Anyone ever used one of those electric water pump drive motors?
07-17-2006, 04:23 AM
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Re: Anyone ever used one of those electric water pump drive motors?
There's a certain black coupe that will be getting a turbo powered windsor if i have anything to do with it
SBF...my goal is to run 11.9x n/a on the stock long block and I've got just a couple tenths left to shave off and figured maybe an electric water pump might help knock off a couple hundreths.
Since that car sees the street, i wouldn't run the type that run off a belt/electric motor (I've always seen them on trailored cars...only used to cool the car down before/after the run), I'd run a real electric water pump.
07-17-2006, 01:18 PM
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Re: Anyone ever used one of those electric water pump drive motors?
Originally Posted by RICE ETR
Well it's about time!
How much does that car weigh?
Since that car sees the street, i wouldn't run the type that run off a belt/electric motor (I've always seen them on trailored cars...only used to cool the car down before/after the run), I'd run a real electric water pump.
Since that car sees the street, i wouldn't run the type that run off a belt/electric motor (I've always seen them on trailored cars...only used to cool the car down before/after the run), I'd run a real electric water pump.
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Re: Anyone ever used one of those electric water pump drive motors?
Originally Posted by Nic
Having over 200k miles on the rings doesn't help...
I did a ghetto-fab $200 rebuild on my 302 before putting turbos on it..made a huge difference.
07-21-2006, 09:40 AM
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Re: Anyone ever used one of those electric water pump drive motors?
Originally Posted by DWLSRx8
electric fans work well for daily drivers... even in Florida summers. just might want to add a bit of water wetter
07-21-2006, 02:42 PM
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Re: Anyone ever used one of those electric water pump drive motors?
Just speaking out loud.....
From a physics standpoint, I don't understand how this would gain you anything on the street. It takes a certain amount of HP to drive a water pump. You can either drive it directly or you can put a bigger load on your altenator and still lose the same HP.......maybe more?
The only way I see this having any REAL advantage would be if you're running directly off of the battery, which will help at the track but not on the street.
Now there is a chance that if you go to a full aftermarket pump it may be a more efficient pump all in all and would gain you some HP.
Just my thoughts....
From a physics standpoint, I don't understand how this would gain you anything on the street. It takes a certain amount of HP to drive a water pump. You can either drive it directly or you can put a bigger load on your altenator and still lose the same HP.......maybe more?
The only way I see this having any REAL advantage would be if you're running directly off of the battery, which will help at the track but not on the street.
Now there is a chance that if you go to a full aftermarket pump it may be a more efficient pump all in all and would gain you some HP.
Just my thoughts....
07-21-2006, 03:31 PM
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Re: Anyone ever used one of those electric water pump drive motors?
Originally Posted by reneponac
Just speaking out loud.....
From a physics standpoint, I don't understand how this would gain you anything on the street. It takes a certain amount of HP to drive a water pump. You can either drive it directly or you can put a bigger load on your altenator and still lose the same HP.......maybe more?
The only way I see this having any REAL advantage would be if you're running directly off of the battery, which will help at the track but not on the street.
Now there is a chance that if you go to a full aftermarket pump it may be a more efficient pump all in all and would gain you some HP.
Just my thoughts....
From a physics standpoint, I don't understand how this would gain you anything on the street. It takes a certain amount of HP to drive a water pump. You can either drive it directly or you can put a bigger load on your altenator and still lose the same HP.......maybe more?
The only way I see this having any REAL advantage would be if you're running directly off of the battery, which will help at the track but not on the street.
Now there is a chance that if you go to a full aftermarket pump it may be a more efficient pump all in all and would gain you some HP.
Just my thoughts....
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