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Originally Posted by Ganaraska
"I also inflate the tires on my vehicles with Nitrogen as opposed to air, because it allows tires to run cooler at sustained high speeds"
This is pure bull****. Nitrogen does nothing for keeping tires cool. It also does nothing to control expansion pressure, unless you have found some way to repeal Boyle's Law. The reason racers use nitrogen is because you can buy a cylinder of nitrogen @ 2000 PSI for $30 at any welding supply dealer, and it will take the place of an air compressor at the track. One cylinder will last a weekend racer a full season of inflating tires, cleaning parts, even running air tools. It's purely a matter of convenience.
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Since you are so knowledgeable about nitrogen, maybe you would like to explain why all jet airliners use pure nitrogen in their tires, as well? Tires that must achieve 200 mph on a daily basis.
I do agree that running cooler is not the reason.
Still think it's cheaper than compressed air to fill ten of those babies?