Trans cooler between radiator and condenser
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Trans cooler between radiator and condenser I have a SSRA installed. There seems to be about 1" between the condenser and radiator which would allow mounting of a large (but thin) tube and fin trans cooler. Looking at the Hayden 679. There must reasons that folks are not doing this but I cannot seem to find much into about doing this.
Your thoughts please.
Your thoughts please.
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I would skip the fin and tube and get a stacker type cooler.
To put the cooler between the radiator and condenser would not get much air flow and on top of that would act as a heater being it would be between a hot radiator and a hot AC condenser, just my thought
To put the cooler between the radiator and condenser would not get much air flow and on top of that would act as a heater being it would be between a hot radiator and a hot AC condenser, just my thought
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Hmmm, I didn't think about the idea of it being between two heaters. I can fit a B&M 70264 in front of my condenser on the bottom drive side corner but the 70264 is pretty small. I want my fans pulling air through it so no dope style for me. This is a weekend street cruiser with a small amount of time at the drag strip.
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I have a SSRA installed. There seems to be about 1" between the condenser and radiator which would allow mounting of a large (but thin) tube and fin trans cooler. Looking at the Hayden 679. There must reasons that folks are not doing this but I cannot seem to find much into about doing this.
Your thoughts please.
Your thoughts please.
Put it here....this is the best place to mount a cooler. This allows no hot spot on the condensor......it allows ambient air BEHIND the cooler to mix with the hot air coming off the cooler before it goes through the condensor. My coolant temps stayed the same after doing this.
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Worst possible place you can put a cooler. You will create a huge hot spot on the radiator...and you WILL run hot.
Put it here....this is the best place to mount a cooler. This allows no hot spot on the condensor......it allows ambient air BEHIND the cooler to mix with the hot air coming off the cooler before it goes through the condensor. My coolant temps stayed the same after doing this.
Post #5......https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...g-success.html
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Put it here....this is the best place to mount a cooler. This allows no hot spot on the condensor......it allows ambient air BEHIND the cooler to mix with the hot air coming off the cooler before it goes through the condensor. My coolant temps stayed the same after doing this.
Post #5......https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...g-success.html
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I agree. That's a terrible location.
Also I don't believe the hype of stacked plate being better than fin and tube. Iv had tons of practice with trans coolers and the fin and tube always worked out better.
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From: Albertville, AL
Wow. I'm totally in agreement about between the condenser and radiator being a bad place now. I'm still researching trans coolers and locations.
But now I see another fix that I desparately need to fix... PS cooler. I have a PS leak and I will be deleting the silly pipe cooler and add a PS cooler. I made it to page 11 on the above thread and I'm totally sold. I'll take a close look at my fluids.
Thanks for everyone's input and advice.
But now I see another fix that I desparately need to fix... PS cooler. I have a PS leak and I will be deleting the silly pipe cooler and add a PS cooler. I made it to page 11 on the above thread and I'm totally sold. I'll take a close look at my fluids.
Thanks for everyone's input and advice.
I have a SSRA installed. There seems to be about 1" between the condenser and radiator which would allow mounting of a large (but thin) tube and fin trans cooler. Looking at the Hayden 679. There must reasons that folks are not doing this but I cannot seem to find much into about doing this.
Your thoughts please.
Your thoughts please.
here's were I put the trans cooler on my 98 SS. It gets good air flow due to the air dam pushing the air upwards.
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From: Albertville, AL
I appreciate the input.
Wow. I'm totally in agreement about between the condenser and radiator being a bad place now. I'm still researching trans coolers and locations.
But now I see another fix that I desparately need to fix... PS cooler. I have a PS leak and I will be deleting the silly pipe cooler and add a PS cooler. I made it to page 11 on the above thread and I'm totally sold. I'll take a close look at my fluids.
Thanks for everyone's input and advice.
But now I see another fix that I desparately need to fix... PS cooler. I have a PS leak and I will be deleting the silly pipe cooler and add a PS cooler. I made it to page 11 on the above thread and I'm totally sold. I'll take a close look at my fluids.
Thanks for everyone's input and advice.
.........the picture on the left is my PS Fluid cooler. I also took a razor and made a cut out in my air dam so the cooler gets continuous ram air cooling. No matter how hard I drive my car in 100*F weather.......I have never seen my PS fluid temp that is entering my cooler more than 120*F......It works great.
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I used to think like you too Joe, but after I put my new cooler and braided lines in, I have seen a noticeable difference in cooling. I've had both located in the exact same spot fwiw.