Nitrogen mixed with Air????
Apr 14, 2009, 10:27 PM
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Nitrogen mixed with Air????
iam asking is it ok to mix nitrogen with air in the tires?
i ask cause i cant find anywhere to fill up my tires with nitrogen so the tires has 25psi of air in them and i used air to get the psi back up but is this ok?
or do i take all the air and nitrogen out of them and filled them up only with air?
thanks
i ask cause i cant find anywhere to fill up my tires with nitrogen so the tires has 25psi of air in them and i used air to get the psi back up but is this ok?
or do i take all the air and nitrogen out of them and filled them up only with air?
thanks
Apr 15, 2009, 04:56 AM
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iam asking is it ok to mix nitrogen with air in the tires?
i ask cause i cant find anywhere to fill up my tires with nitrogen so the tires has 25psi of air in them and i used air to get the psi back up but is this ok?
or do i take all the air and nitrogen out of them and filled them up only with air?
thanks
You do though lose the advanages of running an inert gas, like eliminating moisture which helps to control expansion under extreme temperatures, eliminating Oxygen which breaks down rubber and cause oxidation of your wheels, and since the Nitrogen molecule is larger, your porous tires hold pressure longer.
Last edited by DarwinX; Apr 15, 2009 at 05:23 AM.
Apr 15, 2009, 09:44 PM
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There's no problem if you mix the two gases together in your tires, as a matter of fact, you breath the same mixture everyday.
You do though lose the advanages of running an inert gas, like eliminating moisture which helps to control expansion under extreme temperatures, eliminating Oxygen which breaks down rubber and cause oxidation of your wheels, and since the Nitrogen molecule is larger, your porous tires hold pressure longer.
You do though lose the advanages of running an inert gas, like eliminating moisture which helps to control expansion under extreme temperatures, eliminating Oxygen which breaks down rubber and cause oxidation of your wheels, and since the Nitrogen molecule is larger, your porous tires hold pressure longer.
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