Will aperture run off an external firewire 800 drive?

Hey All,
I have an iMac that has firewire 800 as its fastest port and my aperture library is getting too big to have on my maun hard drive. If I were to get an external enclosure will I be able to move my aperture library over and still have the same fluid workflow or am I going to get lag going over firewire 800?
Thanks
Ruwan

Adding to Williams advice:
You might consider leaving your Library on your system drive and moving most (or all) of your Images' Originals from inside your Library to an external drive. Aperture calls Originals stored outside your Library "Referenced Originals" and has robust tools for managing them. Read some of the posts here (and check the User Manual -- start here) and ask any questions you have should you choose this route.
As William said, FW800 with a good drive is usually fast enough, but keeping your Library on your system and storing your Images' Originals on an external drive will be faster. OTOH, it makes administering your Library and Originals more complex, and leaves you to back-up your Originals separately from your Library.

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