The Best Air Compressor FACE-OFF Ever! 

Bought an Amazon AllTop about a year ago. 180 liters/min, 40% duty cycle @ 40 psi. Strong rubber hose (hate the yellow coiling plastic hoses). Fills 4 285/70 from 20 to 37 psi in ten minutes. Then assist whoever needs an assist. Hasn't stopped from overhating & the connection point gets warm, not hot. Noticeably heavier than my friends smittybilt. About $160

I’ve been airing up my spare to 80psi everytime I go off-roading now. Than use four hose system and connect to spare. It airs up all four tires (aired down to 14psi) in a couple of minutes back up to about 30psi. Spare must be same volume as other tires for this to work. (Safety note if your spare is old and cracked don’t do this)

I am very surprised you do not carry a C02 tank for quick fills. While it does take up a little bit of space, the 30 seconds to fill a 35 inch tire is so worth it.

Yip; the Maxi Trac from Napa runs well; ordered at the store and picked up a few days later for $114. Cut the hose about 1.5ft from the compressor and you can easily attach a standard coupler using an ear-clamp ( don't use normal hose clamp ). From there, you can make your own 4-way inflate/deflate system for a little over $100 as well. I might add an onboard tank, but haven't needed one for simple trail use. As others have mentioned about the limit-flow per tire valve, your results will be improved by airing up 4 tires at a time ( rather than 1 at a time ). For what it's worth, my diy 4-way system uses standard 3/8 hose/fittings, and that may have a higher flow capacity than the fittings would for that 1/4" curly-queue hose. On the factory 33" Gladiator Mojave tires, at around 600ft elevation in cold weather, seems like I can take all 4 tires from 20psi to 37psi with the compressor running for 2min or less.

LiteBrite Kevin doing science on a Sunday morning… can my day get any better? #JellyNation

what is the duty cycle of all these compressors, its kind of important info when testing things like this

Good test. Napa sells the “same” dual compressor called maxi trac for $125. Worth checking out too. The ez flate does not include the quad harness or digital gauge for that price.

It would really improve your video if you had text somewhere with the names of the compressors, the prices, the CFM ratings, and so forth. It's difficult to dig that information out by listening then going back any trying to find where it was mentioned.

You can get the moab air compressor cheaper through Napa exactly the same compressor

Just preordered the EZ-flate bundle kit with compressor and 4way hose kit and used LiteBrite at checkout for $10 off. Cool!! Thanks LiteBrite Folks!!!👍🏻😎

What i find interesting is that in USA you can get comperssors with output simillar to ARB twin for less money than ARB single would cost while in europe i cant find anything reputable for less than about 300$. I installed ARB single myself and find it fast enough to air up my little 29" wheels

I Replaced my smittybuilt hose setup with 5/16 transmission cooler line and got rid of all the restrictions in it and it got a lot faster

I’m sure everyone’s gonna tell you but that’s orange one is the Napa max trac just rebranded, I got mine around Christmas for $89. Here in San Diego. Here is the test ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2EVtW34U8Fw.html

I have seen a bunch of people mod the orange compressor and put electric cut off switches on them so the compressor will turn off and on automatically when you cut the air with the guage it turns the compressor off

How you like the Nitto trail grappler I been looking at them for a couple of my rigs?

I recently recorded a video about the morrflate Quad tire inflation system I'm also waiting for my pre order of the bew digital morrflate dual pump compression looks similar to the orange one that looks like the napa maxi inflator that is now napa branded and black instead of orange

Best air compressor I've ever seen was a converted AC pump running off the truck engine

I still like my Power Tank. Although, I do have to keep track of my air cosumption and refill it.

That EZFlate and hose kit looks exactly like the Morrflate that's been around for several years. First time I've heard of EZFlate...wonder where they got the idea? :) As for the ARB, I've never been a huge fan given the price. However you should mention it's a constant duty unit where the others are not. So if you want to air up all your buddy's tires as well or run air tools or do something else that needs it to run a long time that is one advantage for the ARB. The other thing to keep in mind is compressor performance falls off as pressure increases. Most companies only give you the output at 0 psi. Viair is the only company I know who actually shows volume at different pressures.

The good thing about the dual arb it's 100 percent duty cycle so it works with tools well the carry compressors don't have a 100 percent duty cycle

After the intro, I counted 8 seconds before the "that's what she said moment". That is faster than Conner McGregor's knockout of Jose Aldo. Congrats!

Nice comparison video. Good information here. Also, IMHO it's time to give Chris some love and possibly start a series on him working on his personal rig. Would love to see him wheeling with Kevin and Brit in his Rover.

They had a booth at the Winter Jam. I should have bought one then! I heard they did sell out of what they brought that weekend.

Duty cycle is something to look at too, so you don't burn up the compressor. ARB is rated at continuous Duty. I don't know about the others.

The tough stuff looks like a Version of the Maxi That napa used to sell

Recommend measuring the pump temperature. Heat dissipation is huge for pumps. .

Battle of the blowers 😂😂

I absolutely love my EZ Flate MOAB. I do hope the quality is there long term but airing up in ~10m is awesome!

Love to see how a Yorx210 belt drive compares. But my biggest tires are 37's... Maybe if I run into you all at EJS or Bronco Safari, we can check it.

Guys i have a ?? To you guys and everone Here.. Is there any way we can find out if the Ez Flate, Maxi Trac from Napa, Desert Armor Beast, Morrflate, sooo many other dual on board air compressor looking Identical like the SAME Manufacturer makes them all and companies put there name on them.?? Can anyone know about this?? Or Reply on this intrigue ?? I have. 😆

One more day until the special vid

NAPA Part #: BK MTWM10215C $115. It's called the "Maxi Trak" 300LPM AIR COMPRESSOR and it's the same one as the double one in orange that you have there.... it's cheaper, has a warranty, and does pretty good. Same, same as the Moab EZ air. Don't spend more than you need to.

I have the cheap Harbor Freight that I got for $39 with a coupon (when they did coupons). It airs up my 35's from 15 psi to 35 psi in 5 minutes each tire. Looks exactly like the Smittybilt, so can only assume they are built in the same Chinese plant. Definitely not as fast as others, but it does enough for my needs. If it breaks, I buy another and can go through several of them for the cost of one of the others. Had it 3 years now.

Very informative..but your 38’s is not good for the smittybilt 5.6cfm because the smittybilt is only good for 35s - 37s.

What's the difference between Ez Flate Moab vs. Napa 300LPM air compressor? Look to be same other than price and Moab logo?

Great Video LiteBrite. As I commonly adjust pressure for my F-350 tow rig, I would be interested to see how a comparison goes when used on your F-450. (Airing up above 60psi often overheats these portable compressors).

Scalding hot pumps that want to melt anything they touch? I'll keep my Power Tank and Monster valves thanks... probably fill all 4 tires in less than 3 minutes.

I’ve used a Warn Powerplant since ‘09. It’s noisy and slow but the good thing is it’s heavy & ugly and a crap winch, too. It won’t die so I don’t get rid of it.

Maxi track from Napa is the same thing as your e z air I believe they look identical for $127

I'm keep getting my comments deleted when I mention the same compressor at Napa for half the price... They don't want you to know about it. 🤷

I always wonder why you off road guys don't get a power inverter to run a small compressor and other electrical things. Seems you guys bump your heads against a wall to do something easy.

That is actually a Chinese brand. They have them rebranded by a lot of American companies and call it their own.

Put the affiliate links in your bio for products. Easier to find for viewers and you can make a few bucks as well

As a free E3 member I use to have access to the calendar of upcoming events but it isn't there anymore. Is that a glitch or am I doing something wrong?

Napa maxi Trac $115 ish fastest in all my group rides beats dual ARB compressor!!!

litters per minute at what psi ? all these 150 and 300 L/m ratings are @ 0 psi. what are they really pumping out @ 50psi and 100psi ?

I’ve been running 2 pep boys sunammi pumps pushing into a couple gallons tank on my F250 and it’s been fine

The EZ flate seems nice but, $115 to ship to Canada. Not a fucking chance!!!

I mean you could mount those portables and just run a long hose 🤷🏽‍♂️ save 400

I would just like to say AS a side note YES YESYESyes YES YES YES YES YES YES..... ok this is my only comment.. wink

Instead of saying this one this one this one make sure you say the name whenever you reference each product for comparison.

Chris, don't you evea, evea, evea eveaeveaeveaevea do that again, ok??!? 🤣😂 hope you got an idea Shar that's from

The orange one is also sold by Napa under the name "Maxi Trac" for just over $100 and it definitely puts out more CFM than the ARB twin. Both will hit the limit of flow of a tire valve, that's why they came up nearly tied. I replaced my ARB twin with the Maxi Track and installed it under the Jeep's back seat along with a 4 way hose setup, it'll take my 40s from 10 PSI to 25 PSI in only 5 minutes. Upsides of the ARB: Warrantee, the Maxi has none. A pressure shutoff switch, not on the Maxi. I think the ARB will hit 150PSI, the Maxi maxes out around 125PSI. Cooling fan, the Maxi doesn't have one. The ARB is prettier and gives you street cred. With my AAA discount the Maxi was $115 to my door step, the used ARB will probably sell for triple that.

Hello there, just want to clarify Merus is not in “North” Texas… it’s West Texas… coming from fellow Texan 😜

Hello hope all is well. I wanted to know where is the arb twin compressor mounted inside the stepchild?

I have a twin maxi and pumping up to 40 psi pops the compressor after a short time of use.

Slime high volume pump..... works same as that one...... orange one.....

Great timing. I'm getting ready to buy a air compressor. Mainly because we have several vehicles and live in the country of Iowa. Always having tires go down.

What is that Colour Called of the Yellow Jeep please ?? ie what do Jeep call that Yellow ???

A York 210 converted to an air compressor run on the serpentine is pretty amazing. After running one I'll never go back to an electric pump. That system does take a little more effort to set up though.

To be apples to apples, the "portable" ARB dual compressor is more comparable to what you were testing and it is a $1,000.00. I just bought one, it is awesome quality and works great, but extremely expensive. Great stuff and congrats on King of the Hammer!

Anyone know what that front bumper is on the red wrangler?

Napa stopped selling the maxi trac compressor 😢😢

I used to have a Sun Performance Quick Air 2 back in the day. My QA2 was rated at 2.19 CFM @0 psi. It was so slow. CFM tapers off fast as psi increases. Took several minutes to just fill up a 29" tire and that was with a 2.5 Gallon tank. Took a crash course in CFM and PSI. These days I run an OG Kilby Onboard Air kit with a York 210. At idle (750rpm), it's about as fast as the ARB Twin (Rated for 6.16@0psi (4.68@29psi)). Bump the idle up and it will leave the ARB behind. I've heard the 210 is 6 CFM @ 90 PSI @1200 RPM (with a max speed of 6000 RPM). The Smittybilt's only rated at 5.65@0psi with no load pressure rating. All of the import stuff seem to just list their no-load numbers since they look better.

how bout engine driven compressor. I think my compressor is a C-10 AC unit with a killby conversion kit. I can run air tools i can air up tires and not drop below 60 psi while airing up.

its a Fiat thing and ill never understand the Fiat crowd nor will i try.

I got milwaukee m18 air compressor with tank

Duty cycle is the important factor when buying a compressor

So much for getting sponsored from ARB.

Napa is out of stock any other options on the Napa compressor

Sorry but Moab air compressor shipping is insane.

Since Chris is talented enough to do just about anything. May I suggest simply buying a air compressor that you would see on a job site like a Dewalt or porter cable and having Chris pipe the air storage into the bumper or frame rail. Many job site air compresses have a CFM of 12 or more and have a very high recovery rate. It would be a fair amount of labor involved in my idea but having a large storage compartment for the air would reduce your Trailside downtime.

I 👍. Project fam with sweat pants. 😓

Can i use this for Hookah system ? :)))

looks like a fun goof off video! thanks for sharing thew info : )

What about the duty cycle? When they get hot and shut down it takes a very long time for it to operate again.

What is this, Project Farm? LOL

Just checked and they are on back order.

Would be nice to see u guys compare the portable and the ARB compressors against a AC pump converted into a air pump

Interesting to see. We don’t do a bunch of off roading and when we do it is light off roading. I have 18v Ryobi tools and was thinking about getting the 18v small air compressor for airing up. Plus you get a little more versatility because it is an air compressor with a small tank and could run some air tools if needed. Just my thoughts. Don’t know if anyone else has thought about it or considered it.

Pushing a compressor with a 130% mark up on your subscribers? Kinda scummy! You can get this at Napa for $100 just sayin.

Britt, possible to put inks to the air compressor used in this ? Thanks

A have the Viair 400 and am really with it for a portable compressor. Looked into buying this for the price, but found the quad hoses and gauge are another $150!?!

I have the Napa compressor which works amazingly, however the air fittings are fiddly & the air gauge is on the compressor. I typically just time it at about 1:30 to go from 10-12lbs to road pressure. I have 33x10.50x15. Napa will not know what you are talking about but you can order it & pick up in store

what ??? No Harbor Freight??

Co2 wins every time. Cost, and speed, no break downs, and no heat. 4x 40s in just a few min. And then helping top off friends

Only needing to air down 4 or 5 times a year instead of 4 or5 times a week, I bought a Viair 440 four years ago. It gets hot, but has never missed a beat. I like having a portable compressor in case other cars or rigs need air. Beck, you ought to supervise the boys more closely! Fun and play in the cold. LiteBriteNationCompressesTime!

You should have aired up all four tires with the ARB also. The Napa Maxi Trac will KILL the ARB! We have two Maxi Trac that get used hard with ZERO issues! Best bang for the buck HANDS DOWN! Under $100 shipped to my door with coupons. KEVIN!!!!!!!!!!

i see alot of faces, no pumps😂

What is the name of the silver one?

no Viair ? huh. I've been hauling a Viair 88P small portable for my pickup truck and other vehicle tires, but I'm not a wheeler other than just an occasional easy offroad adventure on my stock trucks (formerly a Tacoma, now an older F250 diesel, both 4x4). anyways, that pump has always done its thing for me. sure, if I had 40's, I'd be using a larger Viair. Its tough comparing CFM numbers unless they specified what PSI that CFM is at.

Interesting comparison. I tried to order the MOAB unit only to find it's sold out for several months.

The hemi sounds like it’s already got the hemi exhaust leak. Lol

There is a limit on the valves so that’s why two took the same time. It creates back pressure. The best setup is two or four tires at once for a 11 cfm pump. It will hit the thermal limit faster with higher back pressure.

Hello I wanted to find out where do you guys have your arb dual air compressor mounted in the stepchild and what bracket you guys are using. Thank you, Adrian V

The duty cycles of the Moab one vs the twi ARB will make or break this comparison. I have used my twin air to pump multiple cars' tires without noticeable drop in output. Can the moab match it? Also, power. You go to 30psi, but for long hwy drives you want proper spec. 35 to 40psi. How much does the output diminish with the higher energy required to pump to 40psi? Important tests to be totally scientific :)

Thanks a lot, I had to go out and spend money. :P Sorry, I used their veteran discount, its much better than Lite Brite's but you also had a code! Cheers!

Here's a link to a DYI video on how to add a pressure switch to the Maxi Trac Dual Air Compressor. He also has a video on how to build a four-way connector for airing all 4 tires at once. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-34NVzXW6LxM.html

I’m thinking of getting the new m18 Milwaukee tire inflator. Wonder how it stacks up. $169 and I already carry the batteries

I have a VIVAR system - portable comes in a kit and with a bag. ($300 and change) Honestly - did not know what the limit to mine was until I watched this. Mine will inflate a 33 inch tire (285 in metric)( I had to look this up). I was doing research on Amazon - VIVAR makes a series of these compressors - they have one for $439 that is 24 volts - I cannot figure out why it is 24 volts when most systems are 12 volts. Also- please remind people that most of these compressors have to be used with the engine running!