*Arjhay
Where did you have your seatcovers made and for how much?
This is a good read from Honda/Acura.
Source: http://www.2ndgen.info/DIY/ServiceNews/2006/B060900.pdf
Nitrogen Inflation: What’s Our Position?
Surf any automobile tire-related website these days, and you’ll likely see something mentioned about nitrogen inflation. It’s becoming a hot topic. We’ve gotten a number of inquiries lately concerning American Honda’s position on this practice.
When it comes to inflating automobile tires, it’s our position that ordinary, dry compressed air— which is about 80 percent nitrogen already—is the best choice. That’s because it’s more readily available, and the benefits of using nitrogen simply don’t appear to outweigh those of using compressed air.
The practice of inflating tires with nitrogen really isn’t anything new; it’s been around a long time. It’s been commonly used on aerospace vehicles, commercial and military aircraft, military vehicles, race cars, and even heavy off-road construction equipment. Here’s why:
• To meet rigid safety and performance specs, the required tire inflation pressures are often very high, especially in the aerospace industry. The tire inflation pressure for NASA’s space shuttle, for instance, is a whopping 315 psi!
• Nitrogen is an inert gas; it doesn’t combust or oxidize.
• The process used to compress nitrogen excludes water vapor. Water vapor can expand if the temperature climbs above 212°F.
• Tires inflated with nitrogen leak slower over time than those inflated with compressed air.
Automobile tires, on the other hand, are subjected to an entirely different set of conditions. Here’s why inflating tires with nitrogen offers no real advantages:
• Although tires inflated with nitrogen leak slower over time than those inflated with compressed air, they still leak and need to be reinflated to maintain proper pressure. If you can’t find a place that offers nitrogen inflation—and there aren’t yet all that many places that do—your only option left is to reinflate with compressed air. Doing that drops the nitrogen purity.
• Nitrogen offers no better protection against road hazards such as cuts and punctures. So no matter what you inflate the tire with, you still need to check the condition and pressure of the tires at least once a month as recommended in the O/M.
• Tires that are inflated with compressed air and properly maintained offer the same fuel economy, tread wear, and ride comfort as those inflated with nitrogen.
• Nitrogen for automobile tires is produced by nitrogen generators, which typically get about 95 percent purity. But to actually get that level of purity into an automobile tire, you would have to deflate and inflate that tire with nitrogen several times. If you’re not careful doing this repeated deflation and inflation process, the purity level winds up being closer to 90 percent (compared to the approximate 80 percent nitrogen already in compressed air). Because of this, those claims of less pressure loss with nitrogen aren’t valid.
So here’s the bottom line: Nitrogen is an ideal gas for inflating tires in aircraft, military vehicles, race cars, and heavy off-road equipment, but when it comes to automobile tires, it offers no apparent advantages over ordinary, dry compressed air. Our advice to you: Just stick with the air you breathe.
Want to share you the good news...
I made downpayment and hope to get the 1.5 Silver in a week or two. Upgraded the stock sound system to AVT 998 and request installation of fog lamp, tail gate spoiler and rain visor.
Hope to join your EB soon. Thanks
*Arjhay
Ganda naman nyan bro.
Naisipan ko rin sana i-pa-white yung stitch nung sa pinagawa kong seatcover, kaya lang Phillip (coventry) told me that It'll not look as fabulous as I might expect since hindi magiging ganon ka-prominent yung stitches. Kse nga, yung malalaking stitch usually daw pag talagang leather ang gamit.
Yung sayo bro, ayos na ayos. Congrats!
*jmpet626,
Meron na bro. May Jazz kc na naka AVT sa Honda Dasma. Kasama na sa babayaran mo ung panel. They will return the original radio setup to you (kasama din ang panel). Btw, kasama na sa package ung subwoofer (AVT din ata ang brand) and floor mat. Lumalabas tuloy na 2 sets na floormat ko.
*DeltaBravo
kano po inabot nung monitor and panel? Hehe pwede kaya panel lang
* Delta Bravo,
san ka sa cavite? dasma ako. EB tayo paglabas ng jazz mo. Congrats in advance... sino pala SE mo sa honda dasma?
*jmpet626 and red07,
ask ko si Pinky bukas, SE from Honda Dasma, i'll post the details.