[W126 Coupe] Tire pressures

malcolm369 at comcast.net malcolm369 at comcast.net
Thu Jun 1 10:13:48 EDT 2006


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Cheers,    Malcolm
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From: "Axel Wulff" <axelwulff at hotmail.com>
> I was aware that race cars use nitrogen in their tires, but has anyone any 
> idea why helium was not considered?
> 
> Like nitrogen, it is an inert gas and will not burn or cause explosions (I 
> mean detonations, not blowing out tires due to excessive pressure 
> build-up..).
> 
> Not much of a weight gain, but with unsprung weight, every ounce counts.
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> Regards,
> Axel J. Wulff
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