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Ok, so I have an '05 that I just finished building the motor on.
While doing the build (Industrial Injection did machine work/assembly), II suggested an electric water pump to avoid the possibility of blowing freeze plugs (I'll be running a 4k rpm tune).
I was a little concerned about the possibility of insufficient flow at higher rpm/load. Well, last night I was pushing through a canyon (unloaded) in 55* weather, and I noticed the truck started to heat up a little bit. In fact, it reached 224, and I had NEVER before seen temps above 210 while towing a loaded trailer with the stock motor/mechanical water pump.
So, in short, my concern was validated last night, and now I'm wondering if this is a common issue with those running an electric water pump, and if there are any viable solutions (other than a bypass) that can be implemented.
If not, I'll have to switch back to the mechanical pump, and run the bypass.
While doing the build (Industrial Injection did machine work/assembly), II suggested an electric water pump to avoid the possibility of blowing freeze plugs (I'll be running a 4k rpm tune).
I was a little concerned about the possibility of insufficient flow at higher rpm/load. Well, last night I was pushing through a canyon (unloaded) in 55* weather, and I noticed the truck started to heat up a little bit. In fact, it reached 224, and I had NEVER before seen temps above 210 while towing a loaded trailer with the stock motor/mechanical water pump.
So, in short, my concern was validated last night, and now I'm wondering if this is a common issue with those running an electric water pump, and if there are any viable solutions (other than a bypass) that can be implemented.
If not, I'll have to switch back to the mechanical pump, and run the bypass.