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Sep 6, 2009 | 07:02 AM

BigDog83

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Tranny Pan

What do you guys think of cutting the trans pan adding (welding) 6" inches to it and putting copper pipe through the bottom of the pan? I am wondering if the pipes in the pan will make the temp to cold in the winter. I'm not sure exactly what I want to do yet so if guys have anything give me a shout. Thanks

Sep 6, 2009 | 07:23 AM

Mark Kovalsky

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No, the pipes won't make it too cool in the winter. By the same token they won't make it any cooler in the summer. That seems like a lot of work for zero gain.

If you want to cool the trans get a better cooler. The pan is a terrible place to cool the trans.

Sep 6, 2009 | 07:57 AM

BigDog83

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I did the cooler first. I put a 06 6.0 cooler on which is 3 times bigger than my stock trans cooler. It made a difference but my temps still go to 190 and thats why i was wondering if the pan will work. The trans was rebuilt with a 3 disk torque converter, new seals, shift kit, so there is no slippage. The only other thing I can think of would be the gauge could be wrong

Sep 6, 2009 | 09:15 AM

kawa

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Greg, is the 190* with a load or are you empty? Either way that's really not that high. I was running the freeways yesterday and my only load was a 1500# aluminum boat and motor and I was at 170* but I am running a 40K stack plate cooler, 3/8 tranny lines and a thermostatic ATF control.

IIRC 220* is acceptable.

Rog

Sep 6, 2009 | 06:12 PM

BigDog83

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Hi, it goes to that temp unloaded, it goes a little bit higher loaded. But the strange thing is before I gotten the new trans cooler, the gauge would go up to 220 or 230. I checked and smelled the trans fiuld and it looks clean since i just had it done and doesn't smell burnt. What is a thermo ATF Control??

Sep 6, 2009 | 06:14 PM

Mark Kovalsky

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BigDog83

It made a difference but my temps still go to 190 and thats why i was wondering if the pan will work.

190F is fine. It doesn't need to get any cooler than that.

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Originally Posted by BigDog83

The trans was rebuilt with a 3 disk torque converter, new seals, shift kit, so there is no slippage.

How do you know there is no slippage? Are you trying tosay you hope there is no slippage?

Sep 6, 2009 | 06:24 PM

BigDog83

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I had my friend who is a mechanic drove it and he said it locks up nice and strong. Plus you can feel when it locks. My old one i had would slip out of second when driving down the road, so i could tell the difference between the old and new. Can a triple disk torque converter create extra heat at all? Thanks for thee input