Would you Buy Water Pump and Plates if made to original Specs
 

Trying something here folks,

In an effort to get numbers to present to Cardone & Ames relevant to them producing a water pump and back-plates to match that conform to OEM specs;

See this thread;
http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=659536

Please choose an option above,

Charles

I wish this would happen soon.

I voted. C'mon, Cardone!!!

It appears to me that it is important to protect a big investment in time and money

Voted. Bet you can't figure out what my vote was. ;) LOL

I voted both, but since I own a 70 it might not matter. Although I wish they would produce all the stuff to oem specs.
Russ

Russ,

It is my understanding that they are looking at doing both.

Charles

I will definitely buy both.

Of course everyone would buy 1. The original water pumps worked!!!

That's what we are trying to tell them!

Thanks for voting.

And that's a job unto itself. ;)

Yeah, I would be willing to buy one just to show them there is a market, even though I don't use that one.
Russ

Charles,

Would that be a new impeller or a new housing casting and impeller. From what I gathered earlier the issue was with the impeller being cut down. A whole new casting for the waterpump housing seems like a very large project.

No,

Cardone is re-manufacturing pumps.

Charles

Did you ask them how many they would need to sell in order to make it worth their investment?

Karl

:usa2:

Karl,
What they want to do is to put out pumps with a proper impeller which would have a superseded number. But, there needs to be plates that fit it also.

Charles

So, what's the bottom line on which pump we're talking about. Is it the 8 bolt pump only or are they looking at the 11 bolt also?

They are looking at doing both Greg.

And that's what I was told at the meeting back in March that Paul and I had with Cardone.

Will cardone reman your original water pump so you can keep your part number and date codes, etc? If not, does anyone have a source for the correct ceramic washer, seals, and bearings to do your own?