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I wanted to put together a post laying out some of the options available if you’re going to go with an air suspension set up and don’t want a crazy West Coast Customs trunk layout. Obviously, the easiest thing you can do is mount the tank, air controller ECU and compressor to various metal positions in the trunk as laid out in the different youtube videos, or if you don’t have a spare tire use that well to do a nice hidden mount. I daily drive my car and was worried about heat getting trapped under my carpet so I didn’t want an under mat set up (plus I have a spare tire in there I’d like to keep). I looked all over the internet, IG, FB (etc.) to find some hanging options that would keep all the pieces together and compact, but out of the way. I’m guessing this isn’t every option but it’s all I could find. Please feel free to add other vendors/options to this list as you see fit.
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Option 1 (easiest/cheapest) - Mount the air tank, ECU & Compressor to the trunk shelf. There are a number of online sites and youtube videos doing it this way. It’s the cheapest option but it’s probably the messiest and doesn’t give you many options to cut down on compressor vibration. I even mocked up my own mount that would have used a 26” x 13” piece of .188 aluminum but realized by the time I added up all the materials I wouldn’t have saved much over buying an already made option.
* Typical easy install:
* 26"x13" aluminum or steel sheet (the cardboard was my mock up), you would have to drill mounting holes and figure out mounting location in the trunk (this would get flipped over and work like Option 4 below):
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Option 2 - Mount the air tank, ECU & Compressor in the spare tire well
Pictures and info here http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55380&highlight=air+trunk
and here http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82751&highlight=airlift
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Option 3 - AVS on the web makes some ring brackets. I think this would end up being the cheapest option but the whole thing looks really clunky. Pictured are the rings with the VIAIR compressor mounts, but you can mount an ECU between the middle two brackets with a separate ECU mount they sell
* AirLift 3P ECU mount (they also make them for Accuair)
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Option 4 - #becausebags flat shelf bracket. If you’re on IG you can see this installed in [MENTION=19045]Justthetip[/MENTION] trunk. You can get it to mount to a portion of the hollow metal beam behind the seats and then it goes all the way out to present the ECU at the opening of the trunk. It also mounts their seamless tank and up to two 444c/480 (or smaller) VIAIR compressors. The standard 6” 5 gallons AirLift tank (or other brand tank) should fit, you’d just have to modify the bracket by drilling new holes. In order to support the bracket, you do have to tap into your rear speaker shelf. You’d need some long bolts and spacer sleeves to get it nice and level, but it would be easy enough to do with or without removing the rear speaker cover on the inside. #becausebags suggested using nutserts if you didn’t want to remove the inside shelf cover, and there are some places they could easily go where you wouldn’t drill into the cover.
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Option 5 - sadistic iron werks has a number of different options to customize an install. The brackets he makes are pretty much universal, even though they were originally designed for a specific car. Most of the options would require you drilling a couple of new holes in the bracket and or trunk shelf, but it could easily fit. My favorite option was the mount he had for the EVOx which mounted the ECU in front of the tank and the compressors upright, it seems like the most compact option he offered (and from my measurements should fit in the back shelf). This also mounts the compressors upright which is my favorite configuration (and recommended by VIAIR, although sideways should be fine as well).
* Evo X mount (black or raw available):
* Universal mount (black or raw available):
* Universal Accuair Endo Tank mount (black or raw available):
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Option 6 - Accuair Endo tank and endo brackets. This was on the top of my list for options because the endo brackets mount right to the tank. I just couldn't justify the $250+ price of the Endo tank (even though the brackets are cheaper and you don't need exo ring mounts). Priced out the way I wanted it this ended up costing more than option 6 below. Plus I wasn't sure on the clearance of the tank mounts at the back shelf of the trunk.
* Endo tank (has mounting holes predrilled on opposite side):
* Endo tank mounts:
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Option 7 - 6.65” tank and exo brackets. Most seamless tanks are this size. Unfortunately the AirLift tank that came with my kit was 6” diameter so it wouldn’t work. I’ve heard a number of bad things about the standard tanks leaking and/or having a low burst pressure so I thought it wouldn’t be bad to invest in a new seamless tank (they run about $115-$135 depending on size and what company you get it from). What I liked most about this option was the versatility and how compact everything was. It should also be the lightest option (maybe not as light as option 5) as all the bracketry is aluminum and it hangs off the tank. Plus, from what I’ve heard, it’s one of the quietest options as the bracket isolates the compressor from most of the contact points.
* Seamless tank:
* Accuair exo rings and mounts:
* AirLift 3P/H mount from Open Road Tuning:
* How it looks mounted:
* How it fits on the shelf of the trunk (you can see the mounting holes for the exo bracket):
* eXo brackets with 2 444c/480c brackets (plent of room in the middle for a third bracket and ECU mount if you wanted)
** I will update this thread with more pictures of my seamless tank and exo mounts/brackets installed when it's all done. I'm still waiting for a few pieces to finish it up. But the brackets fit perfectly on the back shelf and the seats do not hit the mounts. If you space the brackets out 21" apart you have room to bolt in the brackets through those ovals in the beam.
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Option 1 (easiest/cheapest) - Mount the air tank, ECU & Compressor to the trunk shelf. There are a number of online sites and youtube videos doing it this way. It’s the cheapest option but it’s probably the messiest and doesn’t give you many options to cut down on compressor vibration. I even mocked up my own mount that would have used a 26” x 13” piece of .188 aluminum but realized by the time I added up all the materials I wouldn’t have saved much over buying an already made option.
* Typical easy install:
* 26"x13" aluminum or steel sheet (the cardboard was my mock up), you would have to drill mounting holes and figure out mounting location in the trunk (this would get flipped over and work like Option 4 below):
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Option 2 - Mount the air tank, ECU & Compressor in the spare tire well
Pictures and info here http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55380&highlight=air+trunk
and here http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82751&highlight=airlift
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Option 3 - AVS on the web makes some ring brackets. I think this would end up being the cheapest option but the whole thing looks really clunky. Pictured are the rings with the VIAIR compressor mounts, but you can mount an ECU between the middle two brackets with a separate ECU mount they sell
* AirLift 3P ECU mount (they also make them for Accuair)
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Option 4 - #becausebags flat shelf bracket. If you’re on IG you can see this installed in [MENTION=19045]Justthetip[/MENTION] trunk. You can get it to mount to a portion of the hollow metal beam behind the seats and then it goes all the way out to present the ECU at the opening of the trunk. It also mounts their seamless tank and up to two 444c/480 (or smaller) VIAIR compressors. The standard 6” 5 gallons AirLift tank (or other brand tank) should fit, you’d just have to modify the bracket by drilling new holes. In order to support the bracket, you do have to tap into your rear speaker shelf. You’d need some long bolts and spacer sleeves to get it nice and level, but it would be easy enough to do with or without removing the rear speaker cover on the inside. #becausebags suggested using nutserts if you didn’t want to remove the inside shelf cover, and there are some places they could easily go where you wouldn’t drill into the cover.
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Option 5 - sadistic iron werks has a number of different options to customize an install. The brackets he makes are pretty much universal, even though they were originally designed for a specific car. Most of the options would require you drilling a couple of new holes in the bracket and or trunk shelf, but it could easily fit. My favorite option was the mount he had for the EVOx which mounted the ECU in front of the tank and the compressors upright, it seems like the most compact option he offered (and from my measurements should fit in the back shelf). This also mounts the compressors upright which is my favorite configuration (and recommended by VIAIR, although sideways should be fine as well).
* Evo X mount (black or raw available):
* Universal mount (black or raw available):
* Universal Accuair Endo Tank mount (black or raw available):
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Option 6 - Accuair Endo tank and endo brackets. This was on the top of my list for options because the endo brackets mount right to the tank. I just couldn't justify the $250+ price of the Endo tank (even though the brackets are cheaper and you don't need exo ring mounts). Priced out the way I wanted it this ended up costing more than option 6 below. Plus I wasn't sure on the clearance of the tank mounts at the back shelf of the trunk.
* Endo tank (has mounting holes predrilled on opposite side):
* Endo tank mounts:
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Option 7 - 6.65” tank and exo brackets. Most seamless tanks are this size. Unfortunately the AirLift tank that came with my kit was 6” diameter so it wouldn’t work. I’ve heard a number of bad things about the standard tanks leaking and/or having a low burst pressure so I thought it wouldn’t be bad to invest in a new seamless tank (they run about $115-$135 depending on size and what company you get it from). What I liked most about this option was the versatility and how compact everything was. It should also be the lightest option (maybe not as light as option 5) as all the bracketry is aluminum and it hangs off the tank. Plus, from what I’ve heard, it’s one of the quietest options as the bracket isolates the compressor from most of the contact points.
* Seamless tank:
* Accuair exo rings and mounts:
* AirLift 3P/H mount from Open Road Tuning:
* How it looks mounted:
* How it fits on the shelf of the trunk (you can see the mounting holes for the exo bracket):
* eXo brackets with 2 444c/480c brackets (plent of room in the middle for a third bracket and ECU mount if you wanted)
** I will update this thread with more pictures of my seamless tank and exo mounts/brackets installed when it's all done. I'm still waiting for a few pieces to finish it up. But the brackets fit perfectly on the back shelf and the seats do not hit the mounts. If you space the brackets out 21" apart you have room to bolt in the brackets through those ovals in the beam.
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