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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 09:18 AM
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Trany Coolers

1995 Ford F150 just put in a 6'' lift kit and 35's on er. Wanting to upgrade the trany cooler whats my best bang for the buck???
 
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 10:19 AM
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I just installed a darale cooler with an electronic fan and temperature relay. It looks to be the biggest cooler that will fit behind the grille, and I did do a minor amount of trimming to get of in there. And I had to make some custom brackets to mount it. I havent takenit off road yet, so I don't know yet how well the fan works, but it hasn't even hit the threshold (160-is degrees F) at which the fan turns.

That said, if you are planning ok doing any off-roading that involves low speeds, a fan cooler may be a good investment. Otherwise it's a bit frivolous.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 10:42 AM
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gweeds, i heard that was an excellent cooler.

friend's with muscle cars in southern california that i know swear by these.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 10:50 AM
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Sounds like a great idea, My only concern would be Serious mud getting into the fan motor and blade, should this be a concern?
 
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by quicklook2
gweeds, i heard that was an excellent cooler.

friend's with muscle cars in southern california that i know swear by these.
yeah you can tell that it's just a very high quality product. Things not made in china are getting more and more difficult to come by. I'll post some pictures of the install when I get the chance.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 10:56 AM
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Sounds like a great idea, My only concern would be Serious mud getting into the fan motor and blade, should this be a concern?
you might want to cover it in some sort of removable fine mesh or something like that.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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Hmmm, teah that would be an opytion, I have posession 2 trany coolers from F150's I was thinking about mounting the second one and running them together. I mean I have them there wont cost me a dime. but will it be effective enough??
 
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 11:28 AM
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any extra cooling helps.

enough?

the temp gauge is the only way to know.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by JRCF
Hmmm, teah that would be an opytion, I have posession 2 trany coolers from F150's I was thinking about mounting the second one and running them together. I mean I have them there wont cost me a dime. but will it be effective enough??
well it would cost you a few bucks for the hose. The only way to know if it's effective is to install a temperature gauge in the transmission and monitor the temp. or, is somebody else on this forum reccomended to me, use an infrared thermometer on the pan to check the temp.
 
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These trucks dont come factory with a trany temp gauge, so how do you go about putting a mechanical one in? pan in line? What is the recommended operating temperature?

Thanks!
 
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