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February 15th, 2010 11:51 AM #11thanks for all your advise, actually one of my friend advise me to change my my ordinary air to nitro. as his experience mas maganda nga daw ang rides nya kapag naka nitro.
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February 15th, 2010 05:46 PM #12
Better if the starting point is the same. In other words, you have 36/33 both on nitro and regular air. Lower pressure in the tires initially will allow them to heat up more due to more sidewall flex (I always ride around on 35-33).
There is probably something there, but I've tried it on many different cars, and I've never felt the difference to be worth the extra money. But then, since I drive on the SLEX everyday and run over tons of potholes and ridges, I'm constantly checking my tire pressures, whether I'm using nitro or not.
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February 15th, 2010 05:57 PM #13
Niky,
I've ridden 37F/35R on compressed air (vs. 36F/33R on nitrogen), taking advantage of the reinforcement of my extra load-rated tires (+5 psi from stock). Trust me, the "extra load" pressure is only really advisable if you're anticipating a lot of heavy passengers or cargo Ride is uncomfortably flinty for passengers at that pressure, although I can still stomach the harshness.
As for temperature...the 37F/35R combination on air I've already driven to Subic. Measuring the pressures after stopping, the pressures spiked 41F/37R (+4 and +2 front and rear).
Not the same as testing on 36F/33R on air but it's just about as close as I have from real-world personal experience
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February 15th, 2010 06:09 PM #14
The 36-33 reading, was that from the pump, or from your personal gauge? If it was from your handheld gauge, then there might just be something to it.
Seems like some scientific back-to-back testing is in order...
Could be possible the effects are more noticeable on tires with softer sidewalls? I've gotten mixed results out of different sets of tires. On our current vehicles, two use tires with stiff sidewalls.
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February 15th, 2010 06:31 PM #15
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February 15th, 2010 06:52 PM #16
i have upgraded my stock steelies to alloy rims. from 185/70/R14 to 205/50/R16. Mas ramdam ko ang road pero comfort (or lack of it) is about the same. now better at cornering and more stable at speed.
Hindi ko nasukat, pero impression ko na mas magaan ang R16 rims kaysa sa stock. Both with tires. I was looking at rota tires, ang bibigat.
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February 15th, 2010 07:10 PM #17
^ If you look at Concept One's sir. Napakabigat nung mga yun. :bwahaha:
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February 15th, 2010 10:47 PM #19
yup, still got it on my tires for three months now, from 30psi (november 2009) to 28psi (feb14, 2010)...and there is no really really really significant difference between compress air and nitrogen regarding comfort. matagtag pa din! sobra! (215/45r17) haha its low profile!
the only benefit i got on nitro on tires is that i dont need to check the pressure frequently. ihmo
its just in your mind.
sorry ot
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February 15th, 2010 10:56 PM #20
see my pahabol statement above. i mean, i can go on vacation anytime. but my spouse has her...
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