I want the biggest tranny cooler
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I use two 24K B&Ms. I've removed the baffles in front of the condensor/ radiator and relocated and replaced the washer reservoir. I've hung the coolers with brackets off the rear of the bumper impact bar and angled them slightly to catch some of the high pressure air flow that runs into the condensor/ radiator. I also cut a couple holes through the bumper absorber and enlarged the holes in the bar to allow air flow from the front. Believe it or not, when the fans come on, I can feel air pulled through the holes.
I have no cooling problems, and in fact, my coolant temps' have dropped as a result of removing the baffles and reservoir. My tranny temps' don't go much above 170* in 100+* stop-and-go traffic (45-minute commute) and my coolant temps' usually don't creep past 215* with the A/C on in the same heat. I don't get past 180* at the track with my SS3800.
I think it looks a little cleaner with that crap removed too. The holes in the absorber do look a little ghetto though. I need a grille.
I have no cooling problems, and in fact, my coolant temps' have dropped as a result of removing the baffles and reservoir. My tranny temps' don't go much above 170* in 100+* stop-and-go traffic (45-minute commute) and my coolant temps' usually don't creep past 215* with the A/C on in the same heat. I don't get past 180* at the track with my SS3800.
I think it looks a little cleaner with that crap removed too. The holes in the absorber do look a little ghetto though. I need a grille.
Remember a cooler only cools effectively with airflow through the cooler. Simply bolting it on someplace with no airflow through the cooler just turns it into a radiant heat device that sheds some heat into the surrounding air but is not nearly as effective. I have seen some people mount a B&M cooler to the bottom of their car, without even orienting the fins front-to-rear, and then wondering why their temps only went down 10-20 degrees.
I like the B&M stacked-plate coolers. They have a higher efficiency and lower pressure loss than the old style tube and fin coolers. Their surface area is like 20 times higher for the same size.
Setrab makes some nice ones as well but they are sort of delicate and need a screen in front of them.
Jim
I like the B&M stacked-plate coolers. They have a higher efficiency and lower pressure loss than the old style tube and fin coolers. Their surface area is like 20 times higher for the same size.
Setrab makes some nice ones as well but they are sort of delicate and need a screen in front of them.
Jim
Originally Posted by acsf
This one is 40k gvw.
http://www.bulkpart.com/Merchant2/me...roduct_Count=4
http://www.bulkpart.com/Merchant2/me...roduct_Count=4
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Originally Posted by radz282003
I use two 24K B&Ms. I've removed the baffles in front of the condensor/ radiator and relocated and replaced the washer reservoir. I've hung the coolers with brackets off the rear of the bumper impact bar and angled them slightly to catch some of the high pressure air flow that runs into the condensor/ radiator. I also cut a couple holes through the bumper absorber and enlarged the holes in the bar to allow air flow from the front. Believe it or not, when the fans come on, I can feel air pulled through the holes.
I have no cooling problems, and in fact, my coolant temps' have dropped as a result of removing the baffles and reservoir. My tranny temps' don't go much above 170* in 100+* stop-and-go traffic (45-minute commute) and my coolant temps' usually don't creep past 215* with the A/C on in the same heat. I don't get past 180* at the track with my SS3800.
I think it looks a little cleaner with that crap removed too. The holes in the absorber do look a little ghetto though. I need a grille.
I have no cooling problems, and in fact, my coolant temps' have dropped as a result of removing the baffles and reservoir. My tranny temps' don't go much above 170* in 100+* stop-and-go traffic (45-minute commute) and my coolant temps' usually don't creep past 215* with the A/C on in the same heat. I don't get past 180* at the track with my SS3800.
I think it looks a little cleaner with that crap removed too. The holes in the absorber do look a little ghetto though. I need a grille.
got pics???/
