So basicly I'm looking into buying a bag setup for my E30, I want to avoid cheap kits like airbagit.com etc.. Which means I'm limited to paddle valve manual setups. My question is how slow are paddle valve setups? The kit I'm looking has 1/4" paddle valves and 1/4" line. Sorry if this is a really stupid question I'm new to all this stuff
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^That timing is about right, maybe a little quicker in my light truck. The biggest pain is routing the air line which doesn't bend very tight. If you have the space they work just fine in my opinion. I don't mess with them when I drive, just use them for airing out when parked. Simple system.
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One thing about manual valves you don't have to worry about is they are less likely to leak air over night so for a daily driver its just hop in and go. plus they are protected from the elements on the inside of your car.
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They are not that hard to install you just have to run air lines inside the car which in many cases means taking out your carpets. Also the trick is finding a creative place to the valves so they are easily accessible and don't look stupid. In my car I just put them where the ash tray used to be in my center console.
-Aron"Living life a quarter turn at a time"
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Mine seems a bit quicker as well but right in the ball park. I used a Viair 10002 on board air system. Got it for $200 and it has the 275C compressor and 2 gallon tank and relays, filters, line and fittings. I had never set one up before and figured it out. I can lift the whole truck slightly more than once before the compressor kicks in. I don't even have gauges. Nice and simple and works well. I just have front and back. Got my paddles on eBay.
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