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DCJ · 09-12-2009, 11:38 PM

Only thing I did not like about the Nitrogen was that my dealer had put these cheesy ugly plastic green caps on the tubes. It was the first thing I saw when I looked at the my polished alum wheels..... I told them no way I was leaving there with green plastic caps like that. They had some nice stainless caps they changed out that had N on the top end to represent Nitrogen.

Gone to the bowtie side · 09-18-2009, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Windy City

The bad part about filling your tires with nitrogen is you can't drive your car in a lake, then use the air in the tires to breath from. No McGuiver action!

I was at Road America a few weeks ago. I was surprised to see all the nitrogen bottles there. Road racing exclusively uses it due to the thermal stability. I am presently going through all my company vehicles and changing to nitrogen. We will see first hand if there is any noticeable changes.

You'll see a remarkable lightness in your wallet.

SSRS2010 · 09-18-2009, 09:23 PM

WE DID IT

CAM MAN · 09-18-2009, 09:26 PM

NIce Thank's for the info.

OUR72GTO · 09-18-2009, 10:24 PM

Costco has free nitrogen.

jayson71 · 09-18-2009, 10:44 PM

Why not use Helium it has a root mean square travel rate of 1370 m/s this is 14 times faster than nitrogen plus it will make your car lighter because this is what make balloons float.

patriotpa · 09-19-2009, 02:56 PM

Mr. Barnum was right!

1camaro70 · 09-29-2009, 08:47 AM

WARNING:
Only thing I did not like about the Nitrogen was that my dealer had put these cheesy ugly plastic green caps on the tubes. It was the first thing I saw when I looked at the my polished alum wheels..... I told them no way I was leaving there with green plastic caps like that. They had some nice stainless caps they changed out that had N on the top end to represent Nitrogen.

Those metal caps will react with the tiny electrical charge generated by the TPMS and bond themselves to the valve stem, you will not be able to remove, after the covers were stollen from my Acura RL replaced with metal ones, 3 out of four could not be removed, had to replace entire TPMS valve assembly

Abygale · 09-29-2009, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 1camaro70

WARNING:
Only thing I did not like about the Nitrogen was that my dealer had put these cheesy ugly plastic green caps on the tubes. It was the first thing I saw when I looked at the my polished alum wheels..... I told them no way I was leaving there with green plastic caps like that. They had some nice stainless caps they changed out that had N on the top end to represent Nitrogen.

Those metal caps will react with the tiny electrical charge generated by the TPMS and bond themselves to the valve stem, you will not be able to remove, after the covers were stollen from my Acura RL replaced with metal ones, 3 out of four could not be removed, had to replace entire TPMS valve assembly

So any suggestions? I have the metal ones with the "N" on the top of the cap as well. Should we unscrew them every few days or week to make sure they don't fuse or bond to the valve???

Sponge60 · 09-29-2009, 09:50 AM

That should help lessen the bonding issue.

Camaro509 · 09-29-2009, 10:12 AM

Put some dielectric grease on the threads, they won't bond/fuse together.

1camaro70 · 09-29-2009, 02:39 PM

check if they are really chromed plastic, not metal, It is from galvanic action of dissimiliar metals, anything plastic is fine.

09-12-2009, 11:38 PM	#43
DCJ Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madison, Mississippi Posts: 525	Only thing I did not like about the Nitrogen was that my dealer had put these cheesy ugly plastic green caps on the tubes. It was the first thing I saw when I looked at the my polished alum wheels..... I told them no way I was leaving there with green plastic caps like that. They had some nice stainless caps they changed out that had N on the top end to represent Nitrogen. __________________ My other hobby or should I say sickness in addition to my 2011 SIM 2SS RS Camaro Last edited by DCJ; 09-13-2009 at 01:43 AM.

09-18-2009, 10:24 PM	#47
OUR72GTO 2010 SIM Beige RS 6M Drives: SIM RS 6M 66 Corvair Silverado LTZ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kamloops,British Columbia Posts: 4,677	Costco has free nitrogen. __________________ CAMARO.. 2010 The Heart Beat is back in CHEVROLET Now let's put it back in America

09-29-2009, 09:50 AM	#52
Sponge60 OBX Drives: 2010 2SS / RS, Black on Black, L99 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Outer Banks, NC Posts: 82 View My Garage	That should help lessen the bonding issue. __________________ Glenn Rainey Outer Banks, North Carolina

09-29-2009, 10:12 AM	#53
Camaro509 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Black Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,085	Put some dielectric grease on the threads, they won't bond/fuse together. __________________ Understeer, Oversteer, Wheel Alignment (Camber etc), Torque, Horsepower, Camaro Fold for team 11108 to help find a cure! Folding@home Stanford's Research DC Program.

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1camaro70 Drives: 2010 2SS RS L99 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: BUTLER, PA Posts: 531	WARNING: Only thing I did not like about the Nitrogen was that my dealer had put these cheesy ugly plastic green caps on the tubes. It was the first thing I saw when I looked at the my polished alum wheels..... I told them no way I was leaving there with green plastic caps like that. They had some nice stainless caps they changed out that had N on the top end to represent Nitrogen. Those metal caps will react with the tiny electrical charge generated by the TPMS and bond themselves to the valve stem, you will not be able to remove, after the covers were stollen from my Acura RL replaced with metal ones, 3 out of four could not be removed, had to replace entire TPMS valve assembly

09-29-2009, 02:39 PM	#54
1camaro70 Drives: 2010 2SS RS L99 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: BUTLER, PA Posts: 531	check if they are really chromed plastic, not metal, It is from galvanic action of dissimiliar metals, anything plastic is fine.