Alright, after seeing my first...

ExtremeAire Portable
and after my experience with my old MV-50/MF-1050 Link
I decided to have the best of both worlds...



So... cost:
2 x $25.75- MV-50 Compressor and pricematch Pepboys MV-1050 Compressor
1 x $9.99 - Metal/plastic Toolbox
$9.99 - Misc fittings
Opt: 1 x $5.99 - 30' airhose (didn't like the dinky 1/4" hose with the compressors.
Opt: 1 x $9.99 - Air Pressure Regulator
Opt: 1 x $3.99 - Quickrelease Connectors
Opt: 1 x $3.99 - Walmart Jumper Cables
Opt: 1 x $1.99 - Air Chuck

Total: $71.48
Total w/ options: $97.43

So... what do you think of the numbers?

My Setup Specs:
- 8 feet of 4 gauge jumper cables
- 30 feet of Gates rubber airhose, with whips on each end
- 38 feet of reach from battery to end of air hose!!
- All air fittings, quick disconnects and air chucks are chucks are solid brass
- Stainless steel pressure gauge
- Box size: 18" long, 7" deep, 8" tall
- Portable weight: 24 lbs
Only: $ 99.99

ExtremeAire Outback Portable Specs:
- 10 feet of 4 gauge jumper cables
- 30 feet of Polyurethane coil hose with hose whips on each end
- 40 feet of reach from battery to end of air hose!!
- Heavy duty electrical quick disconnects
- All air fittings, quick disconnects and air chucks are chucks are solid brass
- All mounting hardware is stainless steel
- Stainless steel flashlight
- Stainless steel pressure gauge
- Box size: 20" long, 8" deep, 9" tall
- Outback Portable weight: 34 lbs
Only: $ 499.99

Alright... now for the airup times.

10psi to 32psi
265/70/16 = 60 seconds
285/75/16 = 1min 24seconds
31x10.5 = 62seconds
33x13.5 = 1min 18seconds

2psi to 15psi
265/70/16 = 33 seconds
285/75/16 = 44 seconds
31x10.5 = 35 seconds
33x13.5 = 47 seconds

rebeading = about a min on most tires.

The cutoff time is 1hour 10min @ 75psi.

BTW - this is at 5500ft =)

 

Now, what'd i do? after talking with plenty of guys at a local compressor place...
they all agreed that these wont need the best ventilation. so to mount them, use a hightemp rubber base for vibration and hightemp ducttape (ya ya ya) to keep it from falling apart.

I used 200psi hightemp air hose for the small connections i did. why not use hardlines? because i wanted them to act as a vibration damper. at $.23 a ft, i wasn't complaining either.

After discussing my options at keeping the compressors from blowing a seal internally... i decided on an inline airpressure regulator. this is adjustable from 20psi to 130psi. it's set at 75 and does just fine.

Lubrication? the pumps bearings are sealed, so no need for any of that.

airflow? these pumps are 2lpm about... you can get that through a pencil hole...

Temp/heat issues: hence the metal toolbox and the hightemp mounting crap. no problems there.

Airfilter: I'm an advocate for no filter at all... but didn't have time to source any diff ones. the stock ones are in use now.

Any questions? lemme know.

yes, it looks ghetto, but works absolutely perfect.
My last pump lasted 2 years going through a living hell... these will be fine.

here's the pics...

 

Nice setup!

 

thats sweet!!!! items added to christmas wishlist.

 

ok, ran it for an hour today, temp was 130 with a fixed load at 80psi =)

 

I'm not clear on the purpose of the regulator since only one pump runs through it. Can you explain?

 

it's not on one pump =)
it's closer to the one pump, but regulates air in the entire manifold.

 

A regulator only works on air that passes through it. It looks like one pump is plumbed to the manifold without going through the regulator. That air will pass out of the system at whatever pressure the pump outputs regardless of what the regulator is set at.

 

no, it's dual side regulator... it's setup to only allow up to 75psi in the entire 'manifold'. whether it be down'wind' or up'wind' lol

looking at the picture, if there's 100psi on the right side of the manifold, that will overcome the 75psi on the left of the regulator. it'll let out the pressure.

i've checked every connection with a guage... it works =)
75psi on the left, 75 on the right, 75 at the end.

 

I see what you are saying now. I don't think what you are describing is a standard supply type regulator. Without any qualification this is what people usually mean when they say 'regulator'. What you are describing sounds like a pressure relief valve which is a special type of regulator that releases pressure when it exceeds a preset point. This is sometimes called a backpressure regulator.

 

well, on the box it says regulator lol... sorry =)
i'm new to this kind of stuff. but i do know what i want, so it took me a day or 2 to get everything laid out right.

 

Looks pretty slick- I was thinking of changing my AC to a compressor, but your method is cheaper and seems better....hmmm

 

i wanted to keep my a/c lol

 

have you used just one of those compressors? if so howd it do? i'm looking for a cheap good compressor to hard mount in the enging bay and run with a tank for airing up and hopfully running some air tools.