Is the Steam pipe on the heads necessary?
Originally Posted by Not a 350
Is the steam pipe on the back of the heads absolutely necessary? What would be the consequences of not running it?
Thanks,
-Aaron
Thanks,
-Aaron
Originally Posted by RealQuick
Steam pipes? Never heard of them. Are you referring to the coolant crossover pipes? The coolant goes from one head to the other due to having a dry intake.
Originally Posted by buffman
that's what he's talking about, but I'm sure he's prolly refering to doing the Throttle Body bypasss??????????
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You'll see in the above diagram that you are all talking about the same thing.
It is technically a coolant crossover but I've seen numerous people refer to the long part that runs up to the TB as the steam pipe.
I don't think I'd take if off just for the sake of taking it off.
You'll see in the above diagram that you are all talking about the same thing.
It is technically a coolant crossover but I've seen numerous people refer to the long part that runs up to the TB as the steam pipe.
I don't think I'd take if off just for the sake of taking it off.
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Those are called steam pipes by GM and they are critical due the the LT1's reverse flow cooling system. Without them, you run a much higher risk of warping your heads--especially if you do sustained high speed driving, like on a road course.
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yes, they are a steam pipe. It's common in all motor but with the LT1 reverse cooling number 7 and 8 pistions can get REALLY hot and the coolant can boil in the heads. The steam pockets will heat and if traped cause lots of issues with heat in the heads, combution chambers etc etc. The steam pipes allow the steam somewhere to go and bleed off. I would never ever ever remove that function. some people with big time motors actualy imporve on the design with a bigger SS line to help aid in the steam removal.
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no, the manifolds are dry manifolds. Because of the reverse cooling, the heads get the coolant first but numbers 7 and 8 can get very very hot and you can get nucleat (sp) boiling which is why the steam tube is on the back of the heads.
