NITROGEN tyre inflation

[slimshiney]

i still doubt it as well^^^kinda agreed..although i did notice the minor changes...could of very well been my mind...

[Protege 2NR]

i belive in nitrogen, i change my rims d other day and fill with nitrogen also the tires i had b4 had nitrogen, ran dem for more than a year, veryy litlle wear, also a daily driver, the front tires alone aet cuz the car does burnouts and stuff, so that is my fault, other than that nitrogen rocks!!!

[LedZep]

lets not forget that air around us is 72% nitrogen.......then again the aircraft industry uses it so i guess thers some benifits

[Protege 2NR]

everyting does i guess, it has to be something that was well thought out

[MG Man]

^^or it could just be marketing

[Protege 2NR]

there is a chance of it, i cant say, but i ratherspend d $60 or so doing that rather that wasting it on other sh!t

[Firewall]

MG Man, how the Price Smart air compressor working? is it a good investment?

[Protege 2NR]

i have one Firewall, its great, coudnt be better!

[air wick]

MG Man, how the Price Smart air compressor working? is it a good investment?

It works good, but the cigarette lighter plug burnt out in mine, but i bought alligator clips and converted it for direct connection from the battery

[Protege 2NR]

ohh, d small one allyuh talkin bout, i have d big one dat yuh cud paint car and thing with

[trinijanus]

If you can afford it and want to have bragging rights while having a cocktail a la "I filled my tires with Nitrogen today"...then go right ahead. We're talking about the application of Nitrogen for tires under extreme conditions, like space shuttle landings...F1 racing...etc. Yes...there are major benefits to vehicles under those extreme conditions.

But the benefits to normal cars under normal conditions are infinitesimal. I mean, come on...do you pressure your tires in 1/4 psig intervals so as to not have any thermal effect? Sure I wish my lil old stock Civic was more like an F22 Raptor...but filling the tires with Nitrogen won't make it so!

If you really think about it scientifically, one of their big sells is that Nitrogen leaks out slower than oxygen, therefore helping you maintain proper inflation for longer. But then, by that same token, since air is 78% Nitrogen and Oxygen permeates through the tire wall faster than Nitrogen...then over time, wouldn't you NATURALLY end up with MORE Nitrogen in the tire than Oxygen?

Another big sell is that there's water vapour (the real culprit in this whole shebang) in the compressed air that could rust your rims, or the steel in the tire casing...um...seriously...most of your cars have alloy rims...so...rust? And by the time the steel in the casing rusts...if you're still running those tires...then you must be driving less than 20 miles a week...because normal tires will need to be changed because of tread wear loooooong before the steel in the casing rusts.

And oxidation? Of the rubber? By the Oxygen inside the tire? Dude...you ever compare the condition of the rubber INSIDE the tire to that OUTSIDE the tire? Oxidation will hit your tire from the outside WAY faster than from the inside. Are you going to wrap your tire in bubble wrap on the outside to prevent oxidation too?

Just check your tire pressure every time you go to fill up gas! And if you're doing so after driving for a while, then adjust the psi on the compressor to a few psi above your normal setting to account for the tire being hot. Basically...unless you have a money tree at home...or you routinely drive your car like you were on salt flats trying to break the world land speed record...there's no critical reason for you to fill your tires with Nitrogen.

P.S. I'm about to go rub my tires with snake oil to keep them supple.

[1800GSRLANCER]

^^loz... weyzzz jedd this thread real ole...