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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
...all 'humor' aside, wonder what the weight "loss" would be if *hydrogen* (H2) were used to inflate all the tires instead of air?
...should work, at least for awhile, until the H2 gas eventually "seeped" out of the tires as it's known to do.
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The more H2 you put in, the lighter it becomes! Put 100psi H2 in those tires and you would have to put a brick on your roof to hold the car down. Blowouts would be reminiscent of the Hindenburg.
I have wondered what the weight reduction would be if helium was used instead of nitrogen; unsprung weight being more of a concern than sprung weight (unsprung being weight carried below the suspension). I imagined it was such a little difference that it wouldn't concern anyone, but perhaps in racing where every advantage is utilized...