Fire Suppression system installations Options

[BillJ]

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

[slivel]

One more thought for those who are racing:
My checklist.

Stop the car
Turn off the engine
Deploy the fire system
Exit the car
Emergency electrical disconnect switch

Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice blindfolded as well. This is necessary if you actually can't see or if you are in an unusual attitude like upside down. I had multiple things to disconnect - harness, arm restraints, cool shirt hose, radio comm cord, window net, steering wheel (opt). I exited with HANS device on - some remove.

In 23 years of racing I caught fire only once and it was early in my racing days. It was in a 944 turbo that had an oil leak that sprayed on the exhaust manifold and caught fire. Had only a dry chemical extinguisher and required corner workers help and one or two other fie bottles from cars who stopped to help. Dry chem was a mess but the car was saved.

Another story: On the very first session of the very first track day on my newly built 914/6, my engine started running rough within a few hundred yards of taking the track. I shut it down and was towed into the pits. One of the fuel lines to the Weber carbs had popped off and dumped fuel all over the engine. It was a miracle that it did not catch fire. My engine builder was there and caught hell from me for using crimp on hose clamps that were not properly crimped.