QuickSilver Ram Shaft

From the Web site:

-Eliminates First shot drop

-Quicker, faster, more responsive ram operation

-Provides maximum air flow in and out of the Ram body

-Faster ram cycling times

-Lower ram operating pressure

Completely compatible with all standard Impulse ram bodies.

Pictures taken from www.performanceconceptspb.com

Installation Instructions:

This can be a little tricky.  Follow the instructions closely and TAKE YOUR TIME!!

1. Remove the Hammer assembly.
2. Remove the Hammer Cap.
3. Clean out any Dow 33 from behind the ram.
4. For the next step you will need a 1/8" Allen key.  The next step involves removing the hammer from the stock ram shaft.  To do this you will first need to heat the hammer to loosen the green loc-tite that is used to hold it in place.

   I recently learned a GREAT trick for removing the hammer form the ram shaft.  Instead of a hair dryer or a lighter, use boiling water.  Just remove all the o-rings from the hammer assembly.  Once the water is boiling, extend the ram forward so it is open.  Put on an oven mitt or something like it to protect your hand.  Just submerse the hammer, not the entire hammer assembly, in the boiling water for about 1 minute, maybe a little longer.  Remove the hammer from the water and be careful because it's HOT.  Should unscrew VERY easily.  When you feel that you have loosened the loc-tite, you will need to grip the hammer in a fashion that will not destroy it and use the 1/8" allen key to remove the ram shaft.  The key here is DO NOT TRASH THE HAMMER, unless you have a new one to replace it.
   

5. Once the hammer is removed from the ram shaft, remove the ram shaft from the hammer assembly.  Do not lose either of the bumpers.  That's right, there are two bumpers, one on the outside of the hammer assembly to protect the hammer from hitting the assembly and one on the INSIDE to protect the ram shaft from hitting the hammer assembly.  NOTE: If either one of these bumpers are not installed, you will risk damaging your hammer assembly.
6. Remove the o-ring from the front of the hammer assembly and replace with the one provided.
7. If it's not already installed put the other o-ring that was provided on the QuickSilver Ram.
8. Put the QuickSilver Ram into the hammer assembly.
9. Put the bumper on the QS ram shaft.  If you forget this part it will really SUCK to have to take it apart to fix.
10. Next using a little loc-tite ( I would use Blue ) thread the hammer onto the QS ram.  Do not over tighten the hammer onto the shaft.  Only use light finger pressure to screw the hammer onto the shaft.  Screw the hammer onto the shaft until it stops, do not try and twist it any further on to the shaft.
11. Let the loc-tite dry for a couple hours before putting everything back together.

Comments:

The QuickSilver Ram shaft gets the job done.  I installed it in an Impulse that had the first shot problem so bad that the ball would not even leave the barrel.  The second shot was so under powered that it would only push the first ball and itself out, they would not even break.

After installation the the QS ram the first shot was still a little low, but over the chrono it was about 200fps, when all the following shots were in the 250-255fps range.

Installing the QuickSilver Ram also has the added benefit of giving you the chance to clean the inside of your hammer assembly.  Something that I believe the average Impulse owner rarely if never does.

The Details

• MSRP: $39.95
• Pro's: The QuickSilver Ram will lessen or completely solve the first shot drop problem and also allow your guns to cycle a little quicker and smoother.
• Cons: I have no con's about the QuickSilver Ram.  I am very happy that Performance Concepts made it.  I guess my only beef is with Smart Parts.....why didn't they make the ram shaft correctly in the first place??  Oh well, big thanks to Performance Concepts for fixing a nagging Impulse problem!!

UPDATE: I was told by a reliable source that the most likely reason that Smart Parts did not address this situation with the ram shafts is because the stock rams only require machining on one machine. The QuickSilver ram shaft require machining using three different machines and then hand polishing. It is more expensive to make.