Stu
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Hi guys
Well the MK Indy R1 is now finished and the TVR is back after having its engine rebuild so Im thinking about getting a plumbed in fire extinguisher system on both of them - Mainly because the TVR is unreliable and made out of plastic and the MK was built by me and my mates!! Also, the bonnet doesnt come off the Tuscan easily (4 x 10mm bolts and 2 people!)
Does anyone know anything about plumbed in systems - Hows they work, how you rig them up etc etc?
Cheers guys
Stu 
[Edited on 09-05-2007 by Stu]
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jr
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Usally quite simple stu, have electric and mechanical iirc, usally 2 or more out puts from the ext itself, 1 for engine, 1 for interior etc
then a cable that is a simple pull design, that is mounted on the dash in an easy to reach place
usally the kits come with everything, and loads of pipe/cable to fit most applications
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Stu
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Ah right I see! That easy is it?
Think it may be a good idea - If only to put out an underbonnet fire cos like I say, Id never get th bonnet off!
Cheers JR!
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Tom
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Manually activated one would be my preference.
How does the MK indy go in comparison to the tvr?
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Stu
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom
Manually activated one would be my preference.
How does the MK indy go in comparison to the tvr?
Yeah, I agree actually!!!
MK Indy is 475kgs and 150bhp so 300ish bhp per ton, the TVR is 400bhp+ and 1050kgs so 400ish per ton. You get more of a sensation of speed in the MK for obvious reasons - Both cars get to 60 in under 4 secs but after 70 or so the Tusc has got it, Id say the Indy is about 9-10 seconds to 100 while the TVR is around 8. Love the 15k limiter and seqential box on the MK tho! Handling wise - Not driven the MK enough to give an honest answer, Im guessing it will be as good as the TVR if not better as the TVR can be a handful at the best of times - One thing I did find interesting tho was that I had a look on the Top Gear board the other day and to say the Tuscan isnt supposed to handle well, it was right up there - Was just a standard 360bhp model too, not even an S or a Red Rose!!!
Koenigsegg CCX (With Top Gear spoiler) 1.17.6
Pagani Zonda F 1.18.4
Maserati MC12 1.18.9
Ferrari F60 Enzo 1.19.0
Ariel Atom 1.19.5
Porsche Carerra GT 1.19.8
Koenigsegg CCX 1.20.4
Ascari KZ1 1.20.7
Mercedes McLaren SLR 1.20.9
Ford GT 1.21.9
Ferrari 360 CS 1.22.3
Porsche GT3 RS 1.22.3
Corvette Z06 1.22.4
Noble M15 1.22.5
Murcielago 1.23.7
Zonda 1.23.8
Koenigsegg 1.23.9
Prodrive P2 1.24.3
TVR Sagaris 1.24.6
Mitsubishi Evo FQ400 1.24.8
TVR Tuscan 1.24.8
Noble 1.25.0
Lotus Exige S 1.25.1
Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder 1.25.7
Lamborghini Gallardo 1.25.8
BMW Z4 M 1.26.0
Porsche Cayman 1.26.2
Lotus Exige 1.26.4
Chevrolet Corvette 1.26.8
Mercedes CLS 55 AMG 1.26.9
Porsche 911 GT3 1.27.2
TVR 350C 1.27.5
BMW M3 CSL 1.28.0
Marcos TSO GT2 1.28.2
Dodge Viper SRT-10 1.28.5
MG SV 1.28.6
Porsche 911 Carrera S 1.28.9 (very wet)
Mitsubishi Evo VIII 1.28.9
BMW Alpine Z8 1.29.0
Mercedes CL65 1.29
Alfa 3.7 GTA 1.30.0
Subaru Impreza STI 1.30.1
Vauxhall Monaro VXR 1.30.1
Aston Martin DB7 GT 1.30.4
Golf R32 1.30.4
Audi S4 1.30.9
Porsche 911 turbo 1.31.0
Vauxhall VX 220 turbo 1.31.3
Honda NSX Type R 1.31.6
BMW M3 1.31.8
Nissan 350Z 1.31.8
Mazda RX8 1.31.8
BMW 535d 1.31.8
BMW 130 1.31.9
Ford Focus RS 1.32.2
Mazda 6 MPS 1.32.2
Lotus Esprit V8 1.32.5
Audi TT V6 1.32.7
MG ZT 1.33
Noble 1.33.1
Mercedes SL 55 AMG 1.33.2
Volkswagen Golf R32 1.33.2
Cadillac CTS 1.33.3
Holden Monaro 1.33.9
Ford Mondeo ST220 1.34.5
Ford Focus ST 1.34.9
Volvo S60R 1.35.0
Ferrari 575 1.35.2
Vauxhall Vectra VXR 1.35.3
Alfa 147 GTA 1.35.6
Lotus Elise 1.35.6
Aston Martin Vanquish 1.36.2
Renault Clio v6 1.36.2
Honda Civic Type R 1.36.5
Saab 95 hot aero 1.37.9
Mazzer 1.38.0
Bowler Wildcat 1.39.4
Bentley Arnarge 1.40.8
Overfinch 1.44.0
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Tom
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Jesus that's suprising, would've thought it'd be well further down the list given the fact the cars above and below it are meant to be SUPERB handling and are the sort of best in there category 
Yours is around 400bhp+ also now isn;t it?!
Must be nice having a hand in 2 sub 4 second cars  sounds like the little indy will probably rip a little tight track up and btw 15k limiter and sequential box 
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Nismo
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tu what happened to the trevor? what was the reason for the rebuild?
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Tom
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Look at some of the cars below it 
Vauxhall Monaro VXR 1.30.1
Aston Martin DB7 GT 1.30.4
Porsche 911 turbo 1.31.0
Vauxhall VX 220 turbo 1.31.3
Honda NSX Type R 1.31.6
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Stu
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quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
tu what happened to the trevor? what was the reason for the rebuild?
Usual chocolate internals on the early engines!  It had already had finger followers and cams replaced at 8,000 miles by TVR too.
It started when I removed the cats, the car got a bit smokey (obviously the cats were catching the oil that was being burnt) and it started using a LOT of oil (5 litres in 1000 miles) Anyway, it was the valve stem oil seals that had gone and while it was having it done I went for a full rebuild with balanced rods, crank and pistons etc - Pretty similar to this one but obvioulsy needed a few extra bits http://www.tvrpower.co.uk/sp6.RR.php
Fingers crossed it should be spot on now too and Dom at TVR Power who rebuilt it has even offered a two year warranty on all his rebuilds - Reckons I wont have another problem with the engine due to the uprated internals and research that has gone into it.
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Nismo
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what a bugger
RX was that price too! at least you have piece of mind now, ok mabe a sore bank account but its all in the name of fun!
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Stu
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quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
what a bugger
RX was that price too! at least you have piece of mind now, ok mabe a sore bank account but its all in the name of fun!
Its just one of them things - I budgetted to fix it when I bought it really and getting half the cost from the warranty made it easier to swallow too!
You dont buy a car like that and no expect to have to spend money on it!!!
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broster
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can pick the extinguisher kits up cheap on ebay sometimes, but be warned that some of the pipe work will/may be the wrong length
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