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Old 03-20-2011, 12:56 AM
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Default 4L60E deep pan?

I am searching for a deep pan for my 1997 TA A4, but I am not sure what pan to go with. Can we even run a deep pan on our cars with stock height? I am just trying to keep my stalled stock trans as cool as possible.
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i have b&m trans pan.
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I have a Derale on mine, beware of speed bumps, I nicked one once.
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^^^ yeah speed bumps. Been running a TCI deep pan since 04. Car is stock height.
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Make sure its aluminum as chrome pans tend to leak. Summit brand is nice for the money!
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Why do you want a deep pan? Extra fluid capacity?
It sounds like more problems than it's worth to me.
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^^^lol
Alot of guys get a truck pan and I guess it adds 1 qrt. Also has a drain plug and isnt so deep that you have to really worry about ride height. I maybe going this route
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The B&m pan holds 3 Xtra quarts of fluid. The bigger the capacity the better,think of it as a heat sink.Takes longer to heat up and stays slightly cooler.
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http://www.yourcovers.com/transpan_8650-3.php

this is what i got.... i run a stalled auto and it makes it so i dont need a cooler with the extra quarts and the cooling fins
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^what?! Whats your trans temps like?! 4 extra qrts thats insane. Thats gotta hang way to low!
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Originally Posted by senicalj4579
^^^lol
Alot of guys get a truck pan and I guess it adds 1 qrt. Also has a drain plug and isnt so deep that you have to really worry about ride height. I maybe going this route
Can you do this with an LTx a4?

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http://www.yourcovers.com/transpan_8650-3.php

this is what i got.... i run a stalled auto and it makes it so i dont need a cooler with the extra quarts and the cooling fins
A deep pan is not an adequate replacement for a tranny cooler. When I get my stall, I plan on getting a deep pan even though I already have a big *** B&M cooler-I'll run both. A good tranny cooler is about $75 bucks and well worth the cash. I can't imagine doing hot laps or even stop/go traffic in a stalled auto without a cooler...sounds like an AWFUL idea...
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^ im not sure. I still havent looked into what I need for my car yet. And yea im with you on that one. Theres no way a pan can do the job of a cooler
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Derale Tranny pan and b&m supercooler in a stalled 700r4 in my 87.

Barely ever sees 165*. Cruises about 125* or so.
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The derales on summit dont mention that they'll work with a 4th gen fbody...anybody know what ones fit without modification?
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I have a b n m deep pan and run threw the stock cooler into a tci cooler. Have a ss4000 converter with a flt level 4 trans.
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^Do you have any idea what temp your tranny runs at? Where'd you buy your pan at, and how is fitment and ground clearance? Im considering running a similar setup.
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truck pan..........ebay.........30$........nuff sed
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its runs at normals temps since it has the stall...

@mastertomos- your right, i should of clarified its a small stall. for a langer stall i would msot def get a tranny cooler. but for my application its perfect, small stall, built trans
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Originally Posted by MasterTomos
The derales on summit dont mention that they'll work with a 4th gen fbody...anybody know what ones fit without modification?
Derale 14204 is on mine.
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I run the derale deep pan with cooling tubes along with a large cooler with a fan. I never worry about the tranny getting hot.


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