Sb elecric water pump design. School me on backing plates?

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Caco2120

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I may be overthinking this. In fact i must be since all mopar sb water pumps i have seen have backing plates.. BUT....is this not a recipe for cavitation?

The timing cover has a smooth recess for a WP impeller on a standard pump...

With an electric, you mount a smooth plate, but this does not block off the smoothed timing cover passage entierly. Even the moroso, which looks like it would bolt right to the timing cover, uses a backing plate...

Do electrics just blast SO much water that this gap doesnt matter? I cant help but picture this gap between the timing cover and backing plate holding air and all kinds if problems.

No doubt overthinking...just wondering how,why, and am i the only one to ever question this.
 
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To answer your question, no it does not. The plate blocks everything but the passages which flows directly onto the impeller of the electric pump. I haven’t ever had a cavitation problem with my CSR pump. Other than when you first fill the radiator, my CSR takes a bit of priming. But once it starts going, it never stops or cavitates.
 
Yeah. You're over thinkin it.
 
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