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joeficsit

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has anyone run a power steering cooler on their street car? I can't seem to find the cobra R cooler anymore. Since power steering is actually atf, would the ford racing automatic transmission cooler work? i'm sure it will work 100X better than the stock "cooler."

this one:

http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=1153

would it be overkill? anybody know the dimensions of the "R" cooler?

 

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seijirou

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My bronco came with one factory, not very big, smaller than that one actually. 88 bronco, c4, 351. would probably do the trick, you might be able to find one as i imagne it would be more common

 

89streetbeast

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horton,ks

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cant remember if the pre-94 tbirds have a ps cooler or not but my old 94 did. might hit up a boneyard and grab one.

if you want a new one, this one looks like it should do the job http://store.summitracing.com/partd...888847+4294906579+4294782897+115&autoview=sku

 

Roland69

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you can get universal ones

 

DucatiRdr

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Does anyone know the size of the lines to the OEM cooler hoop? That would make finding an aftermarket unit a bit easier.

 

Roland69

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I would guess 1/2 inch lines....maby 7/16. Pull a line off (pinch it first with some sort of pliers) and measure.....you will loose some fluid but it's easy to top up

 

onefstsnake

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http://www.performancepartsinc.com/suspension.htm

They have the cooler and the lines. Email him for the best prices.

 

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Maryland Stang

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Or you could just use synthetic ATF and not worry about the cooler.

 

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seijirou

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Maryland Stang said:

Or you could just use synthetic ATF and not worry about the cooler.

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a cooler is cooler.

 

millhouse

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Unless you plan on racing your heart out on road courses….I'd say save your money for something else. I'd think a oil cooler would be more beneficial IMHO.