Thinking About Buying This Air System

Installation Help & Advice Horn Kits
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hey everyone,

I’ve had an air horn for a while, and I finally have some extra money to buy an air kit.

I was thinking about buying this kit
http://www.hornblasters.com/products/details.php?i=hornair-248-horn-air-system

And I have the following horn:
http://www. buel.lairhorns .com/*****-10-air-horn-pr-16154.html
(the Buell 10" horn)

Basically a Buell I don’t know why its censored out. I’m not trying to advertise them or anything.

In the future I plan on buying the 12" horn and hooking them up together.

The following vehicle it is going on is a 2001 Ford F150 supercrew 4x4

Any suggestions/comments/insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

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I tried to piece the link together, but couldn’t get it. Is it a single horn?
If so, the air package should work great. People use that setup for the shockers with 4 horns. So you could add your other horn later no problem.

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Heres the link

http://www.bu e l lairhorns.com/b u e l l-10-air-horn-pr-16154.html

I got it for free and plan on buying the 12 inch one

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That is a rather small kit, you wont get much blow time. I would suggest something with atleast 5 gallons, you really wont be sorry.

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I’m not looking for blow time. I’m mainly using these to replace my stock horn when somebody cuts me or something. Mainly for alerting people.

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ok then that will be just fine then, dont say we didnt warn you when the horn bug gets you lol :stuck_out_tongue:

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I think it’s perfect. People buy that air kit for shockers (4 horns). I assume they get at least a few seconds of honk time. You’ll get 4 times that with only one horn.

That product page does say 3 gallons recommended. It consumes 15CFM A 100psi so if you were really concerned you could do the math on a 2 gallon tank.

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Haha well thanks but I work in public safety. That’s how I got my horn in the first place.

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What’s CFM? Also I do plan on getting that second horn so should I step up my tank size?

Is the only thing that is lacking the tank? Compressor is good right?

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Ok so I’m gonna bump it up to a 5 gallon tank

Which is a better kit this one at 150psi and more cfm
http://www.hornblasters.com/products/details.php?i=hornair-540-horn-air-system

Or this kit with 200 psi but lower cfm
http://www.hornblasters.com/products/details.php?i=hornair-548-horn-air-system

This is gonna be for 2 horns with the possibility of upgrading

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I would go for the 200psi as the compressor is 100% duty cycle, that might not affect you tho as I dont know how much you are going to be honking.

Even get the 480c and a 150psi pressure switch. The 400c are quick at filling up but need more cool down time as they work.

How ever if you arent going to be honking a ton then the system with the 400c should suit you quite nicely.

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Ok cool. So does that system have everything i need to get it going or do I need to buy anything else?

Also I was looking to buy a line master switch and use that to honk the horns. Is that possible?

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I would get some loctite 545 instead of the tape and for the most part the kit will have everything you will need.

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Cubic feet per minute.

The air kit doesn’t come with a solenoid valve. Do you already have a valve?

You can have a master shutoff switch for the compressor, and you need a button to honk the horn. They are 2 different things - not sure what you’re asking.

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No I don’t have a valve. whats the solenoid valve for?

I was hoping to get the linemaster switch for honking.

I thought the compressor would just go on as it needs to refill the tank since it would be hooked up to my battery?

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Solenoid valve is for honking, so if you have another plan, that’s cool.

The HornAir 248 or 540 comes with a pressure switch that will turn your compressor on & off.

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In regards to CFM, be aware that many manufactures release those specs at 0 PSI. I think it’s dumb because what can you do with 0 PSI? Ratings at 100 PSI are much better if you can find them.

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perfect. thanks for the help

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Hey everyone sorry to resurrect this thread from 3 years ago.

Never ended up buying a kit cause I sold the truck and bought a car, but ended up selling my car and buying a 2015 Ford f-250. So now I want these horns set up!

I still have my B.uell air horns. 10" and 12" so now I need a system to power them. Not looking for any long horn time just something to get these horns up and running and sounding great.

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Hornblasters has all kinds of air compressor kits and many accessories to complete a system.