Steam Vent...Thoughts on where to plumb it?
TECH Fanatic
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From: Felton Pa
I agree. The coolant also helps provide corrosion protection and water pump lubrication. (think aluminum parts) Another point people forget about in a swap situation is the angle of the engine and high point of the system. Swaps can change these and you end up with areas that capture air/steam that were not a problem in the original car.
Launching!
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From: Mobile, Alabama
And here is a quote from the book - How to Build High-Performance Chevy LS1/LS6 V-8s by Will Handzel
Page 49. “Tip: Some road racers have been using the pre-LS6 steam tube under the LS6 intake to improve cooling in cylinder number 7 (they previously had detonation problems in that hole).”
Last edited by 74modified; Sep 9, 2012 at 12:54 PM.
Maybe you should mail them the Will Handzel book to tell them what they have been doing wrong with every engine they have made in the last 6 or 7 years.
Launching!
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From: Mobile, Alabama
I will not debate with you anymore, partially because the OP wanted to know WHERE to vent not IF to vent. AND if I use the same logic as you do above, you are now agreeing that the engineers know what they are doing...and they USE the front vents, this year and years past.
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On The Tree
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From: South east Wisconsin
My concern is that by having the steam vent plumbed to the suction side of the water pump, I may be creating too much flow through the steam vent. Could that be bad? It almost makes you think that those who plumbed there vents on the pressure side of the water pump are creating an air pocket with opposing pressure.
Either way I would assume that when the air is bled from the system you should be fine.
Either way I would assume that when the air is bled from the system you should be fine.
