I also filled mine with bullsheit, hopes and dreams. My handling was vastly improved.. But, my car runs on rainbows, so your mileage may vary.

 

I beg to differ. So my r compounds on my evo9 with nitrogen makes no diff in handling? So many idiots on this forum.

If any of you knew anything about racing you probably wouldn't make such immature comments about this guy's problem. Race cars use nitrogen in their tires. You want to know why? As tires heat up and cool down, tire pressures change dramatically and by using nitrogen in turn provide better handling.

 

Seriously... screw the thread, I think the funniest thing is the OPs name

I filled my tires with Red Bull.

 

Actually knowing and setting your tire pressure will give you better handling , doesnt matter if you have air or nitrogen in your tires.

 

How is this different than air?

 

well.. the nitrogen bonds with the R compound and...

 

I am aware that my following comments expose me to ridicule, but I would like to offer my actual experience with “nitrogen-fills.”

I’ve been running my tires (summer performance tires and winter tires) with “nitrogen-fills” for about 3 years now. I really like the “nitrogen-fills.” I’m in Minnesota where we experience very wide variations in ambient temperatures and humidity. We see everything from arctic conditions to nearly-tropical temperatures and humidity.

The advantages I experience with “nitrogen-fills”:

• When running nitrogen, I have more consistent tire pressures with little need to add “air.” When I ran “plain air,” I was constantly filling the tires to maintain correct pressure.
• There is little or no condensation/moisture on the inner walls of my wheels when I fill with nitrogen. That is not the case when I used “plain air.” This is most evident during the winter months.

I have no idea if “nitrogen-fills” improve performance since I don’t track or drive aggressively to the point I could evaluate this difference.

My point is simply that for my setup and the way I drive and use the car, “nitrogen-fills” provides a significant difference.

--Spike

 

^^ Hello fellow Minnesotan.

My tires are filled with nitrogen, but I really tell no difference.

 

Not even more consistent pressures?

--Spike

 

I fill mine with methane gas. smells bad, but they sure do go, once they warm up.

 

Another point… 3 years ago when I swapped out my snow tires for new ones (and using “plain air”), there was visible condensation and moisture inside the wheel.

After the swap, and during the last 2 years, I ran the snows with “nitrogen-fills.” I swapped again this year, and there was no condensation or moisture. I’m guessing it was the “nitrogen-fills” that prevented a wet surface on the inside of the wheel.

I would think moisture inside your wheel is a bad thing, and “nitrogen-fills” seems to eliminate this.

--Spike

 

+1
I highly suggest using methane/propane mix to fill the tires

 

Larger molecule with less leakage through the tire walls?

--Spike

 

there is nothing to ridicule about your statements. THAT is exactly what the nitrogen fills are for, pressure consistency over temp changes. Everyone above is basically saying the only way he would feel a difference is that he was at the proper PSI (and wasnt before). No doubt there are advantages to it, but 35 psi = 35 psi as far as the car is concerned.

 

should use this kind of air

http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main...products_id=45

 

A cheap home solution for this is a $20 water seperator on your air compresser. Its the water that gets in the wheel that changes the pressure more with heat. The dryer the air the better.

 

I prefer liquid nitrogen.

 

I'm currently working on filling up a tank with my farts so I can put it in my tires. It may not be faster... but at least if I have a leak in my tires I'll be able to tell.