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Stroud Chute

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noslin:
 on a standard setup it is just exactly as msundstrom stated. i have only had strouds and i like them.  a buddy packs his without the containment bag.  neither one of us has had any issues.  i have always used the bag.  its not a big deal to pack and is simple to do.  Stroud has a video on how to pack the chutes on their website. 
dean

Supercat:
Lynn the nice thing about a chute is, at a point of concern it can be deployed,  and stop/slow you. Safer than using the brakes in an emergency.  I have hit the chutes 2 times under full power, as not to unload the car, making the situation worse.
1 time for extreme tire shake to straighten out the car, almost a barrel roll moment...
The other) right rear tire belt separation at 230mph, 1000ft, left lane. The left wall comes quickly. Stayed off the wall because of the chute deployment, but it was close :o.

Always have a chute and know where the release is.... Practice this as even at the level you are building, things happen real fast.
Keep having fun

wideopen231:
If allowed by rules. I run a oh shyt button. Basically, a button that activates the solenoid that deploys the cute. Mine now is T'd to a air line running to solenoid that deploys chute as it slams the manual handle pulling the cable.It use to just slam manul lever and open chute. I may be proven wrong and not like it, but I think it will be great. The electric/air solenoid is pre wired so I can put it on a timer if want.In case of rough track where I know its likely to be needed I can just have it open at stripe. I can also hit button and dump earlier if needed.

 Biggest benifit is chute out while 2 hands on wheel and attention on why I am opening.

lake_harley:
Thanks for all of the input and comments. I talked with a lady at Stroud this morning and if I described the arrangement of my chute well enough she too thought it was set up as an "air deployed" unit. I already packed it (no pun intended) and shipped it to Stroud for inspection, evaluation and, if it checks out OK, retro-fitting with a spring-deploy pilot chute and providing the chute pack which I don't have at all. Estimated total would be around $250, which is about half of a new chute so I'm pretty happy about my swap meet find.

BTW....I found several other things I needed and wanted at the swap meet. It was the Pate Swap Meet held lst week at Texas Motor Speedway near Ft. Worth. Heading to another swap meet at Franklin, IN in about 3 weeks. Maybe I'll find some more FED appropriate parts and pieces. ;D

Lynn

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