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Thread: Small Block/12JE

  1. #1
    shockwaveharry
    From what I understand the Berkley 12JE is a low performance pump. Will a warm Small Block (325 hp 350 or 383) work in place of a stock 454? Obviously top speed is NOT an issue. 20' family bow rider with a deep vee. Probably 3000 lbs. Thanks!

  2. #2
    Blown509Liberator
    I am not sure I would call it a Low Performance pump. More like Undesirable pump. The E and F pump are insert pump and said to have a proposing problem in some hulls and because of the inlet water angles. have a 1978 Baja TC day cruiser with a 502 and an F pump in it. It will run 65 mph all day in it with no problems. The E and F pump where not favored because the difficulty to add a shoe to but from what I understand there is a company building a shoe/ ride plate set up for these pumps.

  3. #3
    shockwaveharry
    Unfortunatly I'm stuck with using this pump. I'm just wondering if a small block will spin the pump. I've been in small block jets that performed decently, one was a Jacuzzi, the other an OMC, but the boats were smaller. In a performance application I wouldn't even consider a small block but in this particular instance I would think a small block could easily be built to the same power level as a STOCK low perf. big block and use less gas too. Opinions?

  4. #4
    shockwaveharry
    Isn't the JE pump generally smaller than the others? Smaller intake, smaller dia. impeller?

  5. #5
    rivercrazy
    It takes torque at mid level rpms to turn a decent sized impeller. A small block usually doesn't have the torque to pull an A or A/B impeller in a boat this heavy. As a result, you will need to install a smaller impeller and the engine will turn a lot of rpms at crusing speeds. I'd go with a big block

  6. #6
    Blown509Liberator
    The E and F (an E with Berkely Trim nozzle) are the same "size" as the C and G pump's
    [This message has been edited by Blown509Liberator (edited November 15, 2001).]

  7. #7
    jim lee
    I bet it would work fine!
    But that's just MHO
    -jim lee

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