Changed air in my tires.

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  1. goaljnky

    goaljnky New Member

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    Unless you are south of the Equator.
     
  2. lotsie

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    You have to remember that south of the Equator air tends to spin the other way.

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  3. minimark

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    Exactly why you use winter air in the summer at certain altitudes down there....

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    You also have to remember to install your air the right way up when you are below the equator as it not only spins the other way but it is upsidedown
     
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    Only if you use northern air down there.

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    Right...Northern Air is lighter than southern air...Northern air rises while southern air sinks
     
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    Yep, northern air is a more gasious state..... :)

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    Question...should you heat cycle your Northern Air if you are going for track times???
     
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    Depends.

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    On What?
     
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    Stuff

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    Very bad idea

    I'm telling you that you never ever want to fill a Mini coopers tires with helium becase the car will bounce down the road. The Mini is a light car anyway so the helium will just make it much lighter. Actually the car may blow away on a windy day.

    Helium is just not a good idea!!!!:Thumbsup:
     
  13. Metalman

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    That's why the MINI comes with that loopy thing with the tools in the boot. You screw it into the bumper, then with a short rope, you can tie the MINI to something much heavier. You'll see the loopy thing permanently installed on many modded MINI's. That's how you can tell the ones that are full of that particular gas.:D
     
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    I've switched to methane. Just drive-through any Taco Bell, and 6 hours later, you're good to go....
     
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    Did you also prepare a custom adapter?
     
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    Why yes I did. The cool thing about this adapter is it's dual functionality--not only does it inflate the tires, but it also hooks directly into a 3-inch hose (tried a two inch hose, but it kept exploding under the rapid pressure fluctuations), which I am going to hook up to my rear diffuser when it eventually is in place, thus creating more downforce.

    I'm still in experimental phase, I'll have more data for you once I've track tested it this Monday at Blackhawk. I've had pretty good results with chicken gorditas combo #4, but I'm trying the chili cheese burrito this go around; I'm pretty sure this will be the combo that puts me over the top...
     
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    I have to admit, you have a valid point. Here you go:
     

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    We don't want pics of the device hooked up.

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    It's ok, I already posted those over on the Sewing site....
     

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