Anyone know what it all takes to switch to the superduty electric vacuum pump? I'm installing a custom high-flow powersteering pump from AGR along with gear box, cooler, and hydroboost, and it appears the new resivoir on the pump isn't going to clear the vacuum pump. So either I gotta make a new bracket and reclock the pump, which is iffy because I don't want the resivoir sitting too sideways, or I gotta remove the pump and go electric. Any thoughts?? It appears all that the vacuum pump will need to run anymore is the heater controls.

 

If you do hydroboost then the SD vacuum pump is the way to go. BUT you need to build some sort of idler pulley to replace the pulley to get correct "wrap" on the A/C and PS pulleys with the serp belt. I have this plan in my head I just haven't done it yet.

 

Yeah I definitely was thinking about the idler pulley...didn't know if they just made a blank pulley for that like an AC delete? I've never seen a superduty but the alternator and AC are on opposite sides I believe.

 

No they don't make a idler to put in there unfortunately. And yes the SD have the alt and A/C swapped.

 

I don't know anything about SD vacuum pumps, but I do like your truck.

 

me too....

 

Well you can't have 'er, she's all MINE!!!

 

You might pm strokersace, he converted his truck to SD accessory drive and might have some input.

 

73Strokin is it possible to run a remote resivoir style pump? Might solve your issue. I swapped mine to hydro-boost couple years ago and stuck with the stock pump so I had no clearance issue.

Like TJ swapping to Electric Vac pump has been on my list for a while. Finally had to break down and replace my vac pump so my air vents would work. Now it sucks .. HAHA

 

Since you brought it up I do believe a remote resivoir would solve the problem, as would the electric vacuum pump. I guess either way you'd have to do something, but both are viable options depending which way you wanna go.

Does anyone know if removing the vacuum pump takes a lot of load off the engine? Or if I ain't using as much vacuum will the pump not put as much load on the engine? Just wondering because if removing the vacuum pump don't make much difference in engine performance, maybe its just easier to go remote ps resivoir instead of finding an idler pulley setup.

Obviously I'm looking to swap to an electric vacuum pump because of space constraints, but under normal circumstances, what are the benefits of doin the electric pump?

 

Actually the main reason I haven't done the swap is space. I can't find a good place I want to put it. It's pretty large when you really look at it.
I don't think the VP uses much power. I turned my new one by hand and it was nothing to rotate the pulley.

 

If going to a remote reservoir on the PS pump is an option I would do that! You could even go to your local pull - a-part and grab a used one. It sure seems to me like that would be simpler. More simpler = More better in my book.