Visually appealing power steering pump?

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Nov 5, 2004 | 09:27 AM

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KJKozak2

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How's that electric water pump working for you? Saw some at swap meet a few weeks ago and wondered how they hold up under continuous use. Someone told me they're for race applications where they're not running for long periods of time, and aren't designed for a daily driver.

Are they full of it?

K.

Nov 5, 2004 | 10:42 AM

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Scouder

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Originally Posted by Torque1st

Nice looking setup.

FYI- One of those lower hoses (blue) in the picture looks to be installed incorrectly with a twist in it. Hydraulic hoses can't have twists in them.

Thanks for the compliment. As to the hose, it does look twisted in the pic, but it's an illusion. Neither hose has any stress on it. I seated the fittings with my fingers, then used a wrench for the final snug. The hose didn't move during the process. Good eye.

Also, there are two tiny holes that you can see in the pic along the top edge of the plate. They are to manage the wires. They are dangling behind the plate in the pic, but when I fasten them to the plate they don't touch anything. And they are protected to just past the top hole you can see in the pic.

-Scouder

Nov 5, 2004 | 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by kjkozak2

CSI claims over 3,000 hours between failures, and that they are fine for daily drivers. The truth is, I would probably just use an aluminum Edelbrock mechanical pump if I weren't concerned about those last few HP. With the electric pump you have to fabricate your own accessory brackets, whereas with the Ebock pump you don't.

-Scouder

Nov 5, 2004 | 11:43 AM

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docholiday72tx

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Scouder, The pic that you posted in this thread looked so good, I had to go to your gallery. That has got to be one of the best looking set ups I've seen in a long time. I couldn't help but stare and drool. Guys, if you haven't been to his gallery, you gotta see this!!

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