Trans Cooler?
Trans Cooler? Just wanted to know what trans cooler you guys running? (part # and cost?)
easy install?
how are you all keeping tabs on trans temp. Currently running a 2500 stall, i know its mild but i wanna keep the trans temp in check? Any trans temp guage you all would recommend?
easy install?
how are you all keeping tabs on trans temp. Currently running a 2500 stall, i know its mild but i wanna keep the trans temp in check? Any trans temp guage you all would recommend?
I run a B&M SuperCooler. They are all pretty much the same though. I think mine cost like $50 or something along those lines a few years ago. They are pretty simple to install, just two lines tied into the factory cooler - that's it.
If you want to run a trans temp gauge the best thing to do is weld a bung into the trans pan.
If you want to run a trans temp gauge the best thing to do is weld a bung into the trans pan.
do you have a part #? what size is it? sorry, coming from trucks back to f-bodies is a big difference.
had a huge trans cooler on my 08 Sierra with a 3000 stall circle d verter. helped A LOT! was also helpful having a temp guage on my truck
had a huge trans cooler on my 08 Sierra with a 3000 stall circle d verter. helped A LOT! was also helpful having a temp guage on my truck
Last edited by blackjack325; Dec 14, 2011 at 11:39 PM.
Don't really remember the size, BUT it's certainly a case where there's no such thing as oversized. Get the biggest one you're comfortable with putting in front of your radiator (or wherever else you decide to put it).
as for the temp gauge, id suggest an aeroforce interceptor gauge. Youre gonna need an auxilary cable of some type to get a reading from the transmission. Im not sure exactly how that works, but they have the info on their website. Ive got one, and it reads all kinds of different things. Its like an all-in-one for gauges.
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this is the trans cooler i run
http://www.jegs.com/i/B-M/130/70266/...oductId=758370
and i use a glowshift trans gauge
http://www.jegs.com/i/B-M/130/70266/...oductId=758370
and i use a glowshift trans gauge
I run a B&M SuperCooler. They are all pretty much the same though. I think mine cost like $50 or something along those lines a few years ago. They are pretty simple to install, just two lines tied into the factory cooler - that's it.
If you want to run a trans temp gauge the best thing to do is weld a bung into the trans pan.
If you want to run a trans temp gauge the best thing to do is weld a bung into the trans pan.
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Always use a plate style cooler, not the tube type.
Earls plate coolers are the best but most expensive. B&M coolers are way cheaper but don't look as well made as the Earls. And B&M's are made in Mexico.
On my TA, I use Earls for oil & trans cooling. On my '03 Blazer, I'm installing the B&M cooler.
Earls plate coolers are the best but most expensive. B&M coolers are way cheaper but don't look as well made as the Earls. And B&M's are made in Mexico.
On my TA, I use Earls for oil & trans cooling. On my '03 Blazer, I'm installing the B&M cooler.
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http://www.summitracing.com/parts/BMM-70266/
i run that one got it mounted up in my front bumper right behind one of my fog light holes.........even with a 5000 stall converter ive never seen temps over 210 even on a 90 degree day driving the car in town........i can hot lap the car at the track on an 80 degree day and stay under 200.......in a more normal application id be supprised to see temps over 170 with it...........also weld a bung in your pan for a temp gauge best money spent....
i run that one got it mounted up in my front bumper right behind one of my fog light holes.........even with a 5000 stall converter ive never seen temps over 210 even on a 90 degree day driving the car in town........i can hot lap the car at the track on an 80 degree day and stay under 200.......in a more normal application id be supprised to see temps over 170 with it...........also weld a bung in your pan for a temp gauge best money spent....
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/BMM-70266/
i run that one got it mounted up in my front bumper right behind one of my fog light holes.........even with a 5000 stall converter ive never seen temps over 210 even on a 90 degree day driving the car in town........i can hot lap the car at the track on an 80 degree day and stay under 200.......in a more normal application id be supprised to see temps over 170 with it...........also weld a bung in your pan for a temp gauge best money spent....
i run that one got it mounted up in my front bumper right behind one of my fog light holes.........even with a 5000 stall converter ive never seen temps over 210 even on a 90 degree day driving the car in town........i can hot lap the car at the track on an 80 degree day and stay under 200.......in a more normal application id be supprised to see temps over 170 with it...........also weld a bung in your pan for a temp gauge best money spent....
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im gonna be working on my BMR suspension stuff tomorrow morning on my car. Woulda been a good time to have gotten the trans cooler and guage to install while i was under the car.
Ill be sure to take LOTS o' PICS
Its gonna be
lower springs springs
shocks/struts
front and rear sway bars
rear lower control arms with relocation brackets
sub frame connectors
should handle better
Ill be sure to take LOTS o' PICS
Its gonna be
lower springs springs
shocks/struts
front and rear sway bars
rear lower control arms with relocation brackets
sub frame connectors
should handle better
how bout something like this?... http://www.jegs.com/i/Derale/259/13950/10002/-1
I'm not sure if it's overkill but the other B&M cooler I have looks like garbage and I've had too many transmission issues so I'd like to make sure that it never overheats.
I'm not sure if it's overkill but the other B&M cooler I have looks like garbage and I've had too many transmission issues so I'd like to make sure that it never overheats.
If I remember the part number correctly I run a tru-cool #4590. I believe it was 12 x 11 x 1 1/2 thick . I liked it b/c its the biggest I could fit and its also a stacked plate thats
1 1/2 thick. Oh its also a Low pressure drop cooler.
1 1/2 thick. Oh its also a Low pressure drop cooler.
how bout something like this?... http://www.jegs.com/i/Derale/259/13950/10002/-1
I'm not sure if it's overkill but the other B&M cooler I have looks like garbage and I've had too many transmission issues so I'd like to make sure that it never overheats.
I'm not sure if it's overkill but the other B&M cooler I have looks like garbage and I've had too many transmission issues so I'd like to make sure that it never overheats.
Ill have to look into that cooler, you mentioned. I just dont want such a snug fit.