Does any one have a Blazecut fire suppression system in their speedster? If so did you use a three or six foot hose and how did you mount it? Pictures please
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There are a couple, I'm sure they'll chime in. I know one was 6'.
I also seen to recall someone hard plumbed to a fire extinguisher (clever).
The key is, proper placement of fuel lines and filters.
Always inspect your connections on a regular basis. No how old your fuel lines are and change them as needed.
I have two, both three footers - one draped over the back of the engine and attached to the firewall with electrical cable clamps with neoprene coating, and the other surrounding my BN2 heater in the well in the nose of the car, also mounted with cable clamps. Don't have photos on this device, but will have them in a couple of days. Maybe someone on here can come up with my final heater installation thread for a photo.
Found something...
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Gordon- good idea using the electrical cable clamps with the rubber padding to keep potential cut through on the suppression tube, from vehicle vibration.
crhemi (Bill) poboiinhawaii posted:I also seen to recall someone hard plumbed to a fire extinguisher (clever).
MangoSmoothie.ca posted:crhemi (Bill) poboiinhawaii posted:I also seen to recall someone hard plumbed to a fire extinguisher (clever).
I love that. I've always loved that. I plan to steal the idea.
I think a Blazecut is a good start but many don't want it mounted to their deck lid. Mango's does it for me. Well designed and very high on the coolness factor.
My two Blazecut tubes cost a total of $150 delivered for both. That's a tad ( a BIG Tad) cheaper than a plumbed extinguisher system, so you would be paying around 4X for the "coolness factor". Not that that is a bad thing. 
I just don't see it as a coolness factor at all. When you buy an approved fire suppression system, you're paying for something that has been tested, evaluated, and approved, either by Underwriters Lab, NFPA, or other national testing laboratory.
Think of it as buying an insurance policy. Would any of us buy a policy from an unregistered company, merely because they promise that they will pay under certain conditions? Blazecut has the option to submit their product for the same testing that approved systems are put through. They won't do it. The unfortunate down side is that buyers now have an arguably false sense of security that they are protected, and may neglect other, proven technologies such as portable extinguishers.
I agree Jim. Years ago, we did a group buy on 5 pound Halon systems from Safecraft over at Spyderclub. I think 10 people got onboard around 2002 or so.
My bottle is empty, the impact pulled the cable when I crashed. I'm going to attempt a refill locally after the bottle is tested. I'm pretty sure I'll end up with Halotron instead of the 1211 I had.
The security of knowing it's there and WILL extinguish the flames is worth it.
But doesn't everybody want a 4 ft chunk of Pex tubing filled with... something?
I bought a handheld Halotron extinguisher while at Carlisle this year, and I also have a Safecraft engine bay extinguisher that I need to install in this car. There is a little less room in the engine bay than in my previous speedster.
Anytime I start the car for the first time in the day, I have the engine lid open, just so I can see what's going on. Mind you, my fuel system is different than most, but it just makes me feel a little better to do that.
I get in, turn the key to "on", count to 5, pump it 5-6 times and then hit the key. Usually fires up immediately and then tries to die unless I pump it a few more times til it "sort-a" smooths out. In the midst of all this is a serious amount of coughing, puking and popping in the carbs until it smooths out (takes 20 - 30 seconds) when it's then docile enough to back out onto the street and take off. That is pretty live-able, as far as I'm concerned - you just get used to it.
From the days when I was racing and had choke-less carbs back then, occasionally a nice flame would get coughed up out of the carb throat (dramatic as hell, if you were sitting in the garage area...) but if you kept your foot in it the flame would get sucked back into the carb and that was that. Where WE have trouble is with the oil-soaked paper air cleaners; The flame shoots out with n place to go, ignites the oil impregnating the paper element which then ignites the paper air cleaner and "it's all over, Alice!"
Of course, if you have a raw gas leak anywhere back there and THAT ignites, it gives you no warning before the entire back of the car is engulfed. Check those rubber fuel hoses at least once a year.
In the meantime, I'm gonna be blissfully happy with my $150 Blazecut systems (as opposed to a $500-$700 bottle system) and look forward to another 20 years of terrorizing the back roads of Central Massachusetts. Had to replace my very first burnt-out tail light bulb last night after 20+ years (they were the original bulbs that came with the CMC tail lights). That's pretty good longevity in my book. NOW I can head out to Autozone and tell the clue-less counter person; "Hey! I want a pair of MUSBJIM LED tail light bulbs!" That should cause quite a stir at the Grafton Street Autozone.....