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CHRI55 · 06-02-2021, 02:01 PM

So I have had a trucool 40k on my car for a little while now but my trans temp still reach 180 and some on normal driving... I have even replaced the trans and it still reach 180. Currently I have it running the the radiator for a 2 stage cooling. Trying to see if that's where it supposed to be or what. I felt like it ran cooler without it

Cammed with 4k stall

gtstorey · 06-02-2021, 02:06 PM

Depends on who you ask, but somewhere around 180 is about right. The thermostat I installed on mine is 180.

Mine sure didn't run cooler before the install and it's the size smaller Trucool.

CHRI55 · 06-02-2021, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by gtstorey

Depends on who you ask, but somewhere around 180 is about right. The thermostat I installed on mine is 180.

Mine sure didn't run cooler before the install and it's the size smaller Trucool.

Ok thx. Might just switch to a 160 t stat

gtstorey · 06-02-2021, 02:19 PM

Are you running through the radiator also? Mine bypasses the radiator and has an inline thermostat for the trans cooler only.

CHRI55 · 06-02-2021, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by gtstorey

Are you running through the radiator also? Mine bypasses the radiator and has an inline thermostat for the trans cooler only.

Yes I running it thru the radiator first then the cooler

morepowerjoe · 06-02-2021, 04:13 PM

On mine it stays around 170*-180* with the same set up you have that being the tranny cooler.

CHRI55 · 06-02-2021, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by morepowerjoe

On mine it stays around 170*-180* with the same set up you have that being the tranny cooler.

I thought mines would do but it keeps climbing

morepowerjoe · 06-02-2021, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by CHRI55

I thought mines would do but it keeps climbing

Well you have a high stall converter though I'm still using the stock converter. But mine was getting to around 210* or so after my dyno tune. So that's when I installed the true cool.

Risingson05 · 06-04-2021, 09:04 AM

You didn’t install the thermal by pass did you?
I have a tru cool on my truck .l92 w/6l80 and my temps stay around 130-150 max and that’s me romping on it . I have a circle d 3k stall ..

The thermal bypass doesn’t work for the 6l80 , from what I’ve read . So I never installed it . From what I remember the thermal bypass doesn’t open up till you hit 160 deg or something like that , which is too hot for our trannnys well for the 6l80 at least ..

I kept the line going through the radiator aswell. That’s helps warm up the fluid .
Haven’t went thru a winter yet but I’m planning on zip tiring card board informs of the trans cooler this winter

gtstorey · 06-04-2021, 10:26 AM

I installed the thermal bypass on mine. It sits right at the 180 mark all of time once it warms up. That's much better than the 220+ it might reach before I added it.

morepowerjoe · 06-04-2021, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by gtstorey

I installed the thermal bypass on mine. It sits right at the 180 mark all of time once it warms up. That's much better than the 220+ it might reach before I added it.

I totally agree

Risingson05 · 06-04-2021, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by morepowerjoe

I totally agree

If you leave out the thermal bypass your tranny will run cooler without it with the tru cool 40k
Thermal bypass doesn’t open up till 180

I’ve never seen 180

gtstorey · 06-04-2021, 04:01 PM

Mine isn't ran through the radiator and I wanted it to heat up during the winter. I consider 180 to be an acceptable temperature for an automatic transmission. Everyone has their own idea of what is the right number, but lower isn't necessarily better. I once had the discussion on here with someone that swore 170 was the perfect number, but mine at 10 degrees higher was terribly hot.

Bo White · 06-04-2021, 06:52 PM

Nothing wrong with 180 temp. As long as your under 200 your good.

06-02-2021, 02:01 PM	#1
CHRI55 Streetkingz_chri55 Drives: 2012 2ss/rs Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Greenville, ms Posts: 158 View My Garage	Trucool 40k So I have had a trucool 40k on my car for a little while now but my trans temp still reach 180 and some on normal driving... I have even replaced the trans and it still reach 180. Currently I have it running the the radiator for a 2 stage cooling. Trying to see if that's where it supposed to be or what. I felt like it ran cooler without it Cammed with 4k stall

06-02-2021, 04:13 PM	#6
morepowerjoe Drives: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro l99 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,105	On mine it stays around 170-180 with the same set up you have that being the tranny cooler. __________________ DSS FX Forged Pistons, Eagle ESP L19 Forged Rods, ARP Head and Main Studs, TSP PRC 260 CNC Ported Heads milled .030, Cometic .040 Head Gaskets, GPI SS3 VVT Camshaft, GM Performance Racing Lifters, CHE Trunnions , Molly Pushrods, Melling 10355HV Oil Pump, Cold Air Inductions CAI, Fast LSXR Intake Manifold, Nick Williams 103 TB, TSP 1 7/8" Longtubes with 3" TSP Exhaust, ZL1 Fuel Pump, Mishimoto Radiator, Mishimoto Oil Cooler, Tru Cool 40k Tranny Cooler, 3600 Circle D Converter, Fluid Dynamics Balancer Build Thread https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=609817

06-04-2021, 04:01 PM	#13
gtstorey Drives: 2010 Camaro SS2,L99, LSA SC Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,154	Mine isn't ran through the radiator and I wanted it to heat up during the winter. I consider 180 to be an acceptable temperature for an automatic transmission. Everyone has their own idea of what is the right number, but lower isn't necessarily better. I once had the discussion on here with someone that swore 170 was the perfect number, but mine at 10 degrees higher was terribly hot. Last edited by gtstorey; 06-04-2021 at 04:01 PM. Reason: grammer

06-04-2021, 06:52 PM	#14
Bo White Drives: 2015 Summit White 2SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Vance Alabama Posts: 8,019	Nothing wrong with 180 temp. As long as your under 200 your good. __________________ Retired wanna be cylinder head porter 2015 2SS 1LE Clutch reservoir, Vararam DRX, ported TB, TSP 2" headers, MGW shifter Totalled: 2010 1SS Wilkes Performance/Eagle 416 shortblock, TSP custom valvetrain, PRC 260 heads, Edelbrock Pro Flo 102, th400 swap, 8" PTC 5500 stall= 535/435 at the wheels tuned Gen 3 Performance and Dyno 10.97 @ 124 full weight in 3100 DA CamaroFest X

06-02-2021, 02:06 PM	#2
gtstorey Drives: 2010 Camaro SS2,L99, LSA SC Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,154	Depends on who you ask, but somewhere around 180 is about right. The thermostat I installed on mine is 180. Mine sure didn't run cooler before the install and it's the size smaller Trucool.

06-02-2021, 02:19 PM	#4
gtstorey Drives: 2010 Camaro SS2,L99, LSA SC Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,154	Are you running through the radiator also? Mine bypasses the radiator and has an inline thermostat for the trans cooler only.

06-04-2021, 09:04 AM	#9
Risingson05 Drives: 2015 zl1 m6 Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Alaska Posts: 702	You didn’t install the thermal by pass did you? I have a tru cool on my truck .l92 w/6l80 and my temps stay around 130-150 max and that’s me romping on it . I have a circle d 3k stall .. The thermal bypass doesn’t work for the 6l80 , from what I’ve read . So I never installed it . From what I remember the thermal bypass doesn’t open up till you hit 160 deg or something like that , which is too hot for our trannnys well for the 6l80 at least .. I kept the line going through the radiator aswell. That’s helps warm up the fluid . Haven’t went thru a winter yet but I’m planning on zip tiring card board informs of the trans cooler this winter

06-04-2021, 10:26 AM	#10
gtstorey Drives: 2010 Camaro SS2,L99, LSA SC Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,154	I installed the thermal bypass on mine. It sits right at the 180 mark all of time once it warms up. That's much better than the 220+ it might reach before I added it.