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Originally Posted by THEFERMANATOR
Without the pump, I guarantee you no water would go through the engine even at speed. The water going by actually pulls teh water away from the pickup with the current designs we have, hence why a regular lower unit becomes just about worthless above 60 where it will cavitate from the water rushing by so fast.
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Now that's interesting. I didn't know that. Thanks for that info. I always just figured that as the water rushed by faster and faster the water pressure in the pickup just increased..
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