<VV> Nitrogen in tires and air

[MarK Durham]

Ed, nitrogen is more stable with temp changes, meaning it stays at pressure
better than air, and has no moisture in it that can freeze. Many car shops
now fill with nitrogen as well, but it is routinely used in aircraft tires
due to the cold temps they expereince.

 Mark Durham
Hauser, Idaho
62 Monza coupe Red/Red 4 speed


On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 12:52 PM, Ed Dowds <ed_dowds at hotmail.com> wrote:

> George Jones wrote:
> "I figured you for running nitrogen instead of air, at which point you
> couldsafely drop your pressure by at least 5 psi.  ;-)"
>
> >From Google: By volume, dry air contains 78.09% nitrogen
>
> What is actually gained by 100% nitrogen?
>
> Ed
>
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