Tranny cooler .. really necessary ???
Tranny cooler .. really necessary ??? With my setup:
If I do a transmission cooler, will it prolong the life of my tranny by much. Do you think it will give me noticeable performance/ET's?
If I do a transmission cooler, will it prolong the life of my tranny by much. Do you think it will give me noticeable performance/ET's?
Originally Posted by JEB99TA
With my setup:
If I do a transmission cooler, will it prolong the life of my tranny by much. Do you think it will give me noticeable performance/ET's?
If I do a transmission cooler, will it prolong the life of my tranny by much. Do you think it will give me noticeable performance/ET's?
if you are gonna spend the big bucks and get a yank convertor (or any convertor for that matter) then spend a lil bit extra and get the tranny cooler! it will really help!
I had a problem where the more runs I made during the night the worse my ETs got , I couldnt run consistant times at all with the 4L60E, once I slapped in a B&M tranny cooler it shaped up and finally ran consistant.
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Highly, highly recommended. Even WITH the tranny cooler you can see high temps if you happen across a horrible driving environment. I got nearly 220* once and I hate to think what would have happened had I not had the cooler.
Thanks for all your comments ... sounds like I'd be crazy not to buy/install one. I was looking at the B&M supercooler, but, with the FTRA I have on my car, I don't think it will fit. Anybody have the FTRA kit with a B&M????
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I only have the SLP CAI, which doesn't take up as much room as the FTRA, but by the looks of it you should be okay. I'm sure you can find somebody who actually has both to be sure but I think it'll be fine.
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I have FTRA and a B&M 24K on my car - mounted mine "Dope" style:
http://fear.net/~dope/old_camaro/tranny_cooler/
http://fear.net/~dope/old_camaro/tranny_cooler/
Originally Posted by 2001NBMZ28
I have FTRA and a B&M 24K on my car - mounted mine "Dope" style:
http://fear.net/~dope/old_camaro/tranny_cooler/
http://fear.net/~dope/old_camaro/tranny_cooler/
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Originally Posted by 2001NBMZ28
I have FTRA and a B&M 24K on my car - mounted mine "Dope" style:
http://fear.net/~dope/old_camaro/tranny_cooler/
http://fear.net/~dope/old_camaro/tranny_cooler/
.I've got a B&M on my LT1 A4 and believe me, it's cheap insurance.
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YES its necessary. It probably wont give you better ETs (unless your tranny switches to hot mode and starts shifting at a lower mph/rpm). Ill put it this way, you can buy one now, or you can buy one with your next tranny. 
Originally Posted by 2MuchRiceMakesMeSick
YES its necessary. It probably wont give you better ETs (unless your tranny switches to hot mode and starts shifting at a lower mph/rpm). Ill put it this way, you can buy one now, or you can buy one with your next tranny.
that dope install is pretty neat, might have to do that... mines been rattling since I put mine in ... putting those ties through the radiator is not the easiest task while on your back
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Originally Posted by 69_YENKO
Hey, what ever works. we have the same stall/cooler, what does your trans temp normaly run at?
Originally Posted by 2001NBMZ28
I don't have a trans temp guage, but have seen posts of 180 degree average with this setup.
Originally Posted by JEB99TA
Ordered a B&M 19K GVW. After measuring some space (or lack thereof), I figured 3/4" will be enough and will be about as wide as I can get away with.
I would go larger, however, I have the FTRA kit installed on my car. It's gonna' be tight maikng it fit, as is. Otherwise, I definitely would've went with the larger capacity one.