Cordless tools have come so far, but air has still been able to reign supreme when it comes to power and speed, but it will cost you. Don’t get me wrong, good tools can be had for a lot cheaper in 2024 than ever before, as low buck brands have taken aim at the big brands. But in the super powerful impact wrench, or impact gun, class there has still been a difference in performance between air and cordless no matter how big the battery. But is that about to change? Can cordless keep up when you make the World’s Largest Cordless Impact? We’re about to find out as the Torque Test Channel pits two BEASTS against each other head to head on legit test equipment. This is as scientific as you are going to find when it comes to testing tools.

Why test them at all if cordless has been lacking so far? Because according to the specs there might be a real fight here. Let’s see.

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Our lifetime worth of TOOL RANKINGS https://torquetestchannel.etsy.com/li… The 1″ Air is currently $600: https://amzn.to/46QHu43 Cordless IR: https://amzn.to/46OMshS Bare: https://amzn.to/3SMyzLp M18 1″: https://amzn.to/3SQdFLq EMAX compressors: https://amzn.to/4coytR6 Do modern day cordless 18V and 20V 1″ impact wrenches beat compressed air old school 1″ impacts? We find out by buying the top spec gun from Ingersoll Rand their 2850MAX to see if the likes of cordless from M18 2868 and Ingersoll-Rand cordless W9691 actually do beat it like their specs would imply.