Typhoon III anyone heard/seen anything new?

[denice25]

looks vey good.. haven't heard anything about this yet..

[BoxGods]

When and where will we be able to buy these? If/when I migrate to a different case I would LOVE to get one of these for a D4 on a second loop. Amazing, beautiful, design.

Thanks--as a Washington native myself I especially appreciate your kind words =)

Are you in a cobra or something for that picture? I can light a smoke in my convertible at 100 mph and the ONLY time my face looks like that is when I blow by the cop in the speed trap...

[Mech0z]

Case would be on its front actually as you want the reservoir to be the lowest point in the loop so gravity can do it's thing.

If your referring to bleeding off the air or, "burping the baby =)" then yes you would tilt the case onto it's back so that the reservoir is the highest point in the loop and would trap and hold any air in the loop, and yes you can run your pump during this process because the reservoir is still sitting on top of the pumps main inlet...unless your like a liter short in which case you need to shut off your PC till your sober

Hope that's a little more clear =)

But when the case is on its back it will be possible to have the front off, so the pump can run and you can fill water on meanwhile? Because then I dont need a fillport which is nice

[John Planet]

But when the case is on its back it will be possible to have the front off, so the pump can run and you can fill water on meanwhile? Because then I dont need a fillport which is nice

Yeah, these procedures seem sort of cumbersome to me. Including a top-mounted port would have been a good idea, to allow for some flexibility.

[BoxGods]

Yeah, these procedures seem sort of cumbersome to me. Including a top-mounted port would have been a good idea, to allow for some flexibility.

Cumbersome? So, taking off both side panels, removing the screws holding the reservoir in, leaving enough extra tube in 2 to 4 loops to slide the reservoir forward say 3 inches to make the top mounted fill port somewhat accessible, but ONLY from the top, and not the highest point in the loop, so mostly worthless...is less cumbersome?

Seriously?

To fill a new loop, or bleed air I tilt my case onto its back, remove the plug and fill. the fill ports are ALWAYS the highest point in the loop no mater how you have configured your rads etc.

[veedubfreak]

Or you could just get one of those huge syringes to fill the res. Thats how i fill my MM 3bays.

[John Planet]

Cumbersome? So, taking off both side panels, removing the screws holding the reservoir in, leaving enough extra tube in 2 to 4 loops to slide the reservoir forward say 3 inches to make the top mounted fill port somewhat accessible, but ONLY from the top, and not the highest point in the loop, so mostly worthless...is less cumbersome?

Seriously?

To fill a new loop, or bleed air I tilt my case onto its back, remove the plug and fill. the fill ports are ALWAYS the highest point in the loop no mater how you have configured your rads etc.

With all due respect BG, I'm allowed my opinion, and without the low-level ridicule, yes? This has served my particular build quite well, and I tried a total of 4 reservoirs to get to this point. If this tells you anything it should be that I don't mind trying new things.

Right now I can fill/bleed my loop with very little effort, without having to muscle my case into a position it isn't situated to be in, and that's good enough until something that better suits my ends appears.

[DarthBeavis]

With all due respect BG, I'm allowed my opinion, and without the low-level ridicule, yes? This has served my particular build quite well, and I tried a total of 4 reservoirs to get to this point. If this tells you anything it should be that I don't mind trying new things.

Right now I can fill/bleed my loop with very little effort, without having to muscle my case into a position it isn't situated to be in, and that's good enough until something that better suits my ends appears.

You might see your reservoirs in this vid . . .
http://www.dangerden.com/index.php/V...PDXLAN125.html

[faster3200]

Thanks--as a Washington native myself I especially appreciate your kind words =)

Are you in a cobra or something for that picture? I can light a smoke in my convertible at 100 mph and the ONLY time my face looks like that is when I blow by the cop in the speed trap...

That's actually not me. I am only 18 (not for long). My avatar is from Top Gear where Jeremy is driving an Ariel Atom.
Maybe I should change my avatar, I guess I expected Top Gear to be more well known in the states than it is.

It is always good to see someone from Washington State on these boards.

[John Planet]

You might see your reservoirs in this vid . . .
http://www.dangerden.com/index.php/V...PDXLAN125.html

Great video AND great music! I wish I had an imagination like yours, DB!

[Jhors2]

That's actually not me. I am only 18 (not for long). My avatar is from Top Gear where Jeremy is driving an Ariel Atom.
Maybe I should change my avatar, I guess I expected Top Gear to be more well known in the states than it is.

It is always good to see someone from Washington State on these boards.

I love the avatar, thats one of my favorite clips from Top Gear actually, made me want to drive that car ever since I saw it.

[DarthBeavis]

Great video AND great music! I wish I had an imagination like yours, DB!

That video was taken by Danger Den no me. . . .

here are a couple I did:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egn4vk9RfVU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGoyOkYXPhs

[skinnee]

I guess I expected Top Gear to be more well known in the states than it is.

I actually remember the specific episode, excellent program.

[bentleya]

Top Gear FTW Here ther clip of that EP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v4YNkurhLk

[Mech0z]

I thoguht people hated top gear after they made their American trip where they paint their cars and such :p (American people hating them that is)

That video was taken by Danger Den no me. . . .

here are a couple I did:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egn4vk9RfVU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGoyOkYXPhs

This video is not available in your country.

[Zehnsucht]

This video is not available in your country.

It's available here in Norway...

[BoxGods]

With all due respect BG, I'm allowed my opinion, and without the low-level ridicule, yes? This has served my particular build quite well, and I tried a total of 4 reservoirs to get to this point. If this tells you anything it should be that I don't mind trying new things.

Right now I can fill/bleed my loop with very little effort, without having to muscle my case into a position it isn't situated to be in, and that's good enough until something that better suits my ends appears.

certainly no disrespect intended and of course you have every right to your opinion. As do I and in my opinion...there is just logically no way to compare the two reservoirs and their respective designs. I do concede that after 4 installations you have found what your comfortable with.

I installed my first 2 bay acrylic reservoir something like 7 or 8 years ago and have installed several hundred since then, many of my own design and build. Some very serious, some pretty goofy lol.





It has been my experience that the typical dual bays like you linked to simply are not as easy to use as the T3 for VERY obvious reasons.

Again, I absolutely intended no disrespect.

[BoxGods]

That's actually not me. I am only 18 (not for long). My avatar is from Top Gear where Jeremy is driving an Ariel Atom.
Maybe I should change my avatar, I guess I expected Top Gear to be more well known in the states than it is.

It is always good to see someone from Washington State on these boards.

Oh dang! That's where I knew that from. Have you seen the work log of the high school kid who built his own Atom from scratch? AMAZING job.

[BoxGods]

Diverge and others have asked for dimensions or CAD files to help plan builds. I am posting an edrawing for reference now, and will post a Sketchup model as soon as I can talk Frog into making me one up as he is the Sketchup master.

Download here for personal use only. I reserve all commercial rights of course.

I am sure some will use it to knock the T3 off, but they will anyway so the legit modders out there might as well have models for build designs. Some innovate, some borrow, and some just steal

I can't wait to see what people come up with for mods.

[faster3200]

I thoguht people hated top gear after they made their American trip where they paint their cars and such :p (American people hating them that is)

No, that is representative of 1/100th of the country, usually the part the rest of us hate. Not those states exactly just the intolerant people they made fun of. We make fun of them too .

http://geno.boxgods.com/budrez.jpg

That is pretty crazy. Is there anything you can't turn into a res?

Oh dang! That's where I knew that from. Have you seen the work log of the high school kid who built his own Atom from scratch? AMAZING job.

No, I haven't. That seems ridiculous though. Ever since seeing the episode where they showed off the go carts with better acceleration than a Ferrari I have always wanted one/wanted to build one.

Yay, total thread derailment by an avatar .

[John Planet]

I do concede that after 4 installations you have found what your comfortable with.

Comfortable? No, not really. I'd much rather have a dual bay res composed of seamless POM, with the same basic dimensions as the res I have now and a 1/4 inch thick polycarbonite view-port. The problem is that designers of the newer Delrin res's don't take high-flow systems into account, at least not yet. The 3 other res's I tried with this case and pump configuration (cape bullseye, repack and EK spin res) where too small/shallow to allow my loop to bleed.

I installed my first 2 bay acrylic reservoir something like 7 or 8 years ago and have installed several hundred since then, many of my own design and build.

You're good then, which was never in doubt. How about a new line with the general specs listed above?

Some very serious, some pretty goofy lol.

Delicious! You've got me thinking about that 4x16oz pack of Grolsch I've been saving.

It has been my experience that the typical dual bays like you linked to simply are not as easy to use as the T3 for VERY obvious reasons.

Again, it doesn't seem like you're considering my current configuration. Things wouldn't be as "obvious" if you could see my rig and how it's situated.

Again, I absolutely intended no disrespect.

Then none taken, BG.

[BoxGods]

John,

My rig is running machined aluminum reservoirs and my own blocks which can handle a LOT more flow then typical pumps. There is just something about billet parts =)

[Tsaroth]

John,

My rig is running machined aluminum reservoirs and my own blocks which can handle a LOT more flow then typical pumps. There is just something about billet parts =)

Did you say aluminum reservoirs???

[BoxGods]

I have a full plating station.

[John Planet]

John,

My rig is running machined aluminum reservoirs and my own blocks which can handle a LOT more flow then typical pumps. There is just something about billet parts =)

Aluminum reserviors? Wow, I didn't see that coming. Would you happen to have pics of your res's and blocks? Considering the innovative T3 design I'd very much like to see what you've done for yourself.