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~The Jester~ · 03-23-2005, 09:14 AM

I'm a firefighter for a living, so my opinions are kinda biased to begin with. Don't wait for the IHRA/NHRA rules to say you have to put an extinguisher in, do it anyways. Keep in mind that dry chem extinguishers are corrosive! So if you have to use it, clean it off ASAP. Halon is real good, non-corrosive, but hard to find and DON'T BREATH IT, even though you can't see it. CO2 is awesome, but hard to find a small "car size" one. That stuff is VERY cold when it comes out, be careful of frostbite, and cracking hot engine parts.

I always go to a local furnace supply store, and wrap my clutch cable in fireproofing, just for that reason. Well, that and a melted cable is really tough to push.

Anyways, Glad ya stopped it in time! The world doesn't need one less mustang in it.

03-23-2005, 09:14 AM	#5
~The Jester~ Rat Killer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cold ass Ohio Posts: 1,143	Re: I Had a goddamn electrical fire under the hood I'm a firefighter for a living, so my opinions are kinda biased to begin with. Don't wait for the IHRA/NHRA rules to say you have to put an extinguisher in, do it anyways. Keep in mind that dry chem extinguishers are corrosive! So if you have to use it, clean it off ASAP. Halon is real good, non-corrosive, but hard to find and DON'T BREATH IT, even though you can't see it. CO2 is awesome, but hard to find a small "car size" one. That stuff is VERY cold when it comes out, be careful of frostbite, and cracking hot engine parts. I always go to a local furnace supply store, and wrap my clutch cable in fireproofing, just for that reason. Well, that and a melted cable is really tough to push. Anyways, Glad ya stopped it in time! The world doesn't need one less mustang in it. __________________ d-Con Racing "Nothing fancy, just 347 inches of RAT POISON!" MICE need not apply.....