I found this artical and it does make sense. Did anyone else hear of it?
http://www.click2houston.com/automotive/5189479/detail.html

Ive heard of putting nitro in tires, but nothing on saving money by using it all the time... wtf?

that makes sense, but where are you going to find a place that can fill your tires with nitrogen?

I do this with aircraft tires for that very reason. Also corrosion prevention of the magnesium or aluminum rims. We do not use it on support equipment or fleet vehicles... For an Auto? It would give the same benefit that you would have in an aircraft but no one I know would pay anything like that for inflation. Nitrogen is also heavier than air by a fair amount potentially making for a harder ride at pressures over 35psi...

Originally posted by RickyMeeses
I do this with aircraft tires for that very reason. Also corrosion prevention of the magnesium or aluminum rims. We do not use it on support equipment or fleet vehicles... For an Auto? It would give the same benefit that you would have in an aircraft but no one I know would pay anything like that for inflation. Nitrogen is also heavier than air by a fair amount potentially making for a harder ride at pressures over 35psi...

Good call Ricky. Pay $10 a tire to fill them? Screw that.

Yeah the benefit of no corrosion is nice But I'm not gonna sarcifice My ride comfort or performance due to heavier gas in the tires for a potential fuel milage gains. Not to mention It's FREE to fill my tires with air from my compressor. And I do keep a tire guage in my car, and I do use it. Well It's an Idea and I'm sure it will be debated as to whether it's better to use one versus the other. Just my $.02

-Kevin

This sounds like an alternative for people who take their car to jiffy lube, genie, satan, etc...
The people who would rather pay a few bucks to not have to deal with (maintain) their vehicle. lazies.

Originally posted by Blk95GS
This sounds like an alternative for people who take their car to jiffy lube, genie, satan, etc... The people who would rather pay a few bucks to not have to deal with (maintain) their vehicle. lazies.

its not the fact of being lazy, its the fact of having better wear on tires. Also if it does not expand or contract then that would in turn give better handleing. See what im saying?

Originally posted by PowerEclipses

Originally posted by Blk95GS This sounds like an alternative for people who take their car to jiffy lube, genie, satan, etc... The people who would rather pay a few bucks to not have to deal with (maintain) their vehicle. lazies.

its not the fact of being lazy, its the fact of having better wear on tires. Also if it does not expand or contract then that would in turn give better handleing. See what im saying?

I see what the advantages are... for a
1. race car - tire's, new to near melting temp in a couple minutes: traction/handling utilized at capability limit
2. aircraft - extreme altitude (temp) changes, corrosion, /\
3. lazy - "Costco can tell I want the cheapest, easiest way to replace and forget about my tires"

Unless it's free like air, nitrogen doesn't seem worth any trouble for 98% of drivers. This is all my opinion of course.

I get my tires filled with nitrogen for free. :)

Yeah, a chain up here called "tire warehouse" offers nitro fill as an option.

The page says:

"The reason -- air contains moisture and moisture in tires expands and contracts, meaning air pressure fluctuates.

Nitrogen does not."

Unless I've forgotten everything I learned in thermodynamics, any gas confined in a fixed volume will change pressure as the temperature changes. Costco forgot the ideal gas law: PV = nRT. In a tire, V (volume), n (moles of gas), and R (universal gas constant) are fixed. So, P (pressure) will vary with T (temperature).

Corbin

'95 ESI-T
Now with more power and fewer leaks



Gimme fuel...Gimme fire...Gimme that which I desire

Originally posted by Corbin
The page says: "The reason -- air contains moisture and moisture in tires expands and contracts, meaning air pressure fluctuates. Nitrogen does not." Unless I've forgotten everything I learned in thermodynamics, any gas confined in a fixed volume will change pressure as the temperature changes. Costco forgot the ideal gas law: PV = nRT. In a tire, V (volume), n (moles of gas), and R (universal gas constant) are fixed. So, P (pressure) will vary with T (temperature). Corbin '95 ESI-T Now with more power and fewer leaks Gimme fuel...Gimme fire...Gimme that which I desire

Damn Corbin! You one smart puppy!!! Get em baby!! Yes, all gases will fluctuate with temp. Dry pumped aargon will just as much as dry pumped nitrogen.

Originally posted by Dracas
I get my tires filled with nitrogen for free. :)

my mom just got it done in her car, the garage said they started it in texas and its just now starting to trend. BTW my mom has an Acura TL 04

Originally posted by RickyMeeses
Nitrogen is also heavier than air by a fair amount

This isn't actually true.

Air is primarily nitrogen (about 79%) which has an atomic weight of 28 grams per mole (for molecular nitrogen N2). about 19 % is Oxygen, which weighs 32 grams per mole. The rest is misc gases, such as Carbon dioxide (44 g/mole), water vapor (18 g/mole) and trace amounts of other gases.

On the whole, pure nitrogen is lighter than air, albeit a small difference. This is given the same volume/pressure of air so you have equal numbers of moles. (avagadro's hypothesis anyone?)

Man, I'm a dork......



Brian