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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 03:28 PM
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Took mine in for her first Oil change and they suggested the nitrogen service of the tires. Went for it, so I guess I"ll see if it's smoother??? (Smoother ride/maintains pressure better?)
I do know that all aircraft tires are serviced with nitro, so I was wondering if anyone else has had this done?
Old Nov 10, 2007 | 03:31 PM
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we selll nitrogen in our service department. I put it in my vette, it's more for the fact the air pressure does not fluctuate much. Cold vs hot, i see a +1 psi varriance at most, depending on the tempetures lately.

I also have it in my daily commuter and it does ride smoother...
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Just remember that aircraft don't have to pull over at the nearest service station and look to see if they sell nitrogen for their tires.
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Normal air is 96 percent nitrogen. Water in air makes up the real pressure differeintial when exposed to heat. A dry air pressure source provides all that the normal driver needs. Alanzo recently was nipped for giving away Ferrari's inert gas mix. I doubt that the info will make a difference in anyone's life here.
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Originally Posted by Steve Germany
Normal air is 96 percent nitrogen. Water in air makes up the real pressure differeintial when exposed to heat. A dry air pressure source provides all that the normal driver needs. Alanzo recently was nipped for giving away Ferrari's inert gas mix. I doubt that the info will make a difference in anyone's life here.
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anyway..please do a search for this topic as it has been done and redone and always goes bad

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