what good would installing a deep pan and a 160 thermostat do for me? i went back to stock with my stall convertor(coz my 2800 was a waste of money and time)..and am gonna throw in a 3500 stall once i get a shift kit and my torque arm installed....the tranny is stock, except for a B&M tranny cooler.....

 

From what I hear, it only makes it take longer to heat up, the cooler itself should be sufficient. I just ordered an ST3500 with a B&M Tranny cooler and temp gauge, but i diddnt get a pan

 

172 with a tranny cooler and a 3800 tc. mine tranny never get's above 180!

 

If you run a 4l60, you need all the help that you can get to keep it cool. The pan I got is aluminum and is and designed to help displace heat. Heat is what kills the tranny.

 

a pan is a very good option along with the 160 thermo.

 

anyone got any ideas of which pan and which thermostat i should go with? ive blown 2 4l60's already and im tryin to make this one last longer than the other ones lasted me

 

I was considering the deep pan until reading posts in other threads that said testing showed it only reduced temps by about two degrees - inconsequential.

 

TCI makes a good pan. You want one with cooling fins. Just adding an extra quart of fluid doesn't do that much; you want to increase heat transfer capability. I have the Dearle (less money) which has cooling tubes.

 

alright, thanx for the help guys.....gotta nother question....how hard would it be to install a 160 thermostat myself? a couple of my friends have done it and said it wasnt all that hard, and barely took them that much time.....i know im probably gonna have to get the shift kit installed professionally or by some1 who knows what their doing....and could i install the deep pan by myself if i had jack stands or a lift???

 

are the ls1 and lt1 thermostats the same?

 

160* t-stat= 30 minutes if you TAKE your TIME! ( i have the slp expensive rip-off 160* t-stat w/ fan switch) easy as hell, just a little bit of coolant mess. get a drain pan and you are good. you need a fan switch or a way to turn on your fans too or it is worthless, . i like my **** to stay COOL. i HATE knock and the trans doesn't like heat either.

shift kit= a bitch but do-able. don't even attempt if you don't have ballz. i did mine with the trans out of the car (a WHOLE lot easier)

good luck. if you don't do a shift kit you can always increace line pressure with the computer, though im not sure it will be enough.

 

Are the thermos the same between LT1 and LS1?