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| BMXerror |
 May 27 2009, 08:04 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,705 Joined: 8-April 06 From: Hesperia Ca Member No.: 5,842  |
Hey all. I was just wondering if there's any place to buy nitrogen for tires just with a tire chuck, or if I have to get one of those high pressure cylinders and regulate it down. That is all. Thanks. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| carr914 |
May 28 2009, 08:58 AM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 126,047 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States  |
It all depends on the installation of the Nitrogen. You have to completely cycle the "normal air" out of your tires before the installation of the nitrogen. It's not as simple as draining the pressurized air out and putting Nitrogen in. Very few people or even tire shops realize this. If you have any "normal air" in the tire when you add the Nitrogen, it is now contaminated and you're back to square one.
Also if you have an air compressor at home or a portable air tank that you take to the track, you're screwed. That's why at professional races, you see the big Nitrogen bottles. In theory, Nitrogen is great, but in the normal world it is hard or near impossible to achieve. T.C. |
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| Randal |
May 28 2009, 11:19 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
QUOTE(carr914 @ May 28 2009, 07:58 AM)  It all depends on the installation of the Nitrogen. You have to completely cycle the "normal air" out of your tires before the installation of the nitrogen. It's not as simple as draining the pressurized air out and putting Nitrogen in. Very few people or even tire shops realize this. If you have any "normal air" in the tire when you add the Nitrogen, it is now contaminated and you're back to square one. Also if you have an air compressor at home or a portable air tank that you take to the track, you're screwed. That's why at professional races, you see the big Nitrogen bottles. In theory, Nitrogen is great, but in the normal world it is hard or near impossible to achieve. T.C. So what is the process for getting the nitrogen out? |
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Posts in this topic
BMXerror Nitrogen... May 27 2009, 08:04 PM
sww914 I think if it's under so little pressure that ... May 27 2009, 09:59 PM
RobW
I think if it's under so little pressure that... May 27 2009, 10:09 PM
BMXerror
...but the nitrogen is dry so tire pressures don... May 27 2009, 10:30 PM carr914 You need the Oxygen & moisture out, that what ... May 28 2009, 11:32 AM brant you need to originally mount the tires with nitrog... May 29 2009, 01:04 AM |
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