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Onboard fire systems, Any recommendations? |
ThePaintedMan |
Dec 9 2013, 04:59 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,886 Joined: 6-September 11 From: St. Petersburg, FL Member No.: 13,527 Region Association: South East States |
Hello Paddock readers,
I'm getting ready to order a fire system for our car and I thought this might be a good time to see if there are any opinions on which system to go with. I think that I've decided to go with the newer AFFF style system and the only real stipulation is that it be 2.25 liters in capacity or above. FourBlades has an OMP system for his IMSA car. I think it's this one : https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productde....asp?RecID=5624 There is also this style, recommended by Chumpcar: http://www.vro.com/ess-23l-afff-fire-supre...stem-p-362.html And finally, the SPA 4 liter system which also seems to be a bit cheaper than the others: https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productse...sp?Product=2426 Any major difference between these? Is the mechanical actuator or the electrical solenoid more preferred? |
ThePaintedMan |
Dec 9 2013, 11:50 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,886 Joined: 6-September 11 From: St. Petersburg, FL Member No.: 13,527 Region Association: South East States |
Great points, and three of the people I would hope would chime in with their knowledge.
I am not of the expectation that any fire system should be there to save the car. If it saves the driver, it's done it's job and what's most important. I like the SPA 4.0L system over the others for the price and the extra volume. I also like the mechanical setup, as Chris pointed out - less points of potential failure. Electric makes it easier to place where you want it, but we all know electronics on these cars... Plus that would be one more thing to think through, as our cutoff switch has to kill 12v for the whole car. I would imagine the fire system would have to be wired directly to the battery. |
r_towle |
Dec 10 2013, 07:38 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,579 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
Great points, and three of the people I would hope would chime in with their knowledge. You are most welcome as always (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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