Well I want to install a trans cooler. What ones are you guys using? I was looking at this one. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HAYD...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories Will that cool my trans I have a tc with a 2800 stall. Should I bypass my radiator or put it inline? Thanks...
Looks like a good one! Hook it into the passenger side cooler line - that is the return on a C4 unless it has been modded before.
3/8 is the fitting that I need right? I was also looking at this one. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Summ...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories I have heard good things about hayden coolers though. The summit says its for all fluids not sure if that makes a difference. I just want something that will benefit me the most and get the longest life out of the transmission.
Almost all coolers have 3/8" fittings, The C4 has 5/16" fittings but as long as you set a "bump" in the line with a flare tool you can tighten the hose down and it will not leak or come loose.
This is the one I am running for engine and transmission. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/DER-15950/
The B&M stacked plate design coolers are much more efficient than the tube & fin design of that Hayden. In fact, you can run a B&M cooler as a stand-alone setup and the transmission will be cooler than running the radiator cooler and a tube & fin cooler. This also allows the engine to run cooler since the radiator is only working on the engine and not on the engine and transmission.
Shadowmaster of all the B&M coolers I had my eye on this one. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/B-M-...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
Anyone concerned about too much cooling and running the trans below operating temp? If/when I get a higher stall converter I'll consider a cooler but wonder if it would do more harm than good. 99% of my driving will be around town with a very occasional romp. So, what's worse, over-cooling it 99% of the time or over-heating it 1% of the time?
That is a gud question JS, but me not having a gauge on my trans I am in the possible over-cooling category. I don't know what my converter stall is cuz I bought the car w/o that info. The car had been mildy modified and I don't even know what engine I have - all I know is it runs and shifts great. I have alway heard that heat is the enemy of trans survival so I have aired on the side of 99% v 1%. Over-cooling might be an issue if I used the car in winter months but that's not the case, so, I guess it depends on variable circumstances - who will be in what category.
