The Splitfire, AWESOME.

[405Brad654]

Just went home at lunch to check my mailbox.. Sure enough my package from gotvapes was there. SCORE! Ive been waiting patiently since Tuesday night, made my Friday that much better.

For the past couple months I have been using the Vivi Novas (full & mini) and the CE4+s for all day duties with CE3s for the "inbetweens" with good results from all. I like those feeds just fine but I also get urges to buy stuff. Surfing the web I came across gotvapes new Splitfire same day release, when I seen it, it looked very intriguing so why not.

Fast forward to 11:15 today (now 10 til 3) no sooner than I got it out of the bubble wrap im filling it up. Screwed back together and on to the battery it goes (1100 EGO twist). Opened up the top cap and primed the coil with 1 drop of joose and the cap goes on, gave it a shake.... Blast off, holy cow this thing is definitely a freight train. Its just awesome, seriously great hit after great hit. The 4 wicks going through the center plate dont get "choked" (60/40 pg/vg) even after I chain vape. Over 3 hours later, no leaking, dry hits, burnt taste, nothing. Awesome
Flavor, thumbs up. Vapor, CLOUDS.. Throat hit, most definitely!

It is very similar to the Vivi in build really just "re-purposed" caps with different designed center post for the tank and air chamber.

I have not done a side by side of the parts next to one of my novas yet cause I was too excited to fill it up. Tonight after a cleaning Ill do just that, see what was re-used and what was "re-purposed" from the Novas.

This gets a huge thumbs up from me, not at all disappointed.
Great price, great customer service from GV, great product.

 

[Kemosabe]

ive been eyeing this thing for some time. thanks for the review. i might get it, but im hesitant bc i really do like my novas (aside from having to tip between vapes). ive got one for each of my favorite flavors and i dont really want to have to start all over again. maybe i'll get just one. i was trying to figure out if it was basically the same as the nova, or if it was somehow better. i just wish the heads were interchagable. that would make things so much easier.

do you know what the purpose of the top chamber is? is it simply to keep the wicks spread apart?

 

[j4mmin42]

I passed on a co-op for these awhile back- but if they show up in another one down the road, I would gladly pick one up. Seems like with four wick holes, there would be many different ways to rebuild the thing; Has anyone done an SS build with this yet? My new thing is SS builds, heh.

It looks to me as if it does have interchangeable heads- just not compatible with the Vivi heads, I guess that's what you mean. As far as that top chamber, I have no idea why they separated it- but it makes creating other types of build much, much easier

 

[j4mmin42]

How would you describe the build quality- is it up to par with the Nova?

 

[405Brad654]

Is most definitely up to par with my novas from any manufacturer that ive recieved a nova from and beyond a few.

Why the top chamber? I have NO IDEA. Yes I wish it was compatible with the 20 other nova heads I own but its not. The reason is because it has 4 wicks and each wick has its own hole down into the joose chamber. Like the novas a little tilting will be required when joose is low too, unless you never let it get low.

I am really digging this thing right now.. Just like everything else, time will tell how it is going to hold up to everyday all day abuse.

I have yet to change heads and thread the wicks through the wicking holes in the center cap/plate so im unsure how difficult it is to change heads. Ive seen someone complain about this already, Im going to give it a shot when I get home tonight after I clean it.

 

[405Brad654]

Should have maybe givin a linky > GotVapes SplitFire 3ml Tank : GotVapes.com, E-cigarette Supplies - Atomizers Cartomizers Mods Juice and more

 

[Kemosabe]

yep, that what i meant. interchangeable with the nova. i was hoping it was but no biggie.

the rebuild options on this look good. like maybe 2 ss wicks, two silica maybe. combo it up. who knows. but that top chamber is still mysterious. how does tipping even help when the juice is separated from the coils? thats my main concern.

I passed on a co-op for these awhile back- but if they show up in another one down the road, I would gladly pick one up. Seems like with four wick holes, there would be many different ways to rebuild the thing; Has anyone done an SS build with this yet? My new thing is SS builds, heh.

It looks to me as if it does have interchangeable heads- just not compatible with the Vivi heads, I guess that's what you mean. As far as that top chamber, I have no idea why they separated it- but it makes creating other types of build much, much easier

 

[Baditude]

The design concept of a tank with two separate compartments, one for the juice and the other for the coil heads and air, seems to borrow from the ReBuildable Atomizers becoming so popular of a hot item nowadays. I wonder if there is an intentional correlation?

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Too bad TempestTek chose polycarbonate as their tank tube material. I hate that stuff. Baby steps...

 

[405Brad654]

Tilting is required when low because the wicks dont go all the way to the bottom of the juice tank. Has not been an issue, I have used this thing exclusively since friday at lunch with NO PROBLEMS.
Yes the design seems to come from those high end RBA tanks, instead of having post so you can rebuild the wick its a 510 connection so you can simply change the heads. Same concept..


The only thing on this that was reused is the top cap. The tank sections are different and the bottom cap/center post is different. The head is different, Its not just the 4 wicks. On these heads there is no flange in the center of the head. Not sure if thats what it is called. The piece protruding from the middle on the outside that keeps the little rubber nova head from moving down to far and make a seal. They are the same size with the exception of the wicks..
not sure that I am being clear, I wish I knew the right terminology. I might take some pics later on.

 

[cbrew]

Hmm..Do the splitfire heads have the same thread as a vivi nova head? If they do I wonder how the splitfire head would work on a vivi nova?

 

[bleedscarlet1899]

mine seems to be burning out really quickly. Any suggestions? Two atomizers in 6 days so far.

A couple of friends told me "that's what you get for buying a V1 clearomizer"

but I'm sad. the first day was so darn amazing!

 

[Kemosabe]

Hmm..Do the splitfire heads have the same thread as a vivi nova head? If they do I wonder how the splitfire head would work on a vivi nova?

not without modding

mine seems to be burning out really quickly. Any suggestions? Two atomizers in 6 days so far.

A couple of friends told me "that's what you get for buying a V1 clearomizer"

but I'm sad. the first day was so darn amazing!

maybe your running it too hot. ive noticed that the VN needs less voltage to acheive the same TH and VP as a filler carto, for example. of course i cant tell you for sure as i do not have a splitfire, just VNs.

 

[fisher]

I just loaded one of the Splitfire tanks and Vaped it for a while and wow, I dosed myself because it hit so well. It has been a long time since I done that with my vivi novas, but it hit so well and tasted great so I guess I got carried away. I will be curious to see how the coil wicks hold up.

 

[tnt56]

I got three of the Splitfire tanks. Used one and traded the other two along with 5 heads for a couple of vivi nova's. I had some trouble with the center pin being pushed to far down. The guy I traded em to loved em. Nothing wrong with them just not my cup of tea. And I like the vivi nova's. Different strokes for different folks.

 

[YoureFired]

I just ordered one of these to try out. I never had much luck with Vivi Novas. Initially they were fantastic and provided for a very pure flavored vape, but the performance always declined considerably after just a couple days of use. Maybe I'll have better luck with the Splitfire. I think the top chamber is just to keep the coils above the tank of juice.

Oh, and thank you Brad for the review of the Splitfire.

 

[DirtyPaws]

I have one as well as a Vivi Nova mini. I recently stepped up from cartomizers and an 808 batt. So I'm pretty unbiased as it were. I saw a lot of great reviews on the Nova's so I went to GV and threw a mini in the cart - not realizing the standard would of looked better on my Provari. While there, I threw one of the Splitfires in the cart as they looked pretty functional.

I like the Splitfire okay (It looks sweet above the Provari), and maybe it's just the one I received, but, two glaring problems for me. When I dialed up the voltage to 3.7 the vapor was other-worldly, but, the wick wasn't keeping up with my vaping, which meant I had to dial it down to 3.5. At that level it was simply on par with the vivi in terms of vapor production and I felt I was getting a tad bit better flavor from the vivi.

The second problem I experienced from the Splitfire occurred when I screwed it down to be flush(er) with the Provari. At this tightness, it was showing an E1 Error until I loosened it back up. Unfortunately, the only time I can assure it's not throwing my E1 causes the tank to be bit wobbly.

Like I said, it might have been the unit I received, but, when I went back to GV to place another order - I have 2 new Vivi's and a stockpile of heads and no Splitfires. These two tanks are my first experience with tanks, and I'm keeping them both - so I didn't even dislike the Splitfire and I'll still use it, but, I don't think I'd purchase another.

 

[YoureFired]

After about a week with the Splitfire, I decided to drill a tiny hole in the middle of the upper chamber of the tank since I prefer a little more airydraw. I wish I had drilled an even tinier hole, as it seems it's a bit TOO airy for my preference now. Otherwise, it's still working at least. The Splitfire is not something I use often and I've only gone through about two tank fulls since I got it over a week ago. I think I'll stick with cartos for the most part.

 

[coffee snob]

Are there knock-offs already and if so, how do you tell the difference? I got a couple today and was pleased to see metal drip tips, but I am not getting the plumes of vapor and the flavor is not there. It doesn't seem to be wicking well and I took off the one that came with it and put on another. Any help would be appreciated.