I won't need interior-of-tire-lifespan-increasing solutions. I put about 15-17k hard miles on my tires every year.

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'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

I just replace them every 4 years, they don't rot if you keep on top of them.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Never had one rot from the inside using the 78% stuff out of an air compressor.

"Air is a mixture of gases, 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen with traces of water vapor, carbon dioxide, argon, and various other components."

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Charles
1983 300D, bought new, 215k+ miles, donated to Purple Hearts veterans charity but I have parts for sale: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=296386

A large bottle of N2 costs about 18 bucks. 6 bucks I tire? Come on by - I'll do it for $5 each! All day long if I could.

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Fred
2009 ML350
2004 SL600
2004 SL500
1996 SL600
2002 SLK32
2005 CLK320 cabrio
2003 ML350
1997 C280 Sport

Its not that you have N2 in there doing anything special, its that you *don't* have O2 in there causing oxidation (which decrease tire life). Any inert gas would work, I am guessing N2 is the cheapest (it is in air after all....) and I am not sure if thermal expansion between the gases is significant enough to worry about.

And rot probably isn't the correct term, when the anti-oxidating agents in the rubber are used up, outside treadwear is accelerated substantially. Basically the composition of the rubber changes.

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Monitor tread depth. If it's wearing faster in the middle, pressure is too high and you may not have a safe footprint for traction.

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Charles
1983 300D, bought new, 215k+ miles, donated to Purple Hearts veterans charity but I have parts for sale: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=296386

Since they seem to be wearing nice and even I am hesitant to start messing with the pressures.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Mine too. One of the reasons I drive a MB is safety. I would not compromise that for 1-2 mpg.

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Charles
1983 300D, bought new, 215k+ miles, donated to Purple Hearts veterans charity but I have parts for sale: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=296386

I would.....


not.

Tom W

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.