Still not sure about putting Nitrogen in your tires?

[Ivylog]

If you have virgin ears you probably need to pass on the following video and the 10 reasons why Nitrogen in tyers is a SCAM. This Aussie presents some very good FACTS.
Virgin ears alert.

[1gvols]

NASCAR will not allow a air compressor in the Pits

[Ivylog]

TNGW1500SE wrote:

allbrandauto wrote:
as a auto shop owner I see cars come to my shop every day with tire pressure light on when it gets cold outside tire pressure drops with cold air and increases with warm air nitrogen is more consistent pressure do I put it in my veicles yes do I think its a scam no

Same here. I'm a shop owner. Nitrogen doesn't leak out as fast and pressures remain more consistent. We charge 5 bucks a wheel. If you don't want it, don't buy it. It's your $200 tire. If it runs low on air, we can get you another one. I run it in all my vehicles.

Do not confuse me with the facts, the 17 minutes it would take to watch all of the video would take too much of my valuable time selling nitrogen in tires.

Using dry air would be more important to me than using nitrogen. In 12 years I have never gotten any water out of the two air tanks on my DP and the reason I use the onboard compressor to top my tires off. At 8 years I change the filter on my air dryer and not because I was getting any moisture... your mileage may vary and I do not change my engine oil every year.

[J-Rooster]

Thanks, Sailor Lou and AZ Andy for the explanations!

[Home_Skillet]

Another scam is, tire shops selling you TPMS sensor rebuild kits when you buy new tires.
They last the life of the vehicle!.

[usersmanual]

time2roll wrote:

azdryheat wrote:
NASCAR uses pure nitrogen in their tires (from the NASCAR website): "The reason NASCAR tires are inflated with nitrogen, rather than the normal air we pump into our tires, is due to the increased stability under hotter temperatures that the gas exhibits. It allows the tire pressure (50 pounds per square inch) to remain constant throughout the race regardless of the temperature, which can reach 200 degrees Fahrenheit."

Apparently NASCAR is able to defy the laws of physics :R

nascar does not ever put 50 lbs in the race tires the reason its used(nitrogen)it has no moisture content and there for is more reliable when it comes to tire getting hot and not increasing in ap past what that tire in that position needs for that particular car set up unlike regular air that varys a lot more)

[dadechil]

Ivylog wrote:
If you have virgin ears you probably need to pass on the following video and the 10 reasons why Nitrogen in tyers is a SCAM. This Aussie presents some very good FACTS.
Virgin ears alert.

WOW I love this guy. Nothing like a few inconvenient facts to dispel the nitrogen theory.

[chuckftboy]

I'm an A/C contractor, we purchase dry nitrogen to pressure test and leak check air conditioners but we don't use it in our truck tires. At 10 dollars per tire, I can see it would be quite profitable but then, I don't have an issue with a business trying to make a profit. I for one, know that the government takes 40% of every dollar those people make. If someone pays them $10 for nitrogen, so be it. I've seen people pay $2.50 for a 16 oz. water and no one complains.

[TNGW1500SE]

allbrandauto wrote:
as a auto shop owner I see cars come to my shop every day with tire pressure light on when it gets cold outside tire pressure drops with cold air and increases with warm air nitrogen is more consistent pressure do I put it in my veicles yes do I think its a scam no

Same here. I'm a shop owner. Nitrogen doesn't leak out as fast and pressures remain more consistent. We charge 5 bucks a wheel. If you don't want it, don't buy it. It's your $200 tire. If it runs low on air, we can get you another one. I run it in all my vehicles.

[jfkmk]

That's one funny video! He kinda states it the way it is. I topped off the tires on my wife's car with good ole air, but I still put the green caps on. I hope the nitrogen police don't catch me!

[pconroy328]

I too say it's not a scam, in the sense that everyone who's touting it is trying to intentionally steal your money. My car came with N2 and green valve caps. No big deal, I just put air in them myself when they're low.

IMHO the benefits of N2 are small for car owners and maybe smaller for RV owners.

[allbrandauto]

as a auto shop owner I see cars come to my shop every day with tire pressure light on when it gets cold outside tire pressure drops with cold air and increases with warm air nitrogen is more consistent pressure do I put it in my veicles yes do I think its a scam no

[theoldwizard1]

$10(A) a corner !!! Darn profitable scam !

[Chum_lee]

A few years ago a "nitrogen salesman" approached me in the RV park where I reside for the summer. He tried to hand me a pamphlet saying, "Sir, would you like to talk about the benefits of using pure nitrogen in your RV tires?" I responded, "I have a masters degree in chemical engineering." (I lied, I don't!) The salesman said, "Oh!" He took his pamphlet and moved on never to be seen again.

Chum lee

[time2roll]

Yes a nitrogen bottle comes at much higher pressure than the shop compressor.
But if you have ever emptied a 250 psi shop compressor you know a lot of water comes out and makes the air quite dry.
Just fine for RV use. But you will not get a sticker and a check ($$$) from the nitrogen supplier and sponsor.

[sailor_lou]

The ideal gas law (PV=nRT) applies to DRY air equally as it does to DRY N2. As the others have identified, it's all about the moisture content and in a MOHO, it's insignificant.

Lou
05 Travel Supreme Envoy