(prototype) the GT Mini

Betting money they arenā€™t Ford heads lightens your wallet some, huh? :wink:

I did specify in the post I was sure they wernt modern 3 valve 4.6 / 5.4 heads. We have several in our fleet Iā€™m responsible for and unfortunately Iā€™ve had to have heads off them more times than I care to count (this isnā€™t faulting the engine family, just the Mexicans that work for my boss).

Other than their existence I know nothing of the old stuff. The 351c went out of production 5 years before my time lol.

I had 351W heads on my 302 in my ā€™74 Comet. Drove a ā€™71 Station wagon of my dadā€™s with a 351C in it. We once had a 70 LTD with a 400 that would smoke tires till you took your foot off the gas. Great big heavy car, plenty of muscle.

But none of that helps here, of course. Easy getting off track, isnā€™t it? lol

I had a starsky and hutch ā€™75 gran torino replica. canā€™t remember if it had the cleveland and i put in the windsor, or a windsor and i put in a cleveland. in any event, some jackass cut me off, and totalled it. i was a cop at the time, and i went to apply for the state police exam. they told me they didnā€™t want me when i pulled in the parking lot. i told them i probably wouldnā€™t take the job anyway because i was on the swat team and having too much fun.

back to topic gentlemen! ;)

take a cleaning glove to the thread :slight_smile:

Oopsā€¦ caused a little mayhem hereā€¦ lol.
Sorry M4Xā€¦

Did anyone receive the diffuser? my package was missing this part, perhaps theyā€™re back ordered?

I received mine.

My gt mini I ordered on my birthday and shipped Aug 4th has finally been scanned in the US @ ISC Chicago! Hope to get it sometime next week.

Cant find this in search.

Does it memorise turbo?

Is it the same software and ui as BLF Q8?

Yes, just updated with a couple of new features.

Same UI as the Q8 plus

  • x5 is a momentary mode e.g. for morse signalling. You have to disconnect the batteries to quit momentary

- In Modes and Strobes you can now navigate backwards with hold. The Q8 is locked in in a mode when you use hold, it has a 1.5sec time out .

- Top of the ramp is only 50 or 80%. You must use a double click to go to turbo

Thank you.

Thank you.

One should swap the driver spring right after getting the Mini, its awful!, it causes lumen/lux flutctuatuins up to 20%. Otherwise, it if has a rear switch: the best nearly edc/all arround thrower light so far

Ofc i reworked mine :slight_smile:

5.5A was plenty for me. I left it stock.

What battery tube & tailcap is that Mitko??

Hi guys, after about 45 days my gt mini arrived today.

What mods are needed to have it draw the full 5.5A claimed? I was under the impression noneā€¦

First I tried a ~3 month old 35E that I took out of another light that was reading 4.11v and measured the current at the tail on turbo and I only got 3.32A so I charged up an also very good condition 30Q and measured again fresh off the charger (@4.20v) and still only get 3.35A.

Double click to turbo right?

Do I need to bypass the springs and maybe swap to 18AWG LED wires?

Are you using a clamp meter to measure amps?

My completely stock light measured 2.85A at top of ramp and 5.5A on turbo with 30Q.

I even got 4.3A from a protected Panny GA 3500mah. So something seems off on your readings.