{"id":57383,"date":"2022-05-16T08:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T12:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/?p=57383"},"modified":"2024-06-14T09:22:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T13:22:19","slug":"why-do-ls-engines-have-steam-tubes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/why-do-ls-engines-have-steam-tubes\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do LS Engines Have Steam Tubes?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"57383\" class=\"elementor elementor-57383\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbbd800 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbbd800\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a388202\" data-id=\"a388202\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e660c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e660c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why LS Engines Have Steam Tubes And Why You Need Them! <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e5ce56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e5ce56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1faed21\" data-id=\"1faed21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ffe20b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ffe20b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why do LS engines have steam tubes, do you need them, and do you need two or four-port versions? Before we get into all this, let&#8217;s take a step back a bit and look at why small-block and big-block engines don&#8217;t have them.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74614b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a74614b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sum-220950b_xs_xl.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57398\" alt=\"Steam Tubes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sum-220950b_xs_xl.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sum-220950b_xs_xl-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sum-220950b_xs_xl-768x636.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e94e91d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e94e91d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dc4cf5\" data-id=\"5dc4cf5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc7dce9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc7dce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On traditional SBC and BBC engines, coolant would flow through the engine before exiting the top of the engine through the thermostat. On LS engines, the thermostat is located much lower on the engine in the water pump housing. That means that any air that enters the cooling system can get trapped in the upper end of the engine.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2296ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2296ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2505743\" data-id=\"2505743\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8169e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8169e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When air pockets occur, that means that heat isn&#8217;t being transferred out of the block and into the water to be cooled. This can cause overheating and other issues like detonation and pre-ignition. To eliminate this issue, GM added steam ports to the heads, two in the front and two in the back.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8371de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8371de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motionraceworks.com\/products\/ls-stainless-steam-vent-system?currency=USD&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_source=google&#038;utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&#038;gclid=Cj0KCQjw4PKTBhD8ARIsAHChzRKYfAYvHPy9I7587wcgyDccVEvxEJrCdLDsPs7oj5buOT6s1bijh64aAp4WEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LS-Steam-Vent-Tube.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57390\" alt=\"LS Steam Vent Tube\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LS-Steam-Vent-Tube.jpg 875w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LS-Steam-Vent-Tube-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LS-Steam-Vent-Tube-768x725.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd37244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd37244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Four Or Two LS Vent Steam Tubes?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb0309a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb0309a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-227bfef\" data-id=\"227bfef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe3d5cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe3d5cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Early LS engines generally had all four steam ports hooked up, while later ones have only two. How to determine if you need to hook up four or two ports, you need to look at how to level the engine is. If it&#8217;s level in your chassis or close to it, use all four steam ports. If the engine is tilted down in the rear, that will allow the steam to flow forward and out the front two ports.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60bebb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60bebb7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b155145\" data-id=\"b155145\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f2d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62f2d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For peace of mind though, we would recommend hooking up all four. Better to be safe than sorry or overheat and ruin your engine. Once you have all four connected, you can run the steam line to your radiator, or in some cases the water pump.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7287c78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7287c78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d22828c\" data-id=\"d22828c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf20b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bf20b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We sell LS swap radiators that already have the steam port bung welded in for easy installation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/mm5\/merchant.mvc?Screen=SEARCH&amp;model=chevelle&amp;year=0&amp;q=ls+steam\">click here to see<\/a>. If you have any other questions or need help determining what steam port kit your LS swapped ride needs, give our friendly techs a call at (203) 235-1200<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1428e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1428e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check out more LS articles Below.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/chevelle-cowl-hood-flapper-with-an-ls-engine\/\">Chevelle Cowl Hood Flapper with an LS Engine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/how-to-install-an-ls-engine\/\">How to Install an LS Engine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/making-ls-engines-look-old-school\/\">How to make LS Engines look Old School<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why LS Engines Have Steam Tubes And Why You Need Them! Why do LS engines have steam tubes, do you need them, and do you need two or four-port versions? Before we get into all this, let&#8217;s take a step back a bit and look at why small-block and big-block engines don&#8217;t have them.&nbsp; On [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":57397,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[216,736,734,743],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-drivetrain","category-tech","category-tips-info"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Featured-1.jpg",1200,600,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Featured-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Featured-1-300x150.jpg",300,150,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Featured-1-768x384.jpg",768,384,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Featured-1-1024x512.jpg",800,400,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Featured-1.jpg",1200,600,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Featured-1.jpg",1200,600,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Tim King","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/author\/tim-k\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Why LS Engines Have Steam Tubes And Why You Need Them! 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