[Tanked]

Does anyone make one for the viper? It's always good to free up that extra power.

Has anyone tried hooking up a "kill switch" for the alt. I did that with one of my other cars and it worked well. It was much like adding a Under Drive Pulley. Wasn't a huge gain but enough to notice.

 

[Paolo Castellano]

Does anyone make one for the viper? It's always good to free up that extra power.

Has anyone tried hooking up a "kill switch" for the alt. I did that with one of my other cars and it worked well. It was much like adding a Under Drive Pulley. Wasn't a huge gain but enough to notice.

Mezieres makes an electric water pump that could work for a Viper. I think the supercharger cars that run hot when in traffic when slow speeds and minimal airflow start to make the car run hot. The electric pumps provide a more consistent flow irregardless of speed and engine RPM. I would sure as hell hate to have that bitch go out though....

 

[FE065]

I think I found some language once after doing a search that putting a kill switch on the alternator won't do anything. Plus there's the question of whether modern hi output ignition systems need every amp they can get going down the strip.

I looked into the electric water pump idea. I think on a Gen2 the needed serpentine belt re-routing due to no water pump pulley looked to be a huge PITA. Isn't the crossmember kind of in the way for an electric water pump? Just a few of the obstacles.

 

[par]

I may not know a lot about engines and turbos and such, but i do know electricity, electronics and a bunch of other things related to how to manipulate electrons.

There is no way i can be gulled into agreeing that a modern car's ignition system needs a lot of amperage. It needs tons of voltage (to generate spark) but there is very little wattage (energy) involved in generating that for lets say a quarter mile. Heck, the batteries are strong enough to crank an entire engine AND an ignition system while everything is cold and doesn't move all that well... Sending a bit of juice down to 10 spark plugs and an engine management system is absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things if you have a healthy and charged up battery.

my few cents

 

[Tanked]

Stereo and headlights consume WAY more power than the ignition system.

 

[Smokin]

Stereo and headlights consume WAY more power than the ignition system.

How much torque do you really think is consumed? Thats one thing we really arent nickling and diming ourselves over....unless we are...uhhhhh...You.

 

[ryan0]

How much torque do you really think is consumed? Thats one thing we really arent nickling and diming ourselves over....unless we are...uhhhhh...You.

i thought tanker was a poser anyway.

 

[Tanked]

Nope not a poser. I do have a 01 gts acr. Like it says...01 acr stock...but paid for.


You are right smokin, I don't have enough tq. 452rwtq just isn't enough :thumb: DAMN stock cream puff.


I think the best reason to use a electric water pump would be to help keep a modified engine cool while driving in traffic or around town or at the track. I don't know about anyone else but with my stock viper...I never have a issue of it getting hot. It did get a little on the warm side while at Pacific Raceways. The brakes fading where a bigger issue at the time.

Something I think that would interesting. The guys that are running the AEM systems could control that electric water pump with the EMS. They could have the pump turn on/off and variable speed biased on eng temp. How cool would that be :thumbs: Besides we all know that electric pump is good for 1.1bhp gain.

 

[FE065]

I still don't think an electric motor on the front of a Viper water pump is gonna clear the crossmember. How are you going to route the serpentine belt once the water pump pulley's gone? HA?

Get a non-AC serpentine belt and save some hp an easier way.

Lose 10lbs and net the same gain in power/weight ratio.

 

[Smokin]

I still don't think an electric motor on the front of a Viper water pump is gonna clear the crossmember. How are you going to route the serpentine belt once the water pump pulley's gone? HA?

Get a non-AC serpentine belt and save some hp an easier way.

Lose 10lbs and net the same gain in power/weight ratio.

I think the only benefit for an electric pump would be for additional low speed water flow as paolo said. However reliability of the pump would be a continued concern as would the limitations airflow through the radiator via electric fan.