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Goon LP by 528 Custom Vapes
Goon LP by 528 Custom Vapes

Goon LP by 528 Custom Vapes

 

Commercial characteristics

  • Sponsor having loaned the product for the magazine: Phileas Cloud
  • Price of the tested product: 79.90 Euros
  • Product category according to its selling price: High end (from 71 to 100 euros)
  • Atomizer type: Multi-tank dripper
  • Number of resistances allowed: 2
  • Resistance Type: Classic Reconstructible, Rebuildable Micro Coil, Reconstructible Classic Temperature Controlled, Rebuildable Micro Coil with Temperature Control
  • Supported Bit Type: Cotton, Fiber Freaks Density 1, Fiber Freaks Density 2, Fiber Freaks Yarn 2 mms, Fiber Freaks Cotton Blend
  • Quantity in milliliters announced by the manufacturer: 1.5

Reviewer comments on business characteristics

The Goon has had tremendous success, whether it's available in 24 or 22mm. 528 custom vapes has made people talk about it with the success of this dripper and has decided not to stop there by offering a new variation: the “Goon LP”. We stuck our tongue out before we could find its insides, but here it is.

This dripper is available in two colors: stainless steel or anthracite gray. Its tray offers studs which have 4 horizontal fixing clamps while its big brother only had two vertical ones, always in gold plated. This dripper keeps excellent conductivity and a fairly deep tank. The differences with its predecessor are the airholes which are no longer in a circular shape but rounded and wide with a reduced top-cap to offer a slightly more refined look associated with a wider Ultem drip-tip as well as a second top- cap supplied in the same material, tinted with orange yellow with red joints which gives it a beautiful atypical appearance.

Atypical, it is especially so by its plate sitting on a diameter of 24mm which does not, at first glance, offer a large place for the construction of the double coil assembly, but we will have to test all that.

Physical characteristics and felt quality

  • Width or Diameter of the product in mm: 24
  • Length or height of the product in mm as sold, but without its drip tip if it is present, and regardless of the length of the connection: 19
  • Weight in grams of the product as sold, with its drip tip if it is present: 35 in steel and 20 in Ultem
  • Material composing the product: Stainless steel, Gold, Ultem
  • Form Factor Type: Clamp Plots
  • Number of component parts without screws and washers: 4
  • Number of threads: 1
  • Quality of the threads: Good
  • Number of O-rings, Dript-Tip excluded: 4
  • Quality of O-rings present: Very good
  • O-ring positions: Drip-Tip Connection, Top Cap - Tank, Bottom Cap - Tank
  • Capacity in milliliters actually usable: 1.5
  • Overall, do you appreciate the quality of manufacture of this product with regard to its price? Yes

Rating of the vapelier as to feelings quality: 4.1 / 5 4.1 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on physical characteristics and perceived quality

528 Custom Vapes offers us a beautiful quality product. The machining is perfect and the thickness of the material on each piece is comfortable.

This dripper consists of 4 parts (drip-tip included) with a two-part cap that adjusts the airflow by rotating the two parts.

Several engravings are present on the Goon LP, we find the Goon logo with its serial number and the nested LP letters, under the base of the atomizer. On the edge of the top-cap, we read all around the name of the manufacturer "528 Custom Vapes" and on the plate we find the Goon logo but also the two letters "LP". Beautifully executed engravings that remain discreet and judiciously placed. The color of the tested dripper is anthracite gray, a matte coating which is magnificent, but which marks quite easily under the effect of liquid stains but which disappear just as quickly.

This top fits into the base of the atomizer thanks to two joints that ensure excellent support.

The base 24mm diameter could offer a beautiful place, both for its deep tank that can store a quantity of liquid close to 1.5ml but also for the place of mounting but unfortunately the dimension of the studs and the system of horizontal clamps that maintain the resistive in the manner of a jaw, largely encroaches on the available space. On the other hand tightening by 8 small screws is easy.


The studs, clamps and pin are gold plated and provide a very good conductivity, but also a resistance to oxidation and wear much more important.

This dripper is supplied with a second top-cap in Ultem, a thermoplastic material resistant to heat and chemicals. This material is widely used for 3D printers. This yellow-orange top in two parts offers, through transparency, reduced visibility. However the material is fine and seems rather fragile

Functional features

  • Connection type: 510
  • Adjustable positive stud? Yes, through an adjustment by thread, the assembly will be flush in all cases
  • Presence of air flow regulation? Yes, and variable
  • Diameter in mm maximum of the air regulation possible: 10
  • Minimum diameter in mm of the air regulation possible: 0.1
  • Air regulation positioning: Lateral positioning and benefiting resistors
  • Atomization chamber type: Conventional / reduced
  • Heat dissipation of the product: Normal

Reviewer's comments on functional features

The functional characteristics of this dripper are apparently quite fuzzy.

A small chamber with a fairly large opening drip-tip, like a consequent air-flow, suggest that this dripper offers a beautiful high-power steam with low resistive mounts.

On the other hand, the space left for the construction of the coils is very small and does not allow the use of coil diameters greater than 2.5mm and is therefore more akin to flavor assemblies.


The ambiguity is confusing and the test will allow me to define these functions but, a priori, the Goon LP offers little leeway to obtain a compromise between flavors and vapor that will give satisfaction. 

On the other hand what is clear is that a BF pin (pierced at its center) is provided in the pack to associate this dripper with a Box Bootom Feeder. A pin that is adjustable via the thread and airflow is adjustable depending on the mounting or its preferences.

Drip-Tip Features

  • Type of attachment of the drip-tip: Owner only
  • Presence of a Drip-Tip? Yes, the vaper can immediately use the product
  • Length and type of drip-tip present: Short
  • Quality of the present drip-tip: Good

Reviewer's comments on the Drip-Tip

This is not really a drip-tip but a drip-top that comes with this Goon LP because its inside diameter is 10mm for an outside diameter of 18mm. The height is rather small compared to its size. This drip-top is entirely in yellow tinted Ultem and resists perfectly to the heat thanks to the thickness of the material which unfortunately is too light on the connection. It is also a proprietary piece that requires to use only this model and therefore does not change the look of the dripper because no adapter is provided.

However, the body in ultem consists of two parts and the upper part consists of top-cap and drip-top in one block. It adapts perfectly to the lower part in stainless steel and keeps exactly the same measurements as the drip-top.

The heat dissipation is very good with this type of material for the drip-top and the heat on the lips does not feel.

Evaluation of the packaging

  • Presence of a box accompanying the product: Yes
  • Would you say that the packaging is up to the price of the product? Yes
  • Presence of a user manual? No
  • Is the manual understandable for a non-English speaker? No
  • Does the manual explain ALL features? No

Vapelier's note on packaging: 2 / 5 2 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on conditioning

The packaging is correct, with a box in black cardboard, the interior revealing a red velvet foam that protects each item delivered:

- the Goon LP atomizer
- The body in ultem composed of two parts
- A bag of accessories made up of 4 red seals, a BF pin and additional screws

On the other hand, no instructions are delivered. I must admit that an explanatory note is probably superfluous for a dripper, however data such as material, size, diameter and others, could be appreciable.

Appreciations in use

  • Transport facilities with the mod of the test configuration: Ok for a side pocket of Jean (no discomfort)
  • Disassembly and cleaning facilities: Easy but requires a workspace
  • Filling facilities: Super simple, even blind in the dark!
  • Easy to change resistances: Difficult, requires various manipulations
  • Is it possible to use this product throughout the day with several vials of EJuice? Yes perfectly
  • Was there leak after one day of use? No
  • In the event of leaks during the tests, descriptions of the situations in which they occurred:

Vapelier's note on ease of use: 3.7 / 5 3.7 5 out of stars

Reviewer's comments on the use of the product

In use, I must say that the challenge is considerable. Despite its diameter of 24mm, the space reserved for resistors is very limited. Because from the center of the attachment to the edge of the atomizer, only 5mm remains, which imposes a coil diameter limited to 2.5mm. If we have to add the thickness of the resistive and the space so as not to touch the walls of the dripper, the margin is really low.

Another disadvantage, the resistors must be adjusted and cut before inserting them in the studs to fix and screw 8 small screws is tedious. Cut the surplus of resistive under the studs is almost impossible.

For the use, I tested two montages, the first one with a simple Kanthal double coil in 0.4mm on a support of 2.5mm for a resistance of 0.46Ω to 40W. The result on the vape is superb, with beautiful steam and very good flavors. The dissipation of heat is well distributed with an open airflow thoroughly. Even if the mounting is not particularly easy to perform and if the diameter of the support is limited, with a resistive 0.4mm, 0.5mm or 0.6mm, we can play on the resistive value and therefore on the power of vape. But the result is really good for a flavor / steam compromise, more than honorable.

The second assembly realized was a double coil in fused on a support of 2.5mm for a total resistance of 0.28Ω for 55W (and more). The result vape is less conclusive, with a very dense steam certainly, but flavors less appreciable than the first montage. The heating of the resistive also becomes more difficult to dissipate, and even if it does not burn at the lips, the atomizer becomes too hot. So I tried to change the body using the one in Ultem ... Ouch!

I thought that the material would have the power to attenuate this excessive heat, but in reality, the dripper was so hot that I was afraid of cracking or even breaking the material. Although that did not happen, I waited for it to cool down to remove this cap which seems fragile to me when you associate it with a montage that calls for power.


Overall, a use that is not easy to achieve its assembly, but a flavor-steam compromise that may be more than satisfactory when it is associated with good editing. This Goon LP is capricious and does not allow enough exoticism apart from that of associating with a box BF, with which it ensures its function perfectly by a liquid flow that arrives at the board like all other drippers of this type .

Recommendations for use

  • With which type of mod is it advisable to use this product? Electronics AND Mechanics
  • With which mod model is it advisable to use this product? all mods with a width of 24mm mini
  • With which type of EJuice is it advisable to use this product? All liquids without problem
  • Description of the test configuration used: Surr an electro box in 41W with a resistance of 0.46Ω.
  • Description of the ideal configuration with this product: There are none in particular

was the product liked by the reviewer: Yes

Overall average of the Vapelier for this product: 4.3 / 5 4.3 5 out of stars

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The mood ticket of the reviewer

Although the external appearance of the Goon LP is a great success, the internal aspect is very restrictive in many ways: The diameter of the coils, the choice of the resistive, the position of clamps that require to cut the legs beforehand and the place on the plateau considerably reduced.

It is a very good atomizer for the stainless steel part but for the course in Ultem, it is still too fine to properly dissipate the heat in high power.

The drip-top is superb but proprietary and without adapter. The BF pin is well adapted and the flow of the liquid is done without difficulty under the studs.

Although this Goon LP has a "big" appearance, unlike its big brother, it is more flavor-oriented and does not offer great possibilities on cloud chasing.

Sylvie.I

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