[ATaylorRacing]

From a drag racer with cars that do not take the aftermarket kits comes the following tricks:

On some Chrysler 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, and 2.5 four bangers we cut off every other fin on the water pump and have no problems with over heating. This also causes less drag.

Under drive pulley kits can also be used to cause less drag by turning the water pump and alt at slower speeds. My 98 Neon 2.0 SOHC motor picked up just under 2 mpg with this set up, as did my 94 Plymouth Duster with the Mitsu 3.0 V6.

On one of my 2.2/2.5 Chryslers I removed the water pump entirely and replaced it with a thermostat housing....2 of the holes lined up perfectly...I then ran an electric in line pump for a fishing boat holding tank (Water Guppy) with a simple 12V switch. The great thing about this is that I could circulate coolant through the motor while it was shut off in the pits to cool down between rounds when normally we would not get enough cool down time. Other guys saw this set up and simply used the in line pump without removing the original. They could also cool down quicker between rounds. Others did this too, but removed all of their pump fins. The last two cases were people that had no provisions to hook up a system when their pump was removed since there was no way to set it up. Yet even a few more would put a plate over where their pump was with welded on hose hook ups. Not every one can afford those kits, but the water guppy was around $20 back then!