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The thread that's been beatin' like a dead horse

as far as tube vs bar & plate goes, ive had both. i bypassed the stock cooler (basically heater) and ran just a tube style which ran hotter than the stock setup, heat soak was instant. now with a roughly 12 x 10" bar and plate it runs 185-195* constant, unless im in stoplight races non stop.

as far as pricing you can make a kit for under $100 all day, the cooler at most is $50-60 and some hose and clamps cant possibly be $40. Anyone in the Dubuque, IA area that needs a Cooler let me know, I got some Ill sell for damm near nothing, like $20. never used on a running transmission, just had fluid through them as they came on rebuilts we get
 


fisher580 said:
as far as tube vs bar & plate goes, ive had both. i bypassed the stock cooler (basically heater) and ran just a tube style which ran hotter than the stock setup, heat soak was instant. now with a roughly 12 x 10" bar and plate it runs 185-195* constant, unless im in stoplight races non stop.

as far as pricing you can make a kit for under $100 all day, the cooler at most is $50-60 and some hose and clamps cant possibly be $40. Anyone in the Dubuque, IA area that needs a Cooler let me know, I got some Ill sell for damm near nothing, like $20. never used on a running transmission, just had fluid through them as they came on rebuilts we get
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You should be a lot cooler than that man for constant temp
 
pisses me off...leaves mpg on the table all for the sake of NVH.

**** NVH

ill deal with a "5th shift" and bs for a longer lasting, cooler trans without tcc material floating around.

also find your uneccessary downshifts at tp% and eliminate em. half the time, top of lower gear downshifts just waste time and heat the trans up/wear and tear of 2 extra shifts.

turbo cars love not downshifting
 
i grabbed an oil cooler from the junk yard for 5 bucks.. cleaned it real good and installed it up high behind the top grills.. hottest mine gets is 179. highway driving sits lower... did not bypass the stock one
 


I have the cooler from TEP, but I also have a na 3800. Trans temps would get to around 221* before new trans and cooler were installed. Now on a hot day with long periods of stop and go, we see about 175-185*. I didn't read every comment because I didn't really care to read, but I think a cooler is a good investment. No matter if you beat on it or not.
 
I honestly have only hammered on this thing while staying in one gear...knowing that, hottest I've seen is to date is 215*...still 30*+ more than what I would normally want to see.

Buying the Hayden cooler for now...if I feel like upgrading in the future then I'll pick up the TEP. Unless I call Dave for max deals :)
 
I posted one on facebook the other day.

I've been super busy, and it's been raining off and on, so the car is le dirtee...I'm also waiting for tint and overlays, etc.
 




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