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Sam
12-12-2002, 06:55 PM
Why don't we see electric water pumps on high performance marine engines like there are on hot cars. I was talking to one mfg who said that by using an electric water pump you can capture up 15 hp.

Sam

Rootsy
12-12-2002, 07:10 PM
if you look at most of the electric circulating pumps on the market which are used on race cars and such the drive motors don't generally have a high enough service factor to withstand continuous operation... doesnt mean that it can't or hasn't been done though... actually if you look around, some high perf. marine engines don't even run a circulating pump on the front of the motor...