Nitrogen in Your Tires Can Save You Gas & Money
WANT TO SAVE OVER $400 PER YEAR?
PUT NITROGEN in YOUR TIRES!!
The Problem Is Under Inflated Tires
The Solution Is Inflating Your Tires With Nitrogen.
According to a survey released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 27 percent of cars and 32 percent of vans, pickups and sport utility vehicles had at least one tire that was under inflated. Eight percent of light trucks and 3 percent of cars had all four tires under inflated. The survey considered a tire under inflated if it was eight pounds per square inch or more below the vehicle manufacturer’s recommended inflation pressure. That’s 25 percent for a common recommended inflation pressure of 32 psi.
- Under inflation of vehicle tires by 10% will reduce the service life of a tire by 7%. To put that into perspective, that’s approximately 3 psi less than the typical recommended tire pressure. (An average tire filled with oxygen will lose approximately 2 psi per month.)
- According to the Michelin Tire Manual, a tire that is inflated with Nitrogen loses its pressure 3 times slower than if it were inflated with air. Nitrogen is denser than Oxygen. This means the larger molecules escape less easily from tires resulting in a more gradual loss of pressure over time. Studies show that 95% pure Nitrogen inflated tires is sufficient to realize the benefits that Nitrogen inflated tires has to offer.
- Nitrogen inflated tires run cooler and require less maintenance according to the Goodyear application bulletin. Properly inflated tires gain as much as 5% to 26% in tread life saving the average consumer one to two sets of tires over the useful life of their vehicle. Properly inflated tires will corner better on wet and icy roads.
- Nitrogen is moisture free: Pure Nitrogen inflated tires experience less steel belt and rubber degradation. Nitrogen use also reduces valve and wheel corrosion.
- Nitrogen is non-flammable: Nitrogen technology has been used in aircraft, military and race car technology for over thirty years.
The average consumer with a vehicle that gets 20 MPG who drives 40 miles /day will save 2.5 gallons per week with proper tire inflation. That’s 120 gallons per year. At $4.00/gallon that’s a savings of $480 per year.
What We Do; In order to achieve a minimum of 95% Nitrogen in your tires, we start with 99.99% pure Nitrogen. We deflate your tires and then refill them with Nitrogen, not once but twice. This insures your tires are inflated with a minimum of 95% pure Nitrogen. (We usually obtain 98% Nitrogen) Then we install new sealed valve stem caps, specially designed to show Nitrogen has replaced the air in your tires.
NITROGEN TIRE SERVICE ……$39.99
To Schedule Your Nitrogen Service Appointment Today
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Get The Best Gas Mileage From Your Volkswagen. Maximize Fuel Economy and Beat High Gas Prices When You Keep Your Tires Properly Inflated With Nitrogen.
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You can make our world a better, safer place by filling your tires with nitrogen. It sounds trite, but it’s true. Nitrogen in tires maintains proper pressure, keeps the recommended “contact patch” on the road longer and reduces rolling resistance. That translates to better fuel economy and fewer toxic emissions into our atmosphere.
But that’s not all. With more consistent pressure, your tires won’t wear as fast. Theoretically, if everyone used nitrogen we could decrease the demand for tires. Manufacturing fewer tires would decrease pressure on natural resources used in the process, lower toxic emissions coming from manufacturing plants, decrease shipping of tires and…well, you get the idea.
When it comes to protecting the environment, every little bit helps. You can pitch in by using nitrogen in your tires.
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- NHTSA RESEARCH....
Chemical aging is due to oxygen diffusing through the tire composite and reacting with the internal components. If the rate at which air diffuses through the tire is slowed, the rate of chemical aging will be similarly slowed. (Review the FMVSS 139 for additional information on mechanical aging effects.)
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- AIR PERMEABILITY TEST PHILOSOPHY....
According to tire manufacturers: - tires with more expensive, 100% halogenated-butyl inner liners lose air at a rate of 2.0-2.5% per month (10 lbs per year @ 35 psi)- tires with cheaper, blended butyl inner liners lose air at a rate 4.00-5.0% per month - for the same inner liner compound, a thicker inner liner will lower the air loss rate - a reduction in air loss rate, by a factor of 2, may be achievable for some tires.
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- NITROGEN TEST....
In on the road tests involving over 7 million miles of truck tires inflated with nitrogen, tire failures were reduced by half and tread life increased by 25% to 30%. The benefits were repeated in the second tire life after re-treading. These mileage comparisons were followed by electron microscope analysis which measured oxygen levels in the tire body and tread of tires inflated with air and then operated on the road until replaced because of failure or tread wear. The results were conclusive; oxygen kills tires over time. Similar tests on automobile tires yielded comparable increases in tire life. (Reference: Million Mile Truck Tires – Available Today by Lawrence Sperberg.)
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- NITROGEN STUDY....
In a study reported in Rubber and Plastic News by David Coddington of Exxon Chemical Co. material from tires run for varying periods of road service and inflated with air was tested for tear strength. The laboratory findings; strength values are steadily decreased with increasing service mileage, leveling off at a value below 50% of original strength. In lab testing equivalent to less than 40,000 road miles, the relative strength of oxygen exposed tires declined to under 40% while the material from tires inflated with nitrogen held at over 80%.
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- TIRE DURABILITY TESTING.....
Tire life to failure point in laboratory wheel tests confirmed more than twice the life for the nitrogen inflated tires. (Reference: "Factors in Tubeless Radial Tire Durability", Rubber and Plastic News, August 1993.)
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- GOODYEAR BULLETIN.....
Nitrogen inflation has advantages in that tires will hold pressure longer using nitrogen. Nitrogen’s diffusion rate is 25% to 30% lower than air, significantly reducing tire pressure loss between inflation checks. Under inflated tires wear rate is increased to the point where a tire 10% under inflated will lose approximately 7% of it service life. On the other hand, properly inflated tires have less resistance to rolling. (References: Goodyear Application Bulletin #17 and Bandag Tread Guide, September 1995.)
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- AAA (AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION)....
Under inflated tires can cut fuel economy by as much as 2% per pound of pressure below the recommended level. Therefore a tire that is just five pounds below its setting will consume 10% more fuel. Additionally, tires with low air pressure are more sluggish in their response to steering input... compromising your vehicle’s handling
Get The Best MPG From Your Volkswagen. Maximize Gas Mileage and Beat High Gas Prices When You Keep Your Tires Properly Inflated With Nitrogen.
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