electric water pump
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From: BAY AREA (san jose)
electric water pump Are electric water pumps good for sbc. Is there any problems you run to, when you use them. Not sure if it would work good with my setup. 388 stroker. with 150 sht.
Any advace
Any advace
how are you ganna be using the engine? Daily driver? track car? i would say if your ganna drive it on the street alot with highway driving i wouldnt get one they flow great but they just gant keep up ith a mechanical at higher rpm's but if it ganna be a track/some street ide say go for it they work great.
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From: Midland
Originally Posted by My01SSCamaro
how are you ganna be using the engine? Daily driver? track car? i would say if your ganna drive it on the street alot with highway driving i wouldnt get one they flow great but they just gant keep up ith a mechanical at higher rpm's but if it ganna be a track/some street ide say go for it they work great.
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From: Midland
Originally Posted by 75bird
Its a street car. I woould only hit the track like 5 times a year(since its like 2 hours away)
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I have the Meziere 55 gallon electric water pump on my L98 1989 Trans Am. I bought it for the extra horsepower. However I quickly found out it really helped in keeping the motor cool.
During the summer with the air conditioning on it does not over heat in slow traffic or in the mountains. I could not say that with the factory water pump as the temperature would slowly rise. I have not had any problems. However I made sure all the wiring was up to snuff.
During the summer with the air conditioning on it does not over heat in slow traffic or in the mountains. I could not say that with the factory water pump as the temperature would slowly rise. I have not had any problems. However I made sure all the wiring was up to snuff.
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From: Ashburn, VA
Originally Posted by 1989GTA
I have the Meziere 55 gallon electric water pump on my L98 1989 Trans Am. I bought it for the extra horsepower. However I quickly found out it really helped in keeping the motor cool.
During the summer with the air conditioning on it does not over heat in slow traffic or in the mountains. I could not say that with the factory water pump as the temperature would slowly rise. I have not had any problems. However I made sure all the wiring was up to snuff.
During the summer with the air conditioning on it does not over heat in slow traffic or in the mountains. I could not say that with the factory water pump as the temperature would slowly rise. I have not had any problems. However I made sure all the wiring was up to snuff.
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From: Gainesville, Florida # of drag strips runs: ?!?!?
Originally Posted by 91Z28
55gpm is more than enough. While a mechanical water pump may outflow an electric at 7k RPMs, I don't see how that would make a difference unless you were going to stay there a long time. My friend put a CSR electric water pump in his '67 El Camino and it runs MUCH cooler now because on the street you are at lower RPMs most of the time where a 55gpm electric water pump really outflows a mechanical water pump.
CSR even states their pumps are good for street and track use, so I'd say why not, go for it!
Derek
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