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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Told ya youd love it, some juices require you to burn em hotter to get a good cloud out of em. But I love having variable voltage too makes it so much easier to get what you want.Yeah, I read about how the variable voltage can affect the juices. It seriously does. I like the fact that I can basically affect the temps with the knob instead of changing coils. I am gonna grab a few coils to play with eventually. I just spent ~$250 on juices, tanks, batteries, and carts because of their sale going on, so I am gonna chill for a bit before I start buying coils to swap. Did you buy a rebuildable one? I have a king tank I can rebuild. I make my coils it's pretty neat. My tank only cost 50$ and I got like 5 feet of canthol flatwound coil for 5$Yes, the Triton tanks are rebuildable. They even offer 5 different coil configuration options if you choose to just replace with factory wound coils. One of the guys on the forum I go to has been building and expressing his thoughts on the coils he is building. Halo suggests a 3.2-3.8 ohm coil for the variable voltage batteries. I opted to go with the 2.8 ohm, and I am glad I did. I have been able to swing the voltage from better than the stock G6 (3 volt) to the point where I can taste all the juices I use burning. It seems to me that my range is pretty strong. I might like to try a 3.2 just to see if I can bring the total wattage down lower and stretch the possibilities from the bottom to the top. I am not sure if I will start winding my own coils just yet. At this point I am fucking thrilled with the VV Triton. My coils are typically around 1 ohm lol Holy shit! They can't last long can they? What are your mods and seriously; how long do they last?
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Thanks, bud! Nearly 2 weeks and almost $200 in savings thus far. Admittedly I have spent about $3-350 to kit myself up, but now that I am near the point where my initial investment is done, I expect to spend roughly $30-45 per month on juices and maintenance. That is a strong savings when you compare it to roughly $400 a month. Plus my health... well over 30 years of smoking anywhere from a pack to 4 packs a day is not good for the old body. I think it is a huge win/win.
  3. sandt38

    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Told ya youd love it, some juices require you to burn em hotter to get a good cloud out of em. But I love having variable voltage too makes it so much easier to get what you want.Yeah, I read about how the variable voltage can affect the juices. It seriously does. I like the fact that I can basically affect the temps with the knob instead of changing coils. I am gonna grab a few coils to play with eventually. I just spent ~$250 on juices, tanks, batteries, and carts because of their sale going on, so I am gonna chill for a bit before I start buying coils to swap. Did you buy a rebuildable one? I have a king tank I can rebuild. I make my coils it's pretty neat. My tank only cost 50$ and I got like 5 feet of canthol flatwound coil for 5$ Yes, the Triton tanks are rebuildable. They even offer 5 different coil configuration options if you choose to just replace with factory wound coils. One of the guys on the forum I go to has been building and expressing his thoughts on the coils he is building. Halo suggests a 3.2-3.8 ohm coil for the variable voltage batteries. I opted to go with the 2.8 ohm, and I am glad I did. I have been able to swing the voltage from better than the stock G6 (3 volt) to the point where I can taste all the juices I use burning. It seems to me that my range is pretty strong. I might like to try a 3.2 just to see if I can bring the total wattage down lower and stretch the possibilities from the bottom to the top. I am not sure if I will start winding my own coils just yet. At this point I am fucking thrilled with the VV Triton.
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Not that I was aware of, I did a lot of research before buying. It's funny really, all I did was 2 step colder plugs to spray that much. I have pics I will post when I get home. The viper motor is just a big pushrod motor that is pretty bulletproof. Stock the AF ratio was 10 flat at WOT, on a 125 shot it was still low 12's. They are so conservative 10 flat AF is stunningly rich. So much so that it should melt cats down inside a few weeks. optimum efficiency is 14.7, period. Not at WOT it isnt. Yes at idle the A/F will fluctuate up around mid high 14's. But under full load that would be WAY lean and damage the motor. Most vehicles will idle lean up in the 14's, no need for fuel with no load. On a Naurally aspirated motor 13.0 at WOT is Ideal. In a Turbo or SC car then you want to see no higher than say 11.7-11.9 or maybe touch 12. If you are going to put "period" at the end of the sentence at least give correct info so a newb doesnt listen. If you tell a tuner to make your AF ratio 14.7 you WILL be replacing the motor when massive detonation occurs!!! here is my old all motor 347 Mustang dyno with a damn near perfect tune here is a breakdown of it, notice the A/F stays between 13.2-12.8 I missed WOT, but as someone who spent several years tuning boosted cars I would still venture 10 to be rich. We found better performance without any real short term reliability issues at 12 and better. Of course, most of our tunes were on straight track cars, not street cars looking for long term reliability. Turboed cars like to run on the lean side. Our cars would run a season or 2 and be torn down and gone through. Failures were extremely rare. My GN ran roughly 12.5 on the street at 18 pounds all day long (I did shoot ethanol). At the track it was fattened up a tad and was turned up to 24 pounds. I went through trannys like crazy but never had a motor failure. Seth, what are your thoughts on water/meth injection? I think I asked before, my only concern is water vapors contributing to increased cylinder pressure. It's probably moot point though. Depends on the application. The water will separate into hydrogen and oxygen. Oxygen is a requirement for combustion . The methanol also adds to the benefit. It burns slower, and quite completely in a combustion chamber. Essentially it increases the octane rating by controlling the burn rate. I stress essentially because that is not a literal explanation but it simplifies thing. It allows for a better timing curve and increased boost without fear of pre-ignition. It is a win/win. You need to be sure it is a quality system. Progressive systems are worth the extra money. A straight shot can created flat spots in acceleration. In some cases if tuned incorrectly it can create a dip in overall top end performance. A good adjustable map is important.
  5. sandt38

    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Not that I was aware of, I did a lot of research before buying. It's funny really, all I did was 2 step colder plugs to spray that much. I have pics I will post when I get home. The viper motor is just a big pushrod motor that is pretty bulletproof. Stock the AF ratio was 10 flat at WOT, on a 125 shot it was still low 12's. They are so conservative 10 flat AF is stunningly rich. So much so that it should melt cats down inside a few weeks. optimum efficiency is 14.7, period. Not at WOT it isnt. Yes at idle the A/F will fluctuate up around mid high 14's. But under full load that would be WAY lean and damage the motor. Most vehicles will idle lean up in the 14's, no need for fuel with no load. On a Naurally aspirated motor 13.0 at WOT is Ideal. In a Turbo or SC car then you want to see no higher than say 11.7-11.9 or maybe touch 12. If you are going to put "period" at the end of the sentence at least give correct info so a newb doesnt listen. If you tell a tuner to make your AF ratio 14.7 you WILL be replacing the motor when massive detonation occurs!!! here is my old all motor 347 Mustang dyno with a damn near perfect tune here is a breakdown of it, notice the A/F stays between 13.2-12.8 I missed WOT, but as someone who spent several years tuning boosted cars I would still venture 10 to be rich. We found better performance without any real short term reliability issues at 12 and better. Of course, most of our tunes were on straight track cars, not street cars looking for long term reliability. Turboed cars like to run on the lean side. Our cars would run a season or 2 and be torn down and gone through. Failures were extremely rare. My GN ran roughly 12.5 on the street at 18 pounds all day long (I did shoot ethanol). At the track it was fattened up a tad and was turned up to 24 pounds. I went through trannys like crazy but never had a motor failure.
  6. sandt38

    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Told ya youd love it, some juices require you to burn em hotter to get a good cloud out of em. But I love having variable voltage too makes it so much easier to get what you want. Yeah, I read about how the variable voltage can affect the juices. It seriously does. I like the fact that I can basically affect the temps with the knob instead of changing coils. I am gonna grab a few coils to play with eventually. I just spent ~$250 on juices, tanks, batteries, and carts because of their sale going on, so I am gonna chill for a bit before I start buying coils to swap.
  7. sandt38

    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Not that I was aware of, I did a lot of research before buying. It's funny really, all I did was 2 step colder plugs to spray that much. I have pics I will post when I get home. The viper motor is just a big pushrod motor that is pretty bulletproof. Stock the AF ratio was 10 flat at WOT, on a 125 shot it was still low 12's. They are so conservative 10 flat AF is stunningly rich. So much so that it should melt cats down inside a few weeks. optimum efficiency is 14.7, period.
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Impact. Otherwise I leave the engine on the vehicle and crank it with the ratchet/socket on the crank and wedged to prevent them from turning. The starter torque will pop the bolt. They look exceptionally clean. But plugs tell me more than the pistons do.
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Actually that is a good part of the reason for vaping
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    I masturbate frequently.
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    I still have urges, but it is not terribly bad. I have not had a cig in 11 days. That isn't bad considering I smoked just shy of 2 packs a day.
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Top: Halo Triton with variable voltage battery. Middle: Halo G6 with mini tank. Bottom; Halo G6 with standard cartomizer. It is about the same size as a regular 100 cigarette. The big ass Triton is getting a special dabs globe. It is actually really nice compared to the e-cigs. The flavor is so much more full and unhindered. I was rather surprised, actually. I was surprised to find out how just changing the voltage of the battery (on the Triton) affects the flavor of the vapor. You can turn it up too far, so it takes a little playing, but it is fucking badass.
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    BAN!!!
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Damn, I was in the middle of banning CyrusCump who stole my thunder?
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Tiny! She's a real cutie pie, bud.
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    Depends on one's palate. Personally I don't like a lot of the foods you do. In fact, according to "Best Chefs" there are more top notch chefs in the Raleigh/Durham area alone than in the entire state of Minnesota. I have lived all over the country, and visited most of the states. Different regions have different methods of cooking. The originality north of the Mason/Dixon is quite limited. Not that the food is bad, I grew up in the North and I miss and love some yankee food, but most foods are siphoned from other regions of the country and the world. There is more originality in Southern cooking, that varies heavily from one small region to another. I am not saying that I like Southern cooking more, but the vast majority of connoisseurs would argue that there are far more top notch chefs in the South than up North.
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    What if you tried something and it was yummy. Do you care what it is?Of course eating a rat isn't appetizing sounding. Society has soured that as an option. On the other hand if it was the best tasting thing in the world I'd eat it. Pigeon is a pretty good example. It's fucking great, but it is the rat of the bird world. I've had tongue you wouldn't know was tongue. Did it taste like steak? Fuck no, but it was awesome. Soft, buttery, and tons of flavor. First two adjectives I doubt you ever thought of with tongue. I sure the hell hadn't before. Took quite a chef to do that. For me the exotic is only an exercise in reading or thinking. Trying to determine what someone did to make anything better tasting is a skill I surely want. No matter the ingredient I could care less as long as it is scrumptious. Like I said, different strokes. I have tried both and they were nasty. I am open to trying most anything, and I have tried quite a bit. However, these delicacies had textures and flavors that made me gag. If they were nasty the chef sucked. Exactly my point. Ironically it is considered one of the best restaurants/chefs in the Raleigh/Durham area. And IMO it still sucked. Your opinion of what is good food is completely subjective, as is mine. I still say many of the "best" chefs cook food that tastes like a steaming pile of shit might... of course I have never tried a steaming pile of shit, but I have a feeling it might taste better.
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Congrats brother! Welcome to the land of no fucking sleep.
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    What if you tried something and it was yummy. Do you care what it is?Of course eating a rat isn't appetizing sounding. Society has soured that as an option. On the other hand if it was the best tasting thing in the world I'd eat it. Pigeon is a pretty good example. It's fucking great, but it is the rat of the bird world. I've had tongue you wouldn't know was tongue. Did it taste like steak? Fuck no, but it was awesome. Soft, buttery, and tons of flavor. First two adjectives I doubt you ever thought of with tongue. I sure the hell hadn't before. Took quite a chef to do that. For me the exotic is only an exercise in reading or thinking. Trying to determine what someone did to make anything better tasting is a skill I surely want. No matter the ingredient I could care less as long as it is scrumptious. Like I said, different strokes. I have tried both and they were nasty. I am open to trying most anything, and I have tried quite a bit. However, these delicacies had textures and flavors that made me gag.
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    I had a set of SS pans once and threw them away the first night I used them. I burnt absolutely everything and everything stuck to them. I now use pans with a ceramic non stick and love them! Just so you know, if you ever go to any restaurant where there is a famous chef your meal will most likely be prepared in SS. I am referring to the cooking surface only, not the pan material.My pans are all copper but "tinned" with stainless. Stuff only sticks if I fuck up. Most famous chefs cook food that is shit to the masses. Seriously? I don't really agree. ALL of my friends always shit when they eat here and I've enjoyed some rather good chef's meals.I also didn't state their sous chef's or someone else can run their kitchen. That isn't easy. Also am not implying Emerill Lagasse can even cook a chicken without ruining it. Just saying when you eat a meal cooked by a real chef there is a reason they don't use non-stick hardware. Meh... different strokes. I find nothing appetizing in eating sweetmeats and beef tongue.
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    What's a good reasonable pot and pan set? Everything I see at the store is garbage. I thought about getting some pans at a restaurant supply store but don't feel like paying 89-90$ a pan.Budget is around maybe 250 for a good sized set Swiss Diamond is what we use. A decent set will run you $4-500 though.
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    I had a set of SS pans once and threw them away the first night I used them. I burnt absolutely everything and everything stuck to them. I now use pans with a ceramic non stick and love them! Just so you know, if you ever go to any restaurant where there is a famous chef your meal will most likely be prepared in SS. I am referring to the cooking surface only, not the pan material.My pans are all copper but "tinned" with stainless. Stuff only sticks if I fuck up. Most famous chefs cook food that is shit to the masses.
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    I think I am in love... http://www.vaporzone.com/e-liquid-cartridges/other-flavored-e-liquids/top-shelf-bourbon.html
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Best wishes to you all, brother.
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    Welcome to the IHoP v.2

    Thanks. I actually just bought a ton of new shit yesterday. But I do like what I see there...
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