Trans cooler mounting location
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Burning Brakes
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From: Warrenville IL
Trans cooler mounting location
Installed a Vigilante and B&M cooler in my 94 a couple weekends ago.
Here is where I mounted it:
Used the flat brackets supplied with the kit and bent them, also used supplied screws & nuts. The holes in the cooler lined up perfect with the screws on the air damn (or whatever you call that piece) :)
The brackets are doubled up and wraped in electrical tape, could have painted them but didn't have time.
Anyway just figured I would share in case anyone was looking for a place to mount thiers.
Here is where I mounted it:
Used the flat brackets supplied with the kit and bent them, also used supplied screws & nuts. The holes in the cooler lined up perfect with the screws on the air damn (or whatever you call that piece) :)
The brackets are doubled up and wraped in electrical tape, could have painted them but didn't have time.
Anyway just figured I would share in case anyone was looking for a place to mount thiers.
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Re: Trans cooler mounting location (nickd)
same as mine.
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Re: Trans cooler mounting location (Red 86 4+3)
Here's mine.. It's a 94 as well. I mounted mine vertically so the air flowing throught the fins is as smooth as possible. (pure opinion) I still need to put some wire loom over the feed line.
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Re: Trans cooler mounting location (nickd)
Is there anyway that you can emai me more pics as to how you plumbed it and as far as the mounting on the top of the condensor? I was thinking of putting a TCI cooler in but not really sure how to plumb it without actually cutting the lines going to the radiator. I would like to use both the radiator cooler and the new cooler. TIA Zach
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Burning Brakes
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From: Warrenville IL
Re: Trans cooler mounting location (Red 86 4+3)
Hey Nick
Do you have brackets at the top as well?
Do you have brackets at the top as well?
As far as the plumbing goes , I just used the fittings, hose,clamps, etc.. supplied with the kit. Not sure about TCI but if you buy the B&M it comes with everything you need and then some.
Top line is fluid from the trans, bottom is return to the trans.
The way I have mine set up is the fluid goes to the B&M then into the stock cooler in the radiator, then back to the trans . I didn't want the fluid getting too cold during the cool spring and fall months.
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Re: Trans cooler mounting location (nickd)
:cool: Thats where I put my engine cooler. My transmission cooler is in the exact same location, except its between the radiator and condensor.
Everyone said I'd have a problem keeping the radiator cool with the oil cooler, condensor, and transmission cooler before it. When I left the car-show this afternoon, it was 109 degrees. The car was pretty happy setting right at 217 degrees in traffic, as soon as I moved at any speed at all, it would hop right down to 200. This is with a 180 degree thermostat. Not to mention I don't have a fan shroud(a new one will be here this week hopefully).
:cool: installation. :cool:
Here's my Trans cooler, I haven't gotten a good oil cooler shot yet, but it looks identical to Pologreens, except its coming out the right side instead of left.
Everyone said I'd have a problem keeping the radiator cool with the oil cooler, condensor, and transmission cooler before it. When I left the car-show this afternoon, it was 109 degrees. The car was pretty happy setting right at 217 degrees in traffic, as soon as I moved at any speed at all, it would hop right down to 200. This is with a 180 degree thermostat. Not to mention I don't have a fan shroud(a new one will be here this week hopefully).
:cool: installation. :cool:
Here's my Trans cooler, I haven't gotten a good oil cooler shot yet, but it looks identical to Pologreens, except its coming out the right side instead of left.
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Re: Trans cooler mounting location (PoloGrnC4)
Hey PoloGrnC4,
Mine is exactly like yours, same place and hose set up. By the way nice color :cheers: . Just goes to show great minds think alike :D
Mine is exactly like yours, same place and hose set up. By the way nice color :cheers: . Just goes to show great minds think alike :D
