Electric water pumps (was) alt charging cont sw

[Glen Beard]

Frederic Breitwieser wrote:

> > you should see what a diff an electric sater pump makes
> > some stock pumps use more than 30 HP at redline on a revver
>
> I've heard this, however never had the courage to venture into this method.  I've
> always been afraid that the alternator would go, and the pump would slow down and
> not cool properly.  Probably a silly fear, since the EFI systems I slap on
> everything run off the alternator too.  No voltage, no anything, not just water.

Now water pumps...  I believe that electric water pumps are worth more than just HP.
You can run them whit the electric fans in the staging lanes to cool the motor.

Don't the dragsters run the 1/4 w/o a water pump at all?  You could turn it off just
before the run.

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