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pharmd
post Jun 16 2012, 03:26 PM
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What is the best place to mount a quick release fire extinguisher? I has seen under seat mounts, Roll Cage mounts, and flat mounts. The rear drive shaft tunnel would be good, but i doubt it would be easily reachable when harnessed in with a helmet on. The under seat makes since...What are you guys doing?
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BPWilliams
post Jun 19 2012, 12:54 PM
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On the tunnel reachable with the belts attached, but honestly if it is a track car that is your second option. Solid mounted 10lb bottle mounted in the rear passenger seat area. switch mounted on dash or roll bar accessable from the inside our outside. a two layer fire suit is good for six seconds in a fire before you start to feel it....
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post Jun 22 2012, 12:16 PM
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QUOTE (BPWilliams @ Jun 19 2012, 07:54 AM) *
On the tunnel reachable with the belts attached, but honestly if it is a track car that is your second option. Solid mounted 10lb bottle mounted in the rear passenger seat area. switch mounted on dash or roll bar accessable from the inside our outside. a two layer fire suit is good for six seconds in a fire before you start to feel it....


Ideally, I'd want both a fire system AND a handheld bottle. If I only had one, I'd pick the handheld. With a system, it's ONLY going to discharge at the points you have the nozzles placed and at ALL the nozzles too. (Engine fire? Hit the nozzle on you're getting sprayed too.) A system would have done zero good in the grass fire we had and would have probably ended up losing the car. A small electrical fire behind the dash probably wouldn't be put out either. Also, a fire system doesn't help when the car next to you on grid backfires thru the carb and catches fire.

I agree in the big shunt or a big fire, a system is an advantage. It's there as more of a life saving device which, granted, is pretty darn important. It's there to provide you a few more precious seconds to get your ass out of the car. I just think it'd also be a great shame to lose a car from a small fire that spreads as you stand there helpless. Guess it all depends on the purpose that you choose it for.

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pharmd   Fire Extinguisher placement   Jun 16 2012, 03:26 PM
Zedzag   Within easy reach of the driver should there be a ...   Jun 16 2012, 06:31 PM
StanIROCZ   Mine is a "arm rest"   Jun 16 2012, 06:34 PM
Steve91T   I saw one CMC car that had a pretty good set up IM...   Jun 17 2012, 12:17 AM
Alien   In the rallye car, I (co-driver in pass seat) had ...   Jun 19 2012, 01:00 AM
dailydriver   QUOTE (Alien @ Jun 18 2012, 09:00 PM) In ...   Jun 19 2012, 04:10 PM
Blainefab   In front of the drivers seat, on the tunnel just r...   Jun 19 2012, 10:30 AM
trackbird   I like them in the center console area. Some place...   Jun 19 2012, 11:47 AM
CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (trackbird @ Jun 19 2012, 06:47 AM)...   Jun 19 2012, 12:28 PM
BPWilliams   On the tunnel reachable with the belts attached, b...   Jun 19 2012, 12:54 PM
Alien   QUOTE (BPWilliams @ Jun 19 2012, 07:54 AM...   Jun 22 2012, 12:16 PM
Alien   '75(?) Chevy Monza, Group 5, SCCA Costas was ...   Jun 19 2012, 06:18 PM
dailydriver   QUOTE (Alien @ Jun 19 2012, 02:18 PM) ...   Jun 19 2012, 09:54 PM
Shortcutsleeping   QUOTE (dailydriver @ Jun 19 2012, 04:54 P...   Jun 22 2012, 04:12 AM
dailydriver   QUOTE (Shortcutsleeping @ Jun 22 2012, 12...   Jun 22 2012, 07:44 PM
pharmd   So has anyone had issues with an under the driver ...   Jun 20 2012, 12:45 PM
wastntim   QUOTE (pharmd @ Jun 20 2012, 07:45 AM) So...   Jun 20 2012, 05:36 PM
Blainefab   QUOTE (pharmd @ Jun 20 2012, 05:45 AM) So...   Jun 20 2012, 06:28 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (pharmd @ Jun 20 2012, 08:45 AM) So...   Jun 21 2012, 12:01 PM
cozog   As someone who recently set the grass and almost h...   Jun 22 2012, 06:07 PM
Blainefab   QUOTE (cozog @ Jun 22 2012, 11:07 AM) I a...   Jun 22 2012, 08:58 PM
Blainefab   QUOTE (cozog @ Jun 22 2012, 11:07 AM) As ...   Jun 22 2012, 11:18 PM

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