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Old 10-15-2014, 03:10 PM   #11
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Allstar Racing Products sells an NHRA legal quick release fire extinguisher mount.
I read that through Summit before putting the extinguisher in. The factory mount is fastened to the sill bar on the drivers side with stainless steel zip ties and I'm prepared to remove it if I'm asked to.

With regards to my fuel pump, what it needs is a pressure gauge at the pump as well as the carb. Then I can back the feed from it down to a more reasonable level for my current needs without having it nearly choked at the carb end. A smaller one would have done the job, though and that's the point of this thread.

Some guy told me he uses two regulators under the hood on a single carb just to mess with the competition...

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You want to get in the cheapest way,buy a turn key car. Or build a 5.0 mustang, best bang for your buck.
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Old 10-15-2014, 05:12 PM   #13
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I read that through Summit before putting the extinguisher in. The factory mount is fastened to the sill bar on the drivers side with stainless steel zip ties and I'm prepared to remove it if I'm asked to.

With regards to my fuel pump, what it needs is a pressure gauge at the pump as well as the carb. Then I can back the feed from it down to a more reasonable level for my current needs without having it nearly choked at the carb end. A smaller one would have done the job, though and that's the point of this thread.

Some guy told me he uses two regulators under the hood on a single carb just to mess with the competition...

Dale
A dead head style regulator is not doing your fuel system or carb any favors.

As for a waste of money for me.
*The dual O2 sensors on my data logger system.
*Collector Tethers that have yet to be asked about in tech.

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Old 10-15-2014, 05:42 PM   #14
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The six-pac picked up when I changed from a 5/16 fuel line with a sock on it to a 1/2 with a good pump instead of that Carter thing.

Snake oil = 0wt. anything its a little quicker but way more expensive in the long run.

Racing hyd. lifters the ones that bled down and did not pump up.

Some kind of collector that boosted power and torque yet slowed the car down.

The smaller camshaft that is supposed to be faster in the summer. Man talk about gullible!

Like Billy stated some piston rings.

The best one was the nitro in the oil trick. It smells like you are going to set the world on fire, but alas its just perfume.

Ceramic coating on a light weigh drum to improve service life of the drum, it worked very well, but it would burn the band up in four or five runs.

And just bunch of stuff I have thought about and built that did not work, but every once in a while I make something that helps a little or a lot and best part is I don't have to share or sell it.
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Old 10-15-2014, 06:43 PM   #15
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Dale, tech made me take my fire extinguisher out from inside my stocker, said it was not legal ballast. Tom
maybe you could put a tether onit
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Old 10-15-2014, 08:32 PM   #16
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Internet advice from guys that take what they read on line, never test ever, but think whatever they read elsewhere will work on "your" car.

That and the old Aluminum Hubs! Sure, they were light and cheap, but they shook every bolt loose on the racecar! Made pretty cool looking ashtrays.
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Old 10-15-2014, 09:05 PM   #17
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Yes, an overkill fuel system. I had my eye on a $135 Holley Blue pump and regulator for my 302 ford with a Holley 4150 and posted a question to this forum. I let the guys talk me into a MagnaFuel 275 at $450 with a built in filter. It pumps out so much gas that the regulator is turned way down to keep from flooding the engine. I had the floats set wrong and gas flooded out of the carb like a fountain and started a pretty good fire. All is well but I toasted some wire.

Good investments for your stocker:

Painless Extreme Duty wire under the hood
Fire extinguisher next to the seat

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Dale assuming you are talking about the MagnaFuel 4450. I'm wondering what regulator(s) you were using? What was you inlet supply line size and outlet line size as well as bypass line size? What was your system pressure? MB.
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LOL That's a good one
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Old 10-15-2014, 10:33 PM   #19
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Dale, tech made me take my fire extinguisher out from inside my stocker, said it was not legal ballast. Tom
That wouldn't have been L.Bargeman would it?
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Dale assuming you are talking about the MagnaFuel 4450. I'm wondering what regulator(s) you were using? What was you inlet supply line size and outlet line size as well as bypass line size? What was your system pressure? MB.
The pump is the Quickstar 275 with filter and the supply is two -8 lines from the fuel cell to a MF Y and return line is -8 also. Line to the engine bay is -10 and the regulator is a Magnafuel MP 9633 rated at 4 to 12 psi. I had it dialed down to 5 psi at the time of my fire. The carb float was hard to set and gas flowed like a fountain out of the carb. I have an Air Gap manifold and it served as a reservoir for the spilled gas. The starter sparked it. Exciting.


EDIT: Regarding fire extinguishers in race cars, it is addressed in Section 9:3 of General. Extinguishers mounted in race cars must be a minimum of 2.5 lbs. and securely fastened. Flip open clamps are prohibited. I need a bigger extinguisher and an approved clamp.

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