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Originally Posted by KrautBurner
I had a Meziere EWP on my GTO for a few years
loved how I could cool down the engine between races (didn't like how it killed my battery a few times)
as well as the 16RWHP it added (checked by dyno)
but it failed after about 3 years (25K miles)
they don't seem to be a great idea for street applications
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A belt-driven water pump is mechanically the same thing as an electric pump, minus the electric motor. There are plenty of reliable electric motors, so there's no reason it can't be a good idea for a street car.
Your Mezier pump may have failed, and BMW N54 pumps may have sucked, but millions of Priuses use an electric pump that is quite reliable, and all the new VW/MB/BMW cars are using electric pumps.