Your Tire Counts
The Automobile Club of Southern California has recently stated that as long as your vehicle has tires that are in good working condition, you would be able to have a good fuel economy and extend the life of your vehicle as well. This is in accordance and with regards to the National Tire Safety Week which started just last April 23rd and would be continuing at the end of this week.
The National Tire Safety Week was launched so as to assist drivers in understanding the basic tire care. Aside from this, the fact remains that there is still that need for proper tire maintenance. From researches done, the statistics have shown that around 85 percent of drivers do not actually check their vehicle's tire pressure properly.
Engineer Steve Mazor who is the Auto Club's principal automotive engineer states, "Not knowing the condition of your vehicle's tires is equal to pouring money down the drain. Proper tire inflation is necessary to for safe driving and to reduce gas costs." He continues, "Under inflated tires can cut fuel economy by up to two percent per pound of pressure below the recommended level. During every fill up, motorists should walk around their vehicles and check tires for uneven or excessive tread wear and proper inflation. Drivers can refer to their vehicle's doorjamb or glove box for original specifications or the manufacturer of the replacement tire for tire pressure inflation."
As per statistics that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has, nearly one out of every three vehicles on the roads and highways has a significant under inflated tire. Aside from this fact is that there are some 600 fatalities and around 33,000 injuries that happen every year.
These are results of low tire pressure related crashes.
On the other hand, Auto Parts Discount's collection of discount Buick parts and other vehicle's parts are simply accessed at its site. These assist in keeping your vehicle in tiptop shape. Their Buick parts are one of the lowest priced and are produced with great durability.
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New Website Dedicated To Tire Safety and Maintenance With Online Interactive Calculator
(ContentDesk) October 19, 2005 -- A new Website has been launched to provide motorists information on tire maintenance and safety.
The site, www.GaugeIt.org is an online resource for motorists to obtain current valuable information on tire maintenance and safety.
According to a recent survey conducted by the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), over 40% of automobile tires on the road at any time are improperly inflated.GaugeIt.org provides drivers information on how to determine the proper inflation pressure for their vehicles tires, a step-by-step method for measuring and maintaining proper tire pressure and an online, interactive calculator that allows an individual to calculate actual fuel costs resulting from under-inflated tires.Also featured are helpful links to other industry and governmental sites that provide a wealth of tire statistics, graphs and tire trends..
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How tires are manufactured?
The first stage of tire making is collecting raw materials and formulating rubber compounds. The raw materials used are rubber, oils, pigments, antioxidants, carbon black or silica, accelerators and other additives. These are then mixed together in a huge blender, which is called Banburys. After the mixing process is completed a gum like material forms. This material is then cut into strips.
These strips will make the sidewalls and other portions of the tire.
The main body of the tire is manufactured using fabricated rubber. Polyester, nylon and rayon are the fabrics used. The fabrics are changed depending on the type of the tire.
But mostly Polyester is used.
Another ring like component is used to make a tire. This is called tire bead. Steel wires of high tensile are used to make this tire bead.
Radial tires are made in a cylindrical tire-building machine. The machine almost gives the final shape of the tire.
After the making...
How tires are manufactured?
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The Features and Options of the Mazda RX 8
The North American International Auto Show back in the year 2001 served as the avenue and channel for the Mazda Motor Corporation to show off and introduce to the public one of the vehicles that showed much potential and delivered greatly. This vehicle is the Mazda RX 8. During its introduction that year, it held a 250 PS JIS RENESIS engine that could produce some 247 units of horsepower at 8500 rpm. This engine won the International Engine of the Year award and the Best New Engine award in 2003.
The Mazda RX 8 was made available in two variants.
These variants are the 197-horsepower base model that held an automatic transmission system, and the 238-horsepower performance model with a six speed manual transmission system. Of course, there are differences between these two trim levels. The Mazda RX 8 with the automatic transmission system holds standard features like air conditioning, sixteen inch wheels, power windows, power locks, and power mirrors. As...
The Features and Options of the Mazda RX 8
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Popular Toyota Prius Now Runs on Goodyear Tires
North America's largest tire maker was selected to provide its Goodyear Integrity tires for the 2005 Prius.
The tires are designed to offer a smooth ride -- essential to the fuel efficiency targets of the vehicle.The Prius, which qualifies as a "hybrid" vehicle, powered by both an electric motor and a gasoline engine, has an EPA-estimated combined city/highway average rating of 55 miles per gallon. Driving the car at low speeds and by assisting the gas engine during acceleration the battery-powered motor helps save fuel and reduce emissions. No plug-in is required as coasting and decelerating recharge the motor's batteries. The Prius, now has a decent set of tires -- P185/65R15 Goodyear Integrity.
Built to favor fuel economy over luxurious touring or sporty auto crossing, the Goodyear tires roll quietly down the road and generate 0.76 g of sideways stick in the corners and 0.89 g in a straight line under braking.To draw attention to the increasing performance capabilities...
Popular Toyota Prius Now Runs on Goodyear Tires
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Bike Rims And Wheels
The first bicycle wheels were from a horse drawn cart, made of wood with a metal band round the bicycle rim, very hard and very uncomfortable to ride. Then a man called Dunlop (Scottish) invented the pneumatic tire, this along with Macadam (another Scot) inventing the tar road surface made cycling a lot more comfortable.
The bicycle rim, like the bicycle frame hasn't changed much in design, its still round and always will be. From the first wooden rims the next were made of steel, then alloy and now if you can afford it, carbon. Of all bicycle parts the bicycle rim can make a big difference to how your bike handles. First the weight of your rim affects your sprinting and climbing as the weight will low you down, for a long, flat effort the weight isn't so important as when you get the wheels rolling the weight can help to keep them going.
The shape of the rim can be important also, a flat rim is best for climbing as aerodynamics are not so important on a...
Bike Rims And Wheels
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