At 11:21 AM 12/8/99 -0500, dahlgren wrote:
There are a lot of reasons to set one
>off starting with a bump from the push car..
Good point, hadn't thought about this.
>They are as safe as any car with a mechanical switch if installed
correctly so that if >the engine stops the electric pump stops .. Just like
a mechanical pump with a carb
>or a Hilborn setup...
So perhaps the change for electric pumps should be a "correct way"
schematic that is common to everyone. SOmething that the inspectors could
look at and say hunky dory. You willing to put up a schematic for on of the
cars you have been racing with? I am at the point of thinking about my
wiring. I suppose one of the low oil pressure cut off switches would work
ok. Ya think?
>Please don't encourage the rule makers to add something that is very hard
to test...And >above all is a non issue maybe they should check to see if
the engine is shut off does >the pump stop.
Not me! I cannot encourage anybody. But I might argue that it is a safety
issue. Being out cold in an accident with the enging sputtering and keeping
a broken fuel line spraying gasoline at 40 psig sounds hazardous to me.
>I bet there are a bunch of carb cars with electric pumps that are not
>nearly as safe as EFI.. I know that you are a very good engineer , this
>is my field of expertise though.. I have been there and done that from
>designing EFI parts that have won the 24 hrs of Daytona several times
>and lot of other world championships to 7 second doorslammers and 130mph
>offshore race boats and won in all those areas...Oh set a couple of
>records at the salt just for fun too...
Cool! How about sharing some of the vehicles with us? What cars did you
supply parts for in the 24 Hours of LeMans? How about the doorslammer? And
the boats, holey moley. Were the boats turbo'd? If so what kinda cam specs
were you running? I stand humble before such learning and experience. I am
just starting out and learning.
>
L.E. Mayfield
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