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KERMIT 12-01-2012 07:11 AM

Nitrogen tire fill
 
I fill mine with 78% nitrogen

rAiN 12-01-2012 08:35 AM

I fill mine with 78% nitrogen

LakeShow 12-01-2012 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by KERMIT (Post 2041559)
I fill mine with 78% nitrogen

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Originally Posted by rAiN (Post 2041637)
I fill mine with 78% nitrogen

:confused: Literally just a statement lol.

redline727 12-01-2012 12:27 PM

Wait, isn't dry air like 78% nitrogen??? Haha (that's not a real question I know the answer is, yes)

edub370 12-01-2012 03:01 PM

Nitrogen fill is pointless

gomer_110 12-01-2012 04:05 PM

:iagree:

Z-Girl 12 12-01-2012 04:23 PM

Mine came with the nitrogen...on my G35 to...not sure there are any benefits to it. Yes? No?

gomer_110 12-01-2012 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Z-Girl 12 (Post 2042029)
Mine came with the nitrogen...on my G35 to...not sure there are any benefits to it. Yes? No?

The benefit to N2 fill is that Nitrogen is more "dimensional stable" than just straight air. As a result of this temperature changes affect the tire pressure less.

SouthArk370Z 12-01-2012 07:01 PM

Methinks Does Nitrogen Tire Inflation Improve Mileage & Savings? puts it best:
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Nitrogen tire inflation appears to be little more than a clever marketing tool with a tiny bit of scientific benefit supporting it that is blown massively out of proportion.

Japanjay 12-01-2012 09:10 PM

When it comes to street driven cars. But it doesnt expand to the heat from the tires like normal air does. Hence why it really only applies to track purpose cars. Helps with maintaining a set tire pressure even as the tires get hot.

pokeyl 12-01-2012 11:34 PM

Found this a the F1 sight. I did not check the math.

"For road cars.... when the tyre is put on the wheel it is full of air at 1 bar. If it is pressurised to 2.5 bar, then you are adding extra 1.5 times the tyre volume, hence the tyre contains 60% dry nitrogen and 40% wet air. Air at 20C with 75% humidity contains 13g water per m3, the dew point is 15C. This means water droplets will start to form in your tyre at 15C."

The only reason to use N2, it's why we use it in aircraft.


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