fireman252525

Anyone use the nitro in your tires yet?? I just had this done and I am curious what people who have done this think about it so far??

enigmaos

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"Air contains roughly 78% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.038% carbon dioxide, trace amounts of other gases, and a variable amount (average around 1%) of water vapor."

Do you feel any difference?

I hate cars

It's nothing more than a scam to take your money. Refer to the above post and then keep in mind on top of the atmosphere being 78% nitrogen, most places do not put a vacuum on the tires first, they just let most of the air out and refill. So, on top of that 78% mixture that was already in there, you're only getting about 40% pure nitrogen.

I did it just because of the debates going on in other forums and it seemed almost like I saw a larger variance in pressures from hot to cold.

Turbonut

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I wouldn't exactly call it a scam as it does have its benefits as race cars, airplanes etc use nitrogen. Although the air has 78% nitrogen it's the remaining that cause the problem as it will bleed through the carcass, and with nitrogen the temps do not affect tire deflation/inflation pressures.

Have I used it, no, I just check the pressure often, unless the car has a TPMS. Also finding a fill station would be aggravating, so I stick with what we breath.

Will Y.

Everyone who has ever had their tires replaced at Costco gets nitrogen in place of air.
I didn't notice any difference in the nitro-filled tires on our minivan, although I had to replace the hideous looking green valve stem caps with black ones.

Nitrogen is useful for tires used in high temperature applications, but any benefits are pretty minor in street tires, so I wouldn't pay more for nitrogen.