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Nitrogen filled tires |
smooth_eddy |
Mar 21 2005, 11:04 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 535 Joined: 13-November 04 From: Seattle Member No.: 3,102 |
I had some tire work done at Costco last Saturday and they filled my tires with Nitrogen. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) They swear by it. Says it is way more stable than just regular old air. Anybody using nitrogen in their tires? Is there a noticable difference? Eddy
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North Bay 914 |
Mar 21 2005, 11:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 25-January 05 Member No.: 3,504 |
This is a standard practice in Europe done for saftey and its convienient to not always have to check the tire pressure because of big temp changes (Summer-Winter), and 100% required in Aviation (Aircraft Tires). The main reason for it is the stability of Nitro during temperature change, the pressure remains more constant. Remember that these tires see a temprature range that is so wide that use of a stable gas that is little affected by temp is a must. -50 to + 300 F caused by temps at 35000 ft, then after landing, and stopping something that weighs 500,000 pounds the brakes get a little warm. The heat shields on the wheels help, but allot of heat goes straight to the tires...
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