i know nitrogen is used in street tires but what about slicks???

i'm bored cuz i got a snap ring problem.

 

Never used nitrogen in street tires, we use it in Road Racing and Circle track to keep the tire from growing as much when they get hot . I would suspect that you would want the tire to grow in Drag Racing and since you really are using the tire as much either, a burn out and a run.

 

I ran it last week at our race up here. The tires stayed within 1 pound all day and night. hot and cold.

 

yeah. I got bored @ work and put nitro in my slicks....they do hold equal pressure pretty well. I have to check them less often now.
They "grow" anyway with a little centrifigul force, that still doesn't change.

 

interesting...

 

haha i thought about doing the same thing when i was at work the other day too

 

How about N02 or would that count as a 2nd power adder

 

I use http://nitrofill.com/ on my Ford Exploder Awd, Works Excellent! I plan on Filling my Rear Slicks with it

 

I actually just suggested this to a friend of mine Friday night for his slicks.

Nitrogen in an already seated slick should stay very consistant as far as pressure goes. The tire is going to swell regardless when needed, but the psi should still remain the same pass after pass.

(When I say "already seated" I mean the tire already being mounted and inflated with air to seat the bead well, and then let back out)

 

People have been using it for years but the atmosphere is made up of 80% nitrogen normally and your only going to get at best a 90-95% in a fully deflated tire. It does work but alot of places charge $40-50 for filling your tires for that little added benefit is IMO not really worth it.

 

We run it in our slicks and the pressure stays within a 1 psi of where we set it.

Where as in normal air, when in the sun or even after burn out would expand 2-3 psi.. we would recheck the tires more often then what we do now.

 

actually, it's normally 78%, and the benefits are not realized until a minimum of 93% nitro is obtained.

The machine I use drains the tires to 1 psi, fills w/ nitro to desired psi, drains again, fills again. I got 97% nitro. That's not bad. Another cycle, and maybe 98-99% could have been achieved.

When it comes right down to it...if I had to pay for it, I wouldn't have done it. I'm kinda cheap.

 

ive been using it in my slicks for a while now. way better when it comes to controlling psi i get 1 psi higher at best.

 

I use it in mine, couldnt tell you if it helps or not but it was free

 

Nitrogen, for the most part, is a scam in street tires or drag slicks.

It is used in space shuttle, road race, circle track, and airplane tires because they exceed 212F. Regular air has some moisture with it and this will boil and greatly expand the tire. Under this temperature though, anything you put in the tire should pretty much follow the ideal gas law.

Kevin