Quick Air 2 or Viair?

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SteveO

Discussion Starter · Dec 27, 2004

Looking for opinions on the listed compressor set-ups. I want it for airing up 8 - 33's quickly without a tank. If you know where to get the best price, that would be nice as well. Thanks.

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hytenor

· #2 · Dec 27, 2004

SteveO said:
Looking for opinions on the listed compressor set-ups. I want it for airing up 8 - 33's quickly without a tank. If you know where to get the best price, that would be nice as well. Thanks.

I was looking at the Viair 450Cs off ebay for around $200 but wound up with a C02 tank instead. figure out how much space you have to work with under the hood and get the largest one you can stuff in there. for me it was the 450c. Viair's site has all the specs for you.

http://www.norcalttora.com/~chris/mods/CO2 tank,bracket/

WATRD

· #3 · Dec 27, 2004

Take a look at the duty cycles on the compressors listed and I bet that helps you make up your mind. I murdered two Quick Air II's before switching to my ViAir 550C.

grumpy

· #4 · Dec 27, 2004

SteveO said:
Looking for opinions on the listed compressor set-ups. I want it for airing up 8 - 33's quickly without a tank. If you know where to get the best price, that would be nice as well. Thanks.

puma sales has one for $189 thats comparable to the quickair2

hytenor

· #5 · Dec 27, 2004

grumpy said:
puma sales has one for $189 thats comparable to the quickair2

the QA 2 is about the same as the ARB that he already has.

grumpy

· #6 · Dec 27, 2004 (Edited)

hytenor said:
the QA 2 is about the same as the ARB that he already has.

didn't know he had a arb. my qa2 is faster then the arb.

also the puma slaes ones are 100% duty cycle. when my qa2 dies I'll be getting on from puma sales

SteveO

Discussion Starter · #7 · Dec 28, 2004

hytenor said:
I was looking at the Viair 450Cs off ebay for around $200 but wound up with a C02 tank instead. figure out how much space you have to work with under the hood and get the largest one you can stuff in there. for me it was the 450c. Viair's site has all the specs for you.

http://www.norcalttora.com/~chris/mods/CO2 tank,bracket/

I have a CO2 tank but I want to have a system that's with me 100% of the time and the tank won't be. I've used the ARB a couple times and it's not too bad but I don't want to burn it out. I think I have a line on a Viair 450 so I may go that route instead. Thanks.

SteveO

Discussion Starter · #8 · Dec 28, 2004

WATRD said:
Take a look at the duty cycles on the compressors listed and I bet that helps you make up your mind. I murdered two Quick Air II's before switching to my ViAir 550C.

Good point, I do want one with a 100% duty rating and it looks like the Viair 450 is the one for me. Do you run a tank with yours? ...Steve

WATRD

· #9 · Dec 28, 2004

SteveO said:
Good point, I do want one with a 100% duty rating and it looks like the Viair 450 is the one for me. Do you run a tank with yours? ...Steve

I have the 550C, but the 450C's seem to work well for the folks who have them around here.

I have a 2.5 gallon tank attached to mine, but I don't know if I would bother for the use you have described.

4BYnTacoma

· #10 · Dec 28, 2004

Would a compressor with a 33% duty cycle rating be good enough for the occasional air up of some 32's?

I am looking to just get a portable compressor, just something to hook up to the battery air up and go.

WATRD

· #11 · Dec 28, 2004

4BYnTacoma said:
Would a compressor with a 33% duty cycle rating be good enough for the occasional air up of some 32's?

I am looking to just get a portable compressor, just something to hook up to the battery air up and go.

Here's some commonly used numbers for translating duty cycle into run time;

Duty Cycle @ 100PSI & 72 ° F
Minutes On / Minutes Off

10% 3 Min. On / 27 Min. Off or 4 Min. On / 36 Min. Off
15% 4 Min. On / 22 Min. Off or 6 Min. On / 34 Min. Off
20% 6 Min. On / 24 Min. Off or 8 Min. On / 32 Min. Off
25% 8 Min. On / 24 Min. Off or 10 Min. On / 30 Min. Off
30% 10 Min. On / 23 Min. Off or 13 Min. On / 30 Min. Off
33% 12 Min. On / 25 Min. Off or 15 Min. On / 30 Min. Off
100% Continuous Duty @ 100PSI & 72 Degrees F

A 33% unit should be okay for filling one set of 32's, but if you have a buddy waiting, you are going to need to have them wait for half an hour or so before they can begin filling their tires.

For comparison, the ARB compressor has a 15% duty cycle and the QuickAirII is something like 25%.

I always seem to have others waiting for my air when I am done, so a 100% unit was just the ticket for me.

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98 Taco

· #12 · Dec 29, 2004

Rob, I just emailed you
How do you have the Viar 550c mounted?
is it just it the toolbox?
great website and info

WATRD

· #13 · Dec 29, 2004

And I mailed you back.

The 550C is mounted in a portable toolbox, then that box is set into my bed toolbox. The reason I did that was to be able to have the compressor "hard mounted" with all the benefits that come with that, but I have had experiences in the past when I needed to be able to move my compressor away from the truck. I can disconnect the air line and power cord, lift the tool box out of the bedbox, plug in a pigtail that has a pair of aligator clips on the other end and carry it to another rig.

You can see a picture of it here; http://www.watrd.com/mods/images/viair.jpg

Blacksheep

· #14 · Dec 29, 2004

DC5000 is the best

If you want a good compressor, not alot of money. The DC5000 is the one I have and is the smame one Grumpy is telling you about from puma. Its made in Phx at a company called AIM Industry's. It only uses 18 amps and pushes more CFM compared to Viaair and Quickair. I have wrote up a chart that compares every aspect, and you can't beat the DC5000. I have used if for over 6 months, works perfect. Shane on the AZ board actually got the first one, and I was told to get it. I can air up my 32's in about 8-10 mins. And its Duty Free. I am hooking it up and installed my ARB next week. Putting a 3 gallon tank.

SteveO

Discussion Starter · #15 · Dec 29, 2004

grumpy said:
puma sales has one for $189 thats comparable to the quickair2

Just read about the PUMA on Pirate, sounds pretty good and cheap too. Thanks.

grumpy

· #16 · Dec 29, 2004

SteveO said:
Just read about the PUMA on Pirate, sounds pretty good and cheap too. Thanks.

glad to help. wis hI had known about them before I bought a used QA2 off Ebay

Winch

· #17 · Dec 30, 2004

Blacksheep said:
If you want a good compressor, not alot of money. The DC5000 is the one I have and is the smame one Grumpy is telling you about from puma. Its made in Phx at a company called AIM Industry's. It only uses 18 amps and pushes more CFM compared to Viaair and Quickair. I have wrote up a chart that compares every aspect, and you can't beat the DC5000. I have used if for over 6 months, works perfect. Shane on the AZ board actually got the first one, and I was told to get it. I can air up my 32's in about 8-10 mins. And its Duty Free. I am hooking it up and installed my ARB next week. Putting a 3 gallon tank.

Are there any specs on this DC5000, like CFM, etc?

grumpy

· #18 · Dec 30, 2004

Winch said:
Are there any specs on this DC5000, like CFM, etc?

http://pumasales.com/product.asp?returnURL=default.asp&ID=78617

SteveO

Discussion Starter · #19 · Dec 30, 2004

I just bought a Viair 450C for $190. Seems like a good deal to me and the guy selling them has been very helpful with my shipping requests. (stupid customs bastards

) Good compressor deal

grumpy

· #20 · Dec 30, 2004

SteveO said:
I just bought a Viair 450C for $190. Seems like a good deal to me and the guy selling them has been very helpful with my shipping requests. (stupid customs bastards ) Good compressor deal

after Isaw your post I did a search and found this. both seem good however.

http://www.streetsourcemag.com/Foru...39356&forum_id=16&forum_title=&M=False&S=True

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