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Offline bricey

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nitrogen or air
« on: 18 September 2011, 19:15 »
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is there any difference to filling your tyres will air or nitrogen
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Re: nitrogen or air
« Reply #1 on: 18 September 2011, 19:17 »
Yes.  The nitrogen will remain far more consistent when the tyres get hot.

Air will expand and put the pressures up.

ATS in Newport have started doing it, I noticed.  Father got his tyres done a few weeks ago 'at that price I figured why not?'
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Re: nitrogen or air
« Reply #2 on: 18 September 2011, 19:23 »
On the road, not a single jot. On track, if your a bloody good driver (and adjust your hot pressures accordingly) you might find some benefit. Dont waste your money. BTW, air is approximately 78% nitrogen anyway.......
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Re: nitrogen or air
« Reply #3 on: 18 September 2011, 19:32 »
I have only ever used air.
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Re: nitrogen or air
« Reply #4 on: 19 September 2011, 07:22 »
island tyres in lake are doing it as well may give it a bash
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Re: nitrogen or air
« Reply #5 on: 19 September 2011, 16:40 »
Quote from: DOA on 18 September 2011, 19:23
BTW, air is approximately 78% nitrogen anyway.......

And the nitrogen in stations is around 95% nitrogen. I'm no maths genius, but you're not getting a lot more nitrogen TBH.....

I'm an eternal pessimist though and see these things a gimmicks anyway.....
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Re: nitrogen or air
« Reply #6 on: 20 September 2011, 12:03 »
Isnt it free though? Was where I went!
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Offline danny_p

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Re: nitrogen or air
« Reply #7 on: 20 September 2011, 22:52 »
for road use its a marketing gimmick. or something you can sell at an amzing profit as pure n2 is cheep.

for nutters doing circuit testing it has its uses as it reduces 1 of the varibles that being tyer pressure so has a use there.

we use it on everything for diffrent reason  N2 cylinders are allways up to pressure  & compressor usally empty  when you want to blow tyers up
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Re: nitrogen or air
« Reply #8 on: 21 September 2011, 13:06 »
Gimmick!
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Re: nitrogen or air
« Reply #9 on: 21 September 2011, 16:23 »
i work in costco sheffields tyre bay and we do it free, if your a costco member just come and it you can have it done for nothing...

however i 1000000% believe that in a road car on a road there is no difference whatsoever! michelin and costco claim all kinds of benefits including better mpg, more stable at speed etc and although scientifically and on paper its true in the real world the difference is negligable.

likewise i race a yamaha tz350 gp bike and what do you think goes in the tyres of that? Air. if there was any benfit i would be using it!

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