I FREAKING LOVE THIS SERIES!!!! Please do keep modding. I have wondered for years if I disassembled contractors' air compressor. Remote placed the tank with a different shape to fit the vehicle and of course, an inverter / remote battery power supply would be a better option. NOW I'm thinking to do all that but also incorporating your mod ideas.PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, list links or acquisition options for the reeds and more not-so-usual items. THANK YOU Hand

@forreststrong797

Жыл бұрын

I used a contractors compressor in the back of my cherokee for quite a while it was almost an accident that I got the idea or started using it. I had my inverter in the back at the time and loaded a little compressor in the back and when I looked at my inverter the idea just clicked lol and that compressor lived there for a few years. Anyway it was similar to one of those pancake compressors but it had 2 small tanks on top of each other I think it was still like 2 or 3 gallons but it fit nicely behind the seat with the hose wrapped around it the only mod I did was I put nice heavy rubber feet on it, not really even a mod. Nowadays I have co2 and a dual viair system with a 2 gallon tank more integrated into the jeep.

@DirtLifestyle

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I'm glad you are digging it! As far as links I could definitely be better about that lol. These reeds are from Amazon I think I searched air compressor reeds 👍

@amorton94

Жыл бұрын

There are some tine 1 gallon jobsite compressors out there now that I feel would be perfect for this! If you could find a similar spec'd 12v motor and replaced the ac motor with it, you could even forego the inverter which would be nice.

@roberthand5777

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the reed info and other advice/info gentlemen

@mrmotofy

Жыл бұрын

I replaced a pressure switch on a 4 gal contractor compressor. I noticed extremely small holes in the distribution 4way in the bottom of switch. I drilled all 4 out to 3/8" for better flow. They're seriously like maybe 3/16" dia hole...tiny. now I can run airtools off it like an impact gun...it just wouldn't do it before. Not enough flow.

I love stuff like this! It doesn’t always have to be hardcore fabrication and wheeling. These kinds of projects are perfect for winter.

I'm sick as hell right now too, the wife yelled at me because I was working on the truck the other day. Get better soon brother.

@stevebratten6592

Жыл бұрын

Had the same thing for 3 weeks 😮‍💨

@SingleCab22R

Жыл бұрын

@@stevebratten6592 it's going around! It's not fun!

@Agent.K.

Жыл бұрын

I had it late September earlier than most people 😂 less than 2 weeks and I was back to normal

@DirtLifestyle

Жыл бұрын

You too man!

Do more for sure. Also be cool to see if a 1 or 2 gal holding tank would help for on-board air style set up

@vitaminb4869

Жыл бұрын

Don't bother with tanks for airing up tires. They make very little difference. You can try that with a home air compressor with a giant tank, empty and full, and the difference isn't significant. With a tiny 1-2 gal tank it'll be even more insignificant.

@MountainManGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@vitaminb4869 This is true. The size of tank that would be needed to make any sort of noticeable difference is just not worth the space it would take up.

To be 100% honest Nate, I'm just here to watch you do cool stuff in your shop. The compressor series, off-road trailer, disco build, doesn't matter. We're just happy to see you chasing your dream and sharing it with us along the way 🤘

I'm here for all the air compressor mods! One of my favorite recent series you've done.

@DirtLifestyle

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Keep going. There’s so much more to learn and I haven’t seen anyone explore the limits. One issue you mentioned and I can’t get to work is filling multiple tires at once. I always seem to get really lop sided filling with almost all the air to one tire. I’m down to open 5/16 line with nothing in between aside from tire Chuck with the center stripped open so it’s full flow.

@DirtLifestyle

Жыл бұрын

Very interesting! I didn't know this was an issue until I shot this video. Now I want to dig in more and figure out how far off the 4 way filling system is when I use it during a trip.

@Scoobienorth

Жыл бұрын

@@DirtLifestyle I built my own system for only 2 tires on my big smittybuilt for the extra speed like you mentioned. But I’m not getting it because of the one tire fill first plus my compressor isn’t that quick to compensate.

@Toyotajunkie

Жыл бұрын

How about a block to control flow? Make sure even flow to all points (2, 3, 4, 12, etc). Hose leangths should be equal too. Think of air as you would fluid... once it finds the easiest path..... etc

@Scoobienorth

Жыл бұрын

@@Toyotajunkie I agree but I’m very limited on space. I don’t have room for extra line or much other rigging. I’m tempted to try and make a small receiver from 2-3” pipe and put the fitting in that to try and balance the flow as you were describing with the block idea.

@leadfoot8593

Жыл бұрын

unless your weight distribution is perfect, it won't until you regulate the supply, just do both fronts and both rears.

I think the tougher test that shows the inflators when working harder is from 15 to 30, or 30 to 65 psi. That’s when my inflators have struggled more. The better quality ones always do much better at the higher pressures. The deltas are much closer between inflators that I’ve used, when pressures are lower. Just my thoughts.

Maybe one giant 1/4" check valve with a light spring directly attached to the intake port would be an idea to increase flow and get rid of the two intake reads all together. I would love to see more fiddling around with these compressors. Maybe you could team up with some other KZreadrs to even build a new cylinder with cooling fins in itself to get rid of the sleeve. Also lighter pistons and more stroke create more displacement could be an option. I could imagine if you would max this out this will be pretty much fun to watch.

@jonathancorbett5917

Жыл бұрын

A more efficient check valve could help as long as the "head volume" isn't increased too much. IMO

@alpha434

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathancorbett5917 100 percent. The reason the reeds are so close to the piston is to reduce dead volume in the head, which is a huge efficiency crusher. A spring+ball check valve inherently has way more dead volume than reeds.

Being a machinist my vote is yes,keep modding the compressor.

One thing I love about your channel is that I learn something Every time I watch a video. As a RC car hobbyist, I would even be interested in a electric motor upgrade.

I think there is a lot of improvement that can be done with off road air compressors. These compressors are currently designed for a maximum piston backpressure of 100+ psi at 100 amps or so. If you instead designed a system that pulled 100 amps at 35psi you could incorporate a cylinder head with far more volume per stroke. This would maximize the motor name plate power level at lower tire pressures which is where we need it.

@mrmotofy

Жыл бұрын

Not sure I follow you. I made a vid showing the power draw 0-120psi. The highest draw is at start then lowers as it goes up. CFM is highest at a lower psi then as psi goes up the CFM goes down.

Your soldering technique is on point and the way I learned. My old boss would get mad if I didn’t use a rag and wipe the joint while it was still hot to make a clean look.

Thanks for this Compressor Series, I have 2 of these Compressors and I been moding them after you show how lol thanks for all the Info!

@DirtLifestyle

Жыл бұрын

Nice! I hope you are having fun digging into these! I'm having a blast playing around with these different ideas

@4WDAdventureCrew

Жыл бұрын

@@DirtLifestyle I got one modified and other one is stock, mods do make a bit difference. keep up the great work with cool little tinker ideas,

Man that pipefitting work is an art!

@DirtLifestyle

Жыл бұрын

I love it and I miss it! It's a great trade 🙌

Love to see series on diesel heater also.

@mtbgeoff

Жыл бұрын

I just came to say the same thing! I am trying to convince my fiancé that it will be ok if I cut a hole in the wall for exhaust. I'm sure if you did a video about it, she'd be ok with me doing it!

Can't ignore the groundswell. Your obsession with these is clearly contagious. Thanks and keep going! Looking forward to my DirtLifestyle blueprinted compressor once all the engineering's done!

Can confirm qual inflate is faster on the Napa. From my armchair research, I’ve found that the limitation is the Schrader valve at the tire, being that it really can only flow something like 2-3 CFM. Running 4 I can see a drastic reduction in back pressure. Inflator would register ~30 psi over the actual in the tire filling a single tire. Filling 4 the back pressure is around 5 PSI, which to me means that not only are we using more of the available CFM of the compressor, we are also running the compressor at a lower PSI, which is more efficient and more CFM from the compressor.

@mrmotofy

Жыл бұрын

Yes...but from shop air at 175psi I was able to fill the same tire in like 1 min....so if the valve is restrictive...doesn't make sense

@lachlanday1964

Жыл бұрын

I believe you (Joshua Manning) would be correct based on the subjective research done by another Australian, (kzread.info/dash/bejne/i31s26yLlM7Pdco.html), although credit where credit is due "Dirt Lifestyle" has done a great job limiting the restriction points within the compressor itself, however, has missed probably the biggest restriction of them all. The tyre valve! In conjunction to some currently unknown extent, the handpiece would create some restriction in flow as well. There are a few ways to combat this, either using the product in the video linked above, or by simply linking tyres together and reducing the flow through each valve. The only way to properly test these would to utilise a flow bench with a full mock-up system including valve stems to have empirical evidence on what works and what does not.

I don’t know much about compressors, but watching you totally nerd out on it is pretty cool. I consider myself a bit of a tinkerer too, so I think it makes for entertaining videos.

@DirtLifestyle

Жыл бұрын

Nice! Great feedback 👍

Yes please. Definitely should do another video on the compressors. Super interesting.

I love watching this series! Iv also played around with these compressors alot trying to max out them. In Australia these are still very easy to get. Like I mentioned last video I ended up joining 2 of these together with all the mods that you have done, with impressive results. I can pump all 4 35" tyres (0-35psi) up at the same time in less then 2 1/2 minutes. The one down fall is that it is heavy! One thing I find interesting in this video is that on the ones we get here the intake valves already have o-rings installed.

@MrEnglischjules

Жыл бұрын

i am in England and for my Gen 2 Pajero i want to do 2 or 3 together, got lots of old cheap ones laying around and some spare time...

I love your way of thinking outside the box Nate. Keep it up.

@DirtLifestyle

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

This is very cool Nate, my vote is to keep going down the rabbit hole 🐰🕳️! This series got me to try modding an older air compressor so now I can turn a diverter valve and fill the tank to run off, or run direct from the compressor. 👍🇨🇦

yep, i'm interested in the Napa Compressor mod . keep it coming 👍

Also something to consider, is having an air tank plumbed in line. I have the same compressor, without mods, plumbed into an air tank. with one quick release chuck in the front bumper, and one chuck in the rear. So might have to test inflating two tires then airing up all 4 at once. My compressor works with my SwitchPros unit, and has a regulator set to 100psi. Which is what the tank is rated to.

@mrmotofy

Жыл бұрын

From testing I've done nope a tank really doesn't change much

You GOTTA do more videos dude! Also, you should use flush mount screws if you can find them.

Please continue this series! Very cool to watch your thought process as you are modding.

I love the constant use of the forklift haha it makes you wonder how you ever got by without it

I love seeing you tinker and your process to improve things. Keep it up!

id be great if you could do a series on different quick disconnect electrical connectors and how to use smaller wires with some of them this is the problem i have now is using big connectors for the main use of jumper cables between diesel trucks but still wanting to use that connection as a power point for smaller stuff but not wanting the cost of the larger wires

If you make the video I'll definitely watch it. I love the high level tinkering, and I especially love that you're putting in the leg work for us. Get better soon and just what your heart tells ya.

Love the series, its amazing seeing how far you can push these little compressors, have the same sitting in the camper trailer with the only change being fitting wireless RF remote control so i can turn on or off without going to the compressor, the dual outlets is a brilliant touch.

Dads been a master plumber for almost 40 years, and he solders exactly like you do, though he always wipes his joints at the end to “make sure their pretty”.

Yes dude!! Keep on pushing this thing to its limit! There’s definitely a lot more things that you can do to it!

I love this series and getting anxious to do a onboard air system on my own rig but I’m also very anxious about the Suzuki cannot wait to see a update build plan video keep up the great work Nate 😂

You're demonstrating a wide range of techniques in these videos, which is useful, even if the improvements are marginal, and hey it's the competition and "make number better" that's fun. Nobody makes a battle-bot for actual warfighting (well, except maybe Raytheon etc). We need to redirect these powers for good though...What if you got a more complicated off-road platform, like a Gen 1 Porsche Cayenne...which can be retrofitted with the factory rear locker and an Eaton front diff, had available air suspension that can be improved and made more reliable (I have ideas) but is missing a long-travel option, and can be had with fun stuff like a 400hp V8, manual transmission, and hydraulic active disconnectable roll bars (PDCC)...might be worth it just for how irritated the Toyota and Jeep boys would get 😂

@DirtLifestyle

Жыл бұрын

You definitely get this series 🙌. I'm not doing this to save money or to prove anything to anyone, I'm just having fun! Applying weird ideas to a practical application is my idea of a good time. As far as the Porsche... never say never lol. No vehicle is off the table for a build series.

I love this series since it is really fun to see something different and it really shows what a little ingenuity can do to improve on things. Keep the content coming my friend.

Nate! Some of us need to see you do this to a viair compressor!

@DirtLifestyle

Жыл бұрын

They are so expensive I'm scared to take one apart! But I love the two that I have 👍

@EHenryscuba

Жыл бұрын

@@DirtLifestyle haha! Me too! What did you use for upgraded reed valve material or source?

Totally on board for more of these. It's a good mix with your regular content. Periodic changes from serious fab is very welcome.

I like this series and would definitely watch another episode of it!

I’ve enjoyed these videos so I’m all for more of them, on a side note I use two viair 485C compressors on my Jeep have been more then happy with viair over the years so the fact you can get a budget compressor to the same level is impressive.

Hell yeah, I love tinkering with cheap stuff to make it better. I say go for it!

I think without a doubt you should do more videos like this. Not only do we end up with better products but we learn so much about the gear we own. Give a man a fish...... the same concept.

Go crazy, I’d watch you tinker with pretty much anything

Can confirm, you can only shove so much air through a single valve core. Once you get above about 5cfm at 40psi there is a pretty drastic difference airing up more than one tire at once. Easy experiment, just pull a valve core when airing up a single tire, there will be a substantial difference.

So I just watched all 3 of these mod videos in a row. Now all we need is a manufacturer to take note and improve their product and they could corner the market.

This is a great tinkering series, so much fun to watch. I'd definitely watch another episode.

Don't stop. Cool to watch you roll with all these ideas.

For sure more of this. Love stuff like this

Do it!!! More please...I love this series. :)

I'm down for another installment. I just like watching Nate build shit. It's inspired so many of my own projects.

As someone who is still really new to all the aspects of off roading and fab work it inspires me to do things I never thought I'd do. So please dig in further and see what else can be done to upgrade that compressor. As always love the content keep em coming nate

Yup, keep modding. Absolutely love what you're doing with them. Firm believer in if a little is good, extreme is better! Always love what you do.

Loving this series! I've been looking to put onboard air on my truck and this series has given me so many ideas and I've learned so much!

one of my favorite channels, real , raw, mistakes, victory. more series like this. optimizing the rig and all the gear

Definitely do more on the compressor and other hacks on equipment/gear. These are the things that help us increase reliability when in the middle of nowhere, and helps to think differently about how things are or can be used.

You could try spreading a thin layer of high temp silicone under those reeds to fill that gap and create a better seal. Worst case scenario if it does nothing you just have to scrape it off with a razor. I think you should patent your upgrades and license it to your buddy at morflate

This is an awesome series, super glad you decided to make these and not do it off camera. I couldn't afford an ARB, this is definitely something I'm doing and straight out of your Amazon cart to boot!! Thanks Nate

Hell yes, Go for it. I'm all for it!

Definitely would like to see you continue with these mods, I'm interested in applying some myself so keep them coming!

Love to see another video! Thanks

I personally would like to see this video series go further. I love the tinkering, and modifying things. What your doing is just fixing and enhancing, the design flaws that the manufacturer didn’t think of; which proves that you are smarter than they are if your ideas are a success my friend

You should keep it up on those slower down days man, it's a cool project and fun to watch the progression

Great series! Keep them coming!

For sure keep this mod fest going, it's amazing and fun to watch!!!!

I’d like to see the fastest possible 4 tire inflate time you can get. Keep going!

Hammer down, love modifying stuff!

May have to look into doing the same mods to a portable compressor, the basic VIAR single compressor+2 gallon tank takes forever on 38s.

@mrmotofy

Жыл бұрын

Yep low volume or (CFM)

Keep it going. I'd like to see how far you can take the compressor mod.

It’s hysterical that you are still tinkering with the compressor…..so awesome😂😂. Great stuff as always…can’t wait to see the next one 👍🏻

Thanks Nate! Love the creativity of this series. Show us more for it is entertaining to watch and i always see something i can try with other projects!!

These have been my favorite types of videos from you. It’s how I originally found this channel. I love to tinker as well so this and like the HF trailer series has been some of the best and my favs. Keep up the great work brother!

Loving this series as a fun project for anyone to do. I did the first part of high flowing on the Aussie version on these. Great fun. (Once i bought all the tools to do it, but hey I can do it again now)

I'll be honest, i'm really interested in this series but now i'm just an interested in the Diesel heater install you did at the beginning of the video. haha

Great video series. I learned the basics about how the compressors work.

YES!! Mod that compressor until you feel like you’ve taken everything you can from it. Hope you feel better soon. Your videos are always a great break from my own shop on Sundays. Keep it up

I have one already and very interested in upgrades to make it better!

yes take this as far as you can take this series

@DirtLifestyle, Nate, ABSOLUTELY should do another vid and take it to the next level. This is real-world application testing that shows the reality of a compressor’s full functionality.

Love this series. Really like all the details and extensive filming. I would like to see more.

Yes, go for it!!!

Absolutely continue the series Nate, its great.

Yes, please. Made your own compressor Nate.. 💪😁

These videos are awesome, keep them going!

I enjoy the exploration and seeing the outcome! Keep going!

I have an Australian Adventure Kings Thumper Max that looks exactly like yours. I have loved your videos on this mods, and it has inspired me to do something the same. I have mounted mine behind the back seat of my Ford Ranger and going to hard wire it with the upgrade 90A power cables like you suggested. I am also installing an air tank under my tub so I can inflate my types fasted. I can't do the upgrade with the copper pipe, but we have to know our limits. I am going to have to relocate the power switch off the compressor to the side near the back door. I have watched these videos so many times. Thanks for showing us you air compressor mods and keep up the great work on your videos.

This series has been awesome. I'd love to see it continue! Maybe even take it to the next level and connect two compressors together. I've always wanted to figure out how to double my output this way. I'd imagine it would require some sort of valving system to make it work. I'd love to see how to do this.

I'm 100% up for more compressor modding, These are fascinating to me.

Fantastic video Nate, I just bought my 1st compressor VAIR, a portable model for my Tacoma

Uhm, yes, please continue this series. This is so interesting and love to see the tinkering.

I really love this series please keep it going on board air is so important to me and this is extremely educational

This is pretty cool nate,its like hot rodding an engine but its a air compressor (kinda similar) i wonder if you could safely feed it some more voltage along with all the high flow fittings,different heads,reeds and all the other goodies add some lucas oil stabilizer mixed with some low weight oil who knows,the sky is the limit especially if what your modding is a cheap product,wont hurt as much compared to something more expensive :D

Very helpful! Thanks!

Great attitude and words about failure!!

I will have watched and will likely re watch everyone of these on the compressor shenanigan's, mostly because I really like these ideas and if these are ever available again will get one and do similar things to it.

Yes please. More of this

Loved it, so keep going with all your different videos, it's adding verity to a great channel👍

LETS SEE A PART 4!!!!! WOOT WOOT!!! 🙌🥳

Yes go for it... I have been messing around with these for years and the reeds/manifold is where the issues are... Factory reeds are subject to heat or extended use failure. It would be great to see what you come up with...

This was a fun one! Loved it.