Compressor position
Submitted: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 at 21:16
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Member - Martyn
I'm interested in peoples opinion as to where to permanently mount an air compressor, two schools of thought, under the bonnet or in my case under the drivers
seat. Pros and cons for both, air cooling issue under the
seat and water and dust contamination under the bonnet, this is going in my "Bush Hack" Rangie so it will be spending the majority of it's time in the scrub.Keep the shiny side up
Reply By: Member - Bob - Wednesday, May 07, 2003 at 21:47
Wednesday, May 07, 2003 at 21:47
Martyn, you're obviously a better bush
cook than me, because under the drivers
seat is the last place I'd be looking for clean air. I have ARB's mounted under the bonnet of the TD5 and LX470 - no problems with dust or water so far. On the last trip we also had an ARB in a box. It worked
well but the box was an unecessary extra occupying valuable invehicle space.
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Follow Up By: Member - Bob - Wednesday, May 07, 2003 at 21:50
Wednesday, May 07, 2003 at 21:50
I also meant to say that the closer the compressor to the baTTERY, THE LESS THE VOLTAGE DROP, and the easier the wiring.
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Follow Up By: Member - Martyn- Wednesday, May 07, 2003 at 22:26
Wednesday, May 07, 2003 at 22:26
Bob,
I'd also heard about the voltage drop issue all I can say about that is I've had the compressor mounted under the passengers
seat in my GQ and never had a problem with voltage drop, not that I would be able to notice the voltage drop anyway, how would I spot it, would the compressor go slower? I just did a beach run recently and when i got back there was sand under the engine bay, not what I viewed as a good place to store an air compressor. Keep the shiny side up
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Follow Up By: Member - Wherethefugawi - Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 07:38
Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 07:38
Bob, I notice you mentioned you hace a v8 cruiser...if you dont mind me asking, what is fuel economy like and how do you find it over the six versus diesel
Regards
RichardCheers
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Follow Up By: Kev - (Cairns,QLD) - Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 17:10
Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 17:10
There shouldnt be a problem with voltage drop no mater where you put it.
To over come voltage drop use larger diameter cables !
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Follow Up By: Member - Bob - Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 21:53
Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 21:53
Wherethefugawi, I think it does about 20L/100km around town and about 16 on the hwy. On the recent trip (of about 6000km) my mates took it upon themselves to fuel the V8 and I fuelled the TD5. Despite its larger capacity they were always filling at every stop whereas the TD5 was regularly returning over 900 witout the trailer and 700 while towing. Sorry I can't be more specific. Don't get a petrol 100 series or LX470 if you want good fuel economy - its pretty expensive to run.
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Reply By: duncs - Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 22:36
Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 22:36
Mines under the bonnet on a GU 4.2.Turbo & I'm moving it. I recently stopped to help a guy at the side of the road after running at highway speeds for a while and the thermal cut out was hard at work. My last car GQ 4.2 with turbo had the same model compressor under the front passenger
seat and never had a problem.
As has previously been mentioned, it's also easier to reach the trailer tyres from further back in the car.
No there were no problems with dirt, kids feet or wives handbags and there was the added advantage of fart jokes for the unsuspecting mate.
Duncs
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