Viair Corporation, based in California, is a specialized air compressor manufacturer that focuses specifically on air compressors and accessories for use on motor vehicles. Although they sell compressors and accessories on an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) basis, which are then rebranded; they also sell their own lines of compressors and accessories in their own name. Their focus is on twelve and twenty-four volt air compressors for use on both off road and on road automobile applications, especially air suspension systems.
Viair air compressors meant to be installed in motor vehicles are sold in six distinct lines: the 090 series, the 100 series, the 200 series, the 300 series, the 400 series and the 490 series. The smallest basic compressor is the Viair 90C, which is a very small twelve volt compressor meant for very light duty, generating up to 120 psi (pounds per square inch of pressure) but with a maximum cfm (cubic feet per minute of air flow) of 1.04, which means it is not powerful enough to fuel most applications. In fact the 90C is specifically designed to only fill a one gallon tank. At the opposite end of the spectrum is the Viair 497C, which generates 150 psi and 2.37 cfm; which is enough to power most automobile pneumatic requirements.
There are also ten different types of portable Viair air compressors, or ones that are not meant to be permanently installed on your vehicle. The most basic of these is the simple 70P, which is designed to be plugged into your vehicle’s cigarette lighter socket and can inflate thirty inch tires or smaller ones. The largest version is the Viair 450P, which can inflate up to thirty-seven inch tires, generates 150 psi (which is a lot for a portable air compressor), and can be operated for forty minutes non-stop before the engine has to cool.
For people wanting air suspension and other pneumatics added to their vehicle but that do not want to piece the whole system together, Viair sells a number of kits. Most of the kits come with a Viair air compressor, an air tank of varying capacities, safety valve, compression fittings and air hoses all already assembled and ready to go. This makes the task of assembling and installing a pneumatic system on your vehicle much easier and faster since the assembly part is largely already done for you.
Along the same lines as the air supply kits described above, Viair sells eight different application specific kits which includes everything needed for the specific application in question. These application specific kits are for air lockers, air horns, and a range of suspension applications, from medium duty on road pneumatics to extreme heavy duty off road pneumatics. These assemblages have been very popular and represent a significant portion of the company’s OEM market (where the product is sold under a different brand name).
Beyond the above, Viair offers a wide range of additional parts and accessories like air accessories, air filter assemblies, air hoses, air gauges, air tanks, electrical accessories, and fittings. If you are looking for some sort of air compressor or pneumatic system for your vehicle, it is almost guaranteed that Viair will have what you are looking for.
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