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Old 06-27-2011, 03:52 PM   #1
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transmission cooler location....ad pickup

i've been kickin the idea around of putting a transcooler in the passenger side inner fender ....behind the grill...has anyone done this ? any reasons this would be a bad idea ?....thanks..........whid
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Old 06-27-2011, 08:45 PM   #2
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Think of transcooler as a condensor or radiator, the more air flow the better to disspate heat. Transmissions cooler are used for this purpose, heat dissapation is the biggest concern on life expectancy of tranny. If the location has good air flow than put it there if obstructed mount mount a small fan on top.
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Old 06-27-2011, 09:22 PM   #3
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Re: transmission cooler location....ad pickup

i put mine under the pass side running board. but mine is an s10 frame swap too.
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Old 06-27-2011, 09:26 PM   #4
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Re: transmission cooler location....ad pickup

My dad just mounted one in his Nova (limited space) right behind the radiator with some aluminum straps across the core support opening. It has good clearance all the way around and plenty of airflow from the puller fan. I'm going to try that location next time.
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Old 06-27-2011, 10:36 PM   #5
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Re: transmission cooler location....ad pickup

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i've been kickin the idea around of putting a transcooler in the passenger side inner fender ....behind the grill...has anyone done this ? any reasons this would be a bad idea ?....thanks..........whid
When you say in the inner fender, do you mean cut a hole or just mount it in front of the inner fender behind the grille? If it's in front, I think you would have a lot of turbulence and not a lot of air flow there. If you cut a hole, that may work but I'd want some sort of gravel guard so the tire doesn't throw rocks at it.
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Old 06-28-2011, 07:38 AM   #6
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Re: transmission cooler location....ad pickup

yeah,would cut a hole...had thought about some type of shield as well.........whid
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Old 06-29-2011, 09:35 PM   #7
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Re: transmission cooler location....ad pickup

We went with a finned cooler. The guys at TCI said it would work....lets hope so...lol.

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