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I recently picked up a new car.
It came with OEM tires but filled with nitrogen, and has a one year warranty on free nitro fillups. Supposedly, nitrogen is much more stable than atmospheric air, with less moisture being introduced into the tire, and less temperature-induced pressure variances.

Can anyone confirm the legitimacy of this? Or is it just snake oil? Our air is already 78% nitrogen.




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In theory yes there is a slight benefit to filling with nitrogen as the molecules are slightly bigger so the tires will leak slower and the gas itself is inert. This is beneficial if your driving an F1 car...

BUT for us mere mortals there is no practical difference.


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That's what I figured.
The salesman made a big deal out of it.
I was just like, 'here's the bottom line, gimme the car for this price or I'm walkin.' "




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Remember our atmosphere is 78% nitrogen so how much does that other 22% really matter in day to day driving.


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That's what I figured.
The salesman made a big deal out of it.
I was just like, 'here's the bottom line, gimme the car for this price or I'm walkin.' "
They put that undercoat on at the factory, y'know...

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Depends.

Normal day to day joe-shmoe duty, you will not notice a difference.

But, in rapidly changing conditions when the tires are being thrashed to their limits, a nitro fill will be more stable and consistent WRT pressure changes from temperature swings, high level drivers can feel this.

Having said that, I still use normal compressed air when at the track. When you race you should be monitoring tire pressure anyway, irregardless.

I see the nitro thing as just another high performance application being twisted to squeeze
money out of shmoes when they do their highly infrequent minimal maintenance.
 
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I believe that in extreme cold weather (like Alaska cold) nitrogen is preferred because it is temperature stable and inert. Not sure what benefit it would be outside of that environment.
 
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Costco has been filling with nitrogen for years, decades maybe, no extra charge.




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Only works if you get the fabric protection and have the VIN engraved on all your windows...


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Depends.

Normal day to day joe-shmoe duty, you will not notice a difference.

But, in rapidly changing conditions when the tires are being thrashed to their limits, a nitro fill will be more stable and consistent WRT pressure changes from temperature swings, high level drivers can feel this.

Having said that, I still use normal compressed air when at the track. When you race you should be monitoring tire pressure anyway, irregardless.

I see the nitro thing as just another high performance application being twisted to squeeze
money out of shmoes when they do their highly infrequent minimal maintenance.



really? I thought PV=nRT, no matter what the gas is.

Straight nitrogen fill, depending on source, might exclude some water vapor, and that is probably helpful. But, if the fill is all "gas", whether N, O, He or dry air, I'd expect it to react to temperature changes the exact same as 78% N.



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great sales pitch

sounds cool

meaningless, and any benefit is absolutely imperceptible to us mere mortals

if you were a mass spec looking at leaks, it may be important, but probably not. Air has 1% Argon which is inert as well....

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Perhaps for very demanding situations, straight N is a real benefit for vehicles. I do know when I worked at an airport, and helped the A&P mechanics do annuals, service work, or handled requests from customers to check their aircraft tires, we used super pure straight Nitrogen for all aircraft tires.


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What kind of car?
 
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Depends.

Normal day to day joe-shmoe duty, you will not notice a difference.

But, in rapidly changing conditions when the tires are being thrashed to their limits, a nitro fill will be more stable and consistent WRT pressure changes from temperature swings, high level drivers can feel this.

Having said that, I still use normal compressed air when at the track. When you race you should be monitoring tire pressure anyway, irregardless.

I see the nitro thing as just another high performance application being twisted to squeeze
money out of shmoes when they do their highly infrequent minimal maintenance.



really? I thought PV=nRT, no matter what the gas is.

Straight nitrogen fill, depending on source, might exclude some water vapor, and that is probably helpful. But, if the fill is all "gas", whether N, O, He or dry air, I'd expect it to react to temperature changes the exact same as 78% N.


Here we go. Compressed air has a lot of dirt and moisture in it. Dirt and water are not gas. As the proportions vary, so can the pressure variance. Is it enough for a non F1 driver to notice? No.

Im not advocating the service as you have read already. If you want to get more esoteric feel free though. It's fun to argue over minutiae for some people.
 
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if we are talking a street car it doesn't matter. At the track (or in your airplane) its a different story. Its mostly about moisture. A typical air system is filled with it and you don't want it in your tires. It's used lots in racing applications and I would recommend it in applications where tire temp or rise in tire temp is important (I race motorcycles, but the same applies for cars).


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