BPD billet water pump upgrade

strokin6L · Mar 30, 2012

Just received my BDP water pump yesterday and thought i'd share some pics of it. Gonna be busy these next few days so hopefully i can get it on this next week. I know extendedpower(Ivan) has one for his twin build he's doing now. Anyone else got one on their truck?

java · Mar 30, 2012

I have one but i have not installed it yet, i will when i do my build next month.

Extended Power · Mar 30, 2012

Yeah they are a beautiful piece of work for sure.

The only thing I don't like about them is that you can't see the inside from the outside...

windrunner408 · Mar 30, 2012

Not sure if anyone has used one of these pumps (to verify if it is any good or not) but this is what I bought before I found out about the BPD pump. It is an Alliant OEM replacement pump that I bought off Ebay for $120. I still have the original on there right now and seems to be doing just fine. I'll probably change it out when I get around to doing the Electric Fans.

redracer62 · Mar 30, 2012

looks good. Any advantage over stock besides the metel wheel?

strokin6L · Mar 30, 2012

Extended Power said:
Yeah they are a beautiful piece of work for sure.

The only thing I don't like about them is that you can't see the inside from the outside...

haha yeah i hear that Ivan. They do look nice.

windrunner408 · Mar 30, 2012

:whs: Yes they do for sure.

6.0 p-stroke · Mar 30, 2012

I've never paid much attention to a stock water pump, does this have more or less fins? What're the benefits of running this over stock?

strokin6L · Mar 30, 2012

stronger and less prone to cracking

chappy · Mar 30, 2012

I believe its because people worry about the plastic one breaking.

java · Mar 30, 2012

My first motor that was completely built had the fins from the factory water pump break on a road trip and that in turn caused a whole bunch of damage to other parts of the motor. So now that I'm building this one it's a no brainer to go with this one.

Extended Power · Mar 30, 2012

I installed a brand new waterpump when I changed the front cover of my engine. (I went with the bigger 4" pump instead of the 3.5" pump on the 03's)

A year and a half later...I found 4 broken plastic impeller blades when I tore my engine down again.

And that was with a brand new front cover as well. (Nothing used)

So, I am now running the Bullet Proof water pump, and should never have to worry about cracked or broken blades ever again.

chappy · Mar 31, 2012

So do they not make one for the later trucks? I checked there web site and looks like I've got a 04.25 and later motor judging by there vin numbers. So it won't work

strokin6L · Mar 31, 2012

Yes they do make ones for the later models. when you check out you have to choose which one you want

Mdub707 · Apr 2, 2012

I'm going to be putting one in mine, after dealing with poor coolant circulation issues all winter, which in turn causes my vegistroke to kick off all the time, which ends up costing me more money in fuel. Also adding an inline coolant pump as well to make sure it's flowing.

windrunner408 · Apr 2, 2012

So why would I go with the BPD water pump over the Alliant one that I have posted pics of?? The BPD is like $170 more. The Alliant pump has a metal impeller and not plastic so it wont break like the stock one can. I guess I dont see what I am missing. :shrug: