You want a capable 12V pump? You got it. Johnson CM30P7-1 is your babe. Small, powerful (414 GPH @ 3ft head) economical (12V @ 2.2 A, 26W) and solid Swedish (think Volvo) engineering. It's magnetic drive (silent, not even the 50-60Hz mains buzz) and continuously rated so you can run it anytime, all the time. It was meant to pump coolant around boat engines or car turbo boosters, so made powerful, reliable and for a rugged environment. It is the car modders pump of choice.
Also search this forum for: the Jabsco pump, its smaller brother.
The drawback of these is the relatively high price. The housing gets warm under normal operation --about 53C, so you have to keep that in mind when installing it. However people have put it inside a case with no adverse effects on case temps.