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  • Error404
    Super Moderator
    • Mar 2007
    • 19789
    • Country: United Kingdom

    #1

    Impact air gun recommendations

    i bought a compressor on Saturday, little 270 litre p/hr one
    There was a free airgun with it but it failed to break the torque on my wheel bolts

    Can anyone recommend a decent high torque airgun to use with it - what are decent / respected brands to look out for?
    Panthero Coupé quattro 20vt
    Indigo ABY coupé
    Imola B6 S4 Avant
  • mcandmar
    S2Forum Zealot
    • Apr 2004
    • 5118
    • Country: Ireland

    #2
    Lidl by any chance? I bought a small one roughly the same size last week, dosnt seem to have much power behind it either. It will remove wheel nuts but not much else. was worth the money for the tyre line and sand blasting kit :mischeif:
    91CQ20v - Gone to a new home
    93UR-S4 - The Magic Carpet
    94S2Bus - The Emerald Express

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    • Error404
      Super Moderator
      • Mar 2007
      • 19789
      • Country: United Kingdom

      #3
      Yup thats the badger
      Already come in handy drying my car after a wash and checking my tyre pressures

      My ex-spanner monkey mate told me it should run a decent air gun, just not for prolonged use. The pressure is high enough he recons, but will only give a few seconds use before needing to re-charge - ok for me as its only going to be used for the odd troublesome suspension bolt etc :mischeif:
      Just the gun that is pants not the power of the compressor i'm led to believe
      Panthero Coupé quattro 20vt
      Indigo ABY coupé
      Imola B6 S4 Avant

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      • S2central.net
        Retired OG Mod
        • Jul 2003
        • 16590
        • Country: Northern Ireland

        #4
        FLOW is the thing here folks... Forget pressure (for now) - the compressor will state a figure of something in CFM (cubic feet per minute). Use that to select a suitable airgun that can be driven with that amount of air... Browse somewhere like www.machinemart.co.uk - they have a wide range of air tools to suit all budgets and specifications.
        Paul Nugent
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        • shortsport
          S2Forum Enthusiast
          • Dec 2006
          • 186
          • Country: United Kingdom

          #5
          Ingersoll Rand best windy gun i've used
          http://www.marmax.co.uk/

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          • S2central.net
            Retired OG Mod
            • Jul 2003
            • 16590
            • Country: Northern Ireland

            #6
            Wow - those look pretty high spec for the money and for the CFM requirement.

            See some of these only specified in liters per minute instead of old currency of CFM - 100 l/min is approx 4cfm but there's more accurate converters on line for a proper answer
            Paul Nugent
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            1994 S2 Coupe ABY - aka Project Lazarus
            2001 A6 allroad 2.5TDi - family tank
            2003 S4 Avant 4.2 V8 - daily burble

            Purveyor of HomeFries and Exclusive agent for Samco hose kits (S2/RS2)

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            • Error404
              Super Moderator
              • Mar 2007
              • 19789
              • Country: United Kingdom

              #7
              good info guys, seen the Ingersoll guns earlier - one supplied 1000lbft !!!

              The compressor Mark and I seem to have bought is 270 l/min with a 24 litre tank, easily enought for a decent gun, like those Ingersoll Rand jobbies... some cheap snap-on ones on the bay too
              Panthero Coupé quattro 20vt
              Indigo ABY coupé
              Imola B6 S4 Avant

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              • mcandmar
                S2Forum Zealot
                • Apr 2004
                • 5118
                • Country: Ireland

                #8
                Looks like its the gun alright, some of those Ingersol's produce twice the torque for the same CFM/Pressure rating.

                Specs of Aldi unit here http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/58_5065.htm
                91CQ20v - Gone to a new home
                93UR-S4 - The Magic Carpet
                94S2Bus - The Emerald Express

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                • S2central.net
                  Retired OG Mod
                  • Jul 2003
                  • 16590
                  • Country: Northern Ireland

                  #9
                  A compressor rated at 4cfm is deffo at the low end of the game. My own lil 30liter Clarke jobby is rated for 6 or 7cfm - that gives me a bit more headroom and choice of tools. Be interested to see if these Ingersoll-Rand tools can cut the mustard at 4cfm - maybe perfick for wheel nuts and the odd big bolt you can access.
                  Paul Nugent
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                  Administrator http://S2forum.com

                  1994 S2 Coupe ABY - aka Project Lazarus
                  2001 A6 allroad 2.5TDi - family tank
                  2003 S4 Avant 4.2 V8 - daily burble

                  Purveyor of HomeFries and Exclusive agent for Samco hose kits (S2/RS2)

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                  • dubmeister
                    S2Forum Maniac
                    • Jun 2007
                    • 522
                    • Country: Wales

                    #10
                    As said before you need one that has a range near to the capacity of your compressor.
                    Got a 300 litre 90 cfm one in work and have this windy gun - never had a problem with it iin 3 years and it's never failed to get any nut/bolt loose!! but then it's a very big(and foooking noisy!!) compressor!



                    would highly recommend fitting one of these to the inlet though

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                    • pastures16
                      S2Forum Fiend
                      • Nov 2004
                      • 2058
                      • Country: United Kingdom

                      #11
                      you cant get better than cp (chicago pneumatic) or as said Ingersoll those machine mart are lets just say there not up to the job and wont last five minutes where as if you paid out the extra for the above they will out live you dont be fooled by snap on or bluepoint there air tools are not top of the range just because there a top tool brand
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                      • pastures16
                        S2Forum Fiend
                        • Nov 2004
                        • 2058
                        • Country: United Kingdom

                        #12
                        try here
                        We are a global manufacturer of high-performance power tools, air compressors, generators, light towers, and hydraulic equipment for professional and industrial applications.
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                        • diesel des
                          S2Forum Possessed
                          • Feb 2004
                          • 3896

                          #13
                          The IR Titinium is the most powerfull 1/2 drive air gun about. I have one. It takes stuff off my 3/4 gun doesnt useing less air! Ment to do 1000 ft/lb of nut busting torque. Light too. At least compared to the 3/4 and 1 inch guns... Ebay....

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                          • Graham
                            S2Forum Extremist
                            • Jul 2003
                            • 1622
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by shortsport
                            Ingersoll Rand best windy gun i've used
                            http://www.marmax.co.uk/
                            I second that, they have mahoosive cahoonas, the double hammer impact drive makes them devour most things on a car. The only danger is it is easy to snap bolts with them. My job in the UK used to have about 10 of them and they ran for years without problem.
                            Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.--:Albert Einstein

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                            • yodasfro
                              S2Forum Enthusiast
                              • Apr 2006
                              • 129
                              • Country: United States

                              #15
                              I have the CP turbo model but the knob for switching from F to R sucks. Go for the IR with push button switches.
                              Austin
                              1992 urs4 1991 200 20v avant 1990 90q 20v

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