Modding The Flash Flood

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Chernobyl
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Modding The Flash Flood

Post by Chernobyl » Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:24 am

Hi I'm new to super soakers and I just got the flash flood and the arctic shock and this is the first time I'm modding a gun so any tips and help would be appreciated.

Teh Moron
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Re: Modding The Flash Flood

Post by Teh Moron » Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:20 am

Do the Arctic Shock first to get a taste, open it up, go slow, be careful not to strip screws.

Good luck!

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Silence
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Re: Modding The Flash Flood

Post by Silence » Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:27 am

Not much we can say, but read the guides, the FAQ, and dive in! Teh Moron brings up some good tips, too.

Also, I generally tape each screw to the plastic shell right next to the hole it belongs to, killing the possibility of losing them later.

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cantab
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Re: Modding The Flash Flood

Post by cantab » Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:51 am

I draw a rough outline of the gun on a piece of paper and tape the screws to that.

I don't know if there's much you can do with the Arctic Shock. The Flash Flood, however, has a variety of possible mods.

Colossus to increase power, at the cost of risking breakage.
PC case enlargement to increase shot time, at the cost of a bigger gun.
Drill the small nozzle, to increase soakage and maybe range, at the cost of reduced shot time.
Make the flood nozzle accept threaded nozzles, for a diversity of powerful nozzles, at the cost of needing two hands to use them. You could fit the laminator for even better results, http://www.sscentral.org/homemade/lam.html
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Re: Modding The Flash Flood

Post by Teh Moron » Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:47 pm

drill the small nozzle to about 1/8", this will give you approximately 5x soakage (depending on your gun). if you don't want 5x, just work your way down 2 steps. 5x is a good size for the flash flood due to its near 400mL PC, and the fact a CPS 2100 uses 5x and has a ~500mL PC. Not far off, but you might want shot time.

You'll get about 2 seconds of shot time which is comparable to the old CPS line.

Your choice, honestly, but if you want to experiment, go small and work your way up

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Silence
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Re: Modding The Flash Flood

Post by Silence » Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:43 am

Or even better: a multi-nozzle modification to the Flash Flood nozzle. I know it's been done at least once, but I can't seem to find the evidence.

A multi-nozzle mod could also work for the regular nozzle, and it would let you use the normal trigger. Unfortunately, you'd have to limit the size of the aperture a bit, but in this case that's not a problem.

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