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Installed air horns....HOLY SH*T!!

Old Jul 17, 2010 | 12:31 PM
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After several days of planning, measuring, making templates for aluminum mounting plates, plumbing, and wiring, I FINALLY finished installing my air horns. No more 'sick cow' under the hood. This thing sounds like a Freightliner coming up on you! Here's the web address for the Wolo Challenger kit. It includes everything you'll need...air tank compressor, hose, wiring, solenoid valve, and, as an extra bonus, a 20ft. inflater hose, so you can fill tires from the on-board compressor. Wolo model: Challenger 810 EV.
http://www.wolo-mfg.com/truck.htm
 
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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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nice setup. me personally I am going to be going with this badboy...

http://www.hornblasters.com/products...train-horn-kit
 
Old Jul 17, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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Forgot to mention.....don't let the $500 price tag scare you....that's mfg. list.
I got the kit on Amazon for $174 delivered!
 
Old Jul 17, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Greggk
nice setup. me personally I am going to be going with this badboy...

http://www.hornblasters.com/products...train-horn-kit

Looks good, but, you may have a problem 'packaging' it. I worked with all the dimensions provided by Wolo, and started measuring. I even found a coffee can that approximated the air tank size, and used it to check for fit.
 
Old Jul 17, 2010 | 01:01 PM
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Can you post a recording? The studio sounds of the Wolo site aren't getting me...
 
Old Jul 17, 2010 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by hearseman
Can you post a recording? The studio sounds of the Wolo site aren't getting me...
I'm not sure how to post sounds, but the website gives you the actual tone. Everybody has different speakers/amplifiers on their computer, so there's really no way to duplicate what it sounds like live. Let's just say, when I was all finished, and finally pushed the button, I was quite amazed! Naturally, the wife started getting on me about the neighbor kid taking his nap
 
Old Jul 18, 2010 | 01:06 PM
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Recovery21 has train horns. That truck is nasty.
 
Old Jul 18, 2010 | 02:17 PM
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Recovery21 has train horns. That truck is nasty.
Those are illegal in a lot of states. Besides, the train horns need a pretty big air tank, and the horn setup is usually 4 trumpets vs 2. Not a whole lotta room in an Alpha engine compartment.
 
Old Jul 18, 2010 | 06:09 PM
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Well ya thats true.. but those train horns are nassssty! And they engage with the alaram after a few mins too.
 
Old Jul 19, 2010 | 03:54 AM
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It would take some extra planning but I am sure you could mount each horn in different spots given enough hose and pressure in the lines. I might go with the clown car style 2 horns just because its a little easier to do, alot cheaper and just sounds funny. I used to love turning heads in my pathfinder with it because it wasn't that it was loud it was just weird and was great.
 

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