Nitrogen instead of air? Tyre filled for £1 !!

[Pearl_Black]

Kwik Fit have just started filling tyres with Nitrogen and providing the service for £1 per tyre!

It has its benefits


http://europeanmotornews.com/2009/08/24/feeling-deflated-time-to-‘go-nitro’-says-kwik-fit/

 

[Bazzon]

Its only sort of worth doing uf the vacume all the air out of the tyres first.

 

[Fred@BTM]

The Kwik-Fit Group is the largest independent automotive parts, repair and replacement specialist in Europe and one of the largest in the world. With 1,800 service outlets across Europe it employs 9,000 people. Kwik-Fit has national UK coverage of 595 service centres and more than 200 mobile tyre fitting vehicles, making it the UK’s leading tyre, exhaust, brake and MoT specialist.


HOW?

 

[Jonny1*2]

it is supposed to be of benefit on the track i believe. something to do with constant preasure when hot.

 

[Fred@BTM]

its not really something i would bother with, top end motorsport, maybe (dried air is more common)

track day warriors, erm no

 

[kevo66]

track day warriors, erm no

Aw

 

[Pearl_Black]

Im going to give it a go anyhow...

 

[pip.]

£4 to fill your tyres?

Tell you what, I've got a packet of dehydrated nitrogen in the garage. I'll send it to you if you want. You just add water and you're there.

 

[st3ve]

It's just another way to con money out of dumb motorists.

 

[ForceIndia]

78% of air is nitrogen. So your paying £4 to replace some of the remaining 12%. Clever.

 

[Fred@BTM]

^plus you won't replace the remaining percentage anyway, i doubt kwik-fit will vaccum the tyres down and then fill them, infact i'll put £100 on it

 

[Tigger]

78% of air is nitrogen. So your paying £4 to replace some of the remaining 12%. Clever.

22% you mean?

 

[ForceIndia]

22% you mean?

Immense. I'm stupid as well. FFS.

 

[sideways danny]

gimmick. Who doesn't f**k around with tyre pressures at a track day anyway?

 

[Pete@Auto-Nation]

We are now stocking bags of 78% nitrogen. Members price £1 a bag. PM me.

 

[Djw John]

Costco do it as well, but dont charge you extra for the privelege (sp).

Now I realise might surprise some people but I cant tell any difference with it!!! Chraging for it is easy money!

 

[@Spoonie]

Costco do it as well, but dont charge you extra for the privelege (sp).

Now I realise might surprise some people but I cant tell any difference with it!!! Chraging for it is easy money!

ANd they give you hideous green dust caps... Which were nicked within a week thank f**k.

 

[Pearl_Black]

haha fair enough...some good comments....

 

[Hoaxy]

We are now stocking bags of 78% nitrogen. Members price £1 a bag. PM me.

Ahaha FLOL!

 

[.Kev.]

We use Nitrogen on Fighter Jets in work, here's some crap info i found whilst bored at work:

Pros And Cons of Nitrogen Gas For Inflating Car Tires





Pros

• Nitrogen reduces the running temperature of the tyre. The moisture content of nitrogen leads to a cooler running tyre, which is advantageous when the car is operating at its maximum load and speed capacity.
• Nitrogen in tyres improves the ride quality. That gas is very slightly lighter than air and thus, benefits the tires in terms of un-sprung weight.
• It is assumed that Nitrogen increases tyre life. It reduces the operating temperature during times of load and speed and thus, enhances the life of a tyre.
• It is believed that nitrogen keeps tyre pressures more constant. The gas is assumed to provide more stable pressure range in connection to the tyre temperature. However, again, the factor is applicable in times of heavy load/high-speed conditions.
• Tyres are susceptible to loss of pressure as a result of being porous in nature. Due to its chemical structure, Nitrogen leak out slowly as compared to compressed air. Therefore, it slows the rate of pressure loss.
• Oxygen reacts with the tyre and rim materials causing oxidation or the rust formation in the metal parts. Nitrogen, being an inert gas, does not react with the tyre and rim materials.

Cons

• Inflating tires with Nitrogen is quite costly.
• Filling tyres with nitrogen requires more maintenance as compared to compressed gas.
• The availability factor is the biggest disadvantage of inflating tyres with nitrogen, as the gas is not readily available. It is usually found only with specialist tyre dealers.

 

[Steve]

Unless they vacuum the tyre first which they don't your wasting your time.
As 1 bar will already be in tyre before you start, defeating the object.
Your biggest enemy is moisture which we all see when using garage crap equipment.

 

[Aluco]

I have nitrogen in my tyres but only because my uncle owns a tyre fitters and puts it in for free.

No difference to normal air at all.

Con.

 

[Djw John]

ANd they give you hideous green dust caps... Which were nicked within a week thank f**k.

Ours didnt but they did fall apart after about a month!

 

[bigal182]

i work for kwikfit and tbh the nitrogen is awesome i use it in my 182 and have also started using it in my 2007 zx6 motorcycle tyres and the tyre stays hotter for longer and trust me you can feel the difference more with the bike for sure

 

[172Ben]

Do they vacuum the tyre before fitting it with nitrogen then?

 

[SBV116]

Demon Tweeks have been doing this for years haven't they?!

 

[BoroGTI]

The new Nissan GTR has nitrogen in the tyres instead of air, apparentley air is too unstable:S

 

[Marky_]

We are now stocking bags of 78% nitrogen. Members price £1 a bag. PM me.

Before i do, what does the remaining 22% consist of?

 

[kev182cup]

I have been looking into this too, impreza owners swear by it, a fella told me it stops your car from following the undulations in the road which the Clio does suffer from, worth a try just for 4 quid.

 

[Paul RN]

Nitrogen in tyres = Emperors new clothes

 

[Jay Payne]

Do they vacuum the tyre before fitting it with nitrogen then?

No, I asked them today.

 

[KDF]

I have been looking into this too, impreza owners swear by it, a fella told me it stops your car from following the undulations in the road which the Clio does suffer from, worth a try just for 4 quid.

I believe some of the above about more consistent pressures and the other advantages of inert gas, but stopping your car from tramlining... em no. lol

 

[SC03OTT]

No, I asked them today.

So if I went down - which I won't be - and asked them to fill my tyres, and I only needed 0.1psi in each, that's all they would do? Lol.

 

[kev182cup]

Not my words mate, I don't comment on things I ain't tried so gotta listen to every1s reviews.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

I have been looking into this too, impreza owners swear by it, a fella told me it stops your car from following the undulations in the road which the Clio does suffer from, worth a try just for 4 quid.

Don't be so ridiculous. It's a hover engine you want if you don't like tarmac !

Before i do, what does the remaining 22% consist of?

From wiki
Air is a mixture of 78.03% nitrogen, 20.99% oxygen, 0.94% argon, 0.03% carbon dioxide, 0.01% hydrogen, 0.00123% Neon, 0.0004% helium, 0.00005% krypton, 0.000006% xenon.[1]

 

[ForceIndia]

Not my words mate, I don't comment on things I ain't tried so gotta listen to every1s reviews.

Might be an idea to pop a wee bit of common sense in though!

 

[kev182cup]

Might be an idea to pop a wee bit of common sense in though!

Sorry mr f**king know it all but when ya know nothing on the subject how could I comment when this guy had actually done it. I know you all pretend to know everything but it helps to actually listen to people who have experienced it first.

 

[TimR26]

I've had mine filled with nitrogen can't say that I've noticed much difference.

 

[ForceIndia]

Sorry mr f**king know it all but when ya know nothing on the subject how could I comment when this guy had actually done it. I know you all pretend to know everything but it helps to actually listen to people who have experienced it first.

The info's in this thread dearest. Air is 78% Nitrogen. The idea of the remaining 22% making a significant (or even noticeable), doesn't make much sense.

 

[pip.]

Sorry mr f**king know it all but when ya know nothing on the subject how could I comment when this guy had actually done it. I know you all pretend to know everything but it helps to actually listen to people who have experienced it first.

Look Kylie, taking things too seriously last night got sticky.
Don't do it again ffs.