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Yesterday i bought new tyres for my car from Tiger wheel & tyre,
they ask me if i want nitrogen or normel air for my car.
They told me with nitrogen.

1 Cooler runninig up to 20% extended tread life.
2 Cannot catch fire or explode.
3 Maintains pressure longer.
4 Used on race cars etc.

So i got nitrogen in my tyres now :)
 
nabs said:
Yesterday i bought new tyres for my car from Tiger wheel & tyre,
they ask me if i want nitrogen or normel air for my car.
They told me with nitrogen.

1 Cooler runninig up to 20% extended tread life.
2 Cannot catch fire or explode.
3 Maintains pressure longer.
4 Used on race cars etc.

So i got nitrogen in my tyres now :)
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I have NEVER had my tyres catch fire or explode before!!! :eek:

The only problem with nitrogen is that you can't just go down to your local garage and inflate the tyres while getting your tank filled. You have to go back to TW&T every few months for touch-ups...
 
Two words:

SALES PITCH

Off course race cars will use nitrogen if it runs cooler! Public roads are built with as many straights/light curves as possible.

Oh, and just in case you missed it:
1 Cooler running up to 20% extended tread life
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It's near useless

Think about it, if it was so great, most racing cars will use it. As far as I know, only Formula 1 cars use Nitrogen inflated tires. Thats the only racing formula when the difference is measurable.

World touring cars tires are inflated with the free stuff you breathe.
 
All kind of racing cars (not only F1) & truck using nitrogen for years.
 
My previous car had tyre pressure monitors - I found that after filling with Nitro the 1st time, it did indeed take a lot longer for my tires to need a top-up than it used to with air.
 
The whole nitrogen thing is BS. For a start, normal air is 79% nitrogen anyway.

Secondly, how do you think tyre places get 100% N2 in the tyres? Do you think they inflate them in special nitrogen-filled chambers?

Thirdly, yes, racing cars and aircraft use N2 in their tyres. However, that's for specific conditions - high pressure and completely different usage. Just because a racing car uses N2 doesn't mean a road car should - after all, race cars get gnew tyres after every race, at least.

The major reason for using N2 is that there is (in theory) no water vapour in it, compared to plain compressed air. Water vapour expands significantly when heated, and even a small amount can change the tyre pressure a bit; for race cars, it makes sense to make pressure changes completely predictable. Of course, you could get exactly the same result from normal air that had been de-moisturised.
 
lcbxx said:
Two words:

SALES PITCH

Off course race cars will use nitrogen if it runs cooler! Public roads are built with as many straights/light curves as possible.

Oh, and just in case you missed it:
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Uhm, nope, we want heat in the tires, "cold tires + high speed = groot crash"

Claymore said:
after all, race cars get gnew tyres after every race, at least.
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If I dont drive like a maniac, i can almost do a complete season, 16 races, with one set of tyres.
 
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I've had N2 in all my tyres for the past 3 years now (good old Goodyear GT2's). Haven't had a single reason to complain (touch wood).
 
flarkit said:
I've had N2 in all my tyres for the past 3 years now (good old Goodyear GT2's). Haven't had a single reason to complain (touch wood).
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And I've had regular old air in every tyre I've ever had. No problems with leakage, or any other problems there either.
 
Its just a waste of time! Its not worth the effort to fill them with N2 when normail air is just fine
 
Claymore said:
Secondly, how do you think tyre places get 100% N2 in the tyres? Do you think they inflate them in special nitrogen-filled chambers?
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Yes, that's exactly how they inflate them. How did you think they did it? Just wondering.

Btw, I agree with what 1nsane said, warm tires give better grip than cold tires.

EDIT: I re-read your post Claymore and think I see what you are saying, there is already air in the tires so adding N2 is kinda pointless unless you remove all the air first.
 
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TiredOfWaiting said:
I have NEVER had my tyres catch fire or explode before!!! :eek:

The only problem with nitrogen is that you can't just go down to your local garage and inflate the tyres while getting your tank filled. You have to go back to TW&T every few months for touch-ups...
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No you don't, and your answer as to why is below.

greg_SA said:
... Normal air is already 70% nitrogen ...
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So you can refill with normal air.

As for your tyres exploding - that is possible yes because the air in your tyres can expand due to heat, resulting in a blow-out. Nitrogen, due to it being inert, does not expand under heat.
 
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