Is it worth trying to swap to a Saginaw pump or should I just get a reman ford pump
You up for a challenge?
I remember a few years back, someone was talking about trying to make some new brackets but couldn't find any for patterns.
This is what has served me well for around 11k miles
One-pump-to-rule-them-all
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It's worth it if you can find the brackets. They're a better pump. I'm still running the stock pump on both of my trucks just because the brackets for the Saginaw pumps are hard to come by.
I wouldn't spend a fortune on the upgrade though.
The pump isn't the issue, it's the brackets that it mounts to that are unobtanium.
Past me did not take no for a answer and had to have this pump...
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It might not be helpful but here's a pic I took of the Saginaw pump and bracket on my IDI E350.
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Yes and the 90s I6 has this pully, all you need is this braket and a steel plate along with some "fittment" cuts.
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You brought this up as well
I got a braket like this for the a/c off a 7.3 I pillaged for parts, may see if can make something work at some point with two plates.
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It honestly wouldn't surprise me if all the vans didn't have the Saginaw pump. Our 85 E-150 302 had real easy steering, and I don't remember it whining.... and I put a TON of miles on the one we had. Either that, or we were lucky and had the worlds quietest C2 pump.....
I have a square body hydroboost saginaw pump, it is valved different and has the higher psi. I can pinky steer like a old cadillac even on the brakes in silence, noise of the engine is a differnet story.
The hydroboost off a F-super is what I used and got a cheap compression hose made with two fitting ends.
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This is the can off a 60s bbc from a truck and the one I have now is off a chevelle, both work how I went. Stuffing itto a 3/4 hose was a bit leaky, so had someone weld on a hose bung.
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