Why use a passenger side water pump housing?

Minnesota Muscle said
Good morning,

As I assemble my plan for a strip 440 in my '67 Barracuda, I was reading up on the vast array of water pump housings and have seen a lot of mention of the passenger side lower radiator hose hook up. Is this for clearance issues? Radiator selection?

Seems like there has been a lot of chatter regarding heating issues with the passenger side hook up, but that might have been because of the 440source casting issues.

Anyway, just confused why people are running it.

Thanks.
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Timing makes on the passenger side can be a ***** to read.
If you switch to the drivers side you will need to match the radiator outlet to the water pump inlet and the harmonic balancer as the timing marks will change. Watch out for changes to brackets and belt to pulley alignment.