Im looking to install a set of hornblasters shockers. I want to set these up to sound with a lanyard type valve like on semi trucks. What i am worried about is the delay because of the distance between the horns (mounted in front of radiator) and the valve. Has anyone installed a setup like this with some sort of manual valve (Graham White, lanyard, etc...)? How is the delay from opening the valve to the sounding of the horns? Also would i be able to keep the solenoid in use so that i would be able to keep the horns from sounding with the lanyard in case someone in the car just pulls it?

Thanks

 

There will be some delay, but nothing major. I prefer the solenoid valve myself. I have a 3/4" valve feeding my horns threw a 5/8" ID hose that is only 2 feet long. Talking about instant insanity!

 

And yes you can still use a solenoid valve before the metering valve to disable the metering valve. Just run a toggle switch to the dash so you can make the metering valve active or not active.

 

I'm all for being "country", but the lanyard-train horn idea crosses the line into redneck for sure. That's also what I want swinging from the ceiling all of the time is some dangling lanyard, you know, because you use train horns (or just the car horn) so often and all . . .

However, to each their own.