Tranmission cooler info needed.

[FlyTy0026]

I have been told that I should leave the stock transmission cooler on my Typhoon, if I install a B&M unit. Can anyone shed light on this information as to why I should leave the stock unit installed also? Thanks.

 

[grahamstein]

why not leave it. Even though it does not work as well as an aftermarket, it still does something and its kinda hard to "take out". you could disconnect it but like i said, as long as the hardware is there you might as well use it.

 

[Ian Turgeon]

yep, it will only add to your cooling ability, just run the auxillary cooler after it to take full benefit of the aux's cooling ablility.

 

[GEN3Typhoon]

Along with the information above.. if you drive your truck in the winter.. it will also help bring the tranny up to temperature faster.

 

[Blake]

Sorry so late responding. The transmission needs to be brought up to operating temperature. 155 to 175 degrees F. This is to help "boil off" or aid in the evaporation of moisture that will condense in the fluid. If this moisture is not removed(there is a vent in the top of the trans case) acids will form that will break down the paper and rubber components of the trans assembly. You don't want to go over 200F though. The stock cooler helps bring it up to temp quickly and get rid off excess heat when on the highway and pulling hills when the converter is locked up. If you had a catastrophic failure and don't trust that all the crud can be cleaned out of your stock cooler, then go to a much larger unit with a fan built into it and bypass the stock unit. It will take much longer to get it up to temp and you can somewhat control temp by using a temp switch to turn on the fan when a preset temp is obtained. It has been said that the stock cooler (liquid to liquid) has 14times the capability to remove heat as a liquid to air setup. This is handy when undergoing short term stresses, like 1/4 mile blasts

Some people just hate the fact that the heat from the tranny gets dumped into the engine coolant causing extra stress on the cooling system.
Blake