FT SKU 3669100
Pro's:
Glass edges polished
Good threading
Slightly better airflow than GT2
AFC with detents
Excellent simple wick performance
No leaking
Nice post screws
Con:
tank top, chimney stem and chimney top will not come apart easily
Bottom tank ring difficult to grip
My favorite has been the GT-S V2, both the Hurricane and GT claim 5ml capacity, this is shorter and wider than the tall and narrow GT.
This is just as easy to wick as the GTs even though the chimney bottom looks weird. You can see it in teh stock FT pics. Yes the wick slots in the chimney base are aligned with the posts which seems illogical. On the GTs I found the best performing wick to be a tube of SS mesh and then a cover of OC, both single layer. Performance with that wick on a DNA is around 24W or 24J on an SX350J sustained as opposed to a simple OC or rayon wick around 18W. A simple rayon figure "S" wick on this Hurricane performs at 20W and a dual S at 24W.
I clean all new attys regardless of origin or odor with everclear. I do smell them first just to see how bad they are. This one wasn't the worst but definitely smelled.
The chimney base stays in place with allen set screws and it is slotted at the posts so you cannot rotate it to align the wick slots perpendicular to the posts like in a GT. However, this base does serve as a shelf for the wick and while the base does not have to be removed, removal does make the task of securing coil legs easier though I was able to do it.
The Hurricane is designed to use a figure "S" wick, and it works good. However I found slightly better performance (24W sustained) by halving each tail coming out of the coil ends and using two opposing figure "S"'s. Secure the coil perpendicular to the posts, slide the chimney base over the coil and posts, secure with allen set screws. Or if you don't take the chimney base off, just secure the coil perpendicular to the posts. Because the chimney base lip sits above the posts, this may be difficult for some but I was able to do it. Then pull wick through the coil leaving long tails, separate both tails into halves, lay the four tails on the shelf coming out of the coil and encircling around to each post then pull behind the posts and through the slots, two halves through each slot. Trim flush with outside of chimney. If tails are too thin, then double over one or both tail ends coming back through the slot and lay along the shelf back towards the coil end. Or...just slip the half behind the post pushing a little through the slot and lay it on the wick deck continuing to circle around towards the other end of the coil. The wick tails will lay on the goofy looking deck encircling the ID of the chimney base but serve as a juice saturated reservoir feeding the coil much like a dripper. And since that deck is raised above the air inlet, there is no siphoning and it doesn't leak. Several options here
There is enough chimney to tank clearance for air bubbles from the wick slots to clear the chimney cap with 100VG. Same as with the S GT V2. This was an issue with one of the other GT2's for me that liked to vapor lock with bubbles right at the chimney wick slots.
Although airflow is slightly better than GT V2 it is not wide open DTL. As I am able to achieve the same power at TC temp with simple rayon wick compared to the more complicated OC and SS mesh tube wick on the GTS2 and the taste is very similar. Making this an easier build to get the same performance/vape experience.
However filling is slightly more difficult on this Hurricane stock. On the GT I just invert and unscrew the top and tank then fill to the o-ring on the chimney stem. Plenty of room between chimney stem and inside of glass tank. On this Hurricane, unscrewing the top is more difficult as there is less area to grip on the bottom below the tank. Basically there is a fit ring for the o-ring on the bottom and thats it to grab. Also, since the chimney top cap comes locked on the chimney stem, there is less gap between the chimney top and glass tank. I found tilting the tank wrt the chimney top cap allows clearance for filling. The best solution is to unscrew the chimney top cap from the stem and fill to the bottom of the stem threads. Screw the chimney top cap on the chimney base just like GTS2 then screw the tank onto the base keeping everything inverted.
However, the chimney cap was locked to the chimney stem on this one. I couldn't even get it apart with a wet towel and pliers. So out to the shop I went. I used two 8" vice grips and leather straps to get it unscrewed. And found out why it was locked. They had used thread locker. Not loctite but just as strong. It had a milky white color. That may or may not be an issue for some folks. On the GT, the chimney stem slides in the chimney cap with o-ring on the stem versus screws on like the Hurricane with no o-ring. The Hurricane screw-on chimney stem and chimney top cap design makes juice control troublesome at best and in practice I find impractical as the top tank o-ring fits the ID of the glass tank, but the bottom 0-ring fits to the bottom edge of the glass tank. So if the tank is not screwed on tight, it will leak at the bottom of the tank. Another pet peeve is o-rings glued on to glass tanks. The bottom o-ring was glued on. Not a big deal as the everclear desolves the glue so remove and clean or replace. But at least on the GT you can unscrew the chimney cap a little bit and then re-attach the tank. In practice though, I don't use it. I control the juice flow with amount of wick through the slots. But this may be a problem for some.
Other attys I have for comparison: Marquis, Subtank, Atlantis, Aqua 1/2, Silverplay, Goblin, Kaiser, Fogger 4.x/5/6/BIG, Melo, T-VCT, S-King, Delta2, Billow 1/2, Erls, SquapeR, KF V3/4/6/Monster2/3, Russian 91, Lemo 1/2, Wolverine, Arnold, RSBT, RSST, Orchids, Lemo 1/2, Kaiser, Rose V2, GT V2s, Flash-E, Focloud, Skyfall, Fountain 2s, BT, Crown, Gem, Diver, TFGS, D-Rex, Super Hero, Horizon, Storm, TFV4, Chariot, Morph, Aromamizer and Triton among others I have given away. They all work as atomizers, they all have their pros and cons. I either rebuild the clearomizer cartridges or use an RBA cartridge if available. Several require modding either for TC stability or thick juice flow or both. Sometimes to stop leaking. All can be tweaked to perform at their best. I just find myself wanting to use a couple more often than the rest. A lot goes into that; ease to build and fill, performance, flavor concentration, durability, TC stability, quiet ie no whistle, and aesthetics. In comparison by using the same DNA TC at 360F and same gear-oil-viscosity juice, I find this Hurricane clone at the top of my list right along with the GT-S V2 for single coil Ni200 RTA. The Rose V2 is still my flavor champ although it's vape experience is a definite restricted MTL. The squonkables are awesome as they vape just like a dripper but you do have to press or squeeze something from time to time which is much better than dripping but on these, I just fill and vape all day no squeezing required. As far as the Storm from FT, jury is still out. I haven't figured out how to wick it yet for best performance. But I will. The bottom wicking ones like the flash and gs also work great. There are several I like, I just find myself reaching for the GTS2s and Hurricane more often for overall reasons. The Gem...well I'd pass on that one. Though I do intend to modify it heavily. The juice holes are just so small stock it isn't sustaining the same power as these.
I am OK with the goofy looking chimney bottom on this one. There are only two improvements I'd like to see:
1) Don't thread lock the chimney stem to chimney top cap.
2) Make the tank bottom ring taller or knurl it for easier grip.
HTH
