I'm looking to get my hands on a reverse rotation water pump for a 455. I'd be willing to put in some time on how to make it work if needed, but I can't do any of the actual producing and testing stuff. If you're up to making it then I'm up for buying it. Assuming it doesn't cost a million bucks of course.
Assuming youre trying to achieve reverse flow cooling like the SBC did in the early 90's with the LT1, its a little more complicated than just "reversing" the water pump. This is probably the cheapest way to do it. Its probably the most economical to utilize some kind of remote mount system. http://www.popularhotrodding.com/enginemasters/0609em_cadillac_performance_parts_engine/index.html
Nope. Plenty of experience with the gen2's since that's what the daily driver has in it (L99 4.3). I'm looking to do a dirt cheap super simple serpentine setup and need a reverse rotation pump to make it work. I'm not interested in the $2,000 setups or having to ditch the A/C. Stanard flow but reverse rotation is what I'm after.
Thats an interesting thought. Why would the pump need to be reverse rotation? Do you have a diagram? I cant picture it in my head. Would be cheaper to run the extra idler pulley to get it turning the right way i think.
I already have the layout drawn up but it involves running the belt under the waterpump pulley which means a reverse rotation pump is needed. For non-A/C cars you wouldn't need an idler and belt tension would be adjusted by moving out the power steering or alternator same as the stock v-belts. For A/C cars a spring loaded tensioner would be added to ensure the right amount of wrap on the alternator since the A/C compressor tends to steal the belt contact area from the alternator pulley. If I can get someone to make a reverse roation pump then I'll give them my basic layout and they can in turn make a kit that has all the right pulleys and the needed bracket for the A/C cars.
If you can get some form of a kit worked out, we may be interested. I will say though, that if you made it use a regular water pump so people can use their existing water pump (and we dont have to design and produce an extra pump just for this purpose *low sales potential as well*) it would have a much higher chance of happening and being successful. PM me and I can discuss it more with ya.
Somone on here had a set up using parts from a S 15 JimmyV 6 and some work on main mount. can someone do a search for the thread in the archives. I seem to remember the guy saying he can make a system ofr the 455 for like 800.00
