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Mail From: gaspray (Gary Spray)

At 10:46 PM 3/7/2003 -0800, Michael Hagerla wrote:
>Does anybody have any experience with the Air Man Lion cordless air
>compressor that Rspeed sells? How about similar cordless air compressors
>that you have used?

I don't understand, why would anyone want one of these when the plugin
units are cheap and work just fine for emergency use?

IMHO the portable compressors are close to worthless for track/autocross
use as it takes quite awhile to add just a few pounds of air where an air
tank makes it almost instantaneous.

Now I have to admit I have a plugin compressor that has lived in the trunk
of the wife's car for the last five years and it has never been used.


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Gary Spray
Topeka, Kansas
Crystal White '90 A (with white Mazda alloys)
Kansas Region SCCA
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** WAX? I bought it to DRIVE! **

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Mail From: ian (Ian McCloghrie)

On Mar 8, 2003 Gary Spray wrote:
> IMHO the portable compressors are close to worthless for track/autocross
> use as it takes quite awhile to add just a few pounds of air where an air
> tank makes it almost instantaneous.

This might be a big deal if you were driving something like a
Corvette, or a Viper with big wheels, or maybe if you were trying to
air up a tow vehicle. But my 12v compressor will add the few pounds
necessary in less than a minute, which I find quite adequate.

A 12v compressor is also quite a bit smaller than an air tank, which
is a big deal when you're trying to fit all of the track equipment
into a Miata trunk. :)

--Ian