FIRE SYSTEM INSTALLATION ???

#1

I just bought this fire system for my car.
http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=5625
I have looked around for some good info on installing it but, have not found any definitive answers. The instructions that the system came with are not very detailed. The bottle will be mounted where the back seat used to be. It will be with in reach while being belted in the car. I plan on mounting one pull handle on each side of the car to the cage just above the heat/ac vents. I am thinking that I will place at least two nozzles toward the driver seat, one mounted pointing down toward my chest from the top of the cage near the windshield, and one under the dash pointing toward my knees. I plan on placing two nozzles under the hood, one on each side of the motor. Should I place any nozzles near the gas tank? Toward the back seat where gas may come in? Should I place more nozzles on me? Should I use all six nozzles? Any help would be appreciated.

#2

I use 5 nozzles. Three in the cabin and two in the engine bay. A nozzle is mounted in the left and right top corners of the cage and those point down and across the car. The third nozzle is mounted on the left side of the cage and points at the driver’s midsection. In the engine bay one nozzle is to each side of the engine mounted on the firewall and points somewhat downward.

Using less than the full set of nozzles means that more foam will be dispensed from the nozzles you use. I’m not overly concerned about the car as it can be replaced. The driver, not so much. If the engine bay nozzles save the car fine, but I want the cabin to be a foam filled swimming pool.

The fuel tank and lines are outside of the cage. Any fire from that will be outside of the car and is likely to be way more than a nozzle or two suppress. I wouldn’t waste a nozzle on that.

#3

Words to the wise…

The cars need extra weight, so add a portable fire extinguisher to the passenger floorboard.Ask Travis, they come in handy for brush fires under the car. Ask Robert, they come in handy for engine fires when your car is being loaded onto the trailer.

RP

#4

FWIW, I followed Jim’s plan and went with the 5 nozzles, 3 in drivers compartment, 2 under the hood.

#5

I’ll add one more thing to what I posted earlier. Make darn sure the the bottle is securely mounted with metal preventing the bottle from moving under the clamps. After my wreck at RA I found the fire bottle almost out from under the clamps. You don’t want the bottle to become an unguided missile in an incident and you want it to work when the car finally stops.

#6

I have a similar system. Another safety tip is to zip-tie the clamp staps closed so they cannot open. The clamps are not as robust as you would think they would be for this application.
Ed