Nitrogen tires???
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It's an old racer trick, but is predominantly used because it offers much more stability and predictability in regards to the tire temperature, which is crucial in a performance application.
I can't really see it improving gas mileage.
I don't think my tires really heat up all that much when I do hot laps to and from the grocery store, and in 30mph rush hour traffic.
I can't really see it improving gas mileage.
I don't think my tires really heat up all that much when I do hot laps to and from the grocery store, and in 30mph rush hour traffic.
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Originally Posted by toy4two
is there any probs mixing nitrogen filled tires with regular compressed air? I noticed they have green caps on mine, but I want to put in more pressure.
What I did the first time I did the nitrogen is check them after the tires cooled down after being out on the road to see the psi. I would add just enough air, like 1 psi, to make sure the fronts were 39 and the rears were 38. It is kind of one of those things like measuring ATF or coolant after doing a drain and fill.
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Originally Posted by toy4two
how do you like the ride at those PSI?
If I go too high on the psi (tried it several times) it seems like it skips or floats down the track...almost like a sense for a second of no traction.
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Originally Posted by Lexmex
If I go too high on the psi (tried it several times) it seems like it skips or floats down the track...almost like a sense for a second of no traction.
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It seems like the first advantage of N2 is that it's dry. Without the water vapor present in most compressed air systems, your tire pressure will remain more stable from cold to hot. Also N2 is an inert gas, prolonging the life of the tire compound - at least on the inside of the tire.
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Originally Posted by Lil4X
Maybe they got helium instead of nitrogen . . .
It seems like the first advantage of N2 is that it's dry. Without the water vapor present in most compressed air systems, your tire pressure will remain more stable from cold to hot. Also N2 is an inert gas, prolonging the life of the tire compound - at least on the inside of the tire.![Wink](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
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It seems like the first advantage of N2 is that it's dry. Without the water vapor present in most compressed air systems, your tire pressure will remain more stable from cold to hot. Also N2 is an inert gas, prolonging the life of the tire compound - at least on the inside of the tire.
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Can you imagine, "Well he did darned good on his LAUNCH, but we are not sure when he will finish the race as he floating somewhere around cloud 9 right now."
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Autobac in Japan has offered nitrogen for a while and I have done it in the past for some of my vehicles as well. Works good but works best when you have a wheel with dual valve stems and they have the right machine that can purge as much of the normal air out of the tyre as possible.
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Originally Posted by Shinjiro
Autobac in Japan has offered nitrogen for a while and I have done it in the past for some of my vehicles as well. Works good but works best when you have a wheel with dual valve stems and they have the right machine that can purge as much of the normal air out of the tyre as possible.
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Originally Posted by Lexmex
Actually, a few people at my track have been looking for helium thinking their will be these huge unsprung weight gains.
Can you imagine, "Well he did darned good on his LAUNCH, but we are not sure when he will finish the race as he floating somewhere around cloud 9 right now."
Can you imagine, "Well he did darned good on his LAUNCH, but we are not sure when he will finish the race as he floating somewhere around cloud 9 right now."
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Originally Posted by MikeFD3S
It's an old racer trick, but is predominantly used because it offers much more stability and predictability in regards to the tire temperature, which is crucial in a performance application.
Edit: Just noticed. A little over 5 years and I got to my 1,000th post.
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