98 upgrades... thoughts
Printed From: Tippmann Paintball
Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Upgrades and Customizing
Forum Description: Trick it out!
URL: http://www.tippmannsports.com/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=147503
Printed Date: 19 November 2025 at 12:10am
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.04 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: 98 upgrades... thoughts
Posted By: tippyguitarist
Subject: 98 upgrades... thoughts
Date Posted: 31 December 2005 at 12:15am
| I've got an unmodded 98 custom right now that I plan on putting some money into sooner than later. I mainly play about once a month or so and I just play woodsball at some friends' houses. So, as you can expect I don't want to spend an arm and a leg. I was thinking of starting out with a 14 inch Smart Parts Teardrop barrel and an expansion chamber and drop forward. I have my eyes on a Shocktech drop forward and Tippmann expansion chamber kit. Anyway, I also want to get a Viewloader loader of sorts and a Tippmann doublt trigger (not blade). Any thoughts or opinions? I'd be happy to hear them. Thanks for the help. |
Replies:
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 31 December 2005 at 12:20am
|
I would suggest a Lapco Bigshot, or J&J Ceramic over the SP barrel, but thats just me. Also I would recomend getting a Palmers Stabilizer over a X-Chamber, but if you cant afford the stab I would get a Core 8 stage chamber instead. I would recomend a faster hoppr in there also, either a EggII, or a Cyclone. Maybe a firepower upgrade. Other than that the list looks good.
------------- 
|
Posted By: Army46r
Date Posted: 31 December 2005 at 12:44am
|
I agree with Snake...Palmer, J&J, Cyclone ------------- HPA Palmer's Male Stab Cyclone w/ X7 Loader 32*Remote J&J S2 Ceramic 14" Evil Driver 14" Rocket Cock Bullet Drop 2X Trigger w/ Stop Polished Internals Dye Stickies |
Posted By: tippyguitarist
Date Posted: 31 December 2005 at 9:44am
|
I was under the impression the SP Teardrop was a pretty good barrel for the price, but I also read that you get your money worth with the ceramic. Which barrel is more accurate, quieter, etc. I'm aware that the ceramic shoots through breaks pretty well, so that's a plus.
Also, I'm thinking about the X core, but I need to know what other parts to get. When I buy the chamber, I still need to buy a hose and other parts, right? If so, where can I get them and with the drop forward, what size line should I get? |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 31 December 2005 at 9:54am
|
Ok, If your a looking to get a quiet barrel the Ceramics the way to go. I like the accuarcy of the Bigshot better, but its really loud. The ceramic is quiet. The Teardrop/Progessive is not a great barrel, I had one on the A-5 for a while and I was not impressed. Once you get your Drop and Chamber I would suggest useing Marco Line instead of Braided steel hose. With Macro Line you can cut it down to size, instead of trying to guesstimate how long of a hose you need. -------------
|
Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 31 December 2005 at 12:01pm
|
Yuppers. I'd suggest the Bigshot also. Best bang for the buck. And if you buy the X-Chamber itself, you'll also need a Vertical Adapter, along with the line. Now as Snake said, Macro Line is way easier to work with, and you can cut it to size. You can get kits that have 3 pieces of macro (1 foot), and (2) 90* macro fittings (which is what you need). You can find all this stuff on http://www.countysports.com - www.countysports.com . As for what hopper, I'd suggest the ViewLoader Revolution (Revvy). Since you aren't getting a firepower upgrade (except the 2x trigger), you won't outshoot the Revvy, which is capped at around 14 bps. ------------- http://www.macdev.net - MacDev Militia http://www.alienpb.com - Alien - Because winning is more fun. |
Posted By: tippyguitarist
Date Posted: 31 December 2005 at 12:47pm
|
I think I remember something said about marbalizers being very compatable with the big shot. If that's true then I'm in, because I love marbs and I'm very critical about accuracy.
For the loader, I'd like to go with the revvy, but it might be a bit more than I'm looking to spend on a loader. How's the VL Quantum? If I go above that, I'll just get an egg, but I'd rather not spend that much. So right now, here's what I'm looking at- 1 Lapco Bigshot 14" 2 Shocktech Drop Forward 3 X Core 3 Double Trigger 4 A loader to be named later |
Posted By: Yomillio
Date Posted: 31 December 2005 at 12:52pm
|
I had a Quantum, and Ill i can say is that its a massive waste of money. It couldnt even keep up with my fully stock 98C. The egg is what you should go with, and all of your other parts are lokking pretty good. ------------- 
http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=172327 - Forum XBL Gamertag Collection |
Posted By: tippyguitarist
Date Posted: 31 December 2005 at 3:32pm
|
Thanks for all the help, guys. I guess I know what I'm getting. Keep on rockin'.
Peace. |
Posted By: Tippyprouser
Date Posted: 31 December 2005 at 8:51pm
yes, get the ceramic. what you need for a x-chamber is: 1. Vertical Adaptor 2. the x-chamber 3.(opional)90 degree fitting, new hose? the hose might be fine that you have now. and to find out the size, you are probably just going to have to measure. maybe get macroline. you could find them on county.com, im sure. ------------- Setup: Tippmann Custom Pro E-trigger 12" All American BT Folding Stock GTA Inline Expansion Chamber Kit Dead on Pro seal Cyclone Feed System Remote Line Polished internals |
tippyguitarist wrote:Posted By: breaker
Date Posted: 31 December 2005 at 11:13pm
nice
 ------------- 
|