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Old 10-12-2002, 01:08 PM
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like changing wheels and things like that. what would you say is the smallest reasonable size???
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Default For using an air wrench it would be ok in small bursts people told me

Which is all you need to undo bolts for the tires. It's more than plenty to pump air and to use to blow stuff around as well. But for lots of air tool work, its too small and will be repumping itself up frequently.
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i'd say the smallest reasonable size would be size small.
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Default the "gas grill" size ones work fine. Just go to chevron/bp and use the free air to charge it up...

to 100psi.

Nice having a cheap portable air tank when you dont have the space/bux for a compressor.
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never thought of that...is that another DIY cheap mod
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yep but good enough for leak/boost tests
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