What kind of thermostat does a 454 engine use?

What kind of thermostat does a 454 engine use?

I believe a lot of 454 engine originally came with the 195 thermostat. I bought a new 454 – 450 LS-6 crate engine in 1970 but I forget which thermostat it came with. I ran a 180 in mine

When did Chevy stop making the 454 engine?

Unfortunately the Chevy 454 was the right engine at the wrong time. Uncle Sam started to tighten down on emission controls in 1971 which affected a lot of the power of the 454. Another big blow for the 454 was the gas crisis of 1973 which pretty much sealed the fate for the motor during this period.

Why is my GM 454 thermostat overheating in traffic?

Looking from here, if your overheating is happening in traffic it may be caused by the vacuum advance unit being sourced to ported vacuum. It should be sourced to manifold vacuum. Reason being, it takes time to burn the lean idle mixture and GM engines require quite a bit of additional advance at idle.

How many horsepower does a Chevy 454 V8 have?

Chevy V8 LSX Engine Storage Stand. The 1970 production models of the 454 put out the most horsepower with the LS5 claiming 360 horsepower and the LS6 putting out a mighty 450 horsepower.

I believe a lot of 454 engine originally came with the 195 thermostat. I bought a new 454 – 450 LS-6 crate engine in 1970 but I forget which thermostat it came with. I ran a 180 in mine …

When did the 409 engine go out of production?

This engine was superseded by the 409 cu in (6.7 L) as Chevrolet’s top performing engine in 1961 and went out of production for cars at the end of that year. It was produced through 1964 for use in large Chevrolet trucks.

What should BBC operating temp club hot rod be running at?

It seems to be running a bit hot….anywhere from 195° to 200°. I think that is a little to high. What do you guys think? It has a 180° t-stat and a 3 row BBC radiotor…brand new. What can i do to cool it down?

What’s the difference between a 409 and 427 engine?

Heads used on the high performance 409 and 427 engines had larger ports and valves than those used on the 348 and the base 409 passenger car and truck engines, but externally were identical to the standard units.