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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 10:26 AM
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I have an m6 car and doing a th400 swap.

my radiator doesn't have provision for trans cooler since it came w/ manual tranny. Should I look into swapping my radiator for one out of an A4 car?

Or , should an aftermarket tranny cooler be sufficient?
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 10:36 AM
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I have an m6 car and doing a th400 swap.

my radiator doesn't have provision for trans cooler since it came w/ manual tranny. Should I look into swapping my radiator for one out of an A4 car?

Or , should an aftermarket tranny cooler be sufficient?
A large aftermarket cooler should be sufficient. I have the 29,200 BTU model from B&M, and my tranny hasn't seen anything higher than 165, and that was cruising around with the TCC unlocked (misfires detected from the stall).
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Just using the cooler alone should be fine as long as its large enough and you dont live in alaska.
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and that was cruising around with the TCC unlocked (misfires detected from the stall).
is that why my new fuddle doesnt always lock? i keep getting the p0300 code random muiltiple missfire detected. and alot of the time ill be cruising for a few miles and it wont lock and then it willand other times its fine. idk?
im guessing my tuner needs to delete this code or something?
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He need to raise the missfire tables , Its a common issue but easily taken care of in tuning
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He need to raise the missfire tables , Its a common issue but easily taken care of in tuning
Yep, probably the most common issue for the TCC not locking.
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