I have moved to Raleigh North Carolina to work at a dealership (Leith Toyota) kinda regreting the move... anywho... selling the lancer and buying a corvette...

Was wondering opinions on tire filling with nitrogen... we just had the machine installed and such..

Seems like a good idea, and a good concept. It probably has its benefits, but I doubt its enough of a difference to really matter too much. I'll stick with air just for convenience.

Damn talk about an upgrade...

For street cars, it's a waste of money IMHO. In racing, it's very nice to use. We use it for the gokart because a 1 degree change in tire temps can severly alter the handling of the kart, but for a regular car, I don't see how it can be worth the cost.

Anyone care to fill Thor in on this? I dont know if I see why it could be beneficial, normal air is something like 80% Nitrogen anyway.

Regular "air" will change pressure at different temps, increased temps=increased pressure. Nitrogen filled tires do not change pressure when they heat up or cool down, that's why alot of racecars use them.

DAmn, I was in the dark about this one. Well, what if you hit a curb or big pothole?

What would that have anything to do with tire temps?

What would that have anything to do with tire temps?
I mean to ask, is it going to make for a more violent tire blowout?

It's no different than regular air except it just doesn't change pressure as tire temps increase/decrease. THEORETICALLY speaking, on the highway it would have a slightly less blowout "effect", because the pressure would be lower than a tire with regular air. Less pressure = less of a blowout, but that's realllllyyyy stretching things.

Long story short: No.