Water Pumps/BBC

[56-210Sedan]

One thing i have forgotten about sourcing is a water pump for my 540 BBC. I plan on running a serpentine system and will have the radiator located in the six cylinder position ( radiator not purchased yet, will be PRC) what brands are best for my buck i am not worried so much about saving money but more concerned about quality and durability, also i think it would make sense to run a short pump?

[56-210Sedan]

[QUOTE=56-210Sedan;12065]One thing i have forgotten about sourcing is a water pump for my 540 BBC. I plan on running a serpentine system and will have the radiator located in the six cylinder position ( radiator not purchased yet, will be PRC) what brands are best for my buck i am not worried so much about saving money but more concerned about quality and durability, also i think it would make sense to run a short pump?[/QUOTE

I think this is the one they run on the 502 GM #19168602 but i am thinking this is not going to work with serpentine belt system? looks to me like this is for a v-belt and i am hearing v-belts are getting hard to find??? anyone know if that is true.

If you go serpentine then the water pump would need to reverse in operation correct? also this is a short water pump which i would think is going to be needed for clearance?

[Maddog]

You need to buy or at least decide on which serpentine system you'll use first to make certain you get the correct pump for that system.

[markm]

Its going to be some sort of aftermarket setup because swp disappeared long before serp. setups. I have a buddy who always asks me when he sees me worling one of my cars if I am going to put FI and a serp setup just to piss me off.

[the_dawg]

Id go aluminum if able, also prob will need reverse flow as mentioned above

[56-210Sedan]

Thank you all for your input i was able to pull something out each one of your comments So not to prolong this thread but any recommendations on who to use, i know there quite a few out there billet specialists,march performance etc...

[the_dawg]

long or short pump?

[56-210Sedan]

long or short pump?

This probably where i am going to need my most help deciding to use a water pump.

From what i have heard out there in the hobby world is going with the short pump would be best for clearance but the downside is not many serpentine systems work with a short water pump??? or not many manufacutered to work with the short pump.

I did mention that when i reach the stage of build to purchase i would go with a radiator that utilizes the six cylinder position so that gives me some space but not sure if it is enough with long pump?

[the_dawg]

Id go short. The BBC is 3 inchs longer

[chevynut]

Definitely go with a short pump...what does a long one gain you? It's just less space. I went with an Edelbrock reverse rotation pump.

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