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some_other_dave · 01-09-2015, 01:47 PM

If you add more air to the tires, they will flex less and generate less heat through internal friction. Their rolling resistance will also go down. Not sure if it would be enough to show on your IR photo, but could be worth testing.

-soD

01-09-2015, 01:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
some_other_dave Master EcoModder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Silly-Con Valley Posts: 1,479 Thanks: 201 Thanked 262 Times in 199 Posts	If you add more air to the tires, they will flex less and generate less heat through internal friction. Their rolling resistance will also go down. Not sure if it would be enough to show on your IR photo, but could be worth testing. -soD