Other need to replace compression tester

[The Penguin]

I seem to have misplaced my old one, so what should I get?

Snap-on will be out of the question due to price, I'm sure.

suggestions?

 

[tor*p*do]

my Harbor Freight works well, cheapo, and I verified it accurate to within 1 psi at work
if you are not building motors or designing cranks and domes, that is good enough for me!

 

[Crab]

Hit Napa, I got a real nice Lisle brand one there that is spot on, just checked it yesterday.

 

[aramis]

I've been using the "good" Craftsman one (the ~$60 one, not the ~$25 one) and it's been working great. Comes with all of the threaded adapters too...

 

[LeftysRule22]

I've had 2 Lisle brand testers, one that was always spot on. Dropped a wrench on it and broke the gauge, so I bought another. The new one reads about 5 psi low for some reason. Accurate enough for me though.

 

[WaveDemon]

I've been using the "good" Craftsman one (the ~$60 one, not the ~$25 one) and it's been working great. Comes with all of the threaded adapters too...

I like that one too but it blows out hoses

 

[nightrider05]

I have one of the cheapo autozone ones...have had it for going on 4 years now..still reads accurate and has been tested against other gauges many times.

If I were to purchase a new one, I would consider getting one with different attachments sort of like that snapon gauges.

 

[SXIPro]

my Harbor Freight works well, cheapo, and I verified it accurate to within 1 psi at work
if you are not building motors or designing cranks and domes, that is good enough for me!

X2 I use mine once a year, maybe. $24.99 but it matches lb for lb with my brother's $120.00 Mac gauge.