use condenser as trans cooler??
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JK Freak
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From: Oakville, Ontario Canada
use condenser as trans cooler??
i have a four door with auto and no a/c.
i know a small portion of the condenser is used as a trans cooler from the factory
but could i utilize the entire condenser as a trans cooler as opposed to installing an aftermarket unit?
if so, a " how to" to would be greatly appreciated
i know a small portion of the condenser is used as a trans cooler from the factory
but could i utilize the entire condenser as a trans cooler as opposed to installing an aftermarket unit?
if so, a " how to" to would be greatly appreciated
JK Freak
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Rancho Cucamonga, Ca
They used to tell a joke in Klammath Falls Oregon where I went to school for a couple of years. You prolly know the punch line.
There are 3 seasons in KFalls, winter and . . . July and August. Being that I was away in summer, that friggin place was always cold or cold as sh!t.
I was about to ask why you'd want to forego the AC, then I saw your location. Guess July and August are the only times you'd miss it eh?
As for the cooler, if you look close you'll see that though they are combined as one unit, they are actually different constructions. Prolly for flow reasons.
For what its worth, I think that a cooler that size in the ambient temps you're lookin at would be waaaaay too much heat transfer. I bought a 8 x 12" hayden and ended up moving it to the bottom of the condenser and out of the air stream cause the tranny temps stayed too low during normal driving. It's a little warmer now but still a little too much cooling and it's about a quarter of the size and the AC/tranny cooler. That and it's prolly easier adding it the conventional way. This pic is of the cooler before I moved it lower and behind the slots as much as possible. The slowest rock climbing and longest mountain climbs have never got it above 225°F
There are 3 seasons in KFalls, winter and . . . July and August. Being that I was away in summer, that friggin place was always cold or cold as sh!t.
I was about to ask why you'd want to forego the AC, then I saw your location. Guess July and August are the only times you'd miss it eh?
As for the cooler, if you look close you'll see that though they are combined as one unit, they are actually different constructions. Prolly for flow reasons.
For what its worth, I think that a cooler that size in the ambient temps you're lookin at would be waaaaay too much heat transfer. I bought a 8 x 12" hayden and ended up moving it to the bottom of the condenser and out of the air stream cause the tranny temps stayed too low during normal driving. It's a little warmer now but still a little too much cooling and it's about a quarter of the size and the AC/tranny cooler. That and it's prolly easier adding it the conventional way. This pic is of the cooler before I moved it lower and behind the slots as much as possible. The slowest rock climbing and longest mountain climbs have never got it above 225°F