Orange oil-infused tire

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  1. JamesBurke

    JamesBurke Senior Member

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    Orange oil-infused tire
    Materials - Automotive Engineering International Online
    The tire, which according to the company is the world’s first orange oil-infused passenger tire, combines orange oil with silica and natural rubber to form a new compound called super nano-power rubber.

    I want those wheel covers!:D

    also
    Chemistry cuts tire’s rolling resistance
    Materials - Automotive Engineering International Online
    A new compounding additive that cuts rolling resistance is the key to Goodyear’s Fuel Max tire, the company’s recent upgrade of its midprice Assurance line, said Mark Cherveny, Passenger Tire Brand Manager in Akron, OH.
     
    #1 JamesBurke, Jul 23, 2009
  2. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    At first this sounded like an entrée from an expensive nuvo cuisine restaurant.

    Tom
     
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    patsparks An Aussie perspective

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    Oh not fair, I was looking forward to seeing oil infused tyres that were orange coloured!

    I bet they do sweet burnouts!!
     
    #3 patsparks, Jul 23, 2009
  4. PriusLewis

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    And I bet you can use the rubber as a hand cleaner and a sticker-remover!
     
    #4 PriusLewis, Jul 23, 2009
  5. Tech_Guy

    Tech_Guy Class Clown

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    That "Orange Oil" stuff is supposed to be really good at getting rid of household termite infestations.

    Tires that can kill termites??? Hey, I think that these guys are on to something!!!

    What will they think of next? I can hardly wait to buy a set of slick, low rolling resistance, banana oil infused tires.

    Keith
     
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  6. JamesBurke

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    Recycle them to build one of those tire houses. To bad Billie Mays is gone "With the power of orange they clean themselves".
     
    #6 JamesBurke, Jul 25, 2009
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    Very interesting.
     
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