Transmission Cooling System
Le Mans Master
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From: Boca Raton Florida
Its a very good idea to have one, although there are way better systems than what your car came with. I am putting on a dual pass heat sync type cooler mounted to the frame under the car in the slipstream.
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
it is very necessary.......heat destroys trans fluid once its ruined damage results do not run the car without the trans fluid being cooled
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From: New Port Richey, FL
I spoke with alot of transmission shops here in town and all over the country, and they all told me NOT to use the radiator cooler. They said that the engine coolant flows through the rad at 180-200 degrees right next to the trans cooler in the rad, and brings up trans fluid temps dramatically. They advised to run a separate cooler all together.
Melting Slicks
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From: Dayton Oh
Originally Posted by hayman
Anyone run their vette without the tranny coolant system hooked up? How necessary is it?
Bill
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I agree with the others that you definitely do not want to disconnect the trans cooler line as that is what helps cool your tranny. Heat is the worst enemy of auto transmissions.
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Drifting
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The thing is I just reinstalled my engine after a cam replacement. Got every thing back together and started the engine up to break in the cam and for some strange coincidence the tranny tube under the swing arm spang a leak. It has been about two weeks since I started the re-cam project and I thought I could cut the tubes in a good section and loop a hose between the two to break in the cam and do some driving until I can get a replacement tube assembly.
I know I should be patient.
Bill
I know I should be patient.
Bill
Burning Brakes
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From: Mesa AZ
Originally Posted by hayman
The thing is I just reinstalled my engine after a cam replacement. Got every thing back together and started the engine up to break in the cam and for some strange coincidence the tranny tube under the swing arm spang a leak. It has been about two weeks since I started the re-cam project and I thought I could cut the tubes in a good section and loop a hose between the two to break in the cam and do some driving until I can get a replacement tube assembly.
I know I should be patient.
Bill
I know I should be patient.
Bill
Le Mans Master
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From: Boca Raton Florida
Looks like this, not on there yet
Using braided lines on it and mounting it to the frame right side under pass seat, should do the trick. I never liked the idea of running tranny juice thru the radiator.
Using braided lines on it and mounting it to the frame right side under pass seat, should do the trick. I never liked the idea of running tranny juice thru the radiator.
Melting Slicks
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From: TEXAS - you mean there are other states?
SO - you are talking about mounting this parallel with the frame on the inside of the outer frame rail. Any concerns about heat to passenger 
..... and any methods to protect the fins. What brand is it? Last - are you totally circumventing the radiator to cool the tranny? What degree shoudl a tranny run, what are you experiencing now and what do you expect.
..... and any methods to protect the fins. What brand is it? Last - are you totally circumventing the radiator to cool the tranny? What degree shoudl a tranny run, what are you experiencing now and what do you expect.
Last edited by kaiserbud; Nov 6, 2006 at 04:50 AM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Beacon NY
Originally Posted by SIXFOOTER
Looks like this, not on there yet
Using braided lines on it and mounting it to the frame right side under pass seat, should do the trick. I never liked the idea of running tranny juice thru the radiator.
Using braided lines on it and mounting it to the frame right side under pass seat, should do the trick. I never liked the idea of running tranny juice thru the radiator.
Le Mans Master
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From: Boca Raton Florida
Originally Posted by kaiserbud
SO - you are talking about mounting this parallel with the frame on the inside of the outer frame rail. Any concerns about heat to passenger ..... and any methods to protect the fins. What brand is it? Last - are you totally circumventing the radiator to cool the tranny? What degree shoudl a tranny run, what are you experiencing now and what do you expect.
..... and any methods to protect the fins. What brand is it? Last - are you totally circumventing the radiator to cool the tranny? What degree shoudl a tranny run, what are you experiencing now and what do you expect.