well i have my car 80% back together, and im stuck on the tranny cooler issue. I cant get the stock lines back in, simply impossible with the tranny in. I want to mount the b/m tranny cooler without the stock cooler, wil that be ok or will it get too hot, because i dont know how much good the stock cooler does? any help would be apreciated... Also does the shift linkage go above or below the tranny crossmember? i can remember? thanks
mounting tranny cooler w/o stock lines??
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Trick95
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89MustangGX
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Well, it's not impossible to get the lines in -- someone did it before.
I am a little ocnfused though -- are you wanting to run new lines instead? If so, just run new lins up to the stock cooler and plumb it in if you want to run it. There's nothing special about the stock lines.
I am a little ocnfused though -- are you wanting to run new lines instead? If so, just run new lins up to the stock cooler and plumb it in if you want to run it. There's nothing special about the stock lines.
well heres the situation, when i took out my old aode the plan was to swap in a tko 500 and i just cut the old lines out because it was such a hassle to get them out, and i got new ones from the guy who i got the tranny from, and i cant get them back in there so i just mounted the tranny cooler next to the tranny paralell to the ground and i used the fitting from the stock lines and then cut it about a foot after that and im clamping rubber hoses to it that connect to the tranny cooler. i have it all ready to go now im just waiting to get the exhaust pipe in there so i can know how to plum everything. i just wanted to make sure that by not using the stock cooler in the radiator that i wont have any problems.
Trick95
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I have mine up front. I don't know if the airflow is that good underneath the car like that or not?
89MustangGX
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I don't like the idea of not hacing the cooler in direct airflow -- I think that is asking for trouble.
I would at least fab up some gutter flashing, etc to help direct air through the coil. I actually considered mounting mine in a funky spot, but the spots I was looking were all low (the 94 is dropped so much that I cant get a jack under it) and I was afraid of debris hitting the cooler.
I would note that if you have a stacked plate cooler (or one with a thermostat), it should help to regulate temps (some say trans/hydraulic fluid cant be too cool. I dont know about that. But it is hot-as-all-get-out where I live, so that was NOT a consideration for me. I still retained the stock heat exchanger in the radiator).
also if remote mounting the cooler, I would consider a fan for the cooler (which really should have a fan switch, ergo more wiring and weight and space and PITA).
My two cents.
Since we have trans people here, does anyone know how much heat the stock 'cooler' in the radiator removes once the car is at operating temperature?
good luck.
I would note that if you have a stacked plate cooler (or one with a thermostat), it should help to regulate temps (some say trans/hydraulic fluid cant be too cool. I dont know about that. But it is hot-as-all-get-out where I live, so that was NOT a consideration for me. I still retained the stock heat exchanger in the radiator).
also if remote mounting the cooler, I would consider a fan for the cooler (which really should have a fan switch, ergo more wiring and weight and space and PITA).
My two cents.
Since we have trans people here, does anyone know how much heat the stock 'cooler' in the radiator removes once the car is at operating temperature?
good luck.
well i mounted it next to the tranny where the fuel lines run paralell to the ground, without the stock cooler. im going to have to find a new place for it since i lowerd it becasue i know as soon as i hit a speed bump its going to break it. i think it will cool it good enough when im driving, but i want to put it where my foglight goes and just run some braided hose up to it.
