Project I have in mind. Electric fan, been done, but an electric water pump is a rarity. Has anybody done the pump for street use? Probably need a higher amperage alternator, or not since 90% of the truck's usage is highway. Thoughts are the possibility of going with a reverse flow engine cooling system and a ridiculous underdrive crank pulley to free up a few HP and MPG. I have the parts, just need the motivation. Good winter project for someone with so many projects on the list.
Sounds unique. you should just cuz you can! Lol you already have an electric pump? Is it a remote pump?
You'll probably free up as much as a light flywheel. I mean unless you still have p/s and a/c the alternator would be the only parasitic draw other then your internal rotating assembly.. that's a rev happy machine!
It's a Davies Craig pump and controller. Controller is programmable and controls the pump and fan. The system controls the amount of coolant pumped to control the engine temp, no t-stat needed. Hoping it will be sufficient for daily driving. Electric fans have already been proven good for every day use.
Supposedly the pump doesn't draw all that much, the fan is the major draw. With a good battery and a 100 amp alternator this should be ok. We'll see. So the alternator load shouldn't be excessive. Power steering isn't a big issue, it's not a big load unless the steering gets bound up. I might get the StabFab rack conversion later and eliminate power steering altogether. That leaves the AC and I won't give that up. I have an L C Engineering 4" crank pulley I might use. See how the alternator acts with that. Light weight flywheel? I have LC's 12lb flywheel on the shelf, it's sitting next to a knife edged 94mm stroke crankshaft and Eagle rods. One of my many projects. For now, the engine runs really good, passes smog without issue, and the clutch is good. Just play with the periferals for now.
Sound like a sound setup! Haha i mean if you live in a place we're heat is always an issue I would do it. Plus it would be pretty cool to see, and document. That crank needs take you to 2.6? That would be nice torque with a matching cam!
Yeah, close to 2.6 liters. I am going to go to a 93mm bore for longevity. 94 works well enough, but a larger radiator comes into play in hotter zones. Fresno and Atascadero tend to get into the uncomfortable temps, and this is bu no means a race engine, but it's going to be the last 22R build for me. I want a fast revving 22RE that gets decent mileage and has enough to put a bit of a smile on my face. Did it in the '80s, want to do it again.
