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Originally Posted by Dave
aftermarket pump chambers that will overload motor, as they do with Laing DDC.
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OK - but the DDC is one of those pumps that isn't so much "hack"-able as it just cries out to have a ninety degree bend removed from the inlet.
AFAIK, with C-systems if you want to have a straight inlet, you just buy the straight-inlet model.
Then there's integral reservoirs (I'm personally a big fan of the "hybrid" in-line/submersed pump setup you get with a reservoir attached to the pump inlet). I'll bet there are ways to make it easy to attach a semi-integral reservoir to one of the C-systems pumps without disturbing the chamber - maybe just a thread-to-smooth-pipe adapter that someone could use to design a "push-on" reservoir around (the way Innovatek does for the little Eheims). Maybe just something like a thread-to-male-speedfit adapter
(which would likely need shorter thread depth, and as speedfit adapters tend to have relatively small IDs for their ODs, maybe get a "special" from JohnGuest or just put a larger diameter thread in the pump inlet housing. A reservoir designer/manufacturer could then either use a pair of o-rings in a machined-to-fit socket (like Innovatek) or a cartridge style speedfit. Just a thought, of course...
The other advantage with speedfits as they allow the connections to twist a bit without leaking. Very nice for the aftermarket.
Then there are modifications for bling. There's no predicting that'll get done there. UV reactive is popular, as is being able to see some sort of moving part, well, move, preferably with lighting - and then there are the guys who years ago would have had HD Electraglides with lost of chrome and bullet lights. Beats me - but I've no clue about bling.
Speaking of Innovatek, I'm surprised they aren't already at your door. You have a good replacement/upgrade for their current 12V 1046 - it might even be quieter, if such a thing was possible...