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Old 06-05-2006, 07:42 AM   #4 (permalink)
codymac
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Originally Posted by tesprit
Nitrogen may be worth it for a couple of reasons. The pressure stability is a good reason, but the best reason for a street car is the lack of moisture compared to compressed air. It is quite easy to get "wet" air from an air compressor if the filters aren't maintained well and this can lead to rim corrosion over a long period of time. The downside to nitrogen is that you will eventually have to have your own tank to do pressure adjustments at home or the track and they aren't cheap or fun to handle due to their size and weight.
For track use, I'd imagine a 3000psi paintball cylinder would work. With some quick and dirty math, I'm arriving at somewhere around just enough to fill four tires - should be enough to top off trackside and plenty transportable.
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