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Old Sep 6, 2017 | 12:39 PM
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Hi guys

I want to know what the avg temp for 4l60e
With converter 3000 stall

Notice our out-side temp around 45-48°
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In stop and go traffic or going down the freeway ?

Converter locked or unlocked ?

With or without a aftermarket cooler ?
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With aftermarket cooler
Locked up
In traffic

With freeway about 185
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In traffic the converter won't be locked.

Driving around town I see around 120 degrees in the fall with the converter unlocked, 4000 stall and after market cooler bypassing the stock cooler.
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What do yo mean 120 c of Fahrenheit
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Iam 185 f is it normal?
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Iam 185 f is it normal?
If it is 80 degrees Fahrenheit outside those are not bad temps for stop and go traffic.

If you are that warm around 45 degrees Fahrenheit I would change your cooler setup.

But 185 degree Fahrenheit in general is not harmful to your transmission. Danger zone is around 230-240 degrees Fahrenheit where I would start to think of pulling over to let it cool down but with a proper setup you should never come close to even 220 degrees Fahrenheit
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My 80E with a 4500+ converter will be in the mid 140's to 150's on a mid 70's day mixed driving and have seen 174 once following a school bus but temps go back down when I start moving again.
This is with a tru cool H7B cooler that's 1/2 blocked by my bumper.

Probably going to step up to the 40k one just to be safe.
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