Thermostat interchange between LS1 and LS2
08-12-2008, 10:24 AM
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Thermostat interchange between LS1 and LS2 Greetings folks, I'm a new member here. I'm pretty good with cars, but most of my experience involves 4-cylinder engines. Please excuse me if this comes across a little garbled, I'm still learning about these engines.
We're putting an LS1 into a Miata. The engine's out of a Firebird. It's running (what a great sound!) but we've hit a snag with the thermostat. We installed an LS2 Corvette water pump to give a little more clearance up front. Now we find that the LS1 thermostat won't fit into the water pump - you can see a picture here: http://www.flyinmiata.com/projects/LS1/index.php?UID=62
So we ordered an LS2 thermostat, same problem. Is there a special thermostat (and possibly housing) that I need?
Thanks for any advice!
We're putting an LS1 into a Miata. The engine's out of a Firebird. It's running (what a great sound!) but we've hit a snag with the thermostat. We installed an LS2 Corvette water pump to give a little more clearance up front. Now we find that the LS1 thermostat won't fit into the water pump - you can see a picture here: http://www.flyinmiata.com/projects/LS1/index.php?UID=62
So we ordered an LS2 thermostat, same problem. Is there a special thermostat (and possibly housing) that I need?
Thanks for any advice!
08-12-2008, 10:43 AM
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LS2 thermostat is not built into the housing, it will be separate.
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