finned pan or 160 Tstat

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Mar 20, 2007 | 11:05 AM

jorgez28

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finned pan or 160 Tstat

hey guys I just got a new tranny and 3000 stall with cooler I want to keep everything extra cool since we see 100's down here in the summer. Should I get a finned pan, a Derail pan (tubes to keep it cool) or a 160 tstat with fan settings.

Mar 20, 2007 | 12:08 PM

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160 T-stat with matching fan settings goes a long way to curing the problem.

I had a dearle pan, but I like the TCI Al. pan with fins the best.

Mar 22, 2007 | 01:10 AM

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did the derail pan work is it stronger than stock?

Mar 23, 2007 | 12:07 AM

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One more thought will a finned pan effect my ground clearance

Mar 24, 2007 | 07:48 AM

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I don't know if the dearle is any stronger than stock. I haven't seen or heard of any reports of the pan breaking. I had no ground clearance issues with it.

I think most of these pans hang a 1/2" or so lower than stock in part to increase capacity. Could be an 1", I just don't remember so let's bump this back up for you.

Mar 24, 2007 | 06:10 PM

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My TCI finned pan was mighty low, about the 1" or so.
Had to take it off once lowered (though now the long tube
Y-pipe might "protect" it...). Nice pan. If you're a truck or
stock ride height.

But fins, tubes, whatever, still nowhere near as effective
as a big-*** tranny cooler (and run the fans early).