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| BillJ |
 Jun 4 2021, 08:11 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,111 Joined: 4-March 13 From: charlotte, NC Member No.: 15,610 Region Association: None 
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Looking to update a race car with a 3-bay suppression system. I have done this many years ago but looking for suggestions on ideal routing for the lines and bottle location. Car has two seats (although rarely used right seat) so may impact routing and will probably do a dual nozzle in the cabin to make sure any riders are covered. Will want to spray both banks of carbs in the engine bay and one nozzle for the fuel cell space.
Anyone have some good pictures of routing they have done and where to locate bottle so it is out of the way? Pull locations appreciated too. Thanks! Bill |
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| slivel |
Jun 16 2021, 03:10 PM
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Old car....... older driver Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 10-July 04 From: San Diego Member No.: 2,332 Region Association: Southern California |
My bottle was inside when I was still racing, but when I retired from racing and turned the car into a street hotrod I moved it.
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| BillJ |
Jun 17 2021, 07:43 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,111 Joined: 4-March 13 From: charlotte, NC Member No.: 15,610 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(slivel @ Jun 16 2021, 05:10 PM)  My bottle was inside when I was still racing, but when I retired from racing and turned the car into a street hotrod I moved it. Thanks for the pics Steve that helps. I was thinking bottle placement in cabin to ensure driver is absolutely covered while engine and fuel gets second billing. Car means nothing if you are dead (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) So single line up front to fuel cell, single dual direction nozzle for driver/passenger, and two nozzles with one for each of the carbs. Sound about right? Thinking on advice to go aqueous foam as it sticks and prevents flareups. If the car catches on fire will be going through the whole thing anyway so cleanup is already going to happen. Thoughts? |
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BillJ Fire Suppression system installations Jun 4 2021, 08:11 AM
brant is it going to be a halon system?
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Is it still legal to mount the bottle inside the ... Jun 13 2021, 07:00 PM slivel
My bottle was inside when I was still racing, bu... Jun 17 2021, 09:33 AM BillJ The car this is going into is run by an older gent... Jun 17 2021, 09:46 AM slivel
The car this is going into is run by an older gen... Jun 17 2021, 10:06 AM slivel One more thought for those who are racing:
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