EmilT

Not looking for the cheapest, but something reliable, durable, and light weight would be great.

Gray Ghost GS

I just picked up this small and light weight 1 Gallon 100 PSI Air Compressor with Automatic On/ Off cycles for a great price. Works great at the track.

EmilT

Nice unit but looking for 12 Volt.

Gray Ghost GS

My bad - check out the Goodyear 12 Volt 140 PSI Compressor — Model# i7000.

ghoffman

For your tires? If so, consider getting a nitrogen tank with a regulator on a cheap handcart. That it what I use and with the cordless electric tools, has made me not use my compressor for over a year now, at the shop or the track. I find it is easier to take this to my car, than to roll out the hose to the car.

EmilT

A very interesting approach. Where do you get the tank refilled, a welding shop? How many cubic feet is the tank you show, and what other sizes are available? Approximate cost minus the hand truck?

bluemagoo

I take this to the track. It has some nice features and seems well-built (though the carry case ripped early on).

http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...+compressor.do

Solofast

I've always carried a 5 gallon air tank pumped up to 125 psi. It will let you air up all four tires a couple of times going from a bleed off between autocross runs on one day and what you need to get them back up on the next day. Sometimes you will fill it up between days of a two day event, but that isn't a big deal either. You can get a cheap tank at tractor supply for $18. Carrying around a nitrogen bottle is nice but a 5 gal tank works fine and fits nicely in the bottom of the trunk of the Z, not sure if the expense and hassle of refilling the nitrogen tank is worth it. Tractor Supply also has a pucka pump for $20, but those things all take so long to air up a tire that is is more hassle than it is worth.

JMHO

mikahb

I've always had great luck with VIAIR compressors. I have one mounted in the bed wall of my truck (in between the bed sheet metal and the fender, so it's hidden) and plumbed to my airbags as well as an air fitting back there. So, bring a hose along and plug it in to the truck and you're good to go! Many of the VIAIR compressors are rated at 100% duty cycle, so no worries about burning them up. It takes a little while to fill big fat Corvette tires, but it's super reliable and I've used it many times.

ghoffman

The N2 tank lasts a very long time, I fill it maybe 2x per year. All you do is exchange it at the local welding shop, for about $20. The N2 is dry so it is much better than an air tank filled from a compressor and since I need it to go up to 200 PSI for the shocks anyway.

davidfarmer

I'm with Ghoffman, if you don't have a real compressor/air pig to use, you should consider a Nitrogen tank. I have a big on in my shop, and a small tank that I fill for my trailer. Holds plenty for a weekend at the track, including pressure bleeding the brakes.

Portable compressors pump a LOT of moisture into your tires.


btw, I get mine swapped out at NAPA

Torch Red 02

I picked one up from Sears. It's held up well for two years. Gets lots of use.