When installing the tranny cooler onto the car which line do you tie into on the radiator? In other words which is the return line the top or the bottom?

Ron

 

Top line on my 2003.Thats where I put the B&M T/C in series ,& I rarely see temps over 175*.

 

Thanks. That is what I thought. I just anted to confirm.

 

Do you guys have any pics of the cooler installed. I have mine mounted to the front of the AC condensor and now its like a huge restriction in front of my radiator.

 

Thats where its should to be.As for a restriction,I don't think so.With my fans reprogamed & a 160* thermostat my coolant temps are never above 190* or so.Thats in scorchingly hot weather.

 

What trans coolers are the ones to look at buying? Some I've seen look like a leak waiting to happen. trans cooler seems like a good idea for here in FLA.

 

It sure is a good investment,anywhere IMO.But in hot climates even better.I have a Vigilante 3200 stall on my C5 trans so its pretty much needed.I put them on all my cars & recently put one on my "08 Impala DD.I've never had an automatic trans failure since I've been installing them,on my vehicles.This was from a '78 T bird,an '88 Fiero formula (put 170K on that one & never was the trans repaired,& those vehicles w/125C transes were'nt know for their longevity!),on a '98 Camaro ,sold recently w/ 90K+, & no trans service done,othr than fluid changes.The cars that I did'nt have them on all needed trans repairs!

I have a 25K# B&M supercooler on the C5,put a Long stacked plate cooler on the Camaro, & just last week put a Fluidyne multi path cooler (25K#) on my Impala.Don't think you can go wrong with any of these ,or a Hayden,which makes several types & may make the Long brand cooler.

I'd probably stay away from the old tube & fin generic type like they sell @ AZ or Advance or Peppy boys.Not that they're bad but just not as eficient in cooling or in flow as the multipath or stacked plate types.These "modern" type coolers also flow more TF when the fluid heats up,thus avoiding over cooling at low temps.