Capristo Water Pump for 456/550/575

As most of the 456/550/575 owners are aware, Antonio Capristo came out with an aftermarket replacement cartridge for our water pumps last year, and it costs significantly less than the OEM part.

Antonio has now confirmed its fitment on the 456 with his version of the upgraded 8 vane impeller (Ferrari P/N 176045) and the 93mm (Ferrari P/N: 169924) pulley in lieu of the stock 102mm for higher flow. His version of the impeller is aluminum, and it's short enough to fit in the 456 pump housing. Following is his email, and I've attached the document showing his pump being fitted into a 456 pump housing.

This pump should be available through Daniel @ Ricambi.

Disclaimer: I'm not trying to be a poster child for Capristo, nor am I being compensated in any way by them; I just appreciate having high quality alternatives to OEM parts.


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From: Antonio Capristo [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 6:39 AM
To: John Cribb
Subject: AW: 550 Maranello Water Pump
Importance: High

Hi John,

There has also been such a matter where a customer has tried to modify the water pump. Some problems occurred owing to the fact that the impeller was too high.

We have investigated this matter and carried out some trials. Now we are in a position to advise you the results of this matter.

I remembered that you asked us some questions some time ago and I am confident that the result of our investigations will be of help to you.

You can mount the original pulley with a smaller diameter on our Capristo water pump. Then we can supply this water pump with an impeller of a new design like the original one with the
number 176045.

However, our impeller is not made from plastic but from aluminium.

I hope that my information if of help to you. Please observe the attached PDF file.

In case of queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

mit freundlichen Gruß
Antonio Capristo

Capristo Exhaust Systems GmbH
Kalmecke 5
59846 Sundern Germany
T +49 2933 92227 11
F +49 2933 92227 27
[email protected]
www.capristo.de

Geschäftsführer: Capristo Antonio
Steuer Ident.Nr.DE123895580
Amtsgericht Arnsberg HR B6805
Steuer-Nr. 303/5705/0462
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Dean, on my 550 there were no issues; we changed from the 102mm stock pulley to the 93mm and used the same belt.
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Alfredo, Daniel @ Ricambi has it shown here: http://www.ricambiamerica.com/product_info.php?cPath=99997&products_id=208988&osCsid=gfghighgqo4o60taiospgvkn83

I don't know if he offers it with the option of the smaller pulley or not, but these are often available on eBay and aren't "too" outrageous.