Do they make these for our years and do they even add power?

 

Yes there are electric water pumps but honestly you only need it for boosted and f/I setups. The factory water pump provides a great water flow for what it is designed to do. Unless you are running boosted applications you won't benefit from having one.

 

Not to mention the elimination of the water pump pulley will now need a shorter accessory belt. Have fun looking for that in a pinch.

 

Lol good thing I asked...

 

A MEZIERE electric water pump has an idler pulley so you still use the OE belt and route it the same.


http://www.brenspeed.com/wp346s.html

 

Niceeeee

 

I want to say muscle mustangs picked up around 10hp with one of these on a supercharged s197

 

Hence the forced induction and boosted applications I mentioned.

 

you will still free up a few hp on a non supercharged engine.

 

But with nominal gain at a steep price it would be more beneficial to put the money toward something better for more grip or acceleration. What's the weight on one of these? Potentially lighter than stock?

 

6.9 lbs

 

Right. I think all these little tricks (underdrive pulleys, alum shaft, etc.) are best suited for a guy that wants to stay NA. If you're going supercharged, why bother.

 

Well that's my goal in a way too I want to build a bolt on beast and leave option open to supercharge later on so I want to squeeze out every pony possible .. I understand the prices are high for very little hp but it will be cool to beat someone at the track and say yea im not even supercharged

 

Well that part might be impossible lol, but I understand. Always been an NA guy.

 

I would stick with the more reliable OE pump.

 

Have there been any reports of a Meriere WP failures? I've not seen one yet. I'm still on the fence about electric WP's trying to decide if I can justify spending the money on one.

 

how much do they cost? The nice thing about the is you can run it even while the car is turned off. like at the track to help the engine cool off a little more than it normally would.

 

Over 300 ...check the link.. that is an awesome feature too if that's the case

 

How about this one, mprant913?

Deysha

 

Deysha, that link does not seem to work?

From what I hear this is a pretty good low cost mod, frees up about 10 HP and improves MPG, not bad for $200-300