Meziere ewp or summit?
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FWIW I did not install a EWP for any HP gain. Yes there are dyno reports showing the give 10 RWHP over a mechanical
For me it stopped a chronic killing of Optis from WP weep hole pissing coolant on the Opti. dealer replaced several when car was under warranty. Back in 1999 when the car warranty ended, I swapped to EWP after 500 mi the last AC Delco dealer installed WP started leaking. I have had zero Opti deaths since in 17 years....YMMV
For me it stopped a chronic killing of Optis from WP weep hole pissing coolant on the Opti. dealer replaced several when car was under warranty. Back in 1999 when the car warranty ended, I swapped to EWP after 500 mi the last AC Delco dealer installed WP started leaking. I have had zero Opti deaths since in 17 years....YMMV
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^same here. I didn't have any WP or Opti issues and I still replaced mine since I was replacing the radiator (it was plugged and motor was not cooling at all)...snowball effect. I knew I would autocross my car on hot days and I love not having to have the car running to "cool off".
For 80% of the people on this site, a EWP won't be a bad thing. The 20% are the road racers where a mechanical may be better (NOT opening that can of worms again in ANOTHER thread)
OP my opinion is go Meziere. As "easy" as replacing a EWP is, I still don't want to dick with swapping them out and losing coolant/re-burping every time a cheap one breaks. At least 5k-10k DD/autocross miles on my Meziere and zero issues. I'm happy.
For 80% of the people on this site, a EWP won't be a bad thing. The 20% are the road racers where a mechanical may be better (NOT opening that can of worms again in ANOTHER thread)
OP my opinion is go Meziere. As "easy" as replacing a EWP is, I still don't want to dick with swapping them out and losing coolant/re-burping every time a cheap one breaks. At least 5k-10k DD/autocross miles on my Meziere and zero issues. I'm happy.
