Stock Air Horn Compressor size
 

I have the factory (I believe ) air horns on my C50. Two horns on the roof. The air hose comes down through the roof and ends behind the rear seat area. There is no compressor.

I would like to get one to try and get the originals working but not sure what size to get. I don't want to blow them out. Does anyone have these on their truck and can you give me an idea what size compressor to get and where is yours mounted?

Thanks

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I have a engine mounted compressor on my truck. I also have another one sitting in the garage I pulled off my current engine. I believe it runs around 110-130 psi or so. If I was you I would hook up an air compressor to them and make sure they work before you do anything.

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Have any pictures of how the engine mounted compressor bolts up to the engine?

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Take a look at my build thread in my signature. There's a few pictures on page one and 2 of the motor. Nothing compressor specific but it shows it.

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A factory Air Compressor would be nice, but if you just need one for your Air Horns, I would just go with an Electric aftermarket one. Although the nice ones can be a little pricey. I got an original set like the ones on your truck at a swap meet a few years back and tested it with my little 1 Gallon Compressor at about 100 psi. They sounded perfect at 100 lbs.

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Thanks, Pvmt-Pndr.

Det57, if you cant find a compressor, you may look into a york 210 compressor. They are pretty popular with the offroad world and they are able to use them for cheap onboard air. I dont know how the york 210 compares to the stock compressor. Based on Pvmt-Pndr's pictures, the stock compressor looks much bigger.

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the biggest york 210 model can do 10cfm of air .

for your air horn needs i would do a 3-5 gal tank and electric unit for fast / easy install and be done with it . viair is the top shelf of electric for them now last i checked .

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Since its only going to be used for your air horn I wouldn't get the biggest cfm you can find at all. I ran a small electric pump on a 3x horn setup for years with a 2 gallon air tank. I had a 140 pressure sensor in it. So what if it takes 2 minutes to fill the tank, you're not going to be blasting the horn constantly. I used the same small compressor when I made an 8 gallon tank that I could use to fill tires with.

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From what I read, the york 210 is rated at 4 cfm @ 90 psi. Using an online tank fill up calculator, with a 3 gallon tank filling up to 140 psi, it would only take 57 seconds.

I do think an electric pump would be an easier install

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make sure you read up on the york . there is a few sizes and the 210 has the most cfm . i admit its been years for me so i might have forgotten some facts .

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The York looks nice, but seems to be a good amount of work as well as a little pricey if you just need it for a set of horns. For the purpose of Air Pressure for Tires, etc, I could see it.

As bad as it sounds, lol, I like the idea of the Viair Ultra Light Duty, if you just need it for horns only. Once I get my 1-Ton on the road, I'll be looking into buying one.

https://www.viaircorp.com/oba/oba-ultra-light

I haven't checked into any reviews yet, but are there any negatives on it?

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Seems like reviews are pretty good on summit.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/var-10000/reviews

at $130, thats not bad at all.

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It does seem like a good compressor kit for the money.

Thanks for checking on it.