I had always thought of Centrifugal pumps as PUSHER rather than SUCTION and it would appear that this may be backed up by the research (below).
Also - Please note that I am planning on using AN16 hose / connections from the intake manifold outlet to the 1.5" hot through pipe and and from the 1.5" cool through pipe.
This would provide some degree of restriction at the intake manifold's outlet - but there's a corresponding restriction on the inlet side where the coolant returns to the block under pressure from the pump.
I'm planning on using a 13# cap on the system as that's what I've used in the past and worked well - I've never been a proponent of the higher pressure systems.
Interesting when I wiki'd it I came up with this;
Pump - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Quote:
Centrifugal Pumps
Centrifugal Pumps are rotodynamic pumps which convert mechanical energy into hydraulic energy by centripetal force on the liquid. Typically, a rotating impeller increases the velocity of the fluid. The casing, or volute, of the pump then acts to convert this increased velocity into an increase in pressure. So the mechanical energy is converted into a pressure head by centripetal force, the pump is classified as centrifugal pump. (more in the article but somewhat less relevant).. |
So given all of this - what say the masses?