GTA 5 Online: How to Get the Acid Lab Vehicle

You can get an Acid Lab vehicle in the new GTA Online: Los Santos Drug Wars DLC, which can in turn be used to rake in some cash. You’ve got to complete a set of missions before you can get your hands on this cash cow, though.

Our guide will provide you with tips on how to get the Acid Lab vehicle in GTA Online: Los Santos Drug Wars.

How to Get the Acid Lab Vehicle

The Acid Lab is based on the MTL Brickade 6×6 armored vehicle, which can be converted into the acid-manufacturing business at The Freakshop.

You can get the MTL Brickade 6×6 acid lab vehicle after completing the first part of the First Dose missions. You can follow our guide on how to start First Dose missions in GTA Online right here.

Follow our step-by-step instructions on how to accomplish this:

1. Start the sixth First Dose mission “Off the Rails“.
2. Travel to Palmer-Taylor Power Station at Los Santos County.
3. Steal the MTL Brickade 6×6 vehicle from the crashed freight train (indicated on the map above).
4. Deliver the vehicle to The Freakshop at Mirror Park.
5. Complete the “Setup: Acid Lab Equipment” mission given by Mutt.
6. Pay Mutt $750,000 to convert the the MTL Brickade 6×6 vehicle into an Acid Lab.
7. Complete 10 Fooligan Jobs given by Dax.
8. Pay Mutt another $250,000 for upgrading the Acid Lab.

Finally, you can start using the Acid Lab for manufacturing acid in the game, and thus setting up a business with a hefty passive income.

Here is a complete breakdown of various levels of income that is generated by the acid production, depending on the upgrade level of your Acid Lab in the game.

Standard Acid Lab

• Income per 1 unit: $1,485
• Maximum income per 160 units: $237,600
• Time of production per 1 unit: 135 seconds.
• Time of production per 1 unit with boost: 68 seconds.
• Time of production per 1 unit with GTA+: 68 seconds.
• Time of production per 1 unit with boost and GTA+: 34 seconds.
• Filling time: 6 hours.
• Filling time with boost: 4.5 hours.
• Filling time with GTA+: 3 hours.
• Filling time with boost and GTA+: 2.25 hours.

Acid Lab with Equipment Upgrade

• Income per 1 unit: $2,095
• Maximum income per 160 units: $335,200
• Time of production per 1 unit: 90 seconds.
• Time of production per 1 unit with boost: 45 seconds.
• Time of production per 1 unit with GTA+: 45 seconds.
• Time of production per 1 unit with boost and GTA+: 23 seconds.
• Filling time: 4 hours.
• Filling time with boost: 3 hours.
• Filling time with GTA+: 2 hours.
• Filling time with boost and GTA+: 1.5 hours.

That’s everything you need to know on how to get the Acid Lab vehicle in GTA Online: Los Santos Drug Wars. For more GTA Online tips and tricks articles, be sure to visit our dedicated hub page.