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Old 05-22-2020, 07:50 AM
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Not sure if a fire extinguisher would help if meth leaked a caught fire but..Which one do you use in your street car? What’s the best place to purchase one? Thanks!

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Not sure if a fire extinguisher would help if meth leaked a caught fire but..Which one do you use in your street car? What’s the best place to purchase one? Thanks!
AFFF extinguisher for sure. I bought the SPA 4L system with 2 engine bay and 2 cabin nozzles so that all I have to do is pull a handle and the nozzles do the work for me
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Halon or Halotron, if you use a standard abc extinguisher it will leave a nasty mess afterwards
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Originally Posted by Turpid porpoise
AFFF extinguisher for sure. I bought the SPA 4L system with 2 engine bay and 2 cabin nozzles so that all I have to do is pull a handle and the nozzles do the work for me
so you pull the handles and it pulls the pins? That’s cool!

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I run a10# 3 nozzle AFFF system, id rather have a mess than a loss
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Originally Posted by 04zjimc
so you pull the handles and it pulls the pins? That’s cool!
You have to remove the pins for the system to be active but until you pull the handle the lines remain empty
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Originally Posted by Turpid porpoise
You have to remove the pins for the system to be active but until you pull the handle the lines remain empty
ok got it. Where can I find this setup at? Thanks
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ok got it. Where can I find this setup at? Thanks
I got mine through OGracing but I know a number of places sell them. Google SPA AFFF extinguisher and there are a bunch of links that come up
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Originally Posted by Turpid porpoise
I got mine through OGracing but I know a number of places sell them. Google SPA AFFF extinguisher and there are a bunch of links that come up
I will check it out thanks
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Originally Posted by Turpid porpoise
I got mine through OGracing but I know a number of places sell them. Google SPA AFFF extinguisher and there are a bunch of links that come up
what size tank did you get, and where did you mount it? Thanks
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what size tank did you get, and where did you mount it? Thanks
I got the 4L tank and mounted it to the floor underneath my rear diagonal cage bars. I cut some metal sheet to act as a backer under the floor so the bolts wouldnt pull through the fiberglass
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Halon or Halotron, if you use a standard abc extinguisher it will leave a nasty mess afterwards
And the car will be a total loss anyway. Yep, Halon is the way to go.
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I got my fire suppression setup from Stroud Safety.

10lb bottle. 2 nozzles in the engine bay and one down by my feet.

Pull the handle right beside me, and the bottle fires the agent. I hope I never need it. And if I do, I hope it works.
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Here is some pics how put fire suppression system to my car. Inside engine bay i have 5 nozzle. OMP 4.25l system cost 235€. Installation take some hours.
I also have small co2 extinguisher inside car.


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