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Old 10-22-2008, 11:03 AM
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ANy benefit to spending the extra $$$ for an electrical pump? HP loss seems minimal with the mechanical
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I know a couple people that swear by them, but I've never owned one and see no need for one. Unless your trying to remove weight from your wallet
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Agreed! The one place the i see a benefit is when your running a front mount single turbo. Not having that belt in the way is a plus.
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Another benefit is that you can run the pump and fans and cool the car down between rounds.
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Originally Posted by GNs-r-slow
Another benefit is that you can run the pump and fans and cool the car down between rounds.
That is true, that I didn't think of.
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Originally Posted by byondevl
That is true, that I didn't think of.
Is this going to be a track only car?
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Is this going to be a track only car?
I think this thing is to big of a pos to ever see the road again. It may see the occasional meet or something. My cleveland probably isnt the most streetable engine anyhow.
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Originally Posted by GNs-r-slow
Another benefit is that you can run the pump and fans and cool the car down between rounds.
Some sanctioning bodies will not allow that, actually.
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Originally Posted by byondevl
I think this thing is to big of a pos to ever see the road again. It may see the occasional meet or something. My cleveland probably isnt the most streetable engine anyhow.
Is the motor high compression? If you for see a cooling problem is possible then it might not be a bad idea.
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They flow like a muthafukka. With a stock t-stat and fan settings my meizere pump lowered my temps a lot. Meizere's site says they are good to around 3000hrs of runtime. I don't think my pump would ever get there lol. Good thing is if you throw a belt you can still get home and not over heat.

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