Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Awesome custom transmission cooler

[bboxall]

I decided to design my own PTO mounted transmission oil cooler. It works great!

 

[BIGNASTY]

You made that!!!!!! thats pretty cool do you have any info on how much it helped temp wise?? I dabble in woodworking but wish I could work with metal seems a little more permanent than wood.

 

[EMAC2]

wow, that is nice! great job!

 

[bboxall]

Confession: I'm a mechanical engineer and I work for a company that specializes in robotic integration and custom machines. We have a full CNC machine shop and some super talented people. I designed the cooler in ProEngineer and put the drawing in the shop. One of our machining wizards took a block of aluminum that I bought and whipped that baby out in a couple of hours on a MAZAK vertical machining center.

As far as cooling is concerned, I have no data but with the truck stone cold I can make a 5 mile trip to town and back and the cooler is very warm to the touch. Plus, it adds about a half a quart to the oil capacity of the transmission.

 

[Allnew2Me]

You did a great job on those, I always love to see someone build their own, but you could have bought them from Geno's. A guy named Bob came up with them several years ago and the guys I know that have them say they do indeed work at lowering trans temps.



http://www.genosgarage.com/TRANS-COOL-NV4500_NV5600-TRANS-94-05/productinfo/TRANSCOOL_3/

 

[BIGNASTY]

You did a great job on those, I always love to see someone build their own, but you could have bought them from Geno's. A guy named Bob came up with them several years ago and the guys I know that have them say they do indeed work at lowering trans temps.

http://www.genosgarage.com/TRANS-COOL-NV4500_NV5600-TRANS-94-05/productinfo/TRANSCOOL_3/

Ya BUT HOW MANY CAN SAY THAT THEY BUILT THE THING!!!!! thats the cool part

 

[Allnew2Me]

I totally agree. I thought that others might be interested in the idea and not have the access to the skills and machinery needed to make their own.