PSA: Thermostat housing

Joshinator99 · 10-27-2022, 09:25 PM

For my fellow belt driven supercharger brethren: this has been sporadically mentioned on the board here and there, but just a heads up if your blower belt ever lets go, the OEM thermostat housing is directly in the line of fire. The small tube nipple will snap off and spray coolant everywhere, ending your track day or worse. I picked up the AMP billet housing (was cheaper through Speed Engineering by a good bit but it arrives in the AMP box) and have to say it’s very nice (if not cheap). So do yourself a favor and swap this in before this fun experience happens to you!

*radz28* · 10-28-2022, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Joshinator99

For my fellow belt driven supercharger brethren: this has been sporadically mentioned on the board here and there, but just a heads up if your blower belt ever lets go, the OEM thermostat housing is directly in the line of fire. The small tube nipple will snap off and spray coolant everywhere, ending your track day or worse. I picked up the AMP billet housing (was cheaper through Speed Engineering by a good bit but it arrives in the AMP box) and have to say it’s very nice (if not cheap). So do yourself a favor and swap this in before this fun experience happens to you!

Joshinator99 · 11-14-2022, 06:49 PM

For those buying this AMP thermostat adapter, just a heads up that the adapter hose barb was improperly sealed by the manufacturer. After installing it and firing up the car, the threads started leaking. The adapter was hardly tight, with no sealant on the NPT threads. So I pulled it, used some glycol-resistant thread sealant, and reinstalled it a good bit tighter. Good to go.

laynlo15 · 11-14-2022, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshinator99

For those buying this AMP thermostat adapter, just a heads up that the adapter hose barb was improperly sealed by the manufacturer. After installing it and firing up the car, the threads started leaking. The adapter was hardly tight, with no sealant on the NPT threads. So I pulled it, used some glycol-resistant thread sealant, and reinstalled it a good bit tighter. Good to go.

I had an AMP on my C7. Nice piece.

Joshinator99 · 11-14-2022, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by laynlo15

I had an AMP on my C7. Nice piece.

Agreed! It is a nice piece. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up on that barb adapter…sucks to get it all cleaned up and started up…only to have to make a mess again. Much easier to check it before installation.

10-27-2022, 09:25 PM	#1
Joshinator99 Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Petersham MA Posts: 4,749	PSA: Thermostat housing For my fellow belt driven supercharger brethren: this has been sporadically mentioned on the board here and there, but just a heads up if your blower belt ever lets go, the OEM thermostat housing is directly in the line of fire. The small tube nipple will snap off and spray coolant everywhere, ending your track day or worse. I picked up the AMP billet housing (was cheaper through Speed Engineering by a good bit but it arrives in the AMP box) and have to say it’s very nice (if not cheap). So do yourself a favor and swap this in before this fun experience happens to you! Attached Images __________________ 2017 Chevy Camaro 2SS A8 Whipple 3.0, Mast Black Label heads, Fore triple in-tank pumps, 112mm TB, LPE +52% injectors, LPE BB HPFP, 15” conversion *1059 WHP/944 WTQ, 9.48@150*

11-14-2022, 06:49 PM	#3
Joshinator99 Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Petersham MA Posts: 4,749	For those buying this AMP thermostat adapter, just a heads up that the adapter hose barb was improperly sealed by the manufacturer. After installing it and firing up the car, the threads started leaking. The adapter was hardly tight, with no sealant on the NPT threads. So I pulled it, used some glycol-resistant thread sealant, and reinstalled it a good bit tighter. Good to go. Attached Images __________________ 2017 Chevy Camaro 2SS A8 Whipple 3.0, Mast Black Label heads, Fore triple in-tank pumps, 112mm TB, LPE +52% injectors, LPE BB HPFP, 15” conversion *1059 WHP/944 WTQ, 9.48@150*

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