how can I make my tranny cooler more effective?

I was driving around town today, and after about 30 minutes of driving it pretty hard I was up to about 210 on the temp guage

I have the B&M stacked plate cooler on there, it is mounted right up against the radiator in the front, about in the center.

Would there be a better place to mount it? What if I put some spacers so the air could flow better out the back of the cooler?

How about a small electric fan on the front of the cooler?

I'm so paranoid about keeping this tranny cool, I wanna do whatever I can.

Thanks!

anyone?

Well, lets see. If you feel like buying a new, larger cooler you can do that.

YOu can also get a fan, and if it will clear the front inner faschia you can mount a fan on it that will *suck* air. make sure it will suck air through the cooler, or you may have an even higher temp than in the beginning. You will then need a switch, relay, wiring, and all that crap to make it work.

I saw on another site where you mount the cooler under the splashguard on the passenger side of the car, but i do not it being too efficient there.

so I would want to put the fan behind the cooler (when looking at the car from the front)

and use it in "puller" mode to suck the air through

i am wondering how you have it piped in. i am asking specifically how your fluid is flowing. you should have the coldest air (front of the radiator) going directly into the trans. come from the trans to the stock cooler lines on the radiator. come off the stock cooler into the aftermarket in front of the radiator. come off the aftermarket back to the trans. this allows your coldest air to be the last air to touch the fluid before going to the trans and tus your lowest possible temp. hope that helps.

david

Originally posted by dren70
i am wondering how you have it piped in. i am asking specifically how your fluid is flowing. you should have the coldest air (front of the radiator) going directly into the trans. come from the trans to the stock cooler lines on the radiator. come off the stock cooler into the aftermarket in front of the radiator. come off the aftermarket back to the trans. this allows your coldest air to be the last air to touch the fluid before going to the trans and tus your lowest possible temp. hope that helps.

david

yep! thats how mine is hooked up.

going from the tranny (hottest) to the stock cooler to the B&M cooler then back into the tranny