Going to get a stewart water pump to replace my electric pump. Just wondering what stage level to get and what rotation. I went to a electric pump back in 2004 and can't remember. I have a 88 iroc and my mods are in my sig. Thinking about a stage 3.

 

Rotation will depend on the belt setup you plan. If you look at the tech article for removing the smog pump on a serp belt car, you'll see that the serp setups from factory used a reverse rotation water pump, all the others used a standard rotation including the v-belt cars and the 1/2 serp and 1/2 v-belt cars.

 

as i am looking at the car from the front the belt goes ccw. So then I should get a ccw pump, but what stage??

 

Get the Stage II, the IIIs and IVs are for high rpm, the impellers are different and will not provide adequate flow on a hot day in traffic @ low rpm. Just because it's for a race car doesn't mean it's the best part for your application.

 

whats the part number for a stage 2 that will work in my 88

 

http://www.stewartcomponents.net/Mer...y_Code=ChevyS2

 

anyone have the polished version, and if you do, do they rust or chip off easily?

 

It's aluminum, it's just polished. Aluminum won't rust and there's no chrome plating to chip off