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Blackeagle · 11-04-2004, 02:41 PM

In a system with a low resistence core like the 2-342 & a block with restrictive interior structures such as a TDX, RBX, Cascade or Storm what would you expect the max flow rate to be when making use of a pump such as a Iwaki MD20RLT??

What if a MD20RLZT or MD30RLZT were used in place of the MD20RLT?

I'm asking this due to a referance I've seen at another site which gave 2.5gpm as the AVERAGE flow rate for most users systems. I disagreed with this, saying a Iwaki MD20 would be hard up to provide that in many loops, and would not be able to provide it if a block for the GPU like the Fusion were to be added.

Guy claimed he'd seen posts HERE that supported a 2.5 gpm average for most systems flow rates.

I've not been following on the newest developments real close of late (except the Storm blocks), so thought I'd better check to see if the fool is I. I may be wrong but I thought the MD20Z would be very hard put to make 2.5gpm even with a loop designed to be very low resistence except in the block. I thought 2.25gpm would be about it for the MD20Z with a high resistence CPU block.

How's about it guys, are the MD30 and other more powerfull pumps much like the MD30 in performance becoming much more common in use? ? Or can the MD20Z or MD20RLT perform at hgiher levels than I"m thinking?

11-04-2004, 02:41 PM	#1
Blackeagle Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: U.S.A = Michigan Posts: 1,243	Maximum flow rates possible?? In a system with a low resistence core like the 2-342 & a block with restrictive interior structures such as a TDX, RBX, Cascade or Storm what would you expect the max flow rate to be when making use of a pump such as a Iwaki MD20RLT?? What if a MD20RLZT or MD30RLZT were used in place of the MD20RLT? I'm asking this due to a referance I've seen at another site which gave 2.5gpm as the AVERAGE flow rate for most users systems. I disagreed with this, saying a Iwaki MD20 would be hard up to provide that in many loops, and would not be able to provide it if a block for the GPU like the Fusion were to be added. Guy claimed he'd seen posts HERE that supported a 2.5 gpm average for most systems flow rates. I've not been following on the newest developments real close of late (except the Storm blocks), so thought I'd better check to see if the fool is I. I may be wrong but I thought the MD20Z would be very hard put to make 2.5gpm even with a loop designed to be very low resistence except in the block. I thought 2.25gpm would be about it for the MD20Z with a high resistence CPU block. How's about it guys, are the MD30 and other more powerfull pumps much like the MD30 in performance becoming much more common in use? ? Or can the MD20Z or MD20RLT perform at hgiher levels than I"m thinking?