You could buy a Bostig unit and have it machined to accept a thermostat in the side... you'd have to fab up a connector for it, and I think you'll have to fab up a few curves to allow some of the available tubes to fit well enough.

 

Thats is a possibility, the bostig thermostat housings are gorgeous but the price tag is scaring me off a bit to modify one, I'm not THAT confident in my machining skills haha i found them here: http://http://www.bostig.com/bostig-billet-thermostat-housing-for-zetec/

I was hoping that there would be a stockish version for another car equipped with a zetec? I will look around but someones gotta know

If i did have to go the fabrication route, I was brainstorming while falling asleep last night, I could make a 1.5"-2" extender plate, similar to a throttle body spacer out of a block of a block of aluminum and just keep the stock thermostat

Joe

 

Could you extend the OEM one farther away from the head? Get a piece of aluminum machined with both flanges and extend the housing out how every far you need it so the hose clears the compressor. Or, are there any in-line thermostat housings? You could delete that, bolt on a flange with hose barb to the head, and then split off your hoses with T fittings.

 

Could you extend the OEM one farther away from the head? Get a piece of aluminum machined with both flanges and extend the housing out how every far you need it so the hose clears the compressor.

haha you beat me to it! I will look up that in-line stat idea maybe theres an aftermarket one i could use with my delete

I found this one from JEGS: http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performance-Products/555/53260K1/10002/-1?parentProductId=2677715

Joe

 

I've got one. It accepts the stock tstat and front outlet cover. Let me think how much I want for it. I'll try and find a pic too.

 

We'd like to keep the thermostat because we live up north and from what I've heard the thermostat is responsible for heating the car up quicker?

You've turbocharged your car, but aren't 100% of the job that the thermostat accomplishes?

Somewhat alarming, but i'll let this play out.

- Drew

 

... now that you mention it, that does seem a bit odd

 

 

^That's nice (good ol' Top Speed)... did they recommend a hose that fits to the radiator as well?

 

Just a 90. I went to the parts store and picked out the longest one I could find to make sure I had enough.

 

I'm working on a space for mine, basically 2 flanges and a pipe in between.

 

I have a spare aluminum spacer but I think the way you would like to go would be with the topspeed unit.

 

That TopSpeed piece is nice! Do that.

 

Th RS mk1 has a flange/spacer for the housing. TS piece looks good.

 

I made a spacer. 2 flanges and a short pipe that spaces the housing away a couple inches.