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hammdo · 11-12-2017, 05:09 AM

Well, it took a while, but I finally got the bigger trans cooler in place.

I basically had to put the bigger trans cooler out front, then the oil cooler behind it. While doing all of that, I had to re-tighten all the cooler and coolant clamps/fittings again -- its a yearly thing now.

I didn't do the an fittings -- anfittings.com had an issue with their site so I stuck with the fittings in the kit and, some 1/2 NPT to 3/8 barb so I would be able to use the existing ADM hoses - worked just fine.

Here are the series of pics:

Test Fitting:

Custom bracket for the trans cooler:

Hose routing and clearance.
NOTE the trim 'edge' to prevent 'chaffing':

All in place:

I wanted to paint the cooler black, but no-one had the radiator paint and I was not going to wait -- I'll buy it and have it on hand the next time I remove the bumper -- then I'll make it 'stealth' ;o)

I did have to trim up the upper grill so it would fit and not bind with the trans cooler -- worked fine -- that took longer than the trans cooler install ;o)

I'll get some pics of that later...

After all of that, here are my temps:

63° Ambient @ 77 MPH (in a 75 MPH zone) @ 3 AM (little traffic at that time ;o)

IAT2: 87°
Coolant: 174°
Oil: 219°

Trans: 114° -- yep, I call that a success! Highest the trans temps got was 132° after shutdown, restart, then idle (after filling up with E85) -- once I got moving 'city driving' now, got down to 124°

So this BIG trans cooler works -- now, I know 114° is low, but I don't normally drive it when its cold. What I really liked was virtually NO temp increase on IAT2s, Coolant, or Oil -- again, that is @ 63°, the real test will be when it gets in the 100's...

BTW, the trans cooler IS mounted @ the bottom of the bumper -- it is NOT flexing around ;o). I used the brackets included with the trans kit -- nice I didn't have to 'make' some...

Overall, this will help when road racing for sure!

I'll eventually use an fittings/hoses, but for now, it will suffice!

-Don

11-12-2017, 05:09 AM	#1702
hammdo 'It's an experiment' Drives: [COTW 2/09/15] '11 GPI LSA SC Z/LE Join Date: May 2014 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 8,709 View My Garage	Tru-Cool Trans Cooler Well, it took a while, but I finally got the bigger trans cooler in place. I basically had to put the bigger trans cooler out front, then the oil cooler behind it. While doing all of that, I had to re-tighten all the cooler and coolant clamps/fittings again -- its a yearly thing now. I didn't do the an fittings -- anfittings.com had an issue with their site so I stuck with the fittings in the kit and, some 1/2 NPT to 3/8 barb so I would be able to use the existing ADM hoses - worked just fine. Here are the series of pics: Test Fitting: Custom bracket for the trans cooler: Hose routing and clearance. NOTE the trim 'edge' to prevent 'chaffing': All in place: I wanted to paint the cooler black, but no-one had the radiator paint and I was not going to wait -- I'll buy it and have it on hand the next time I remove the bumper -- then I'll make it 'stealth' ;o) I did have to trim up the upper grill so it would fit and not bind with the trans cooler -- worked fine -- that took longer than the trans cooler install ;o) I'll get some pics of that later... After all of that, here are my temps: 63° Ambient @ 77 MPH (in a 75 MPH zone) @ 3 AM (little traffic at that time ;o) IAT2: 87° Coolant: 174° Oil: 219° Trans: 114° -- yep, I call that a success! Highest the trans temps got was 132° after shutdown, restart, then idle (after filling up with E85) -- once I got moving 'city driving' now, got down to 124° So this BIG trans cooler works -- now, I know 114° is low, but I don't normally drive it when its cold. What I really liked was virtually NO temp increase on IAT2s, Coolant, or Oil -- again, that is @ 63°, the real test will be when it gets in the 100's... BTW, the trans cooler IS mounted @ the bottom of the bumper -- it is NOT flexing around ;o). I used the brackets included with the trans kit -- nice I didn't have to 'make' some... Overall, this will help when road racing for sure! I'll eventually use an fittings/hoses, but for now, it will suffice! -Don __________________ 747 RWHP 794 RWTQ "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." - Enzo Ferrari See My Build: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=385577 Last edited by hammdo; 01-13-2018 at 12:19 PM.