THE BLACK MARKET >>>[Greetings one and all, here are some ideas that a few of us in our Shadowrealm have come up with or come across. I do hope that you find them of moderate usage.]<<< -the Reflex/Harbringer<11:39:42/5-21-60> >>>[VUB in this catalog is Vehicle's Unmodified Body. VMBA is Vehicle's Modified Body and Armor.]<<< -- The Anal Anagramist [08:27:18/8-30-52] COMPRESS FUEL TANKS Parts Cost: VUB X 150 Nuyen Installation Target #: 3 + VUB Installation Time: 72 Hours / Success(es) Facilitation Required: Vehicle Work Shop Appropriate Skill: Appropriate Vehicle B/R, or Armor B/R These objects allow for a 15% increase in fuel storage for the spacing of the tank. The new tank(s) are considered to have a Body/Armor (B/A) of 2/2. COMPRESS FUEL TANKS (Improved) Parts Cost: VUB X 350 Nuyen Installation Target #: 4 + VUB Installation Time: 72 Hours / Success(es) Facilitation Required: Vehicle Work Shop Appropriate Skill: Appropriate Vehicle B/R, or Armor B/R Effectively, these tank(s) are upgrades from the above mentioned version. They allow for up to 25% more fuel to be stored. The tank(s) are considered to have a B/A or 3/2. COMPRESS FUEL TANKS (Expanded) Parts Cost: VUB X 350 Nuyen Installation Target #: 4 + VUB Installation Time: 72 Hours / Success(es) Facilitation Required: Vehicle Work Shop Appropriate Skill: Appropriate Vehicle B/R, or Armor B/R These are the guidelines that cover the fuel tank(s) if the expanded fuel storage option is utilized. These allow for up to 15% increase in the amount of fuel that can be stored within an expanded tank. They are considered to have a B/A of 3/2. COMPRESS FUEL TANKS (Expanded-Improved) Parts Cost: VUB X 400 Nuyen Installation Target #: 5 + VUB Installation Time: 72 Hours / Success(es) Facilitation Required: Vehicle Work Shop Appropriate Skill: Appropriate Vehicle B/R, or Armor B/R Again, this is simply the upgrade for expanded tanks option of fuel storage. They can hold 25% more fuel than the standard expanded fuel tank(s). They are considered to have a B/A or 3/3. FUEL COMPRESSION SYSTEM Parts Cost: 2,500 Nuyen Installation Target #: 5 Installation Time: 72 Hours / Successes(es) Facilitation Required: Vehicle Work Shop Appropriate Skill Appropriate Vehicle B/R This system handles both the refueling and fuel injection system of the vehicle. It can handle the premise up to and including the Compress Fuel Tanks (Expanded-Improved) System. At the time of installation, the fuel tank volume and rate of flow are entered into the Vehicle's Autopilot (which then registers the information to the driver/pilot). The flow regulation is handled within the compressor itself. GM'S NOTE: The compression fuel system only works on liquid fuel engines and does not work in conjunction with Jet Engine Technologies. LTA PANELING (Aircraft Only) Parts Cost: VMBA X 1,500 Installation Target #: 6 Installation Time: 7 Days (168 Hours) / Success(es) Facilitation Required: Vehicle Repair Facility Appropriate Skill Appropriate Vehicle B/R This system allows for introduction of a full body system of LTA (Lighter Than Air) Paneling. It will increase the economy of a vehicle by an amount equal to (15 - VMB) in percentage. For example, a Panzer has a body of 16, thus the introduction of LTA Paneling will not increase its economy. If used on an Avenger Ultralight (B/A 3/3), the economy of the vehicle will be increased by 9%. The introduction of LTA Paneling also increases the Handling of the vehicle it is introduced into by +1 (+2 for Ultralights). GM'S NOTE: LTA Paneling will not work in conjunction with LTA Aircraft, such as Zeppelins and Dirigibles. DUAL BLADED, PUSH/PULL PROPELLER SYSTEMS (Aircraft Only) Parts Cost: VUB X 7,500 Nuyen Installation Target #: 5 Installation Time: 7 Days (168 Hours) / Success(es) Facilitation Required: Vehicle Repair Facility Appropriate Skill: Appropriate Vehicle B/R, or Mechanical Engineering This propeller engine design modification creates a set of two (2) parallel opposing "blades" which work in concert to create more "push" for the vehicle. The introduction of this system enhances the vehicles overall speed by +1%/+5%. They also increase the economy of the vehicle by +5%. They do however lower the signature of the vehicle by -2. If Dual Purpose Push/Pull Engines are being modified (such as in the Lear Platinum), then the cost is (VUB X 9,500) with a Installation Target # of 6. ENHANCED CARBURETORS Parts Cost: (VMB + Economy Increase) X 1,500 Nuyen Installation Target #: 4 Installation Time: 72 Hours / Success(es) Facilitation Required: Vehicle Repair Facility Appropriate Skill: Appropriate Vehicle B/R, or Mechanical Engineering These basically are the vaunted and mythical economy enhancing systems we have heard rumors of for a number of years. The cost of the system is equal to the vehicles modified body (which includes armoring) + the targeted increase in the vehicle's economy. For example, Reflex wants to increase the economy of his Avenger Ultralight. The level of increase he wants to install is 20%. The cost for the increase system (parts only) is 180,000 Nuyen (WOW!!!). If the increase is desired for a MultiF requiring engine, then the economy increase is 2/3 normal. So if he wanted to upgrade the economy by 20% on a BMW Blitzen that utilized MultiF, the cost would have been 100,000 Nuyen (20 X 2/3 {.6667} X 1500). GM's Note: Please note that the Enhanced Carburetors will not work on Jet Propulsion Systems, Electric/Improved Electric Engines, or LAV aircraft. REDUCED COMPONENT RIG CONTROLS Parts Cost: Variable Installation Target #: As Standard plus CF Decrease Installation Time: As Standard X CF Decrease Facilitation Required: Vehicle Repair Facility Appropriate Skill: Appropriate Vehicle B/R, Mechanical Engineering, or Cybertechnology- Hardware Integration Originally suggested by many individuals, this system is similar to that one proposed for reduced component Sensor/ECM/ECCM packages. The comparison of CF reduction to cost is altered somewhat however. Level of Reduction Cost Modifier -1 CF X2 -2 CF X3 -3 CF X5 -4 CF X10 -5 CF Not Possible The availability of these components is obviously restricted, and have resource/etiquette rolls of 6, 9, 11, and 22 respectively. The base time to locate the parts is equal to the availability in Days (24 hour sets). >>>[But anyhows, I thought that a few of you would be interested in hearing about these suggestions. Any takers?]<<< -the Reflex/Harbringer<12:57:49/5-21-60>