Compressors

Whats one of the best compressors u can buy for a good price if your looking into bagging.

the viairs are nice, the 450 and the 360, the 360 has a higher psi rating if you want max pressure, but they are both 100% duty cycle, just be careful where you get them since they arent warrantied based on who you buy them from, so do your research, it also depends on what size tank you are gonna run

EDC

oasis biaaaa

and go ahead and swap a V8 in there so u can get the 9zillion amp alternator lol

or like ^^^^ said, get a york


i got a single viair 380, it's slow as piss.

some faster electric comps out there with some thump prolly would be:

AIM's DC7000
Thomas 4101-sounds like u bout to go fishin in yer bass boat
Viair 550
both the Oasis compressors

those are like the big dawgs


get you 2 viair 450s and you should be good

he said for a good price, the good common setup everyone runs such as myself that dont have engine driven. Is 2 viair 450s, but it all depends on how fast you want it

450s are 100% duty up to 150psi
380s are 100% duty up to 200psi

I myself love my 450s i can fill my tank from 175-210 in about 6 mins, but i tunred it down to 160 so it only takes like 2 mins with truck off

I run two 450s to approx. 210-220 psi, dont know exacts on psi cause the guage aint but a 200 psi gauge, but i use them every day everwhere and have been for teh last two years.

hmmmmm my compressor is a sanden from a bus and it fills my 12 gallon tank from 20 - 160 psi in like 50 seconds

To answer the origional question - what is your compressor budget? What tank size? Electric or engine driven?

In my opinion, you can never have too much air for an air setup. If you plan to go electric the ViAir 450 is a reliable pump for a decent price as already stated. I've used them in the past and the only complaint is the check valves in the leader hose. Ive had a few of them give slow leaks through the check valve. I would greatly recommend NOT to get any AIM compressors. They are inefficient power hogs. I had an old BlowJax (DC Series older brother) and it was terrible. It often drew over 100 amps and was LOUD. Very loud and only made a small amount more air than my 450 did.

Engine driven is the way to go if you have the fab skills (or budget) to go this route. There is a variety of pumps out there that can be retro fitted to your motor. Common ones are the Yorks 209 and 210 and the Sanden 5 and 7. I currently run a York 209 in my S-10 and love it. When I run it by itself its quiet (compared to an electric pump) and have heard that it sounds like my truck is purring, haha. The downside is that you have to keep it oiled. The Sanden I have mounted and have bench tested, but have not used it to fill my on board tank yet. I have other plans for this compressor, which in my case is the stock A/C unit. This compressor seems that it needs oiled more often than a York would. Both are available from old A/C systems at a junk yard.

Last is the option for high psi compressed air from a scuba or nitrogen tank. If you are looking for something economical this is not the way you want to go, but its a good idea for backup air.