Tranny cooler - worth it going into winter?
10-08-2002, 08:42 PM
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Tranny cooler - worth it going into winter?
I kinda want to get a tranny cooler a) so I don't go stir crazy about not having anything to do to my car and b) because I have heard some REALLY bad tranny stories about the max. Is it worth it going into the winter? If I got one, I probably wouldn't get the biggest model. I live in KY where it gets pretty cold during the winter (avg. high in 30s-40s) and snows maybe every other week. Thanks!
10-08-2002, 10:42 PM
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Originally posted by max1ma97se
regardless of how cold it is outside, the traany and engine are still going to heat up. invest 50 bux and a hour or so under the car and save yourself a grand unlike me .
regardless of how cold it is outside, the traany and engine are still going to heat up. invest 50 bux and a hour or so under the car and save yourself a grand unlike me .
10-08-2002, 11:56 PM
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Originally posted by MaxSpeedSE
A tranny cooler is a tranny cooler, it will work on both auto, and 5 speed
max1ma97se How much did you paint job coast you ?
-ChRi§
A tranny cooler is a tranny cooler, it will work on both auto, and 5 speed
max1ma97se How much did you paint job coast you ?
-ChRi§
10-09-2002, 05:20 AM
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ehhhh, tranny coolers are only on autos as far as I have seen...there isn't the same setup on a 5/6spd of routing through the oil cooler etc., for starters. Anyhoo, if you live in a really cold area or don't have a garage, you have to be careful about the size of the TC you install. On one really cold day, my car didn't want to start after it was sitting outside at work all day.... However, you could always hop out and start it at lunch or whatever. I have a garage for nights. I have a BIG cooler.
10-09-2002, 06:38 AM
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Originally posted by redmaxpa007
if you have a auto.. get a tranny cooler...
12-16000 gvw will do..
if you have a auto.. get a tranny cooler...
12-16000 gvw will do..
10-09-2002, 07:33 AM
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Originally posted by iwannabmw
Why not just use a cooler that will bypass when the fluid is cold and thick? That way the fluid is only cooled when it needs it and you don't have to worry about overcooling the fluid.
Why not just use a cooler that will bypass when the fluid is cold and thick? That way the fluid is only cooled when it needs it and you don't have to worry about overcooling the fluid.
10-09-2002, 07:43 AM
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on autos the ATF is used to move the parts around (hydraulic) and to act like gear oil at the same time. it's pumped through out the tranny and when it runs at higher RPM/flow/speed the fluid build up pressure. so all u need is to hook up a cooler to the lines (replace or in line w/ the stock).
on 5spd the gear oil acts as ..well..gear oil. it lubricated the gears and moving parts while u manually shift and clutch. the gear oil is splashed around the tranny case for lubrication...so there's no pressure or pump to move the gear oil around.
since 5spd gear oil never gets as hot as ATF (generally)...a cooler is not needed.
on 5spd the gear oil acts as ..well..gear oil. it lubricated the gears and moving parts while u manually shift and clutch. the gear oil is splashed around the tranny case for lubrication...so there's no pressure or pump to move the gear oil around.
since 5spd gear oil never gets as hot as ATF (generally)...a cooler is not needed.
10-09-2002, 08:03 AM
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Originally posted by iwannabmw
Why not just use a cooler that will bypass when the fluid is cold and thick? That way the fluid is only cooled when it needs it and you don't have to worry about overcooling the fluid.
Why not just use a cooler that will bypass when the fluid is cold and thick? That way the fluid is only cooled when it needs it and you don't have to worry about overcooling the fluid.
10-09-2002, 08:21 AM
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There has been a few cold days here in CT and when my tranny has been really cold with my cooler it gets very tempramental until it gets warm. She wont go into gear very smoothly, sometimes gimmie crap at stop signs untill it gets warm out. It has done this 3 times to me so i took the cooler out and we got one really cold night and everything is now fine no problem at all. Brian
10-09-2002, 08:30 AM
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Originally posted by BC_95GLE
There has been a few cold days here in CT and when my tranny has been really cold with my cooler it gets very tempramental until it gets warm. She wont go into gear very smoothly, sometimes gimmie crap at stop signs untill it gets warm out. It has done this 3 times to me so i took the cooler out and we got one really cold night and everything is now fine no problem at all. Brian
There has been a few cold days here in CT and when my tranny has been really cold with my cooler it gets very tempramental until it gets warm. She wont go into gear very smoothly, sometimes gimmie crap at stop signs untill it gets warm out. It has done this 3 times to me so i took the cooler out and we got one really cold night and everything is now fine no problem at all. Brian
They have it at JEGS.
10-09-2002, 08:46 AM
#18
Originally posted by hlh0501
i could be totally wrong, but i hadnt heard of people putting tranny coolers on 5/6spds..
i could be totally wrong, but i hadnt heard of people putting tranny coolers on 5/6spds..
so i took it that they would fit on both
10-09-2002, 01:30 PM
#20
Originally posted by MaxSpeedSE
Nah i could be wrong, I asked chaz, if I got a tranny cooler now, would it be a problem with the 5 speed converson, he said no and it would fit on too...
so i took it that they would fit on both
Nah i could be wrong, I asked chaz, if I got a tranny cooler now, would it be a problem with the 5 speed converson, he said no and it would fit on too...
so i took it that they would fit on both
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