Way to mount tranny cooler

[crazy_camry]

is there any special trick to this? the way i see it now, having it vertical will be my best bet for getting airflow. this will mean the inlet/outlet are sideways, is this a problem? if it is, is it better to mount the cooler with the inlet/outlet up so tranny fluid will stay in the cooler while resting, or have it upside down so it will drain away?

[88 LE]

Which way you mount it shouldn't matter as theres pressure (from tranny pump) moving the fluid around.

If you mount it sideways I would use the top fitting as the inlet and the bottom the outlet. Like how a radiator is setup.

[da_horse]

are tranny coolers only for autos? just wondering if manuals would need them...

hugh, where did you get the cooler from and how much?


thanks
Huy

[Ratko]

^ Manuals can use them, for instance, if they have a manual transaxle with a gear-type LSD in them that would generate a lot of heat. Thats a situation where I think a tranny cooler would be useful for a manual tranny.

[crazy_camry]

Originally posted by da_horse
hugh, where did you get the cooler from and how much?
thanks
Huy

got it 2nd hand off performance forums. it was $50 and the B&M one. they sell them in places like repco too, not sure of new price.

i was reading that a 10 second skyline here in australia with a ford C4 tranny (auto), uses a lancer GSR intercooler as its tranny cooler, and have one of these intercoolers at home...

thanks for replys people

[da_horse]

cool...guess i wont need one any time soon....but i know the maxima's do...damn gets hot

thanks guys
Huy

[Morpheus]

geez, as if the auto doesnt add enough weight already you need more with a tranny cooler for it. Switch to manual, you save weight, and its much better than an auto for real driving.

[Eye8Pussies]

^ unless you go turbo.....constant pressure

[|PuNiSh3R|]

This is interesting, is there any specific temp. that would be best for the tranny.. as in, is cooler better generally or more on the warmer side? Also, what is the usual pressure of the fluid and the usual temperature with a tranny cooler?

[Morpheus]

Originally posted by Eye8Pussies
^ unless you go turbo.....constant pressure

But auto still sucks more power and weighs more so unless you had a massive turbo with enormous lag it would hardly be benefical. And if you had a turbo that big it would tear any auto tranny to pieces. You'd need some kind of race tranny.

[90CamryDx3SFE]

Originally posted by Eye8Pussies
^ unless you go turbo.....constant pressure

I though Shifting under boost = no good.

All you get have is just a constant pumping of boost through the EFI, but the turbo will still spool down a bit with the decrease of RPM's.