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I’ve never see. A setup in the engine bay. Will that Fit a F-250 or F-350 Diesel?ARB twin here. Something I didn’t expect, the air outlet gets hot AF, which is normal for these but pay attention to the hoses you put on or hardline to a tank.View attachment 35076View attachment 35077
It’s in a F350 gasser with a single battery so lots of room in the engine bay. I “upcycled” a bracket from a Jeep side step bracket.I’ve never see. A setup in the engine bay. Will that Fit a F-250 or F-350 Diesel?
What's the advantage of running it under the hood? If you are using upfitter switches, can't it be down on the frame?ARB twin here. Something I didn’t expect, the air outlet gets hot AF, which is normal for these but pay attention to the hoses you put on or hardline to a tank.
From the ARB websiteFYI, ARB recommends never mounting their compressors under the hood. It gets too hot and will cause premature failure. They told me their compressors are completely waterproof so it is safe to mount them on the frame, under the body, above the spare tire, etc. Anywhere but under the hood where it's hot.
Despite what this document says "under bonnets" I've talked to two different people at ARB, about a year apart when dealing with a failed compressor for a friend, and both of them said they have a significantly higher rate of failure from mounting these under the hood. The one guy said they were actually having an internal meeting about what to do about all of the aftermarket manufacturers making mounting brackets to put these under the hood of Jeeps because of the high rate of failure it was causing. He literally said mount it anywhere I want except under the hood. Mine ended up under the passenger seat of my Jeep.
It makes sense what you say. Sounds like a case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doingDespite what this document says "under bonnets" I've talked to two different people at ARB, about a year apart when dealing with a failed compressor for a friend, and both of them said they have a significantly higher rate of failure from mounting these under the hood. The one guy said they were actually having an internal meeting about what to do about all of the aftermarket manufacturers making mounting brackets to put these under the hood of Jeeps because of the high rate of failure it was causing. He literally said mount it anywhere I want except under the hood. Mine ended up under the passenger seat of my Jeep.
Not really. You need a small tank. Even with a small tank, you only get a couple second burst of high pressure, then it has to recharge for a few seconds before you get high pressure again. I have the ARB portable twin (that includes a small tank) I keep in my trailer and the ARB twin in my Jeep (no tank). You can use a blow nozzle with them for quick fixes, but it's not ideal.Would an ARB twin supply enough air to use a blow nozzle without a tank?
Because I wanted to….What's the advantage of running it under the hood? If you are using upfitter switches, can't it be down on the frame?
I'm planning on the VIAIR Medium Duty. https://www.amazon.com/VIAIR-Medium-Duty-Onboard-System/dp/B000X9RX3A
Mount the tank on the frame, under the pass side (lots of forum posts on how). Compressor in the bed of the truck (probably on the pass side, front of the wheel well). Will be used for air horn, bike tire fills, and truck tire pressure ups. I don't plan to do heavy offroading or much with dropping the pressure too low, so don't need the run time to put 20+ PSI in every tire quickly.
FYI, ARB recommends never mounting their compressors under the hood. It gets too hot and will cause premature failure. They told me their compressors are completely waterproof so it is safe to mount them on the frame, under the body, above the spare tire, etc. Anywhere but under the hood where it's hot.
This is how I am looking at doing mine.ARB dual in the bed