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Nitrogen in tires? #752642 02/06/13 12:18 PM
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OP Squires Hall of Famer S Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,118 Likes: 141	Been doing a little car shopping recently and saw they were filling tires with nitrogen. From what I've read, the benefits to this a minimal and not worth the additional price of having to reinflate with nitrogen. Any one have any of their own experience with this? It's supposed to be hard! If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great!

Re: Nitrogen in tires? Squires #752643 02/06/13 12:31 PM
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Arps Hall of Famer A Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,643	When I bought my tires they were filled with Nitrogen. I have slowly over a couple years swapped it out with generic regular old fashion air with no noticeable performance or fuel economy difference.

Re: Nitrogen in tires? Squires #752644 02/06/13 01:11 PM
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FloridaFan Legend F Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 15,015 Likes: 147	Nitrogen will keep a consistent inflation through temperature changes unlike air. But that being said if you should acquire a slow leak that needs to occasioanlly be topped off you have to pay or just put in regular air which negates the advantages. I'm not sold on the concept for the typical driver. We don't have to agree with each other, to respect each others opinion.

Re: Nitrogen in tires? FloridaFan #752645 02/06/13 02:44 PM
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Psyborg 2nd String P Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 221	MIne are inflated with Nitrogen but I'm pretty skeptical. Nitrogen is almost 80% of regular air. I have some trouble seeing why the oxygen, argon and trace that makes up the remaining air would be more likely to leak.

Re: Nitrogen in tires? Psyborg #752646 02/06/13 04:32 PM
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DCDAWGFAN Legend Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 40,399 Likes: 280	Quote: Nitrogen is almost 80% of regular air. I have some trouble seeing why the oxygen, argon and trace that makes up the remaining air would be more likely to leak. it's not that it leaks more, Nitrogen doesn't expand and contract as much as the other components of "air".. so you get a more consistent tire pressure regardless of the temperature and how hot the tires are.... that's why they started using it in airplanes. yebat' Putin

Re: Nitrogen in tires? DCDAWGFAN #752647 02/07/13 04:08 PM
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kingodawg Hall of Famer Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 9,349 Barbertucky	They use it in NASCAR, for exactly the reasons you stated You may be in the drivers seat but God is holding the map. #GMSTRONG

Re: Nitrogen in tires? kingodawg #752648 02/07/13 08:23 PM
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Psydeffect Hall of Famer Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,365 Likes: 48 Ohio	I'm not going to doubt that it does some good in NASCAR. But in my own experience it was nothing more than a tire discounters gimmick.

Re: Nitrogen in tires? Psydeffect #752649 02/08/13 12:16 AM
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OP Squires Hall of Famer S Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,118 Likes: 141	Quote: I'm not going to doubt that it does some good in NASCAR. But in my own experience it was nothing more than a tire discounters gimmick. Thats what I've been reading. It's useful for more extreme circumstances, not so much for the average vehicle on the road. If the car comes with nitrogen in the tires, can I just fill with air as it deflates? It's supposed to be hard! If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great!

Re: Nitrogen in tires? Squires #752650 02/08/13 01:19 AM
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Psydeffect Hall of Famer Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,365 Likes: 48 Ohio	Quote: If the car comes with nitrogen in the tires, can I just fill with air as it deflates? Yeah, although tire discounters (or whoever) will recommend otherwise. Don't listen to them., the tires will wear the same no matter what after so many miles. Just make sure they honor the free rotation every 5,000.

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