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The point of using Nitrogen (at the track) isn't to remove the last 20% but to remove the moisture from the tire. Moisture in the tire expands more with heat,

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Old 10-18-2010, 06:56 PM   #17 (permalink)
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The point of using Nitrogen (at the track) isn't to remove the last 20% but to remove the moisture from the tire. Moisture in the tire expands more with heat, having a greater pressure affect than dry air.

If you used a/c air in your tire it would probably be as good
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