I don't know why I didnt do this sooner. Awesome 'mod'.
Wired up easy, comes on with ignition switch. When the motor was running temperature and the key was turned on, you can hear the coolant flowing through the motor and with the fans on, the needle on the temperature gauge can be seen dropping. Its nice!

Not the best pictures, the shadows made it hard for my phone/camera. I will try to get some better ones later. Until then, selfish promotion of engine bay pics.

oh so that is what you needed the summit bucks for

Mezeire, Moroso, Summit? I'm still running an Edelbrock mechanical/aluminum with no issues.

When's your next track visit? Hoping for a 10.99??

no issues with my mechanical either. why not lose that belt friction though. plus its lighter then an aluminum pump. in between passes the cooling of the motor is way quicker as well

i agree cool the engine down better...cooler engine more power

Good mod dude.

Looks good Travis! Anything to make it run better. Hopefully we will get to meet @ one of the meets next spring.

I am down for whenever now.

down for racing? hopefully a few more weeks and i'll be going out and hopefully improving on my last track day..blah!

Are you still running a thermostat? If so why?

Which brand of electric water pump?

Any changes to the Serpentine belt?

is it really bad to run a thermostat with an electric water pump?

I have heard both ways, but I got the info below from another forum:

Also, do you run E85 on that car, or was that the 4th gen? I know you shouldn't run E85 any cooler than 170 degrees. It is like menthanol and has to be almost hot to run correctly, no? Just some food for thought.

That deffinition makes sense to me, thanks Del.

I do not run a serpentine belt, I had a custom V belt setup to work with my procharger.

And for the other posts, I guess I will be removing a thermostat

Forgive my noobness but why did you go electric?

mechanical water pumps create drag and when your trying to get every possible HP it counts. But also in between runs an electric pump can be ran without the engine running to cool the engine, cooler engine=more power, and less wear on mechanical parts.

to warm the motor up faster

Jesse- What is your thought on having or not having a thermostat?

On another note; I had all my windows tinted 5%. The hatch, side windows and T Tops.
looking killer. Just waiting impatiently for my carpet to arrive!

he has a point too. you dont wanna be running too cold. too cold of an engine burns fuel ineffciently, you wanna have a hot combustion chamber. Should have put the water pump on a switch so you can have it turned off for awhile, then turn it on. But if the switch is on all the time it'll operate normal.

Can anyone recommend a brand of reliable electric water pumps?

What if the outside temp is colder than the engine?

Control it!

I could wire up my water pump relay to my fan trigger as well which is monitored by holley HP EFI. on at 180 off at 160..

That's an idea I think you might want a restrictor in there at least if your not going to to have a thermostat

i've always ran one

...then you just got done driving? i'm not sure of the question