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Auto trans cooler (Martin need not apply)
- Thread starter beags86
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Yes, they allow the AC to blow right up your pant leg, very nice.
Martin
Martin
Divorce is more expensive though
Have you ever tried shorts? They are pretty comfortable.
This thread got hilariously derailed. Keep it up!
I toasted my TH400 on a trail run in western Colorado. I had a tube and fin cooler with NO fan. It was a hard trail with slow hard crawling and I feel like it was due to the trans cooler getting no air flow. Since then I've run the largest B&M stack plate cooler I could get along with a 12" fan that is activated with a thermal switch. No cooler in the radiator tank. The 700r4 I have now has held up a lot longer than the TH400. I feel that's a testament to the cooler setup not the transmission itself.
I run all of mine through the radiator first then through the largest stacked plate design cooler I can fit. Contrary to popular belief the radiator does pull quite a bit of heat out of the fluid and keeps doing that even at low speeds when the air flow across an auxiliary cooler isn't so great. I don't run electric fans as this is just another potential failure point and complication. If you cant keep it cool with a well designed radiator cooler and big stacked plate in series then you have a problem there.
I think you meant Deraled.
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Ah, yes. I had this thought, but I failed to articulate it correctly.
My brother has the stacked plate Derale cooler with a fan (I think the bigger one you posted) on his Dodge M37. 650hp BBC & th400. No transmission issues
If you did use an electric fan, would it be more beneficial to get one that would help the radiator as well? Maybe a 14 inch or so mounted up front?
Out of curiosity, are you thinking about putting the cooler up front, or behind the condenser? I know that there are pros and cons to both positions. I am just wondering what you are thinking, and would you tell me why?
I was thinking behind the condenser would help out the A/C and if the trans needed more cooling, then you can turn the A/C off. If the cooling system for the trans was large enough, I was thinking that might be fine. What are your thoughts?
Out of curiosity, are you thinking about putting the cooler up front, or behind the condenser? I know that there are pros and cons to both positions. I am just wondering what you are thinking, and would you tell me why?
I was thinking behind the condenser would help out the A/C and if the trans needed more cooling, then you can turn the A/C off. If the cooling system for the trans was large enough, I was thinking that might be fine. What are your thoughts?
beags86
Eastbound and Down
I am going to be running dual electric fans with a high/low switch on them. One will kick on at a lower temp and the other with kick on 10 degrees higher. I will be using Two - 16" SPAL fans, and a Derale dual fan controller. Behind the rad.( I know some don't like electric but, I think they are fine.)
Right now the plan is, in front of the condenser just because of space. I want to have the fluid run through that before it goes back to the trans. For the coldest effect.
Honesty. For the AC thing I feel like I am battling to different battles there. I want AC for hiway driving when the trans cooler will get plenty of airflow. While the cooling fan will be for slower speeds crawling or whatever ( at these times I very seldom would be using AC as the windows would be down.)
So at this point I will run the biggest one I can fit/afford with fan, run my AN lines, remote mounted filter, aluminum pan, synthetic fluid, trans temp gauge with two sending units ( hot and cold sides)
I pretty much figured this thread would come down to this. Just get a big one and be done with it! But I thought I would ask. Or I guess I could just wear shorts!
This is the guy to listen to in regards to all things transmission related.
And if you ever need to buy a tranny; I will only buy Phoenix Transmissions. Great product.
I completely understand the 2 different battles. That's why I asked.
As far as the shorts, don't go retro with the real short stuff! I know that puts the jewels closer to being free, but we don't need to see that!!!!
As far as the shorts, don't go retro with the real short stuff! I know that puts the jewels closer to being free, but we don't need to see that!!!!
think I found my solution. Small, dustproof and waterproof with -6 AN fittings.
http://derale.com/products/fluid-co...hyper-cool-dual-cool-remote-cooler-6an-detail
http://derale.com/products/fluid-co...hyper-cool-dual-cool-remote-cooler-6an-detail
I run the biggest tube/fin cooler that I could find. It was a bit of a pain to install behind the grill, but temp almost never over 200° or so. And that's only sitting in traffic on hot days etc. Dexron 6 synthetic fluid. Monster Transmission built, 500hp rated TH400 and Hughes XTM towing TQ converter. Cast aluminum pan with temp sending unit. This setup is set and forget. Almost never see the temp gauge over 200°. Maybe one day I'll mount a fan on it, but I don't feel it's needed.
Trans cooler bottom left, engine oil cooler bottom right, AC condenser and radiator top. I have an 18" round extruded aluminum power steering cooler mounted to the back of the winch bumper too.
Trans cooler bottom left, engine oil cooler bottom right, AC condenser and radiator top. I have an 18" round extruded aluminum power steering cooler mounted to the back of the winch bumper too.
