Tim I've said it b4 , I'll say it again. I love your calling" A spade, a spade" no bullshit attitude! Personal safety is NOT something to fuck with! Have a great day sir and hopefully we're all back at the track soon.
Even though I’m a circle track guy this is why I watch all your videos! Its amazing how many people put safety last. The old saying it won’t happen to me. Stay safe through this covid shit! Thanks Tim
Tim, your videos make me wish I could afford a racecar, been going to drag races for probably 45 or 50 years, raced a dragboat for several in the 80s and 90s, never had a racecar, I BET I CAN SPEAK FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE AND SAY YOUR VIDEOS ARE AMAZING, really make me wish I could put your videos to use on A racecar! Thank you so much for taking the time, to make these videos!
Great show. I'm sure this is one of those safety things that people overlook and say "yeah I have fire suppression system"... but in reality, it seldom gets checked. Thank you Tim, for the info, thank you for a great channel.
All great info. Something else to check if its an older system is to pull the cable out of the fire bottle and make sure it still moves free. I was in a Baja truck testing when we had a minor roll over. There was a fuel leak and it caught the fiberglass on fire. When we pulled the fire bottle cable it wouldn't budge. Luckily we got the fire out but the cable was frozen in the sleeve. Safety has to be #1.
Always great info. I would add that everyone take this time and practice getting out of the car, fully suited, strapped in, put your face mask on backwards and with a helmet. I bet a lot of guys will be surprised how long it takes them to drop the steering wheel, get out the belts, find the door handle and then climb out the car.
I LMAO on most of your videos. The way you present situations is in all honesty just straight forward and true. I get sick of the political correctness bullshit that we love in. Thank you Tim.
Abosolutely some of the best content out there. Always love your videos. I agree, folks need to think practically. Racing is a serious business which calls for serious attention to details such as these. Shouldn't be like an egg hunt on Easter. Spoken like a person whose been in the seat which you have. Keep 'em comin', Tim and thanks!
Absolutely outstanding advice and one of the dummy's on the team that is just in the way on the starting line should danm sure be checking the fire system and shoot safety pins I have seen cars go down the track with the remove before flight tag still attached
I really like the handle in the center so you can just slide your hand down and activate it. I don't think the red handles that come with a cable should be allowed.. I also think the handles need to be something that isn't PLASTIC (I can't believe ANYONE would run a plastic handle for their fire bottles..seriously, wtf..) Anyways, let's make a slightly extreme example, you have a huge fire for whatever reason (...let's say the number of rods putting windows in the block exceeds the finger count on your left hand, lol) and there's fire has gotten or is getting into the car, it's filling up with smoke, you're sliding in your own oil, you manage to get the chutes out to try and slow and straighten the car out and hope they don't burn off before that's accomplished and as you are still attempting to steer AND brake (at least most door cars DO have a foot brake, some have both hand and foot fortunately, since I haven't met a driver w/ 3 arms yet..some have hand brakes or both..) AND DURING ALL THIS, you are trying to get a a split second to FIND and pull the damn lever for the fire bottles - so there's a good chance you are going to be late activating them regardless (but it also depends on your setup) and in this example, your setup includes a POORLY LOCATED, PLASTIC F##KING T-HANDLE to activate your bottles...🤦♂️ so when you do manage to find it, it's not there because it's melted or too effed up to pull.... and yeah, the example stops here -- I know not all those T handles are plastic but a lot of them are and I seen a lot of cars have them in there. I worked with a team that was finishing up their fire system install and they weren't using the T handle and I asked him if I could cut it apart yeah, they laughed and said go ahead and yeah... It was a total piece of shit. So the moral of the story is explained in Tim's video, I just had to get this mini-rant out from being in and around racing a long time! Buy mini I mean I'm not serious, it has nothing to do with the 700 words I used, LMFAO
An old racer drilled into my head that you need to know where things like your chutes and fire suppression etc blindfolded and should have a routine for going through the motions every time. It's like a preflight check with your eyes closed and takes 10 seconds to do. Know I've never had to fire the bottles, but knowing where my chutes were like that saved me from a nasty wreck when shit went wrong.
SouthJerseySound nice too see a young racer that will actually take advice from old racers like me that Justin swantrom kid won’t take advice from anyone no matter how good the advice, I like your post I bet your on your way to becoming an amazing racer you seem like you have the right attitude unlike most racers your age who think they know it all when there talking to someone who been racing for over 35 years and knows way more than they do and they tell you to swing on there nuts when you give them good advice Good Luck on the track and stay safe
Yeah I need to put this kit in mine since I’m running methanol it’s a great fuel but you can’t see it burning all it takes is one leak methanol can be very dangerous if you don’t check things and have a fire suppression system.
Can someone explain why cars are closing in the roll cage with metal now? Is it mounting for padding? Keeping limbs inside the cage, shrapnel protection incase of crash or tire explosion?
Tim I was thinking today that I need to get a fire extinguisher. My car is just a simple street car with ac and radio. Makes less then 500 hp. But I make frequent trips to Mexico. Where should I mount a extinguisher in case shit goes south?
First time engine Assembler here.. I wanna put a Lunati 60346001 Signature Series 4.600" Stroke Crankshaft in my lm7 and am looking for rods and pistons I want to build the engine for 1500 and run it at 1000.. I'm having a hard time finding out what con rod length I should have! can one of yall inform me
Not to mention after the remote cable is in place and routed into the orifice on the bottle where the remote wire goes, REMOVE THE BOTTLE PIN!! I've seen many with a remote pull with the pins still in the bottle, when you pull the cable nothings going to happen!
So out of curiosity, how many Pro Mod Starter kits have you sold, especially during this whole quarantine. This is the perfect time for all those bench racers to “hone their skills”.
Even though the driver 'can't see shit' when he's strapped in, and carbon fiber looks awesome, making the handle a bright, 'dayglow' color might be a good idea. More for crew or safety people to be able to find it. If nothing else to easily see it and put the safety pin in after a run. (The nice carbon ones blended in a lot in the video even and it's likely even harder to see them in person.)
Screw these fire suppression pull or push cable types. I installed an electrically activated fire suppression system that not only is easier to activate but it doesn't make a mess all over the place and it is less toxic. Try the 3M Novec 1230 agent that it is discharged as a gas and doesn't require any clean up after discharged.
I mount my fire bottle handle right beside my bag of Cheetos so I know where it's at all the time. If that fails my back up system is the 44oz fountain drink to throw on the flames.
I'm thinking about buying a small 5 pound system and putting it in my Range Rover Discovery TDI with a nozzle printing at my turbo charger and the other nozzle pointing pointing at the injector pump if it goes fucking South I can pull handle and hopefully it doesn't burn to the fucken ground but I will have two dry powder hand-held in the car also I'm going to put the pull handle somewhere in easy reach of my left hand
Hey Tim, speaking of fat-asses, With circle track guys they forget they have a race car till they finish watching the Daytona 500, When do straightliners blow the leaves off and flood your shop? Is it a full moon or like they just pop out like groundhogs come spring?
Pretty amazing the onboard fire systems aren't fully automated yet like most everything else has gotten . El Man U El might have to put down the slurpie & doritoes to operate them . Now if we could just get our remote control cars to the track without a human crew social distancing wouldn't be a problem . Seriously though outstanding advice during any period . Thanks .
“A true Pro is a person willing to show others the ‘ropes.’ “
And that person is you, Tim.
Phil DeRosier the ropes used to hold down he’s rape victims
Great video Tim thanks for sharing your time and knowledge with all of us
Wish everyone spoke upfront like Tim. Straightforward no bullshit
Tim, I love your no bull approach.
Tim I've said it b4 , I'll say it again. I love your calling" A spade, a spade" no bullshit attitude! Personal safety is NOT something to fuck with! Have a great day sir and hopefully we're all back at the track soon.
Even though I’m a circle track guy this is why I watch all your videos! Its amazing how many people put safety last. The old saying it won’t happen to me. Stay safe through this covid shit! Thanks Tim
Tim, your videos make me wish I could afford a racecar, been going to drag races for probably 45 or 50 years, raced a dragboat for several in the 80s and 90s, never had a racecar, I BET I CAN SPEAK FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE AND SAY YOUR VIDEOS ARE AMAZING, really make me wish I could put your videos to use on A racecar! Thank you so much for taking the time, to make these videos!
Great show. I'm sure this is one of those safety things that people overlook and say "yeah I have fire suppression system"... but in reality, it seldom gets checked.
Thank you Tim, for the info, thank you for a great channel.
All great info. Something else to check if its an older system is to pull the cable out of the fire bottle and make sure it still moves free. I was in a Baja truck testing when we had a minor roll over. There was a fuel leak and it caught the fiberglass on fire. When we pulled the fire bottle cable it wouldn't budge. Luckily we got the fire out but the cable was frozen in the sleeve. Safety has to be #1.
Thanks for always reminding everybody about safety, it is so easy not to think about these situations until it’s too late.
You’ll be hearing from me next week. I need it all, and Billy needs something to do. Win / win... 🤘🏼😉
Always great info. I would add that everyone take this time and practice getting out of the car, fully suited, strapped in, put your face mask on backwards and with a helmet. I bet a lot of guys will be surprised how long it takes them to drop the steering wheel, get out the belts, find the door handle and then climb out the car.
That is a REALLT good idea, I don't know why people act like they're too good for it either..well I do, but it's an asinine reason, lol
I LMAO on most of your videos. The way you present situations is in all honesty just straight forward and true. I get sick of the political correctness bullshit that we love in. Thank you Tim.
It’s so rare to find someone that talks so much shit, but actually knows what they are talking about. Ha. Respect, man.
Good stuff man! That little ass handle would be right by my steering wheel like you guys pictured.
Tim is freaking amazing! Extremely knowledgeable and funny as!
Tim you always looking out for your customers that a very good thing.
Tim ur always helpin folks out with their hotrods yup this shit will save ur life.Thank you TIM.
Abosolutely some of the best content out there. Always love your videos. I agree, folks need to think practically. Racing is a serious business which calls for serious attention to details such as these. Shouldn't be like an egg hunt on Easter. Spoken like a person whose been in the seat which you have. Keep 'em comin', Tim and thanks!
I use a lot of Tims kits and products not only on my personal race car but on my customers as well. Top of the line kits!!
Great help and common sense, which we know is not common. Thanks
Tim tells it like it is for sure! Great video
"This red piece of shit "🤣🤣 l love this guy
Good safety tip thanks Tim
THANK,S TIM for helping all of us dumb ass people that dont think of the little thing,s that make a real big diffrence in racing tony
This video could save lives
'Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail' ... Thank You Tim... Stupid shit needs a check up from time to time.
Another great video. Thanks Tim
Pin should be pulled before the burnout. Great advise thanks Tim.
7th👍👍👍👍👍👍👍's up Tim thanks again for taking us all along with you for the rest of the story
Absolutely outstanding advice and one of the dummy's on the team that is just in the way on the starting line should danm sure be checking the fire system and shoot safety pins I have seen cars go down the track with the remove before flight tag still attached
You continue to inspire me to be a good engineer. Thanks for the awesome content. Thoughts on Summit opening the doors?
I really like the handle in the center so you can just slide your hand down and activate it. I don't think the red handles that come with a cable should be allowed.. I also think the handles need to be something that isn't PLASTIC (I can't believe ANYONE would run a plastic handle for their fire bottles..seriously, wtf..) Anyways, let's make a slightly extreme example, you have a huge fire for whatever reason (...let's say the number of rods putting windows in the block exceeds the finger count on your left hand, lol) and there's fire has gotten or is getting into the car, it's filling up with smoke, you're sliding in your own oil, you manage to get the chutes out to try and slow and straighten the car out and hope they don't burn off before that's accomplished and as you are still attempting to steer AND brake (at least most door cars DO have a foot brake, some have both hand and foot fortunately, since I haven't met a driver w/ 3 arms yet..some have hand brakes or both..) AND DURING ALL THIS, you are trying to get a a split second to FIND and pull the damn lever for the fire bottles - so there's a good chance you are going to be late activating them regardless (but it also depends on your setup) and in this example, your setup includes a POORLY LOCATED, PLASTIC F##KING T-HANDLE to activate your bottles...🤦♂️ so when you do manage to find it, it's not there because it's melted or too effed up to pull.... and yeah, the example stops here -- I know not all those T handles are plastic but a lot of them are and I seen a lot of cars have them in there. I worked with a team that was finishing up their fire system install and they weren't using the T handle and I asked him if I could cut it apart yeah, they laughed and said go ahead and yeah... It was a total piece of shit. So the moral of the story is explained in Tim's video, I just had to get this mini-rant out from being in and around racing a long time! Buy mini I mean I'm not serious, it has nothing to do with the 700 words I used, LMFAO
I still appreciate the most when you taught us the phrase 'Window licking fucktard' haha, you're a legend bro
🤣 I love the no holes bared humour
And super informative , more please
Tim is a ball buster for sure 😂 but he means well and it's stuff that can save your life
Great advice!
An old racer drilled into my head that you need to know where things like your chutes and fire suppression etc blindfolded and should have a routine for going through the motions every time. It's like a preflight check with your eyes closed and takes 10 seconds to do. Know I've never had to fire the bottles, but knowing where my chutes were like that saved me from a nasty wreck when shit went wrong.
SouthJerseySound nice too see a young racer that will actually take advice from old racers like me that Justin swantrom kid won’t take advice from anyone no matter how good the advice, I like your post I bet your on your way to becoming an amazing racer you seem like you have the right attitude unlike most racers your age who think they know it all when there talking to someone who been racing for over 35 years and knows way more than they do and they tell you to swing on there nuts when you give them good advice Good Luck on the track and stay safe
Always enjoy these videos.
Great video Tim 👍
Always a good and informative video. Thanks.
Good info and thank you for making these.
Thanks Tim!
Thanks Tim. Great info.
"Its a Race Car, There's always something broke with the son of a bitch" you got that right!! Lol.🤣
Yeah I need to put this kit in mine since I’m running methanol it’s a great fuel but you can’t see it burning all it takes is one leak methanol can be very dangerous if you don’t check things and have a fire suppression system.
Can someone explain why cars are closing in the roll cage with metal now? Is it mounting for padding? Keeping limbs inside the cage, shrapnel protection incase of crash or tire explosion?
Tim I was thinking today that I need to get a fire extinguisher. My car is just a simple street car with ac and radio. Makes less then 500 hp. But I make frequent trips to Mexico. Where should I mount a extinguisher in case shit goes south?
Can you guys do a video on fresh air systems?
Great Explanation in plain English
Hi.
Thanks man
Take care
Karl
First time engine Assembler here.. I wanna put a Lunati 60346001 Signature Series 4.600" Stroke Crankshaft in my lm7 and am looking for rods and pistons I want to build the engine for 1500 and run it at 1000.. I'm having a hard time finding out what con rod length I should have! can one of yall inform me
Not to mention after the remote cable is in place and routed into the orifice on the bottle where the remote wire goes, REMOVE THE BOTTLE PIN!! I've seen many with a remote pull with the pins still in the bottle, when you pull the cable nothings going to happen!
Well said
Great advice ... Thanks
So out of curiosity, how many Pro Mod Starter kits have you sold, especially during this whole quarantine. This is the perfect time for all those bench racers to “hone their skills”.
Great video love the humor
Even though the driver 'can't see shit' when he's strapped in, and carbon fiber looks awesome, making the handle a bright, 'dayglow' color might be a good idea. More for crew or safety people to be able to find it. If nothing else to easily see it and put the safety pin in after a run.
(The nice carbon ones blended in a lot in the video even and it's likely even harder to see them in person.)
Screw these fire suppression pull or push cable types. I installed an electrically activated fire suppression system that not only is easier to activate but it doesn't make a mess all over the place and it is less toxic. Try the 3M Novec 1230 agent that it is discharged as a gas and doesn't require any clean up after discharged.
I love this guy 😂😂
I mount my fire bottle handle right beside my bag of Cheetos so I know where it's at all the time. If that fails my back up system is the 44oz fountain drink to throw on the flames.
wonder if Erica knew where the fire bottles release was easy to get at when on fire at Norwalk?
brent fay I was just thinking about that. Did she ever hit the bottles?
@@MET90LX not sure I tried to find the video of it.
Is there a difference between a pro mod and funny car chassis
Tim needs to team up with Gale Banks
Right to the fucking point.
Should be in a mandatory place,based on 2 measurements from 2 fixed places,ie bottom base of seat and centre of the steering wheel
Huge facts. Fuck fire.
I'm thinking about buying a small 5 pound system and putting it in my Range Rover Discovery TDI with a nozzle printing at my turbo charger and the other nozzle pointing pointing at the injector pump if it goes fucking South I can pull handle and hopefully it doesn't burn to the fucken ground but I will have two dry powder hand-held in the car also I'm going to put the pull handle somewhere in easy reach of my left hand
Hooaah Tim Hooaah!
A++
Ricky Bobby!
😂 so funny
I'm shocked.....I was figuring on hearing the mother of all rants about China during this at some point.....
I was hoping for a china rant aswell
Prepare for the slide not the ride... no one ever goes to the staging lanes with plans to wreck
If I could afford a $200k race car I might work on it.
Hey Tim, speaking of fat-asses,
With circle track guys they forget they have a race car till they finish watching the Daytona 500,
When do straightliners blow the leaves off and flood your shop?
Is it a full moon or like they just pop out like groundhogs come spring?
🤣🤣
When you need it....shit ain't goun good.....hahaha
Should try using some Chinese parts, the quality seems to be as good if not better than American made and at a fraction of the price!!!
Pretty amazing the onboard fire systems aren't fully automated yet like most everything else has gotten . El Man U El might have to put down the slurpie & doritoes to operate them . Now if we could just get our remote control cars to the track without a human crew social distancing wouldn't be a problem .
Seriously though outstanding advice during any period . Thanks .