aluminum radiators

[66blue mustang]

what is recommended for transmission cooler when your aluminum radiator does not have provisions for transmission. i' m running a 302 bored .030 over with mild cam ,stock heads,edelbrock performer intake and edelbrock 600 cfm carb.my transmission will be a c4 connected to a posi 8" rear end. i 've seen a super cooler made by B&M and several small long cylinder shaped one. what trans cooler would work well with this combo? any suggestions would be welcome

 

[xoxbxfx]

any transmission cooler will work fine. A smiple Autozone $40 will work. I forget who makes them. Any universal one will work.

 

[66blue mustang]

is there any advantage in going with the long slender cylinder type over the rectangular type? maybe positioning?

 

[HookandLadder]

Pretty much just the mounting options. Usually the cylinder styles will not cool as effectively as a flat mount.

 

[jeffnoel]

I would get as big as possible with a thermostatically controlled valve. That way in the winter inrestricts flow to let fluid warm and in the summer keeps it at 180. Tru-Kool makes some mighty fine pieces but there a little pricey $100-140 depending on the model. But in comparison to toasting a trannie it's relatively cheap insurance.

 

[thekid760]

Use a Plate design as it cools better than the fin and tube. Something like this:

http://www.lonestarperformance.com/shop/customer/product.php?productid=341&cat=151&page=1

 

[Tim65GT]

Use a Plate design as it cools better than the fin and tube. Something like this:

http://www.lonestarperformance.com/s...cat=151&page=1

I have a similar set up as yours, and I used the same cooler mention above.

No problems...so far.

 

[chromedog]

i used the b&m with the pipe threads instead of the hose barb fittings, i think it is for up to 28000gvw...it is the stacked plate design (the best for heat transfer) ive never had the trans temp go above 165...

 

[66blue mustang]

where did you mount the b&m supercooler? i think i've seen some mounted on the radiator.

 

[chromedog]

i had to loose the vertical hood latch support, and fabricate a combination support/ mount for the cooler... i can email you some pictures if you like

 

[mikethebike]

You would be better-off to sell your radiator and buy one with a built-in cooler. The 'cooler' in the radiator also warmes and maintains a relatively constant temp on your fluid. I NEVER buy a radiator without the A-T cooler just in case I ever converted to an AOD.
You will have far fewer problems by doing that than by adding some after-market bolt-on thing with a thermostat and all the junk that goes with it. K.I.S.S.

 

[mikethebike]

Use a Plate design as it cools better than the fin and tube. Something like this:

http://www.lonestarperformance.com/shop/customer/product.php?productid=341&cat=151&page=1

Can you post a close-up of that cooler. Most I've seen ar fin-tube designs...kind of like your house a-c. I'd be really interested to know exactly what design works better. It seem to me if there was a better design that Honda or Toyota would be using it and my wife's 07 Accord has tube-fin on all the coolers.

 

[chromedog]

tube and fin coolers are cheaper to produce... look at all the high effeciency coolers,such as aircraft, and turbo intercoolers, they are stacked plate. also, they are a little more rugged. as far as the coolant maintains a constant temperature thing, im not truely convinced of this... the coolant is at, say 190 degrees, thanks to your thermostat, right? well, trans fluid starts to breakdown at 180 degrees. see where im going with this? like ive said before, my car has a 180 degree thermostat, and the trans has never been above 165...your trans starts to come up to temp before the thermostat ever has a chance to open.

 

[jeffnoel]

How said their trans temp was at 190 because of a thermostat?

 

[chromedog]

im only saying if the fluid coming into my trans cooler is 165, and the coolant is at 190, the fluid isnt going to loose any heat... ive watched both my water temp and trans temp gauges, and i feel unless you are really beating on your trans, the coolant picks up more heat than the trans fluid...