Who Runs Nitro?

[BlackOut V8]

I have larger tires and observe mild temperature spikes along with pressure changes on a constant basis. Just wondering if anyone who has experienced using air vs nitrogen has any input and if it is worth my while to use it.

 

Thank You

 

BlackOut V8

[bemr]

I've run both air and nitrogen in my car and truck and not noticed much of a difference - the pressures are more consistent with the nitrogen, but I'm talking within a pound or 2. Both have stock size tires and are not driven particularly hard so it's not surprising.

 

Nitrogen won't really do anything for the temp spikes as that is due to driving conditions / tire compound. It may help dissipate the heat a little better than air. Nitrogen also won't eliminate the pressure changes as they're directly related to heat, but it will make the pressure changes predictable and consistent for a given tire temp - that's why it's used in racing. The reason nitrogen is predictable is because it is a single gas with no moisture in it. Moisture can have a huge effect on pressure as the temperature of the tire changes.

 

Long story short: the nitrogen won't help much with the temp spikes, but it will probably make the pressure changes associated with them smoother and smaller.

 

That's my .02

 

J.

[Bish]

Don't forget the air you breath is somewhere around 70% nitrogen.

[bemr]

Don't forget the air you breath is somewhere around 70% nitrogen.

 

Which is why most people don't see any difference when they switch to nitrogen. Unless you're monitoring tire pressures (I did just to see how much of a difference there actually was) or racing, the difference of 1 or 2 pounds of pressure is unnoticeable. The reason you'll see lower pressures when the tire is hot is because commercial nitrogen has no moisture in it. If you ran air with no moisture in it, you'd get the same results as nitrogen with street driving.

 

I've got nitrogen in the tires on both my car and truck cause it was free. And when it comes time to top them up, air it is.

 

 

J.

[ZZ327]

yea I think Air is something like 78% nitrogen. It really only is helpful if your running it in race car tires

[movin-on]

Nice truck Blackout....What do you use for wax....

[Zembonez]

I tried nitrogen in a set of my tires because I had a buddy at a tire shop and it was a freebie. Can't say there was any difference. Supposedly the nitrogen filled tire will not change as much when it heats up (pressure wise) but no difference that I saw.

 

CERTAINLY not something worth paying extra for.

[Bowtie2Sierra]

I tried nitrogen in a set of my tires because I had a buddy at a tire shop and it was a freebie. Can't say there was any difference. Supposedly the nitrogen filled tire will not change as much when it heats up (pressure wise) but no difference that I saw.

 

CERTAINLY not something worth paying extra for.

 

+1

[Kevin_J]

Correct, nitrogen has no moisture in it. Technically, the pressure should be more stable than compressed air. I do use it on my daily drivers. I haven't seen a difference in psi loss and haven't monitored psi variation. The only reason I use it is so the wheels won't corrode. Once they start corroding around the bead area you can get leaks.

[svensk]

Correct, nitrogen has no moisture in it. Technically, the pressure should be more stable than compressed air. I do use it on my daily drivers. I haven't seen a difference in psi loss and haven't monitored psi variation. The only reason I use it is so the wheels won't corrode. Once they start corroding around the bead area you can get leaks.

Good point.