Nitrogen for Tires [Merged]

**theveed** · May 11th, 2006 08:07 PM

falken: but you also reduce the contact patch, causing less grip on the car itself...

**falken** · May 11th, 2006 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by theveed

falken: but you also reduce the contact patch, causing less grip on the car itself...

Yeah, I guess that's one of the trade offs, and not a very good one at that. In my case, I never did put nitrogen anymore in my tires, mostly city driving lang ako eh. Free lang yun dati kaya oks lang.

**BeetOls** · June 26th, 2006 01:24 PM

out of curiousity and because of very easy access (just outside our village at a yokohama tire center)...i tried filling up my tires with nitro...initial impression is smoother and lighter ride. will yet have to prove if it's purely psychological...will also see impact on fuel consumption. most of the articles i've read talked about improved fuel economy. =)

**recklus** · July 5th, 2006 01:16 AM

maganda nga cguro tong nitrogen for tires, sana kumalat lng sa lahat ng gas stations para di hasle pumunta sa selected tire stores na meron n2. right now for me, mas convenient and at ease ako to know na i can have my tires inflated at any gas stations. haha, layo ko kac sa mga stores na meron nyan. sana tlga kumalat sa gas stations yan para nman ma-try ko, unfair tlga samin na malayo ang lugar

**odell** · July 5th, 2006 01:22 AM

laking improvement talaga toh. just filled my 22 rubbers with nitros.. medyo nawala un bouncy ride.. hehehehe... un fuel consumption.. iniintay ko pa.. hehehe

**Horsepower** · July 5th, 2006 03:11 AM

Hmmm, dapat dito blind test. hehehehe.

Really interesting tidbits presented here, masubukan nga :D

**weremanok** · July 6th, 2006 02:06 AM

here is a good read:

http://www.atma.org.au/ATMA%20Techni...20Nitrogen.pdf

bottom line: waste of money.

**1D4LV** · July 6th, 2006 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by weremanok

here is a good read:

http://www.atma.org.au/ATMA%20Techni...20Nitrogen.pdf

bottom line: waste of money.

hmmm... really don't think so. really too early to tell.
the author of the article did not even use sufficient data or comparative test results. puro assumptions lang.

my personal experience in using nitrogen in tires.

1. same as odell, ride is smoother, more quieter.
2. three months since last nitrogen load, but tire psi reading is consistent. meaning, no leaks (?), which can also be attributed dahil bago yung tires and tubes ko? when i loaded up on nitro three months ago. pressure was 30 psi. after three months, pressure is 29 psi. no loading or topping with normal compressed air was done. compared to using just compressed air, i usually check and top off my tires every week or everytime i fill up. may discrepancy kaagad na 1 - 1.5 psi every week.
3. gas consumption is really not observed or noted. kung meron man baka sobrang liit to be significant.
4. tire wear is pretty even. but then again. there are several factors like camber, rotation, quality of tires and road conditions.

imho.

**weremanok** · July 6th, 2006 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by happy_gilmore

hmmm... really don't think so. really too early to tell.
the author of the article did not even use sufficient data or comparative test results. puro assumptions lang.

my personal experience in using nitrogen in tires.

1. same as odell, ride is smoother, more quieter.
2. three months since last nitrogen load, but tire psi reading is consistent. meaning, no leaks (?), which can also be attributed dahil bago yung tires and tubes ko? when i loaded up on nitro three months ago. pressure was 30 psi. after three months, pressure is 29 psi. no loading or topping with normal compressed air was done. compared to using just compressed air, i usually check and top off my tires every week or everytime i fill up. may discrepancy kaagad na 1 - 1.5 psi every week.
3. gas consumption is really not observed or noted. kung meron man baka sobrang liit to be significant.
4. tire wear is pretty even. but then again. there are several factors like camber, rotation, quality of tires and road conditions.

imho.

there aren't any comparative data on putting nitrogen in the tires either. also, the author is representing bridgestone, dunlop, and goodyear so i think he knows what he's talking about.

for the ride being more quiet, i think you can't attribute that to the nitrogen. for the smoother ride, i think this is subjective and is not very conclusive. as for observations 2 to 4, normal tire maintenance is enough to replicate your observations.