LP Maxflo conundrum

[Deacon2k3]

Hey guys, I just picked up a Maxflo... but it's LP, DOH!

Max I can get out of her is 200, if I single reg it (or if I can double reg it) Will it still work? Would I have to use a volumizer to get it to work?

Is there any way to get it to work without a HP spring?

[NATEDOGG]

if you bought a LP Maxflo that's what you want...... it should have come w/ 2 springs. A low and mid pres spring. the manual explains that to get operating pressures at 300-400 like you want for your A4 then use the mid pressure spring. Problem solved

[Deacon2k3]

It's a used maxflo that was the edition BEFORE the whole mid spring thing. So I take it I need to find a place to buy a mid spring from? Anyone know of such a place?

Could I single reg the maxflo with the largest volumizer (op pressure at 175) and pull it off?

[NATEDOGG]

I think you can get the spring from SP directly. As far as the single reg goes, you could, but why not just get the spring, it can't be more than 20 bucks

[Deacon2k3]

I actually kinda want to single reg it, because my qloader mounts under the gauge and the minireg is too short to use as a foregrip. I was going to play it cheap and get a CP foregrip if I can single reg it as is, other wise I'll have to fork out 80 for a CP reg.

[NATEDOGG]

how do you like that q loader?

[evil_steve]

According to everything I've seen it's the High Pressure setup that comes with the mid pressure spring (I have one). The low pressure reg has an extra burst disc/bleed valve set at ~250psi, at least that's what one of the guys at paintball wizard told me.

[NATEDOGG]

I got my Max-Flo in feb of 04 and it was a LP kit. It came w/ the lower pressure spring installed and the "mid" pressure spring in the box. When I read throught the instructions it had a chart of "pressure windows", according to what you want, you use that spring. For the window needed for an A4, the "mid" spring is the one to use.

[evil_steve]

I got my Max-Flo in feb of 04 and it was a LP kit. It came w/ the lower pressure spring installed and the "mid" pressure spring in the box. When I read throught the instructions it had a chart of "pressure windows", according to what you want, you use that spring. For the window needed for an A4, the "mid" spring is the one to use.Interesting. Is it the 03 max flo or the 04?

[Wonginator]

actually the whole mid spring thing is 60, o yea btw. you can run the angel on 200psi. works perfectly for me. just that i get more of an arc.

[Deacon2k3]

I love the Q when I can get it mounted where I want it. Haven't outshot it yet, and the only break I've had in it was my own fault (read the stinking manual, or you'll be sorry).

I'll head into my field today or tomorrow and dink around with it. Really hoping I can single reg this sucker...

[NATEDOGG]

Steve, I'm assuming that its an 04 seeing as I bought it in feb, but you know what they say about assuming. So I'm doing some investigating and I will let you know 'cause now I wanna know. :smile:

[evil_steve]

Steve, I'm assuming that its an 04 seeing as I bought it in feb, but you know what they say about assuming. So I'm doing some investigating and I will let you know 'cause now I wanna know. :smile:Attached are pics of the two. The first one is the 2004 and is visibly smaller while the second one is the 2003 and has two main parts to the reg.

[NATEDOGG]

Steve, you make this too easy :bigok: I have an 2003 max-flo LP. Does that help or confuse?

[evil_steve]

Steve, you make this too easy :bigok: I have an 2003 max-flo LP. Does that help or confuse?:smiley: well, as far as I know (and I'll have to ask my friend that has an LP 03) I don't think the mid pressure spring will work in the LP reg do to the bleedvale or burst disc thing it has. Send an email to smart-parts, it'll take a day or two for a reply but they'll answer the question. Just ask if the mid pressure spring will work in the LP reg and if so how much is one. If you can't use one you can always setup the angel for low pressure and gut out the minireg. The max flo reg should keep up but you'll lose the safety of a 2nd reg. Either way PM me with what you do, I'm curious to see how it works out. Hopefully someone that has done this will chime in with how it works for them. Good luck.

[Deacon2k3]

Ok, I chronoed my Angel in... single regged, +-10 to 20 fps. OUCH. I though Maxflos were supposed to be consistant... :confused:

Double regged I was getting +-5 to 10, which in my books is way inconsistant. How can I remedy this?

Also, I was using the largest volumizer and holy crap does that thing suck air. Will changing to a smaller volumizer change the velocity and if so, will it go up or down?

[yzrm1]

Hey guys, I just picked up a Maxflo... but it's LP, DOH!

Max I can get out of her is 200, if I single reg it (or if I can double reg it) Will it still work? Would I have to use a volumizer to get it to work?

Is there any way to get it to work without a HP spring?


ok so your reg is brand new, it should not be that consistant yet, I can tell you I have a LP max flo and I got +-(4,3) with my speed and now I get +-(1,2) with my A4, I had a gas-thru with my speed, but double req with my A4.

[evil_steve]

Ok, I chronoed my Angel in... single regged, +-10 to 20 fps. OUCH. I though Maxflos were supposed to be consistant... :confused:

Double regged I was getting +-5 to 10, which in my books is way inconsistant. How can I remedy this?

Also, I was using the largest volumizer and holy crap does that thing suck air. Will changing to a smaller volumizer change the velocity and if so, will it go up or down?
Yeah, my maxflo had so much "gunk" in it that it was actually leaking and creaping up in pressure. Ken took it apart real quick in his shop, wiped a few pieces off and it worked great. What yzrm1 said about break-in makes sense too. Also, Ken was saying that he's having better luck using the middle volumizer now instead of the large one. I don't remember if it was in a thread or not but he was saying it when I was in the shop.

EDIT: On second thought I don't know how well the middle volumiser would work with the LP maxflo but it might be worth a shot.

[Deacon2k3]

The max flo is well used, and the mini reg has had about 4000 cycles through it, shouldn't that be enough?

I want to swap to a lower volumizer, but will it kick up or lower my velocity if I swap from the large to the medium?

[52brandon]

don't feel bad, I did the same thing originally. It made sense at the time, Angel 4 is LP, so a LP max-flo would be the right one, right? Nope. Luckily I found some kid with a shocker selling an Angel AIR and got him to trade. Before I did that though, I called SP. You have to buy a new spring, housing, etc. it'll run you about 70 dollars to convert it

[Clowndog]

I just purchased a MaxFlow in the Low Pressure Variety. I have had nothing but problems with it on my Angel. It Will vent out 240 PSI intermittently, It will run the Angel but the arcing is too much for me. They all go where I want them to buyt he arc is too much for my taste. The Low Pressure MaxFlow I got LAST week was still one of the "old"style. It did not come with a second spring. When I tried the High Pressure Spring in the LP body all it did was Vent out the relief valve. SO it seems that the High Pressure kit is the one you want to buy from Smartparts and make sure that they send the Mid Pressure spring with it.

[NATEDOGG]

OK, I was looking throught this thread when I realized how stupid I am and I'm only telling you guys this so as not to confuse anyone. I have a HIGH PRESSURE Max-Flo!!!!!!! I don't know how I could've forgotten that ordeal. When I ordered my reg the guy kept telling me I needed a LP for an Angel, but I had done my research and knew that the LP reg doesn't allow pressures that we need, still too low. But the HP kit on the other hand does IF you use the mid spring. I am very sorry for all the confusion I caused and time wasted researching this. SORRY :doh:

[evil_steve]

OK, I was looking throught this thread when I realized how stupid I am and I'm only telling you guys this so as not to confuse anyone. I have a HIGH PRESSURE Max-Flo!!!!!!! I don't know how I could've forgotten that ordeal. When I ordered my reg the guy kept telling me I needed a LP for an Angel, but I had done my research and knew that the LP reg doesn't allow pressures that we need, still too low. But the HP kit on the other hand does IF you use the mid spring. I am very sorry for all the confusion I caused and time wasted researching this. SORRY :doh:hehe. Well, at least it's good to hear that you won't have to spend any extra $$$. If your MaxFlo didn't come with the mid-pressure spring contact the company you bought it from. That's what happened to me but they promptly sent out the mid-pressure spring that was supposed to be included in the first place. Anyway, let us know how it works when you get it up and running :smiley:.

[NATEDOGG]

Steve, my stuff is up and running, never had a problem w/ my setup, it was Deacon2k3 that had the problem 'cause he got a LP kit, and I probably confused him and others when I said the LP is what he wants.

[evil_steve]

Oops, my bad. Wasn't paying attention :smiley: