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Old 04-08-2020, 06:05 PM
Steve C. Steve C. is offline
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Concerning the parasitic loss from a 80 lb pump. This from Jim Butler on the subject....

"We've never seen a noticeable performance loss from the added load," says Butler. "Racers will sometimes run a 60-psi pump to reduce parasitic drag and free up a few horsepower. While that's acceptable in a dedicated race engine that's frequently torn down, it's certainly not something we recommend for all engines."

Curious, anyone have testing data with the difference in power/torque loss on a engine between the two pumps ?

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/hppp...-observations/


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