During tech inspection at Speedweek 2010 last year, there was some concern about the placement of the nitrous lines. Some inspectors did not consider the mandatory DJ Safety,(SFI 4.1) explosion blanket on the automatic, covering the torque converter to be adequate. The reasoning was that it still is subject to: "
All fuel lines in the area of the clutch and flywheel shall run though heavy steel tubing or outside the frame rails regardless, of the presence of a scattersheild.". Considering the nitrous is actually not fuel, or that there is no flywheel or clutch in the car, we still moved things to pass inspection. As a person with many years of observation of the changing rules in NHRA particularly, I understand where most of the rules originated and also why they remain albeit not always clarified as things change or are added.
Therefore Kevin and I decided to avoid future arguments and build a 1/4 inch thick addition to the frame that places the lines outside the frame and still protects them from any form of explosion. Note the GREEN Shield in the rendering. Once again, it always easier to change the car than the interpretation of the rule book.
I would like to thank the Safety and tech inspectors for their diligence and dedication to our safety!
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