Tranny cooler install Q's
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Tranny cooler install Q's Anybody who has installed a tranny cooler did you replace the factory one or did you use it to supplement it? Where did you install it and what is the cleanest way to plumb it in?
Im installing mine in front of the radiator. Im using an external one by itself im not going to be running it in conjuction with the stock cooler in the rad.
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Pretty much i wanted to see what people were doing i want it to be a clean stock looking install, and to make sure the tranny stays plenty cool
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Who knows. Run it both ways and find your best/coolest and go that way.
Also, keep in mind that the heat is generated mostly in the converter. So the more that converter stays locked, the cooler the temps will be.
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I removed the path through the radiator completely and I just run the external cooler. I have mount mounted in front of my radiator and it works well. I have never seen my temps over 180 degrees with a 3600 stall Yank converter.
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The only time mine go over 180, is when I'm towing my camp trailer. Otherwise it's below 180 and takes a long time to get to 180 as well.
Most well known shops will tell you to delete the radiator cooler and just run the external - unless you are in a climate that requires the radiator to heat the oil - like sub 0's.
I still believe there is no harm in running it, as it does add a second cooler, which don't suck at all.
Most well known shops will tell you to delete the radiator cooler and just run the external - unless you are in a climate that requires the radiator to heat the oil - like sub 0's.
I still believe there is no harm in running it, as it does add a second cooler, which don't suck at all.
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I bypassed the factory cooler, as this is what Performabuilt said to do. With a 4k stall, it still gets pretty warm. It gets to a temp that is about what the ECT is, so I'm not so sure it would help to run the factory cooler or not.
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It's extremely possible that the external is just keeping up adn if you had the radiator cooler going, it might increase the cooling capacity. Just gotta make sure to hook it up right... From the trans to the highest port, then the lowest port back to the trans or to the highest point on the next cooler and etc. Simple, heat rises, so the cooler stuff is on the bottom.I'm all for trying both ways and go with what gets the oil the coolest during it's extreme times. 180* all day long is fine, but 220*+ bursts aren't. The extremes are what you are trying to avoid, IMO.... But I use mine for a completely different purpose, so I might be working mine harder. For me I saw a difference of 20*+ when I added the radiator in.
