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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? |
brant |
Dec 12 2013, 09:51 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,625 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Ron,
you should probably plug off the nozzle pointed at you in the cockpit its pretty dangerous a close personal friend of mine passed out from the halon when he had a fire, before he could exit the car another racer grabbed him by the shoulder straps and luckily he had already released the seatbelts when they drug him out the window of a race 914. the good samaritan suffered burns on his hand, and the driver possibly would not have made it otherwise. the car was a fuel leak fire that was not inside the cockpit, and burned to the ground the Halon is very fast reacting I always assumed I could hold my breath for 30 seconds and be fine but my friend is a VERY experienced racer and what happened points out that with everything going on, I think the body naturally breathes and things happen very fast. I too had a nozzle in my cockpit at first and my race shop threw a fit when he saw that.... plugged it right away brant |
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