Anyone tuning with a Vampire for safety?
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Anyone tuning with a Vampire for safety?
Not sure if this is popular on here or not
http://www.jandssafeguard.com/VampirePage/Vampire.html
Not only does it detect knock but it retards timing to the individual cylinders 1/4 of a degree at a time till knock is gone. It's supposed to detect knock long before you can hear it. Seems like one heck of a fail safe.
I've read and hear great things about them. Anyone here using one? I'm considering getting one for the Civic.
http://www.jandssafeguard.com/VampirePage/Vampire.html
Not only does it detect knock but it retards timing to the individual cylinders 1/4 of a degree at a time till knock is gone. It's supposed to detect knock long before you can hear it. Seems like one heck of a fail safe.
I've read and hear great things about them. Anyone here using one? I'm considering getting one for the Civic.
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Re: Anyone tuning with a Vampire for safety?
Seems like a pretty cool device, and it would certainly come in handy for people who live in areas where the climate/temps. change a lot from season to season.
Get tuned in the spring when air is dense and temps are low, then beat the crap out of your car in summer when it's hot as *****,too much timing could definitly jack some **** up.
How much does it cost?
Get tuned in the spring when air is dense and temps are low, then beat the crap out of your car in summer when it's hot as *****,too much timing could definitly jack some **** up.
How much does it cost?
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J&S Electronics ships retail orders FedEx COD secured funds. COD orders must be paid for with cashier's check or postal money order. To avoid COD charges, you may pre-pay by personal check. Contact J&S Electronics for exact shipping charges. Credit cards are not accepted. California residents must include appropriate sales taxes. Foreign orders require pre-payment by wire transfer.
sounds a little weird
J&S Electronics ships retail orders FedEx COD secured funds. COD orders must be paid for with cashier's check or postal money order. To avoid COD charges, you may pre-pay by personal check. Contact J&S Electronics for exact shipping charges. Credit cards are not accepted. California residents must include appropriate sales taxes. Foreign orders require pre-payment by wire transfer.
sounds a little weird
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Well there still is only one knock sensor. To get individual cylinders you would need individual knock sensors also would need COP to able to change timing to individual cylinders...Seems like it would be taking timing out on all cylinders not indiviually.
From my understanding individual knock monitoring and individual cylinder timing is Extremly expensive like on set-ups in F1 racing...
Again this is out of my rhelm of knowledge. I am only giving an opinion
Edit...Just read The unit is suppose to remember the last cylinder that fired to was the one that was knocking....i like how the put it tho "knows" lol
From my understanding individual knock monitoring and individual cylinder timing is Extremly expensive like on set-ups in F1 racing...
Again this is out of my rhelm of knowledge. I am only giving an opinion
Edit...Just read The unit is suppose to remember the last cylinder that fired to was the one that was knocking....i like how the put it tho "knows" lol
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Re: Anyone tuning with a Vampire for safety?
Orders and Payment
J&S Electronics ships retail orders FedEx COD secured funds. COD orders must be paid for with cashier's check or postal money order. To avoid COD charges, you may pre-pay by personal check. Contact J&S Electronics for exact shipping charges. Credit cards are not accepted. California residents must include appropriate sales taxes. Foreign orders require pre-payment by wire transfer.
sounds a little weird
J&S Electronics ships retail orders FedEx COD secured funds. COD orders must be paid for with cashier's check or postal money order. To avoid COD charges, you may pre-pay by personal check. Contact J&S Electronics for exact shipping charges. Credit cards are not accepted. California residents must include appropriate sales taxes. Foreign orders require pre-payment by wire transfer.
sounds a little weird
J&S has been around for a LOOOOOONG time. They were never one to take credit cards.
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Off topic but why in the world would a large vendor not take a CC? That just makes no sense to me.... this unfortunately is a world of overreachers, and people in debt. However not accepting puts you at huge disadvantage. Especially if your selling non essential things. I bought my business from a guy that never took CC's......from the day i reopened till now I've minimally doubled his 10 year best week every week since. I meen **** even at quick check people will seriously swipe for a coffee and newspaper. I can't remember the last time I've seen cash.
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Re: Anyone tuning with a Vampire for safety?
Seems like a pretty cool device, and it would certainly come in handy for people who live in areas where the climate/temps. change a lot from season to season.
Get tuned in the spring when air is dense and temps are low, then beat the crap out of your car in summer when it's hot as *****,too much timing could definitly jack some **** up.
How much does it cost?
Get tuned in the spring when air is dense and temps are low, then beat the crap out of your car in summer when it's hot as *****,too much timing could definitly jack some **** up.
How much does it cost?
In my case I'm an amateur tuner and I think it'll make a great fail safe.
As for cost. I contacted the seller and he said $595 for the universal version we'd use on these cars and $55 for the sensor kit. Seems like an expensive investment initially but with a boosted motor you only have to put in a couple degrees to much and you can blow the motor. One save and it's paid for itself.
Well there still is only one knock sensor. To get individual cylinders you would need individual knock sensors also would need COP to able to change timing to individual cylinders...Seems like it would be taking timing out on all cylinders not indiviually.
From my understanding individual knock monitoring and individual cylinder timing is Extremly expensive like on set-ups in F1 racing...
Again this is out of my rhelm of knowledge. I am only giving an opinion
Edit...Just read The unit is suppose to remember the last cylinder that fired to was the one that was knocking....i like how the put it tho "knows" lol
From my understanding individual knock monitoring and individual cylinder timing is Extremly expensive like on set-ups in F1 racing...
Again this is out of my rhelm of knowledge. I am only giving an opinion
Edit...Just read The unit is suppose to remember the last cylinder that fired to was the one that was knocking....i like how the put it tho "knows" lol
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Off topic but why in the world would a large vendor not take a CC? That just makes no sense to me.... this unfortunately is a world of overreachers, and people in debt. However not accepting puts you at huge disadvantage. Especially if your selling non essential things. I bought my business from a guy that never took CC's......from the day i reopened till now I've minimally doubled his 10 year best week every week since. I meen **** even at quick check people will seriously swipe for a coffee and newspaper. I can't remember the last time I've seen cash.
You're thinking like the everyday consumer, which is fine. But for many businesses that even deal with the end user lately, CASH IS STILL KING.
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Not to divert the thread but from talking to John over at J&S I get the impression it's a one man show. He builds the units, changes up the software on them, answers people's emails etc. I'm assuming a hobby he's making money from. I can see where it wouldn't make sense for him to have monthly CC processing fees. Although you'd think some sort of convenience like paypal even if he passed the paypal fee on to the end user. I'd much rather pay that than drive out somewhere and get a money order and old school snail mail it to him.
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Not to divert the thread but from talking to John over at J&S I get the impression it's a one man show. He builds the units, changes up the software on them, answers people's emails etc. I'm assuming a hobby he's making money from. I can see where it wouldn't make sense for him to have monthly CC processing fees. Although you'd think some sort of convenience like paypal even if he passed the paypal fee on to the end user. I'd much rather pay that than drive out somewhere and get a money order and old school snail mail it to him.
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Sorry you feel that way... but in the end, it is the business's issue to deal with. In many major component companies, credit cards aren't used. mainly from those who sell their products in BULK where they don't deal with the everyday public, and their rate is even contracted with their vendors. You'd be surprised who doesn't deal in CCs. or even credit card via paypal. For all those transactions, there's also additional costs involved. Bigger businesses in bulk do ACH payments, Certified funds, etc. Its the only way to ensure full payment is made. No surprises.
You're thinking like the everyday consumer, which is fine. But for many businesses that even deal with the end user lately, CASH IS STILL KING.
You're thinking like the everyday consumer, which is fine. But for many businesses that even deal with the end user lately, CASH IS STILL KING.
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