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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 12:03 AM
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I have a 01 Z28 with a A4 and have put about 25k on the car since i bought it in may 08 it is my daily driver unless the whether is bad then i drive my dodge. So it mostly gets driven in warmer and hot whether, so i was wondering i dont know what the owner before me used if it was synthetic or conventional tranny fluid. What to do to flush or drop the pan for fluid swap and what fluid should i use since i dunno what he used before i got it. It has mobil 1 oil so i dont know what is in the tranny. dont want to mess it up by trying to put clean fluid in it. Another ? is i dont have much done to the car would it need a tranny cooler without the stall or rear gears? I live near dc so it does not get to hot but usally in the 90's during the summer. thanks for any input
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 12:32 AM
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I wouldnt worry about adding a trans cool until you add a higher stalled verter...
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 12:35 AM
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thanks for the cooler info.

now i need to figure out which fluid i should use lol
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 12:38 AM
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ive always used nothing special, just the techron III that GM suggests.
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 12:42 AM
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thanks i was thinking the same but was not a 100% sure can i get some info on a shift kit while i am on this post lol it used to bark 2nd and 3rd real hard when i got it but i have put 25k on it could it be just the fluid ? and if you know of a good shift kits can you let me know thanks
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 12:46 AM
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trans go shifts kits seems to be what alot of people seem to run.. I might even have it in mine, FLT built so I am not for sure.

if you have access to someone that has the tuning capability, then can tweak your trans and stiffin up the shifts and speeds some.
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 12:49 AM
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thanks alot i have seen alot on here with the trans go but have heard only good things about the b&m kits aswell thanks for your help yeah i dont have anyone here that can tune well i havent met anyone here that does camaros only mustangs this is my first camaro i have had 5 fox bodys so i am still searching for the camaro crowd around here i heard of a shop in richmond that does good tunes but am waiting on warmer whether to go down and check it out thanks alot
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Im sure both are good shift kits... Get to be friends with people that have tuning software, it comes in handy.

I bought my own tuning software, im glad I did..
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Nothing wrong with running a cooler on a stock trans. I would disconnect the radiator cooler and run a seperate B+M plate style cooler independently. Your trans will see fairly hot temps during the summer idling in traffic, stock converter or not. Heat is the trans worst enemy.
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