Thread: Using P38 air tank to inflate tyres

I have a spare oem compressor. Thinking that I could use this to good effect by wiring and plumbing in parallel to the current one. Anybody know the size of the tube from the compressor to the valve block and what fittings are suitable - a tee piece would be required.

This is one option. I could probably sell both oem compressors however, to cover the cost of a viair, and the viair would still outperform the oem's.

There's not a lot of room in the eas box though is there. The viair 400c will be a real squeeze.

From memory it's 8mm line out of the compressor to the dryer.

I used a T-piece with push fittings.

As I said above, it does much better with two OEM compressors rather than one, but if I were to start it again I'd run a separate line and dryer for the second compressor as I feel they may be fighting each other in a single 8mm line.

Cheers
Keithy

Hi

My idea for the Viair was to mount it on the drivers side and plumb it in from there. I reckon an 8mm line should be fine, I am sure it's not trying to push 4 or 5 CFM down there

Steve

Where is there room on the drivers side? There's not too much room there either. Over the abs pump? Guess you have to fab a bracket on stilts?

I was looking at it this arvo. A pita.

I want to keep the air lines nice and close, but below the maf and infront of the air filter is a very tight squeeze.

There's very little room (and it's a wet place) behind the front 1/4 panel too.

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Mine is high and dry above the lh air spring, directly opposite and running parallel with the factory one. Except it sits at 180 degrees to the original (purely so the air line could be short and sweet without doing laps of the engine bay).

Originally Posted by davidsonsm

Where is there room on the drivers side? There's not too much room there either. Over the abs pump? Guess you have to fab a bracket on stilts?

Hi

I have my eye on the shock absorber turret, my LPG evaporator is on the passenger side turret.

It will be necessary to fabricate a bracket, but i am pretty sure there will be enough space there.

Regards
Steve

I was looking at that spot after I posted, you haven't had sny heat related trouble in that spot?

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