Thread: For Don Shilady

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I am totally against the use of electric water pumps unless its on a drag car where you need to circulate the coolant for cooling while between runs-----------

Use a oem type water pump run at the rate the factories built the engine with---do not use underdrive pullies at all, if anything overdriving is a better way to go, but a proper flow rate cooling systen based on the engines rpm is necessary-------

Jerry, I totally agree with you and you are the fourth "Pro" to tell me that. I certainly wanted a belt driven water pump but the transmission shop insisted on the electric water pump against my wishes and would not guarantee the trans unless I improved the cooling system. The Zip set up was on the ragged edge of overheating with the full hood in December so it was questionable how it would behave in July. This was very frustrating to me but all I can say is that it does run cool now and I will try it for a while. I still have the Zip setup and could go back to it.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/Teen Rodder