APE/QEV/Vortex
Printed From: Tippmann Paintball
Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Upgrades and Customizing
Forum Description: Trick it out!
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Topic: APE/QEV/Vortex
Posted By: StormyKnight
Subject: APE/QEV/Vortex
Date Posted: 11 September 2006 at 7:38pm
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Found all of these in one package and ordered it last week. Should be on the doorstep sometime tomorrow. Pretty excited about the QEV and the APE board, but concerned about installing the Vortex Mod. Disassembly of the Cyclone has me a little leary. Suggestions or tips would be greatly appreciated. ------------- 
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Posted By: little devil
Date Posted: 11 September 2006 at 7:46pm
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I just put in my vortex mod and it was alot easier than i thought. just take your time man its pretty straight forward, i just found a problem with the pins they give you. I had to use one of my stock ones and i swear its gonna slip out. and take out the spring first cause that goes flying lol. |
Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 11 September 2006 at 8:15pm
LOL, for some reason that doesn't exactly instill a sense of confidence in me.  -------------
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Posted By: RevoXT
Date Posted: 11 September 2006 at 10:02pm
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I'm not up to the level of popping open the cyclone... that lil sucker has tons of things in it.. I'm wayyy to scared on account of that. ------------- Tippmann A-5 -Shocktech Drop -Super R\T -QEV -JCS Powertube -BT Sight -Flatline + Metadyne Shroud -R.I.S. Foregrip -Stock -C02 20OZ Anti-Siphon -X-Core EXP Chamber -Macro-Line Tippmann C-3 |
Posted By: little devil
Date Posted: 11 September 2006 at 11:26pm
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Yo honestly its super easy, its just the pins that come with it dont fit very well. and theres hardly anything that makes the cyclone up man its a pretty basic design i find. Just take your time and youll be cool. i did it and i havent owned mine for much longer than my sign up date to this forum just pop the bottom off and check it out, its not to hard at all
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Posted By: Jawa_Nz
Date Posted: 12 September 2006 at 1:42am
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I took my cyclone apart to give it a clean, it had a fair amount of paint oozing out (dunno how so much got in...) It was fairly easy and didnt have too much trouble putting it back together. As long as nothing decides to spring out and dissapear, you should be fine. ------------- People who are organised are just to lazy to look for things. |
Posted By: RevoXT
Date Posted: 12 September 2006 at 3:03am
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I popped it open just now just to get a look..What would spring out and dissapear? I see ONE big spring that goes into the plastic and then hits the rotor, and I think there is a small spring inside that ratchet but you can only get that to come out if you poke it out ------------- Tippmann A-5 -Shocktech Drop -Super R\T -QEV -JCS Powertube -BT Sight -Flatline + Metadyne Shroud -R.I.S. Foregrip -Stock -C02 20OZ Anti-Siphon -X-Core EXP Chamber -Macro-Line Tippmann C-3 |
Posted By: little devil
Date Posted: 12 September 2006 at 8:27am
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yeah the only thing that will fly out is that peice you see going to the rotor. and there is another spring but like what u said u need to take out a pin and youll have to take it out for the vortex mod |
Posted By: RevoXT
Date Posted: 12 September 2006 at 4:52pm
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The spring that was going to the rotor didn't spring out at all... guess I'm lucky? ------------- Tippmann A-5 -Shocktech Drop -Super R\T -QEV -JCS Powertube -BT Sight -Flatline + Metadyne Shroud -R.I.S. Foregrip -Stock -C02 20OZ Anti-Siphon -X-Core EXP Chamber -Macro-Line Tippmann C-3 |
Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 13 September 2006 at 10:44am
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Just got the marker back together with all mods and test fired it briefly in the back yard. Holy $#&@ does this thing rip now! Couldn't play with all the APE board settings because I live in the city and don't need the neighbors panicking about some guy with a gun shooting it off and calling the cops. I can't wait to see the looks on the faces of the guys with shockers and angels when I get them on the business end of this. <evil maniacal laughter>
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Posted By: RevoXT
Date Posted: 13 September 2006 at 6:21pm
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High-End Electro marker owners do doubt the power of Tippmanns.. Stock they are horrible, that's a given.. but it you put money into them...it's rather easy to take on the "big dogs" My key to winning is my R\T... the high-end electro's can only ramp, not go full auto, so I have full auto as a way to get out of hot-spots or just do massive cover fire. I had way to many problems with electronic spyders so I am staying away from electro's for awhile.
------------- Tippmann A-5 -Shocktech Drop -Super R\T -QEV -JCS Powertube -BT Sight -Flatline + Metadyne Shroud -R.I.S. Foregrip -Stock -C02 20OZ Anti-Siphon -X-Core EXP Chamber -Macro-Line Tippmann C-3 |
Posted By: RicWhic414
Date Posted: 13 September 2006 at 9:02pm
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RevoXT how can you say that high end electro guns cant go full auto.. because they can.. even if they can only ramp most ramp modes will go faster then your r/t
------------- Tuesday starts the weekend... YAYAYA!!!! CHUFF CHUFF |
Posted By: Tippmania
Date Posted: 14 September 2006 at 10:23am
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On the field the ramp limit is normally 15BPS...so no, maybe on your field they allow more but here they don't.. I'm pretty sure tourny's are actually capped at 15 now as well.. which renders the Angel's ability to shoot 40-45+ paintballs everywhere kinda useless ------------- Tippmann A-5 - Shocktech Drop + On\Off - Super R\T - Q.E.V. - Red Hot Powertube - Stock - Flatline + Metadyne Shroud - R.I.S. Foregrip - X-Core - Macro - BT Fixed Sight Rail |
Posted By: RicWhic414
Date Posted: 14 September 2006 at 11:01am
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how can your field cap ramp but not a r/t... r/t is ramping
------------- Tuesday starts the weekend... YAYAYA!!!! CHUFF CHUFF |
Posted By: Tippmania
Date Posted: 14 September 2006 at 12:11pm
R\T Technicallly isn't "ramping? ramping is classified as an electronic mode that's why they allow it. Besides, most R\TS can't go over 13bps anyway because most people here don't know anything about the Super R\T, QEV, or Vortex
------------- Tippmann A-5 - Shocktech Drop + On\Off - Super R\T - Q.E.V. - Red Hot Powertube - Stock - Flatline + Metadyne Shroud - R.I.S. Foregrip - X-Core - Macro - BT Fixed Sight Rail |
Posted By: RicWhic414
Date Posted: 14 September 2006 at 1:50pm
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man i would come play at your place with my super r/t or my egrip cuz if they dont no anythin i would just say its an rt
------------- Tuesday starts the weekend... YAYAYA!!!! CHUFF CHUFF |
Posted By: Tippmania
Date Posted: 14 September 2006 at 1:54pm
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They know what is what... R\T you could get away with because.. well, it's an R\T they don't know how fast they can really fire hehe.
------------- Tippmann A-5 - Shocktech Drop + On\Off - Super R\T - Q.E.V. - Red Hot Powertube - Stock - Flatline + Metadyne Shroud - R.I.S. Foregrip - X-Core - Macro - BT Fixed Sight Rail |
Posted By: paintballinbill
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 12:21am
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i have a stock R/T, and i cronoed my gun with the flow control screw 2 threads out(almost all in), and i was hitting 11-12 bps. i haven't, nor will i ever, try it fully open, but my guess is that it'll EASILY hit 16-17 bps. ------------- 98 Custom milled;painted;J&J Ceramic;X-Chamber;R/T;Cyclone. |
Tippmania wrote:Posted By: Tippmania
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 1:10am
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A stock R\T will not go 16-17.... I have never heard of a stock R\T going OVER 13bps... If anyone actually has, please tell me.
------------- Tippmann A-5 - Shocktech Drop + On\Off - Super R\T - Q.E.V. - Red Hot Powertube - Stock - Flatline + Metadyne Shroud - R.I.S. Foregrip - X-Core - Macro - BT Fixed Sight Rail |
Posted By: Tippmania
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 1:23am
They say to NEVER use the stock pins.. "The pin that is included with the Vortex mod is designed specifically to combine the piston rod and ratchet. DO NOT USE THE STOCK RATCHET PIN." ------------- Tippmann A-5 - Shocktech Drop + On\Off - Super R\T - Q.E.V. - Red Hot Powertube - Stock - Flatline + Metadyne Shroud - R.I.S. Foregrip - X-Core - Macro - BT Fixed Sight Rail |
Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 3:32am
The directions implicitly say not to use the stock pins. I had trouble with the pins the kit came with, but opted to use them anyway. You have to do some careful hammering, but I did it without assistance. -------------
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Posted By: Tippmania
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 3:56am
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^^^ Did I not just say that?.. and yeah, if you did read the instructions Little Devil, you are supposed to have a small hammer.. use pliers to position it over the hole, then use the hammer to get it in there nice n tight....
------------- Tippmann A-5 - Shocktech Drop + On\Off - Super R\T - Q.E.V. - Red Hot Powertube - Stock - Flatline + Metadyne Shroud - R.I.S. Foregrip - X-Core - Macro - BT Fixed Sight Rail |
Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 6:45pm
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I replied to that before I saw your reply. -------------
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Posted By: little devil
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 6:54pm
Well yeah i dunno i was havin troubles and dont really care to much, when it slips ill put the ones that are supposed to fit in. But untill that happens i really dont care because i didnt make the hole bigger at all so the ones they come with will still work. Worse comes to worse i'll make one. |
Posted By: Tippmania
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 10:34pm
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.....it's going to suck when you're at the field and it happens...
------------- Tippmann A-5 - Shocktech Drop + On\Off - Super R\T - Q.E.V. - Red Hot Powertube - Stock - Flatline + Metadyne Shroud - R.I.S. Foregrip - X-Core - Macro - BT Fixed Sight Rail |
Posted By: little devil
Date Posted: 16 September 2006 at 12:57am
| true enough, i'm just lazy |
Posted By: Boloman X
Date Posted: 16 September 2006 at 9:44am
dude where did you get all 3 in a package ive been looking for 1
------------- Tippmann a5 Response Trigger 20oz tank Riccochet Hopper ...more to come |
Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 16 September 2006 at 8:35pm
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Right here: http://cgi.ebay.com/APE-Rampage-Board-for-A5-Pro-E-Vortex-Mod-QEV-w-Barb_W0QQitemZ220027992645QQihZ012QQcategoryZ36285QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - http://cgi.ebay.com/APE-Rampage-Board-for-A5-Pro-E-Vortex-Mo d-QEV-w-Barb_W0QQitemZ220027992645QQihZ012QQcategoryZ36285QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -------------
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Posted By: Boloman X
Date Posted: 17 September 2006 at 3:59pm
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is he a good seller? i might get it from him.
------------- Tippmann a5 Response Trigger 20oz tank Riccochet Hopper ...more to come |
Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 17 September 2006 at 7:42pm
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That's where I got mine from. Came pretty quick too! If you think about it. The price for all three is a real bargain. If you paid separate shipping for each item, it would be really expensive. Only $12 to ship all three together. Not too shabby. -------------
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