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Jan 6, 2011 | 10:50 PM

Z28 boy

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EWP time?

i need some guidance on whether or not to change to an electric water pump. the car has a rebuilt 355, exhaust, and stuff... it runs cool on the highway and during spirited driving with a stock T-stat, but in town its over 210,215 every time i pull up to a light, sometimes hotter. im thinking about a 160 t-stat too.

should i just put a 160 t-stat in it and call it good? the car gets driven every day too. im kinda worried about the reliability of the EWP.

any recomendations on a brand of pump?

Jan 6, 2011 | 10:51 PM

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Theyre rated for 2500 hours which if you drive an hour everyday is over 6 years. I got a meziere

Jan 6, 2011 | 10:54 PM

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Thats way better than i thought it was. Ill look into those a little bit more then. should i get a 160 too?

Jan 6, 2011 | 11:00 PM

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The 160-stat won't do you much good in hot weather without reprogrammed PCM operation.

I see you have a hotcam...assuming you have tuning already you can just ask for a reflash.

And I wouldn't worry about the reliability of the EWPs. I've been on mine for 6 years now and I'm pretty sure one of the Impala guys has been running the same one for 8ish.

Jan 7, 2011 | 01:48 AM

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^Which brand are you running?

Jan 7, 2011 | 03:00 AM

RamAir95TA

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I'm running the CSI pump (now CSR).

Jan 7, 2011 | 05:19 AM

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I have the CSI pump as well, works great

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Jan 7, 2011 | 07:56 AM

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I've been running a CSI for 6 years now without one hiccup.

Jan 7, 2011 | 07:57 AM

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Isn't 210-215 normal running temperature? IIRC, my stock tune had the 1st fan coming on around 215-220, so aren't these cars designed to run somewhere around that area?

Jan 7, 2011 | 08:02 AM

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^ yep

Jan 10, 2011 | 07:41 AM

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PMC has been tuned. The fans kick-on temps have been adjusted a lil bit already. Thanks for all the advice guys. I didnt really want to drop the coin in an EWP just yet anyway. ill get a 160 t-stat and go from there. Im tired of this thing running hot at stop lights and city driving.