B1TEM3

I love my Ingersoll Rand Titanium TI Q2135, also I have cheapo harbor freight air wrench that serve me good for years.
Problem here is my compresor is going bad. I am shopping for a lithium ion tools. I found most 20V or 18V power drill or driver has pretty darn good torque.

I want to know if anyone here would use lithium ion tools for mechanic work, generally to do engine work (such as taking the tb, manifolds or heads out), If you do, please let me know what model and how would you rate the product.

sc400ka

i use a snap on 18v working on a friends 240sx with a VQ swap. seems to kick anythings *** in way lol

MKIVS374

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As a tech I have an assortment of them and love em. They won't replace air tools due to the cost but there most def nice to have when removing allot of low tq'ed parts.

GSteg

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Get yourself the 1/2" drive Ingersoll Rand W7150. I guarantee you will find it a perfect substitute for your air gun. I have the 2135Qtimax and the power is pretty much the same. It's the first cordless impact gun I've used that's just as powerful as the air version. It removes axle nuts, suspension bolts, and most crank pulley bolts too.. IR is coming out with a 3/8" version for smaller fasteners so that should cover the engine work.

I wouldn't buy the Snap On. The price they're charging for the set is ridiculous.

vasy

I bought a Sears 19.2 V impact wrench a year ago. It came with 2 Ni-cad and I later bought a Lithium. I like to work on my own cars and used this wrench to remove the axle nut on my Subaru with ease. This axle nut was torqued at the factory at 140 ft. lb and my wrench got it off in about 4 seconds with a fully-charged battery. I once read a car magazine testing several such battery-powered impact guns. This Sears model was one of them. My memory seems to indicate that this article ranks Sears unit to be a very good value. Of course it doesn't perform as well as other name brands which cost 2-4 times as much. I recommend it for non-professionals. A note for battery-powered impact guns, make sure the battery is well charged. An under-charged battery will greatly affect the performance.

GSteg

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The craftsman is definitely a good value. I had one before it was stolen (was in my brother's car). The Nicad kit cannot be beat for the price, but by the time you add lithium batteries, it's almost as much as other higher end kits. It's not really mechanic-grade, but it's great for 80% of the stuff.