chevy waterpumps

[nuclearlemon]

because of where my motor sits, i have to run elec fan. problem is, we also put the motor far forward and i just changed to a taurus fan with is thicker than what i was running. is there any sort of pump that is thinner than oem. right now it's not near the fan blades, but i did have to cut out one of the sections of the bracing for the shroud to make sure the pulley wouldn't hit anything. i don't think it will contact, but in extreme flex, better safe than sorry.

 

[DomSmith]

I've heard there are short and long, but am not familiar enough to know which you have from the pic. The other issue I see would be that your pulleys wouldn't line up anymore if the pump was shorter, although I imagine there's a different pulley (which lines up) for a shorter pump... Here's a pic of mine for what it's worth.

 

[woody]

there are short and long water pumps...any autodroid store with a decent counter person can pull them both down and you can measure the savings.

My radiator was pushed forward a bit as well....might look into that for more space.

 

[fj40mayo]

You can switch to a short pump, but it can be a real pain in the ass getting all the brackets, pulleys, etc. Not very easy to find at the junkyard like long pump stuff. You might gain an inch or two by moving your radiator forward, if it hasn't been moved already.

 

[dgangle]

We have a small chain of performance stores in AL called Seco Performance. Once you get through the import sandbox, they have a whole wall of every imaginable combination of SBC pulleys, alt/PS brakets, etc. It's all cheap Chineese and has the chrome bling thing but it's available, inexpensive and a good assortment. A couple minutes in the blasting capinent and the chrome is gone ready for paint. You may want to try Jegs or Summit for something similar. I find having all the stuff on the wall that I can see, touch and feel is extremely valuable. As others have said this stuff is getting very hard to find in the boneyards.

 

[nuclearlemon]

radiator is already forward about 1 1/2 inches.

 

[camcruiser13]

youll need to do what i did and get a short water pump

 

[VTFJ40]

You can switch to a short pump, but it can be a real pain in the ass getting all the brackets, pulleys, etc. Not very easy to find at the junkyard like long pump stuff. You might gain an inch or two by moving your radiator forward, if it hasn't been moved already.

What he said, and the short pump moves the accessories out from in front of the block which can get in the way of other stuff (headers/manifolds...).

Good luck.