Off-Road Air Compressor Review: Airing out the facts.

After getting tired of seeing review after review of different products, all claiming their compressor was the best, I decided to collect a wide assortment of air compressors and go in depth on each one and show their specs, air up times, quality, heat signatures and features. Then I dive into the real story on those fancy 10.6, dual piston compressors. We talk about who came first, are they all the same? And is one better then another?


I cover a lot and thus, the video is long, I made some shortcuts listed below for different sections:

Intro: 0-3:58
Deflation/Inflations options with some details: 3:58-5:46
Breaking down compressor internals and things to know 5:46-9:55
Viar 450: 9:55
M18: 11:53
Smittybuilt 278: 14:26
ARB Single: 16:18
ARB Dual: 18:20
Trickflate: 21:27
The Big 3 (Morrflate, Ezflate, Thor): 25:15

After this I go deep on a rabbits trail into depth on the big 3 and answer a lot of questions I see on the forums and on social media based on my research.

Here is also a spread sheet on the raw specs:
Time stamps are airing up 4x, 37" tires from 10-35psi.


Trickflate $125
205 cyl temp. 132 hose temp.
7:11

Viar 450 $350
178 cyl temp
24.47

M18 $180 + battery
131 temp
15:40 (had to do one at a time). Used approx 75% battery

Smittybuilt 2781 $160
175 cyl temp 150 hose
13:31

Arb single $330
294 at hottest point in engine bay
20:10

ARB dual $616
250 cyl temp
8:30

Thors $329 (on sale for 289)
205 cyl temp 175 hose temp. Plastic was cooler then metal
5:55

Ezflate $325
193 cyl temp 165 hose
6:10

MF $325
190 cyl temp 126 hose
6:07