I can’t help myself!!! Especially when I have full access when a ton of parts are removed. I’m never in THAT much of a rush to skip the cleaning.

The CV makes what, about 250HP? Her car makes about 700HP. One of the biggest losses of engine power is through heat. The more power it makes the hotter it gets. The oil-to-water cooler is actually more beneficial for a car like a cop car which sits at idle for long periods of time. It helps keep the oil warm to prevent condensation. The oil lines are run through the radiator similar to how the factory transmission lines are ran. Contrary to popular belief, it's just as important to keep those lubricants warm than it is to keep them cool. With that being said, an aux oil cooler on her car certainly wouldn't hurt. 👍 And, yes. The grill on the Camaro is too small. That's always been one of the faults of every generation Camaro. The Corvette, too. Chevy just doesn't like to use a big grill. 🤷 As far as keeping the coolant in the radiator longer, goes, you're not wrong about it needing more time in the radiator, but doing that by slowing down the flow just leaves hotter antifreeze in the engine longer. She's doing exactly what needs to be done, and that's simply increasing the amount of surface area the coolant has to transfer the heat. Basically, by using a larger radiator the coolant is spending more time in the radiator because it has more area to cover in the same amount of time, if that makes sense. For example, if you wanted a cool down while walking through a river you could either walk slower or pick a wider part of the river to walk through, at the same pace. Either way you're going to cool down more quickly. And lastly, while the extra load on the alternator may cause a fraction of horsepower loss, Engine Masters did a test where putting a full load on a 100 amp alternator (basically a dead battery) only causes about a 10 horsepower loss. It's actually not as much as people think it is. But the huge advantage goes back to what you were saying earlier about flowing coolant through the radiator; an electric water pump speed is not determined by RPM. It doesn't matter if you're going 150 mph or if you're sitting at a stoplight, the coolant is flowing thru the engine at the same rate. Plus, as she mentioned, she can actually cool off her engine while it's in the pit area. That's a huge benefit, especially when drag racing. I mean, it's beneficial all around but that's really where a person can really reap the rewards of an electric water pump.

@@Carl_Jr Thanks for the reply. It was helpful. What I would like to see in the video is more explanation of the overall problem and how the cooling plan works towards the overall solution. Part swapping/part installing doesn't really explain the "why." I would be curious to know what the engine builders thought of the cooling situation when she was building the engine at their shop. Did they not recommend an upgraded cooling system for the HP boost? If the grill area is still too small for proper air flow to the radiator will the electric pump really have an impact? That's why I'm curious as to what the overall cooling problem and solution plan is. I've worked a lot of pursuits over the last 2+ decades in the Crown Vics I had. I would imagine that HP and heat is relative to the engine and its cooling system. I've run endless pursuits on the highway and onto city street at WOT for dozens and dozens of miles with heavy, heavy braking back to WOT then sudden/immediate stop to idle with no cool down period in 120 degree Phoenix valley summer heat without problem of overheating. In one pursuit, I ground down a nearly new set of brake pads to the backing plate resulting in four new rotors and pads as well as a set of new tires; we do some really aggressive braking in some pursuits....more aggressive than what most will ever do on track day as we truly have to make sure we don't kill innocent drivers or pedestrians versus driving on a regulated track. Those Vics never let me down....I can't say the same about the Chargers as the one I have now can't handle the abuse; it has overheated and the same parts keep breaking over and over. A two year old Charger with 35K miles is now on its third a/c compressor, two cracked thermostat housings and that's just two parts in the list.

Thank you! It runs better than ever now 💖

One more thing, EXCELLENT choice of music. Very calming and adds to the video instead of some music which overpowers the video. Great choices. 👍

I should’ve mentioned it’s in the fuse box

Yeah I’d be more than happy to take a look! What’s the problems?

Yeah, it is interesting that they just didn't engineer/cast the pump to eliminate the need for the spacer. There's nothing a performance car needs more than is two more points of possible gasket failure. But I'm also wondering if this pump design can be used in other GM applications that don't need the spacer.