# Nitrogen Instead of Oxygen??

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [August 2, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-instead-of-oxygen/15406 "2006-08-02T15:44:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-instead-of-oxygen/15406/12 "2006-08-03T06:54:07Z")

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Not a total gimmick, but for street cars yes I would say its a waste of money. We use nitrogen in our airplane tires. Reason for it is the temperature at cruise altitudes is roughly -60 degrees F, so using just regular air isn’t gonna cut it. Constant tire pressure at all temps ftw.

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