does xvalve work with the zbody

[fastpitch321]

will Xvalve adn LX work with the Zbody (not Zgrip)?

[Dayspring]

Yup.

[p8ntballsnowman]

[fastpitch321]

hm, some say yes, some say no. Has anyone actually tried it?

[borph]

I sure hope so.. I just LOVE my z-bod.
Recently ordered an X-Valve, so I'll post again after it's arrival.

[pbzmag]

You need to do some light sanding to make if fit. What you need is fine sandpaper that comes in a roll. Those are made for pipes. Roll a piece around the head of the bolt, wrap your hand around the sandpaper and twist the bolt around 15-20 times or 10-15 times. Check the fit and repeat if necessary. Remember to let the bolt cool down from time to time.

[RecklessFable]

I've got the X-Valve (and hence the Level 10) in my Z-Body. The only problem I've been having is a leak out the side hole (the small one opposite the air input). I'm not sure if this is related to the Z-Body since there are tons of RTs in Z-Bodies out there.

But to answer your question, yes, it fits, and no, I didn't have to do anything special to the Level 10 part of it.

[askman]

Zbody have a stainless insert that captures the spring. This parts have a smaller bolt hole that cause the bolt to stick, but my guess is that tolerance is looser,so in some cases, it works. In my case, I had to ream out this insert.(I have a reamer that fits, but you probably can also do it with rolled up sand paper. You can also sand the bolt like some recommend) The aluminum body itself have big enough hole for level x bolt. I am in the process of putting together RT levelX zbody mag. (with either intelli or booyah)

Hope this clears it up. Looks like we have several zbody owners out there.

[borph]

Originally posted by pbzmag
Roll a piece around the head of the bolt

head meaning the entire front end the spring goes around?

[pbzmag]

Yes. Here's a pic where to sand.

[borph]

The X-Valve (including the bolt) gives me no problem at all fitting inside the zbody, but nothing I've tried will make it fire. In this thread they were having similar problems,

http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?threadid=83044

but even with my velocity adjustment cranked all the way clockwise as far as it'll go, still nothing. I've tried all three springs, but they all seemed too tense to let the bolt travel forward.
So I tried leaving the spring off and sticking an ink pen in the breach. That did make it fire, and I could reset the bolt with the pen.
Do you think sanding down the leading edge of the bolt could possibly make any difference here? I'm at a loss.

[Dayspring]

You need to tune the carrier oring. The oring inside is too tight and not letting the bolt travel forward.

[pbzmag]

Borph - What carrier are you using? Here's a trick that others used to tune the carrier. Insert the carrier onto the stem of the bolt with the white oring facing the bolt. Point the bolt down, if it slides off the carrier freely, the carrier is too big. Go to the next carrier till the bolt slides off slowly. Assemble the LX with no shims, original bolt and gas up. If it leaks, go to the next smallest carrier.

[borph]

I just didn't have the velocity up high enough! I had to really get down on it to move it any further, but it finally budged s'more and now it's shooting with the stock spring, 2 shims, and the #1 carrier. Thanks to you all for your support!

[fozzidouni]

I haven't had a single problem with my setup... I got my X-valve with Lev 10 setup in my Z-body... I've shot about half a case through my mag and haven't noticed a problem with the lev 10 not fitting in the Z-body. Oh, and while we're on the subject... the Z-body is real sick... I love being able to lob piant w/or withouth hop-up. And with my warp feed I can turn my gun upside down, turn the backspin up and lob paint over bunkers with such a crazy drop that it sits right ontop of peoples heads... try if you got the means...