Anyone need Nitrogen air?
12-26-2006, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Tetsuei,Dec 26 2006, 07:54 PM
Supernoob question:
is it really that much better for your car to get nitrogen in your tires?
is it really that much better for your car to get nitrogen in your tires?
12-26-2006, 07:07 PM
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if you go to the UTH section, they'll tell you its really no different from getting regular air pumped into your tires since regular air is already 75% nitrogen. well... i guess its more like theres no significant difference if you're using ur car just as a daily driver, it only matters if you're racing on the track
12-26-2006, 07:07 PM
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This topic has been debated many times on many forums. I personally don't see any benefit for track use, but I can see some for daily driver as nitrogen tends not to leak out of the tires over time as much as regular air, so you are more likely to be driving with the proper pressure.
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12-26-2006, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by shotiable,Dec 26 2006, 08:07 PM
well... i guess its more like theres no significant difference if you're using ur car just as a daily driver, it only matters if you're racing on the track
12-26-2006, 08:09 PM
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you need to have dual valve stems on a wheel if you plan to switch from nitrogen to oxygen and vice versa.... nitrogen is heavier than regular oxygen and they dont mix. so when pumping nitrogen on bottom stem, oxygen must be bled on top stem.
for track, it helps on constant tire pressure since nitrogen doesnt expand as quickly as oxygen and it cools down the tires which in most cases not good for tires that need to be heat cycled to grip. Basically, there are PROs and CONs when using Nitrogen for track use.
so as Vu said, it's good for maintaining constant tire pressure on daily driving and not as advantageous on track use.
it's good to use nitrogen on big trucks and trailers that haul heavy loads to prevent the tire from heating up under load.
for track, it helps on constant tire pressure since nitrogen doesnt expand as quickly as oxygen and it cools down the tires which in most cases not good for tires that need to be heat cycled to grip. Basically, there are PROs and CONs when using Nitrogen for track use.
so as Vu said, it's good for maintaining constant tire pressure on daily driving and not as advantageous on track use.
it's good to use nitrogen on big trucks and trailers that haul heavy loads to prevent the tire from heating up under load.
12-26-2006, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by s2kennmark,Dec 26 2006, 09:09 PM
you need to have dual valve stems on a wheel if you plan to switch from nitrogen to oxygen and vice versa.... nitrogen is heavier than regular oxygen and they dont mix. so when pumping nitrogen on bottom stem, oxygen must be bled on top stem.
for track, it helps on constant tire pressure since nitrogen doesnt expand as quickly as oxygen and it cools down the tires which in most cases not good for tires that need to be heat cycled to grip.
so as Vu said, it's good for maintaining constant tire pressure on daily driving and not as advantageous on track use.
it's good to use nitrogen on big trucks and trailers that haul heavy loads to prevent the tire from heating up under load.
for track, it helps on constant tire pressure since nitrogen doesnt expand as quickly as oxygen and it cools down the tires which in most cases not good for tires that need to be heat cycled to grip.
so as Vu said, it's good for maintaining constant tire pressure on daily driving and not as advantageous on track use.
it's good to use nitrogen on big trucks and trailers that haul heavy loads to prevent the tire from heating up under load.
What wheels come w/ dual valve stems?
