Thermostat relocation

[Rokinfreekapotamus]

Is it worth doing the relocation of the thermostat on the magna conversion? I see people choose different things and I would really just like to know whether it's worth it or will it cause issues not doing etc etc

Cheers

[stealth]

If your using a magna head on a worked engine then yes
it makes a differance !
In my opinion
cheers stealth

[Sigmaproject]

The only "issue " is that you will need to use a Magna Head.

[Superscan811]

The main problem, if you don't relocate the thermostat housing to the front, is the possibility of getting an air pocket in the head for the first 2 cylinders. Because the engine slopes back, in a RWD setup, the rear water port is lower than the front water port.

If you have some type of a water bleed on the highest point of the front water port, it possibly could alleviate that problem.



Cheers.

[Rokinfreekapotamus]

Ok great, thanks guys that clears it up a bit. I'm not looking to work it just yet, but who knows really. Probably best to get it done anyway.

Don't suppose anyone knows of someone in brisbane that does this?

[Rokinfreekapotamus]

And having answers from superscan and stealth help make my mind up a lot. You guys are a wealth of information, so thanks.

[stealth]

What work do you need done ,im on the
nortern end of the gold coast and can probably
sort whatever you may need
cheers stealth

[amgis_obrut]

Last EFI 2.6 I done I just modded the front of the intake to accept some 32mm pipe and ran a Meziere inline t-stat housing, one before that was an oem style thermostat but I had to run a modified Mazda 12a cas as an astron dizzy fouled on the t-stat housing