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Originally Posted by NiHaoMike
The next time you inflate your tires, take a note of how hot the air compressor gets. That happens because air heats up when it is compressed. If you don't have an air cooler (which can just be a long length of hose), you'll be inflating your tires with hot air, which will then decrease in pressure when it cools down, which means the tires would be underinflated.
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This is bad advice. Your tires will get hot anyway while you're driving. Following the above procedure, your tires will be over inflated in real world driving. I know a lot of people around here like to overinflate anyway but you at least want to have an accurate idea of the pressure in your tires when the car is moving.
If you are over inflating your tires, always check the pressure right after driving on the highway. This will tell you the peak pressure in your tires.