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June 29, 2018, 09:39 AM
KCrownA184
American dragster
Guys that are mounting there air bottle under the dash do you find yourself going threw a lot of air bottles?
June 29, 2018, 09:53 AM
WHOMPWHOMP
No...
June 29, 2018, 10:02 AM
seabass
Generally, bottles mounted on there side won’t last as long


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June 29, 2018, 11:26 AM
KCrownA184
seabass that's what i was told also. on my other car it was mounted up right and would last all season. now that its on its side it don't last long at all.
June 29, 2018, 02:49 PM
jimmyc
Put a air compressor on it and be done with the bottles. Best money ever spent on a race car
June 29, 2018, 05:15 PM
Tim Mitchell
what brand or type of compressor are you using?
June 29, 2018, 07:04 PM
00 DEAD ON
K&R air compressor.


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June 29, 2018, 09:44 PM
Team C
^^^ Yep!
June 30, 2018, 10:34 AM
Tim Mitchell
thanks
June 30, 2018, 12:20 PM
329L
I turn mine on when I put it in and turn it off when it runs empty. Normally that is around 1 month.


Jeremiah Hall
June 30, 2018, 07:54 PM
jimmyc
K&R plumbed to the front and rear of the car also
July 02, 2018, 02:40 PM
BD104X
A vertical bottle will definitely last longer than a horizontal one but if your system is sealed well & functioning properly you should only need to refill a few times a year. I have an air shifter & starting line enhancer and I open the bottle in the morning & close it when I put the car away and only have to change it a few times a year even with it mounted horizontally under the dash.


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July 02, 2018, 02:59 PM
brian hansbury
VIAIR 1000 little over hundred dollars plumbed to air chuck also in case need touch up in lanes have on all 3 cars ....over 6 years now
July 02, 2018, 03:12 PM
markemark
My 10 oz is mounted horizontal. Shift 2x per run. Good for over 350 runs.

Open bottle beginning of day and close at end. If at 1000 psi when shutting off it will take almost a week to leak down to less than 100 psi.

My electric over air shift solenoid is mounted directly on the shift cylinder.
July 02, 2018, 05:57 PM
rusty
seems like every solenoid ive had leaks


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July 02, 2018, 06:52 PM
markemark
quote:
Originally posted by rusty:
seems like every solenoid ive had leaks


All the Humphrey 310 that I have used and others I know that use these leak at some point after installing.

To fix this, scribe a line on the plastic / brass piston cover and aluminum body to show where the cover needs to be returned to when re-assembling.

Remove the spring and piston. Clean all the factory grease off the piston sealing rubber and the seat face inside. Re-assemble dry.

I’ve found the grease picks up any dirt in the system and causes leaks.