Anyone using one of these?

[xten57]

I'm considering buying a new high-flow water pump for my SBC and I've narrowed down my choices to one of these:

Tuff Stuff 1449NC

FlowKooler BRA-1773

Stewart EMP-13113

Summit has all three and they range in price from at $75 to $83. About the only difference I could find is the warranty. Tuff Stuff and Stewart offer a 1-year, FlowKooler is 2-year.

I haven't been able to find any bad reviews on any of them. If anyone has knowledge of these pumps, or has a better suggestion, I'd appreciate your info.

Thanks.

[Pandora's Box]

I run a good 'ol trusty GM cast iron factory water pump in 'da Box.

[shinyside]

Originally Posted by Pandora's Box

I run a good 'ol trusty GM cast iron factory water pump in 'da Box.

X2...plus if you buy from one of our infamous chain auto parts store, 9 times outta 10 ya get a lifetime warranty. Can't beat that


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[Pandora's Box]

Originally Posted by shinyside

X2...plus if you buy from one of our infamous chain auto parts store, 9 times outta 10 ya get a lifetime warranty. Can't beat that

Yep!

Or you can just rebuild a factory one on your own and have a real good one.

[mj40's]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Agree, water can run too fast and not give it enough time for the radiator to do it's job.

[Pandora's Box]

When I read these threads on forums like this it always amazes me how many things some people go out of their way to over think, over spend and over engineer something only to post later that they have problems and can't understand why.

Sometimes the rule of K.I.S.S. really works the best!

[xten57]

Originally Posted by Pandora's Box

Yep!

Or you can just rebuild a factory one on your own and have a real good one.

I, too, believe in the K.I.S.S. principle, I'm just tired of replacing thermostats and getting bad results.

I have an old GM casting, but I wouldn't even know where to get the parts, let alone how to rebuild it myself. If it's relatively easy, I'd be happy to try that. Could you shed some light on that?

Thanks for your replies, everyone, I appreciate it.

[xten57]

Originally Posted by Pandora's Box

I run a good 'ol trusty GM cast iron factory water pump in 'da Box.

By the way, sweet lookin' motor, dude.

[sbc1320]

I run the Edelbrock aluminum, works great plus shaves a little weight off the car along with my aluminum heads.

[Pandora's Box]

Originally Posted by xten57

I, too, believe in the K.I.S.S. principle, I'm just tired of replacing thermostats and getting bad results.

I have an old GM casting, but I wouldn't even know where to get the parts, let alone how to rebuild it myself. If it's relatively easy, I'd be happy to try that. Could you shed some light on that?

Thanks for your replies, everyone, I appreciate it.

There are many on the market from cheap to fairly pricey.

Here are just a few:

http://www.lategreatchevy.com/full-s...1958-1964.html

http://www.danchuk.com/ItemForm.aspx?item=1530

http://compare.ebay.com/like/2006758...Types&var=sbar

http://compare.ebay.com/like/2008250...Types&var=sbar

Originally Posted by xten57

By the way, sweet lookin' motor, dude.

Thanks!

[Nova_Guy]

I have a Weiand on my BBC it is a street use pump. Some of the advantages some of use people that overthink things are:

Weiand light-weight, performance aluminum Action-Plus water pumps give a weight saving of 30% to 50% over stock cast-iron pumps. These aluminum water pumps feature a premium quality bearing/seal and have twice the load capacity of stock pumps. WEIAND's exclusive housing counter bore keeps the bearing from "walking" out. All pumps are designed with the necessary bracket bosses and water connections to fit popular street applications.

Water Pump Features:
Lightweight aluminum
CNC Machined
Heavy Duty Shaft with 5/8" Pilot
Six-Blade stamped steel anti-cavitation impellers for maximum water flow necessary on street applications
100% leak tested
New twisted snout design for updated style
Permanent mold castings for improved appearance
Extra Heavy Duty 1/2" thick pulley hubs for maximum durability are dual drilled to fit more applications
Zinc plated back covers and hardware for long life and corrosion resistence

I also overthought my radiator, thermostat, transmission cooler and fan shroud. It allows my car to run 11.20's and idle in traffic on 100 degree day at 180 degrees.

[Pandora's Box]

Hmmm.....

Same here!

Only I do it with a water pump proven to be so good that GM used it in millions of their engines that went 100's of thousands of miles for many decades. Oh and I'm going high 10's with that same pump.

[65novaken]

im gonna use a gm cast pump, i wanna run in the high 10s
sorry greg i couldnt resist.

[Nova_Guy]

Originally Posted by Pandora's Box

Hmmm.....

Same here!

Only I do it with a water pump proven to be so good that GM used it in millions of their engines that went 100's of thousands of miles for many decades. Oh and I'm going high 10's with that same pump.

They also used cast pistons, crappy heads, weak valve springs, weak rear axles, etc., etc. Do you use all those parts also? If you do keep it quiet. All the aftermarket parts companies will go broke cause they can't sell their over designed parts.
I had a friend years ago that refused to install an aluminum intake on his car. Why because the engineers spent millions of dollars developing the cast iron q-jet intake on his car. His thought process was if GM spent that much money no other company was going to spend more money to develop a better intake than GM did and only sell a few thousand of them. Yet for some reason I chose a Edelbrock intake and heads. As a matter of fact other than the block and fuel pump push rod my entire engine is made by an aftermarket company. If I had had the money I would have used an aftermarket block also.
I personally think that 99% of all parts put on cars are a compromise and are developed to fit as many cars as possible at as little cost to the manufacture.
It seems weird to me that you would choose a water pump as the “part” that other people are foolish for switching. GM made camshafts, lifters, intakes, carbs, distributers, valve covers and exhaust manifolds. If I said I was going to put a stock camshaft in my engine I would never hear the end of that foolishness. But my God to switch an aftermarket water pump “OH MY LORD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE”!!!!!! You know GM made that pump with the greatest of care and switching to an aftermarket pump is pure foolishness!

[Pandora's Box]

Originally Posted by Nova_Guy

But my God to switch an aftermarket water pump “OH MY LORD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE”!!!!!! You know GM made that pump with the greatest of care and switching to an aftermarket pump is pure foolishness!

Well now James, you're finally seeing the light!