I'm tempted to buy a cooler with a electric fan. Even though the 4l60 is built I still want to cool it.
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1982 C/K 6.0L Caitlyn Mall Crawler (Interior time)
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andyblack
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Sounds complicated and expensive. Why do think you need this? What are you going to use the truck for that it would need that? I'm just saying.
I run a b&m stacked plate cooler with an electric fan. Hp and go fast make trannys HOT.
andyblack
Registered Loser
True. Especially in sand or mud. I've baked an auto trans before. Good insurance I guess.
This and its a 4l60
andyblack
Registered Loser
Do they tend to run hotter than a heavier duty auto would?
Not really, just want to keep it cool and don't want to replace a trans more frequently then needed. Cheap insurance I guess.
Ryoken, how do you figure?
andyblack
Registered Loser
I always called it "chasing rabbits" but the premise is the same. 
Put it together add other things later.
I'm going to, don't have a way of really mounting it anyway unless I put the front clip back on.
I would just cap or loop the ends.
I would just cap or loop the ends.
I would not worry about a external filter. Do a cooler and not worry about a filter.
Get a big one, a really big one
I think it's easier to deal with a trans that doesn't get warm enough than one that get's too warm.Not that it matters but good fluid can make a drastic change, we started running amsoil when racing and saw trans temps over 260 a few times, our trans builder said we didn't hurt anything when he did the routine trans rebuilds.
That does bring up a point on fluid which to go with. I do get a discount on gm brand fluid.
y5mgisi
1 ton status
I would say just run the cheapest you can get, or step up to amsoil. I personally feel anything in between is only about as good as the cheap stuff. Just my uneducated opinion.
I run RP because its pretty 
Look at a quality synthetic oil. We run the amsoil slick shift because it has modifiers in it that make it pretty sticky. It's a full on race fluid and handles heat really well.
I would guess that the GM synthetic dexron 6 is good stuff. Ironically from what I have heard they have come so far with transmission control and materials that they are now making trans fluid slippery so that the shifts aren't as harsh because they have such good line pressure control with computers.
We try to get them to shift and engage firmer and the fluid guys have to make fluid that makes them slip
I run RP because its pretty
I might guess it depends on what I can get as a wholesaller
just a rib jab to keep you focused on getting the rig done...
figured so, hoping to stay on task for a blazer bash Completion.
Look at a quality synthetic oil. We run the amsoil slick shift because it has modifiers in it that make it pretty sticky. It's a full on race fluid and handles heat really well.
I would guess that the GM synthetic dexron 6 is good stuff. Ironically from what I have heard they have come so far with transmission control and materials that they are now making trans fluid slippery so that the shifts aren't as harsh because they have such good line pressure control with computers.
We try to get them to shift and engage firmer and the fluid guys have to make fluid that makes them slip
Mr. Vette servo and Mr. Transgo have the slip under control.
