CO2 in my tires

Tchou · 08-16-2008, 10:26 AM

are you sure it's CO2, i've alwas heard of N2

richard schumacher · 08-16-2008, 12:51 PM

Googling
commercial CO2 production
reveals that most of it is made as by-product of other processes, so greenhouse considerations are negligible. I would be a little worried about carbonic acid because it's hard to get all the water out of the tire, and there will be no operational benefit from using CO2, so why risk it?

08-16-2008, 10:26 AM	#11
Tchou Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 130 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: CO2 in my tires are you sure it's CO2, i've alwas heard of N2

08-16-2008, 12:51 PM	#12
richard schumacher nacreous lacquer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,126 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: CO2 in my tires Googling commercial CO2 production reveals that most of it is made as by-product of other processes, so greenhouse considerations are negligible. I would be a little worried about carbonic acid because it's hard to get all the water out of the tire, and there will be no operational benefit from using CO2, so why risk it?

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