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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 01:12 PM
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So why is it that NO company makes a COMPLETE electric water pump with the housing?
Only option you have is the pump peice itsself not the entire pump like a NICE CSR peice.

The stock LT1/LT4 water pump is UGLY! UGLY! UGLY!

I am sure if a company came out with one a ton of people would be snatching them up
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 01:38 PM
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i will agree totally!! WTF!
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 02:02 PM
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I did a poll on cz28.com a few months ago about who would be interested in a stock converted pump housing mated to an aftermarket electric water pump that would be fully show polished and ready to bolt onto the motor and run straight out of the box. There were more that voted "not interested" than "interested."
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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I had mine powder coated. looked great and called it a day

The cost of what you are asking would more then double the price and many would not do it. Not to mention there are at least three different models for the LT1
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 02:27 PM
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its a simple mod and its pretty damn cheap... painted mine and its just fine with me...
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 02:28 PM
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A Meziere electric pump costs $200. My price would be $300 for the whole enchilada.
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 02:32 PM
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CSR only cost $169, and i have had it in for quite awhile now... with no problems... plust if my pump goes bad i dont have to pull the hole unit off, just remove the pump bolts and insert the new one... plugs right back in and go....
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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if they made a complete water pump it would cost a **** load of money. it is a very simple mod. took me about 2 hours and most of that time was trying to get the water pump shaft out.
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Originally Posted by thesoundandthefury
A Meziere electric pump costs $200. My price would be $300 for the whole enchilada.
When I contacted CSR(was CSI then) they were saying more like $400+

All billet and they could build one unit to cover all three models but fitting would cost extra
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 04:58 PM
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Wait so a CSR elctric water pump isnt a replacement unit. If my waterpump is dripping out the weep hole will intaling a csr pump fix it?
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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no the CSR is not a whole unit and yep it will fix the weep hole leak..... the first time you have to pull the whole unit to install the freeze plug and get the shaft out... then if it ever does happen to go you just have to pull the six bolts out and slide the new one and bolt it down...
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by TAEnvy
Wait so a CSR elctric water pump isnt a replacement unit. If my waterpump is dripping out the weep hole will intaling a csr pump fix it?
The CSR will fix your problem. The CSR and Meziere's are just a drive motor the bolts onto the stock water pump housing. What the thread originator is talking about is a pump that has the motor and the pump housing all as one complete unit.
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 05:13 PM
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Okay thanks alot guys. After looking at some other aftermarket Electric water pump most of them appear to be billet an anodized. Why dont you just clean the stock one up a bit and then have it anodized, by a professional or use the spray, or maybe powdercoated. I will probably just paint mine a glossy black.
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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I painted my housing. It looks good to me.
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 09:53 PM
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Its easy to use the stock housing. Thats why
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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 08:26 PM
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I just don't like how the stock housing looks regardless of what collor it is... All well...
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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 11:46 PM
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you don't even like this?






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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by HBHRacing
you don't even like this?






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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 10:37 AM
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That looks good but you should probabyl replace the WP bolts with some stainless ones, your stock ones are ugly.
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 01:29 PM
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already taken care of


There was a need to get it on the car in a hurry, for the same reason the thermo housing was not completed as well.
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