bradles024 Donating Members 1,145 Member For: 15y 1m 24d Gender: Male Posted 03/09/12 08:33 AM Share Posted 03/09/12 08:33 AM Looking at getting a transmission cooler for my car, and I'm not sure whether to run it in series with the radiator, or as a stand alone cooler. Was there many issues with the coolant mixing with oil on the 4 speeds? Will the stand alone cooler warm up enough without going through the radiator before driving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEXXED Banned Banned 910 Member For: 12y 5m 18d Gender: Male Posted 03/09/12 08:35 AM Share Posted 03/09/12 08:35 AM Yep,they had mass mixing issues.A V8 spec PWR cooler or B&M cooler are the go for performance and cost.Brackets will need to be made up,does your car have a larger front mount cooler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradles024 Donating Members 1,145 Member For: 15y 1m 24d Gender: Male Posted 03/09/12 08:41 AM Author Share Posted 03/09/12 08:41 AM It has a standard cooler ATM, going to put an f6 cooler on with the trans cooler. Looking at pwr kits on eBay for around $200, should do the job. Not sure what you mean by v8 one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEXXED Banned Banned 910 Member For: 12y 5m 18d Gender: Male Posted 03/09/12 08:47 AM Share Posted 03/09/12 08:47 AM Basically its the biggest core they have off the shelf,even though we are 6cyl we need more than 6cyl core size to aid in cooling.If you can,the B&M will work better as it has a higher BTU rating,look this word up for more understanding of a coolers makeup.if you want the best the SETRAB is the bees knees.With a Typhoon cooler you will have enough room to front mount it behind top grill,I had a B&M cooler setup like this when running the phoon cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradles024 Donating Members 1,145 Member For: 15y 1m 24d Gender: Male Posted 03/09/12 08:51 AM Author Share Posted 03/09/12 08:51 AM To be honest the only reason I'm looking at pwr ones is they come in a kit, easy to install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinr33 Donating Members 964 Member For: 13y 4m 21d Posted 03/09/12 09:13 AM Share Posted 03/09/12 09:13 AM Pwr kit and f6 cooler is a massive pita can be done though very tight fit you where warned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradles024 Donating Members 1,145 Member For: 15y 1m 24d Gender: Male Posted 03/09/12 09:17 AM Author Share Posted 03/09/12 09:17 AM Haha thanks for the warning mate, I'm going to give it a go hopefully this weekend so I'll let you know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVK Silver Donating Members 751 Member For: 19y 20d Gender: Male Location: North West Hot Hell,VIC Posted 03/09/12 08:34 PM Share Posted 03/09/12 08:34 PM Run the trans cooler on its own then you never have to worry about it mixing with coolant if the rad fails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDaifu Cruise Whore Moderating Team 5,130 Member For: 19y 5m 1d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 03/09/12 08:48 PM Share Posted 03/09/12 08:48 PM Mate, what made you think you needed one? I'm thinking of getting one cos I have a suspicion my transmission has over-heated a few times causing the car to go into limp mode. Jus wondering what is influencing your decision? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradles024 Donating Members 1,145 Member For: 15y 1m 24d Gender: Male Posted 08/09/12 09:00 PM Author Share Posted 08/09/12 09:00 PM Never had an auto car before, just don't want to take any chances. Installed the f6 cooler today and was going to do auto cooler next week but after seeing how much room there is, might get the mechanic to do it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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