For a street motor the electric pumps make me nervous. The electric pumps maker should be able to tell you about it's use limits. I ran an electric pump drive with cogged belt on a 453 cu.in. 440 engine years ago, for track use they are ideal. You can leave the pump run in the pit getting the engine to a stable temp between rounds so you can get it dialed in for consistency. I charged the battery between rounds and would do what you are doing now. A delco or smaller alt and I'd in a W.O.T cut out switch so it was not dragging on the engine during a run, but would charge in the box and the return lane plus pits. I know a few people who have shortened the mount area of the alternator itself if the pulley lines up. ruins any warranty on the alternator though. Mark Price Morgantown, WV 26508 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II "I realize that death is inevitable. I just don't want to be around when it happens!" ----- Original Message ----- > From: "d stohler" <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx> > To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 2:07:28 AM > Subject: [AMC-list] alternator brackets > hey folks, im looking for alternator brackets for my '79 spirit race > car. im > running am amc 360, and have an alternator from a '79 spirit also. the > alt is > from the 258. the bracket i have, the "wide" end is to narrow. i > beleive this is > a delco 10si alternator. the bracket i have is 3/4" or so to narrow. > without it, > i cant run a belt to run the water pump. so without alt bracket, im > going to > have to buy a summit racing electric water pumpt kit. the one with the > 12 volt > motor with the cogged belt/pulley to run the water pump. i dont know > if they run > the pump fast enough to work. im going to be running an electric fan > so fan isnt > a problem. any help? thanks. > > dave stohler > www.picasaweb.google.com/das24rules > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com