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Old 02-28-2012, 04:57 PM
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What water pump to buy?

Whats a good water pump i can purchase for my camaro? Summers here are HOT and Im gonna do a mild build on my engine. Any suggestions or part #'s?
Old 02-28-2012, 05:04 PM
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Re: What water pump to buy?

I am very pleased with my Edelbrock Victor water pump. I installed it 12 years ago and no problems since. It's an aluminum hi flow pump so it trims a few pounds while moving up to 25% more water.
Old 02-28-2012, 05:15 PM
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Re: What water pump to buy?

Thanks for the suggestions, are the pumps in our cars clockwise or counterclockwise?
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Re: What water pump to buy?

Depends on the year. Later ones with serpentine belts go counterclockwise, but earlier ones with vbelts are clockwise
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So i couldn't use this one with a serpentine set up?
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Re: What water pump to buy?

They make one for the serpentine setup that is reverse rotation. It's what I use.
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do you know the product number? i'm trying to find it
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Edelbrock #8881, natural finish, reverse rotation.
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sweet thank you lots!
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Re: What water pump to buy?

They have them on ebay for serpentine cars that are aluminum for a steal. I have them on two of my cars and I love them. No core charge to deal with.
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