Reply With QuoteSounds cool. But one big question remains for us racers... Would it be CAMS approved?
Needs to pass those regs to get racers to be interested
Hi All!
SO my dad was showing me the fire suppression system that he's installing in my car.
So so cool! Some of you guys who race may wanna take a look, I'll see if I can find the brand (Dad does it for work so...I'm kinda getting a sweet deal)
Basically, it's a tiny little canister (a bit smaller than a can of coke) and what it does is a lot like a powder extinguisher, only better. It will basically eject the powder into your engine bay which separates the elements needed for fire (Dad says there's three but it basically stops the oxygen from being able to combust) it will then stay suspended in the air for a LONG long time and you can blow it all away or suck it up with a vacuum. It won't deteriorate your wiring etc and it's super small, doesn't need to be professionally refilled, you can do it yourself and it's apparently cheap (but as I said...don't know the price)
Thought it was awesome. They also provide these suppression systems in a "hand grenade" type pack...so you literally pull the pin press the trigger and throw it at a fire...so so much fun and I want the hand grenade.
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Sounds cool. But one big question remains for us racers... Would it be CAMS approved?
Needs to pass those regs to get racers to be interested
Sure, we dont have to worry about viking raids or scurvy anymore, but instead we make a daily routine of sitting in flimsy, fibreglass (or metal) boxes full of gasoline which are propelled in opposing directions on the freeway at velocities matching that of low flying aircraft.
This is a roundabout way of saying that cars are dangerous....
Sounds like whats in planes basically where it removes oxygen from the area (forcing u to open a window to let it out) woulda thought but in something not fully enclosed like an engine bay itd be to hard.. A sprinkler system under the bonnet with liquid co2 woulda been better id thought as it saturates the flame/fuel
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FIA appendix j article 253-7
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Speaka da engrish?Originally Posted by Nurb608
Sure, we dont have to worry about viking raids or scurvy anymore, but instead we make a daily routine of sitting in flimsy, fibreglass (or metal) boxes full of gasoline which are propelled in opposing directions on the freeway at velocities matching that of low flying aircraft.
This is a roundabout way of saying that cars are dangerous....
Lol, Thats the standard CAMS require for plumbed in fire suppression systemsSpeaka da engrish?
Track Times: Phillip Island - 1:59.4027, Calder Park - 1:08.8142, Winton 3km - 1:40.7810, Sandown - 1:29.6000, Haunted Hills - 62.55, 1/4 Mile - 13.736
so we can use it instead of an extinguisher?
Sure, we dont have to worry about viking raids or scurvy anymore, but instead we make a daily routine of sitting in flimsy, fibreglass (or metal) boxes full of gasoline which are propelled in opposing directions on the freeway at velocities matching that of low flying aircraft.
This is a roundabout way of saying that cars are dangerous....
Not sure. The CAMS regs dont specify but the fia say you need a handheld regardless
Edit: fia says either is fine
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Track Times: Phillip Island - 1:59.4027, Calder Park - 1:08.8142, Winton 3km - 1:40.7810, Sandown - 1:29.6000, Haunted Hills - 62.55, 1/4 Mile - 13.736
I'd have to check the specs. They're being installed in a heap of mine vehicles too.
Basically you can trigger it using a switch or on mine will be a pull the lever type thing.
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The ones in the cessnas I fly are pull pin count to 5 and hold ur breathe then "detonates" takes all oxygen outta the air with 3seconds.
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