96 auto trans cooler question?

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Jul 14, 2009 | 01:28 PM

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NASCAR314

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From: St. Peters MO

Just a few thoughts to throw out here:

-Synthetic Fluid in the automatic transmission?

-Removing the torque convertor cover plate to allow better airflow?

-A cooler with a seperate fan you can switch on and off as needed.

-and lastly, adding any type cooler to a system that did not have one before has to be an improvement, no matter what.

Jul 20, 2009 | 10:47 PM

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From: St. Peters MO

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Originally Posted by NASCAR314

I'm going to try it again, (in the interest of science

) autocrossing next weekend in Quincey, IL. this time with two drivers in the car so it will get twice the abuse and much less cool down time between runs.

I'll post those results after that event.

OK, results: Same type autocrossing with 2 drivers in the car (twice the runs, little or no cool down time, HOT summertime weather, aggressive driving style)

NOW: max. temp. at 215, quick cool to 200-205

BEFORE COOLER: max. temp. 240, quick cool to 220

So......looks to be about a 15-25 deg. F temp drop in trans fluid across the board.

I'll call it succesfull!

I'm still considering synthetic automatic transmission fluid, any thoughts on that????

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