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Be careful with Anti Lag !

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:16 am
by duncan
ok taking it step by step...

1 - use anti lag for fun and in anger at TOTB
2 - weld breaks loose on headers:

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3 - headers expand with glowing white hot from anti lag... :

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4 - fan unit catches fire and fire goes out on the cool down from the last corner to the paddock and is just smoking when I come in.
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5 - cut off offending portion and patch up wiring and replace fuse ....


but the rad at the corner by the headers was also damaged and has now started leaking grrr

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:24 am
by Daniel
ouch! was it very costly to sort Dunc?

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:25 am
by duncan
1 x Angle grinder and some electrical tape for the fan.

1 x new headers

and now it seems a new rad too ... so yeah quite expensive :(

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:40 am
by Ben
Unreal ... no more anti lag then .. lol.

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:40 am
by duncan
Nah - ALS is superb fun :D

Just need to make the system more robust to allow more playing LOL

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:46 am
by ScoobieWRX
Lucky the fire blew out!! So you'll be getting those headers Zircotec'd in and out or get these guys to fabricate some custom Inconel headers for you. :D
http://www.goodfabs.com/Default.aspx

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:23 am
by duncan
Proper wrapped this time :D

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:29 am
by ScoobieWRX
That should keep it within budget....but you've already blown that haven't you..lol...Nice one!!

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:01 am
by gary@apt
or you could turn als off with egt,we set rally cars to do this

also has a max time that it runs for before it turns off the timing retard and then just holds it on lower rpm limiit till you open throttle again,

done so if you crash with it turned on it doesnt keep running and every thing catches fire!!

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:08 am
by maff
A few sheets of gold foil alla Macca F1, that should blow next years TA budget :)