Am looking on jegs web site and am thinking about getting a trans. cooler for my car this is the one I am looking at

Perma-Cool
18,000 GVW
Recommended for medium / full size cars and light trucks with occasional light towing. 16,000-18,000 GVW. Coil size: 3/4' x 7-1/2'w x 12-1/2'l. Price is $35.99 + $9.99 handeling.

My question is how much will it help my car/trans, will it extend the life of the trans?? I live in southwest Florida and do a lot of stop/go driveing. Any thoughts and recomandiations would be great. Diver

 

A cooler is a win-win situation. Unlike underdrive pulleys where you sacrifice something for the gain.

After all the reading I did on trans coolers, I have yet to see my Trans Fluid Temp go above 200 with the stock set up.

 

well first buy the biggest one that will fit..and remeber every 20 degree drop in temp will double the life of the transmission

 

go atleast 24,000gvw

 

im running a 24K gvw in my stang. you cant over cool a trans. they only drawback is that now it will hold a tiny bit more oil but so little you wont even notice. a trans cooler is a great mod for extending transmission life. i also noticed my shifts got firmer when the trans was warmed up. before the shifts got lazy cause my transmission got too hot with my shift kit and higher stall coverter.....made the transmission very consistant

 

lucky, (or anyone that can help)

how hard was it to install, and where do the lines connect for the fluid? do i have to tap holes into the pan or is there another way to do it? seems like the install will be easy enough just not sure about where the lines connect. Thanks

 

normally you disconnect the existing cooler lines from the trans where they connect to the built-in cooler already in the side of the radiator and use hoses to connect the steel lines to the new cooler. you can plug off the old cooler openings with some pipe plugs from the hardware store, use brass ones though.

 

thanks roundman, another question is it wise to use both the built-in cooler and the new one? or do as you just said and just by-pass the built-in one and run the aftermarket one?

 

im running through rad. then through cooler on my car.

 

i run the fluid throught the radiator, then through the cooler then back to the trans. i talked to the tech guy at b&m and he said you could to it either way but for best cooling, run the oil through both. took about 30-45 minutes to install