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01-24-2009, 07:41 PM | #1 |
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Transmission Coolers
Just wondering if any of you had suggestions about the best transmission cooler. Just had one come apart today about 100 feet past the finish line. Got the car safely stopped, but geeessss, what a mess on the track and car. We had a steel braided line and the cooler was one of the ones that had the fins on it with tubes weaving back and forth. Any tips greatly appreciated.
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Re: Transmission Coolers
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01-24-2009, 11:36 PM | #3 |
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Re: Transmission Coolers
Key point to cooler failure is how it is mounted in many cases.
ALWAYS RUBBER MOUNT THE TRANNY COOLER If it is not rubber mounted it will fail at some point. Experience talking here. They grow with the heat and contract when cool and that is what causes the failures in most cases if they are not rubber mounted. I like the B&M coolers and use them. My 2 Cents |
01-25-2009, 12:11 AM | #4 |
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It was rubber mounted. It failed where the 180 degree loop is (was).
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Re: Transmission Coolers
The B&M 10,000# cooler is an extremly durable cooler., Much stronger than many of the others out there. ....It's the only one I use on my customers cars that use coolers. ......I'd also check your line pressure ,just to make sure nothing got into the regulator and stuck it......Altho rare, I've had one that stuck,and had pressure over 300#. .......Tom
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Re: Transmission Coolers
Mike, the cooler that I found to work the best is the Shogun cooler. I used to have issues with getting the trans to cool down in my Ranger and Thunder bird when I would hot lap the cars, ( back when I used to go rounds) they are built so much better than a regular cooler and they hold five more quarts of fluid which helps in the cool down. You won't have a problem with one of them breaking and leaking fluid, ( unless you hit a wall or something)
I have tried many different ones over the years, and that is all I run now. They are pricey, but a lot cheaper that what could have happened when your's started leaking Chuck |
01-28-2009, 11:35 PM | #7 |
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Re: Transmission Coolers
Is there a "life expectancy" for a trans cooler. The one on my
bracket car has been on the car since the early 1980's. I've only had the car about 1-1/2 years and still don't have it finished yet. The car had sat for many years before I bought it. Am I temping fate if I don't install a new one??
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Re: Transmission Coolers
B&M with the fan on it
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