trans coolers

[vn nut]

just wanderin i got a vn 5.0ltr auto radiator just went im lookin into gettn a external trans cooler im pretty sure but would it be better jus to get a maual radiator instead of gettin the trans lines on an auto one blocked
and then fit the trans cooler

and are the coolers that much better than the built in ones in the auto radiators

[azkwazere]

There is a few reasons why external ones are better...

Its mainly space and heat.

By having 2 seperate radiators, the heat from either wont effect each other. Thats a good thing, the second is that the external trans coolers provide more cooling space than the inbuilt ones do... again, a good thing.

My thoughts follow yours, by a manual radiator and have the external trans cooler. That way you dont have a redundant seciton in your master raidiator... If you have the cash that is.... but if you run the auto one then i reckon your just having a useless section...

Now, that being said, im not 100% sue on how they connect up, do they make the auto radiator redundant? or are they a piggy back?

aZk.

[vnv8driver]

Just block off the lines, wont affect anything will just look ugly.

[vn nut]

yeah thats what i was gonna do but im up for a new radiator any way depends what i come aross first probably jus get a manual one saves me blockn the auto one

so if any ones got a spare radiator pm me

[cracker]

run the radiator cooler as well it works very well and ud be crazy to disconnect it.
think about this, if u have a hot piece of metal, how would you cool it best, in water? or by waving it about in the air? the transmission fluid is much hotter then the radiator thus cooler ur transfluid.

[immortality]

if your up for a new radiator, i'd get the manual option (which shouldbe cheaper) and the largest external trans cooler you can find. best of both worlds

[Benboy]

Talk to transmission specialists. I went through a similar exercise many years ago when I owned a VN. The unanimous advice was don't bypass the engine radiator as the heat from trans. is used to get engine to operating temperature etc.

[vn nut]

what so run it thru the radiator and the cooler????
or jus get the auto radiator
jus wanna protect me 1500 dollar gearbox lol

[vnv8driver]

every th700 should have a trans cooler, especially if your running a stall converter, youll literally over heat and fry the box.

[vn nut]

looks like thats what ill do
get the auto radiator
and run it thru there as well as the cooler thanx heaps peeps

[vn nut]

are the trans coolers universal
on ebay theres universal ones and ones for specific cars but look identical
im pretty sure they would be a????????

[immortality]

trans coolers are universal. the vehicle specific models will have brackets etc to that model