BBC - Short Chrome Aluminum Water Pump

This pump is half the weight of a cast iron water pump with no sacrifice in reliability. There are no drawbacks to running this type pump, other than cost.

If your pump is still mounted on the engine, the way to tell long from short is that there is nearly no space between the timing cover and back of the water pump IF YOU HAVE A SHORT PUMP. The long pump will have nearly one full inch of space in that area. BE SURE OF WHAT STYLE WATER PUMP YOU HAVE.

Made by Top Street Performance (TSP), PREMIUM GRADE WATER PUMP.

The pump housing is thicker and reinforced in all stress areas.

BBC Chevy 454-496 short style, CHROME finish. This water pump has a cnc machined aluminum impeller. The rotational weight reduction is considerable. Most all other water pumps have a stamped steel or cast iron impeller. This water pump is considered high end street/strip grade. These water pumps sell for over $150.00 at all major retailers. For those wanting a lower cost water pump see our other listings.

ONE-YEAR WARRANTY.

Warranty is valid regardless of street or strip use.

Precision CNC'd Aluminum Impeller

The aluminum impeller in this water pump is designed to reduce rotational mass and dissipate heat at a faster rate, and that's a plus for any car.

Most aluminum water pumps have stamped steel impellers or at best, machined iron impellers, and claim to be high volume. We have used other brands and styles of water pumps on stock engines that are not modified, and don't seem to have heating problems, but for vehicles with modified engines, this is the pump to run, and we proved it.

Here is a story to prove our point:

We had just installed a 383 stroker engine in a 79 C-3 Corvette and had converted it from mechanical to electric fans and could not stop the car from running hotter than we were comfortable with. The temp would soar to 235 in as little as ten minutes. We then replaced the OEM cast iron water pump with one of our aluminum water pumps with the aluminum impeller. We knew that an aluminum water pump, especially one with an aluminum impeller, could reduce operating temps, and it certainly did reduce the engine temp by approx. 10-15 degrees. We now use this line of water pumps exclusively on all of our BBC and SBC turnkey engines we build.

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE MANY INFERIOR WATER PUMPS ON THE MARKET. WE FEEL THIS ONE IS THE BEST AVAILABLE. IN YEARS PAST, WE HAVE SEEN INFERIOR PUMPS THAT BREAK OFF AT THE PUMP SHAFT, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE CAR. OUR PUMPS HAVE HAD NO SUCH FAILURES.

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For those wanting to paint this pump with a contrasting color, it would come out very nice and take painting well. Aluminum water pumps will also dissipate heat better than cast iron. There are no drawbacks to running an aluminum water pump, other than cost. If your pump is still mounted on the engine, the way to tell long from short, will be that there is nearly no space between the timing cover and back of the water pump, IF YOU HAVE A SHORT PUMP. The long will have approx. one full inch of space in that area.

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE MANY INFERIOR WATER PUMPS ON THE MARKET. WE FEEL THIS ONE IS THE BEST AVAILABLE. IN YEARS PAST WE HAVE SEEN INFERIOR PUMPS THAT BREAK OFF AT THE PUMP SHAFT CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE CAR. OUR PUMPS HAVE HAD NO SUCH FAILURES.

Important notice:

On rare occasions, we have had complaints of very light water seepage coming from the back plate. We noticed on a few that the amount of sealant used on both sides of the gasket may have been insufficient. We strongly recommend removing the back plate, and coating each side of the gasket with a good quality sealant before installing the water pump on the engine. This is a very simple procedure. The complaints concerning this issue are few and far between, but this is well worth doing as a preventive measure. Besides this minor issue, these water pumps have been extremely reliable for the many years we have been selling them.

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