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Old 04-01-2008, 10:59 PM   #1
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502's water pump by-pass ?
Is it possible to by-pass the water pumps with a by-pass kit and rely only on the sea-water pumps for cooling, without damaging the engines? If so, how much HP will be gained?
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Old 04-02-2008, 11:17 AM   #2
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Is it possible to by-pass the water pumps with a by-pass kit and rely only on the sea-water pumps for cooling, without damaging the engines? If so, how much HP will be gained?
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Why would you want to do that??? You think you will go faster???
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Is it possible to by-pass the water pumps with a by-pass kit and rely only on the sea-water pumps for cooling, without damaging the engines? If so, how much HP will be gained?
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My 502 MPI only has a seawater pump. No worries.
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