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Post by Chuckwagon on Aug 2, 2011 9:56:10 GMT -5
I'm intending to put a "freeway blaster" horn on the XS just for the fun of it... who knows, maybe it will avert disaster some day.
The horn will be able to draw mor current if I install a relay. I will use heavy primary wire for the + from battery to relay to the horn. Do I need to run the same heavy wire from the horn to ground?
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Post by speez on Aug 2, 2011 11:33:01 GMT -5
yup! body ground only not all the way to batt. with same guage going in +
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Post by dogbunny on Aug 2, 2011 11:33:37 GMT -5
Yes.
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Post by Chuckwagon on Aug 2, 2011 14:51:39 GMT -5
Thanks. Ordered a stebel "air cannon" rated at 139dB instead. I almost can't wait for my next "no look" lane changer. Maybe I'll camp out in someone's blind spot just to make it happen.
Just kidding... I'll give a full report once installed.
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Post by ShakerNorm on Aug 2, 2011 19:43:09 GMT -5
Always thought it would be fun to find a railway train horn to put on my car or truck.... Unfortunately, I was told that they use so much air at so high pressure that you'd probably need a 150hp compressor just to run the horn (well - all 4 horns in Canada)..... I figured that at the decibel levels that a train has (around 180 Db!), anyone who cut me of would NEED to stop and change their underwear........ and would probably be the LAST time they did that! I did see a kit on the net trainhornsdelivered.com/, but needing a 5 gallon, 200psi air tank, a 23 AMP compressor, and room for the horns..... not going to happen soon! But DAMN it would be funny to see what happens when someone cuts you off with THAT kit installed....... |
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Post by Chuckwagon on Aug 2, 2011 20:13:39 GMT -5
from the reviews the air cannon is much louder than a typical magnet horn, but it probably sounds like a whimper compared to a locomotive horn. I figure I'm going to have some fun with it when I go for a ride with my unsuspecting buddies  |
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Post by preston on Aug 2, 2011 20:15:34 GMT -5
I always used 6 volt horns, from cars like my 1948 Studebaker Commando,,
and put those in my Ramblers and Triumph TR3,
and they did sound just like the trains, at the crossing signals.
Never put those on my bike thou, hmmmm.
Preston
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Post by 10ecjed on Aug 2, 2011 21:30:57 GMT -5
I have a air horn from Advance Auto. $50. I used 12ga wire on it. It has saved my but a few times. Had problems mounting it. It looks a little strange there.
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Post by ShakerNorm on Aug 2, 2011 23:37:57 GMT -5
Preston - my dad always said that the best car he ever owned was a '51 bulletnose Champ..... And until the day he died, he regretted selling it.
I saw one of the Budweiser teams and wagon at the Calgary Stampede - and (believe it or not) the wagons are Studebakers.... the one I saw was a 1903. Studebaker is still the longest-running company to ever build cars. They were in business for a decade before the US Civil War and didn't shut down till '66, making them almost 115 years old when they went under.
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Post by preston on Aug 3, 2011 9:02:57 GMT -5
ShakerNorm:
Thanks for the info about Studebakers, I did not know that.
The black 1948 4 door Land Crusier my parents owned, had a flat head 6, and overdrive,,,,
I would get close to 28 miles per gallon on the highway,
and around 20 in town.
We have come a long way huh ?
My 650's with the minor mods, both get consistant 50 to 54 MPG, and if drove them a little slower, i am sure that would improve.
Preston
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