Question about Nitrogen

6spd · 10-17-2010, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Waizzz

I went to get my tires topped off today and I think they've just been filling them with air even though they told me it was Nitrogen.

I took a look at the machine that they were filling the tires with and I couldn't tell otherwise, it's free for me but it was funny nonetheless that they would lie.

im sure their no the only ones!

wilsonp · 10-18-2010, 06:56 PM

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

10-18-2010, 06:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
wilsonp A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,134 Drives: 2009 Touring Sp Nav Rep Power: 17	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 __________________ 2014 Cayman S PDK Sport Chrono White/Black Was 2009 370Z Touring Sport+Nav 7AT Metallic Black/Persimmon Was 1991 NSX Auto Black/Black

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