Tips on running/installing my cooler
Thread Starter
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,929
Likes: 1
From: Chelsea, Michigan
Tips on running/installing my cooler For starters I am running a b&m 20,500 btu 8"x11" iirc cooler.
1) should I run in line with the stock cooler or will this cooler be sufficient?
2) I don't know of a good place to put this so I will probably have to run a fan on it, fan suggestions if links?
Any pics or tips would be great! Thanks!!
1) should I run in line with the stock cooler or will this cooler be sufficient?
2) I don't know of a good place to put this so I will probably have to run a fan on it, fan suggestions if links?
Any pics or tips would be great! Thanks!!
Thread Starter
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,929
Likes: 1
From: Chelsea, Michigan
The sticky says to run it by itself. Also if the stocker fails, i won't have a coolant trans mix in my motor and trans.
I also have heard to run it with the stocker to achieve a cooler trans temp.
I also have heard to run it with the stocker to achieve a cooler trans temp.
On The Tree
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 168
Likes: 1
There are more reasons to run it with the stock one than without it. Main reason to do it is a liquid to liquid cooler is 100 times better than liquid to air. Also I dont remember the last time I saw a leaky internal cooler. Not saying it doesnt happen but its not exactly a common issue..
Running it with the stocker will bing the temp up quicker and keep it up not make I cooler.
The only way (mathematcally speaking) that i could see the inclusion of the stock cooler resulting in increased temps vs. not using it is if your precooled trans temp is below the coolant temp which seems pretty unlikely with a 160 tstat. Except at startup of course. My hayden 30kbtu said on the box that it should not be ran standalone. I am running mine through the cooler in a becool radiator and the on to the hayden. Cooler is spaced out off the ac condenser. Which is to say I agree with carlsonauto.
All that said I have no measurements of temps.
All that said I have no measurements of temps.
Trending Topics
On The Tree
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 168
Likes: 1
The only way (mathematcally speaking) that i could see the inclusion of the stock cooler resulting in increased temps vs. not using it is if your precooled trans temp is below the coolant temp which seems pretty unlikely with a 160 tstat. Except at startup of course
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
Thread Starter
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,929
Likes: 1
From: Chelsea, Michigan
On The Tree
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 168
Likes: 1
I definitely would use the stock cooler, but it will work either way. If you can mount it in a spot that air can flow through it freely a fan is not necessary. In front of the ac condenser is a great spot if it will fit.