Is Factory Power Steering Cooler Adequate?
02-26-2003, 01:40 AM
#1
Is Factory Power Steering Cooler Adequate? For those that road race your F-body, have you found that your factory power steering cooler is adequate? What are some of the problems that you have had?
02-26-2003, 10:56 AM
#2
Re: Is Factory Power Steering Cooler Adequate? Yes ... I believe it is ...
After running a 20 minute session at Motorsport Ranch in summer heat, temps (taken via a pyrometer) after a cool down lap were usually in the 180-200 range with a Trans AM back-fitted with a WS6/SS cooler.
My TA has a 2 pass 24" trans cooler in-line and temps on it were usually 20-40 degrees hotter.
I was convinced and purchased a stock cooler rig. I plan on installing it this spring and might consider running both coolers ...
After running a 20 minute session at Motorsport Ranch in summer heat, temps (taken via a pyrometer) after a cool down lap were usually in the 180-200 range with a Trans AM back-fitted with a WS6/SS cooler.
My TA has a 2 pass 24" trans cooler in-line and temps on it were usually 20-40 degrees hotter.
I was convinced and purchased a stock cooler rig. I plan on installing it this spring and might consider running both coolers ...
02-26-2003, 02:32 PM
#3
Re: Is Factory Power Steering Cooler Adequate? I have never heard of anyone with the factory cooler having problems. Especially if you underdrive it. If you want to take it one step further, you could always put a transmission cooler in line before the factory cooler. This would do two things:
1) reduce the power steering fluid temp
2) with the reduced power steering fluid temp, the engine water passing over the cooler would not take up so much heat resulting in a cooler running engine. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> (why I can't stand auto trans coolers in the engine radiator <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> )
Chris
1) reduce the power steering fluid temp
2) with the reduced power steering fluid temp, the engine water passing over the cooler would not take up so much heat resulting in a cooler running engine. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> (why I can't stand auto trans coolers in the engine radiator <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> )
Chris
