JCS (Jet City Specialties) has been in the business of making quality Tippmann replacement parts for years now. Recently, JCS set their sights on the new Tippmann 98 Platinum Series line of paintball markers. Now Platinum owners have an option to replace the stock plastic tube with an aftermarket all-metal version. Tippmann put a updated powertube in the new Platinum series markers. Therefore the platinum series powertube will not work with previous versions of the 98 paintball guns. The Platinum Series Red Hot Powertube is made from red anodized, aircraft aluminum. It offers a tighter seal and more reliable performance than it's plastic stock counterpart. Will this increase the performance of your marker? Probably not. Aluminum powertubes offer a reliability upgrade more so than a performance upgrade. The metal hole on the aluminum Red Hot tube offers a much tigher hold on your velocity set screw than the plastic tube. This means your velocity stays at where you set it.
JCS also includes a newly updated Hexadecagon Front Bolt with all their powertube kits. The latest version of the JCS-famed front Tippmann bolt is now made of Lexan. This creates a bolt that is as tough as the old, but lighter than ever.
Don't worry 98 Custom and Custom Pro owners. JCS is still producing their original powertube models for your markers as well.
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