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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 01:02 PM
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Has anyone dones this? Haven't ever seen anyone talk about this on here and they usually have this available at the dealership.
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 01:02 PM
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not nitrous lol nitrogen
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 01:12 PM
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theres been threads about this in the past, it was basically concluded by almost everyone as a complete waste of money. lol don't bother with it its just a marketing thing, some will say it holds air longer and doesn't flex with the temperature changes blah blah.. but its fricken air. They'll be a bunch of people who will chime in and say that it isnt worth it with me just give it a few minutes.
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 01:47 PM
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well if its free go for it i guess. wont do anything but if you think its cool and its free no harm in it.
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 01:55 PM
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The atmosphere is made of mostly nitrogen. To me its a waste to pay for it by name.
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by streetassasin
not nitrous lol nitrogen
Haha.. ya thats what I meant. Thanks
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by streetassasin
not nitrous lol nitrogen
ha yeah i was thinking it too......
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 10:28 PM
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Waste of money it doesn't do anything
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only for the cold... its free here in chi town, it doesnt compress when it gets cold like air does.
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Supposedly(the key word) it is less prone to losing pressure when the temperature is constantly going up and down.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 06:43 AM
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did dealers start having this since the gtr or did they before?
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by DlXlE
Supposedly(the key word) it is less prone to losing pressure when the temperature is constantly going up and down.
This. We use nitrogen in our aircraft tires. It also doesn't get as much moisture inside.
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The air in your tires already consists of 79% nitrogen so save your money.
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Originally Posted by Arc00TA
This. We use nitrogen in our aircraft tires. It also doesn't get as much moisture inside.
I thought I heard something about moisture also, and that by removing it its supposed to help the tire last longer. But definitely dont hold me to it
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 12:20 PM
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I had to watch a video on this. The nitrogen won't escape out of the tires as easily as air so your tires will hold exact tire pressure longer. It also resists moisture which can build in wheels and corrode them.

Would I pay extra for the nitrogen, no. But if two pumps were next to each other that were both free, and one had nitrogen I'd get it. The effects are to minimal if they are charging a big price on it. I get my tires at Costco and they put nitrogen in it for free.
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If it were free I would go with nitrogen, but until then there is no reason to bother
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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My tires must hold air better than most peoples. I rarely have to put in air.

Don't do it. The atmosphere we live in is comprised of roughly 70% Nitrogen. If it's free, do it to put your question to rest.
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 04:46 PM
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78% nitrogen in the air so dont bother. your better off with a dry supply from a air compressor. on a has anyone seen one of these nitrogen filling setups? i was curious how they did it. just like compressed air? i've wondered this because id think to get 100% nitrogen in the tire they would have to purge it and im not sure how they would do this.
though i think it might be kinda cool to fill the tires with NAWSS and see what happens
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 05:06 PM
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to the people that are responding with the "air is 7X% nitrogen" argument... you are missing the point of 100% nitrogen filled tires. It has nothing to do with the percent of nitrogen... it has to do with moisture in the gas that is put into your tires. Have you ever pulled the drain plug on a compressor? water comes out.. thats the moist air that is being pumped into your tires. The fact that nitrogen makes up the majority of air is the reason nitrogen is used..

having said that... would i pay for it in a daily driven car? no way.. i'd take it if it was free.. but thats it. I am in no way saying that 100% nitrogen filled tires are VASTLY superior to regular air filled... but you can't deny the advantages of all nitrogen.
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 05:18 PM
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Nitrous in the Tires.

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