5spd trans cooler??

[pwknapp]

Anybody have or know of a transmission cooler that can be hooked up to the nv4500 and circulated through a trans cooler mounted up front????????

 

[redram]

First... . why?



Are you having an overheating problem?



You should be able to fabricate one using parts available from a racing / aftermarket supplier such as Summit or Jeg's or even somebody like JC Whitney.



It will be expensive. 12V gear pump (+100), aeroquip hose and fittings, plus a good air to air heat exchanger. Another 100-200 depending on what quality you choose.



The transmission is pretty bullet proof as long as you don't run 5th gear at less than 1600 while towing. A friend of mine has a 96 like mine except a 4X4 with 251K on the transmission and clutch. I have 138K.



Maybe it;s the quality lubricant we use (Royal Purple MaxGear 75W90, also available at Jeg's).



Good luck.

 

[GAmes]

I bought a pair of Fast coolers, they bolt up on either side where the rectangular plates are. Unfortunately I didn't have a trans temp gauge gefore I installed them so I can't tell you if there was an improvement... ... what I can tell you is the highest oil temp I've seen (and it was while pulling a 2200 lb boat) is 150 on a 75 degree day, running at 70 mph. I'm pulling a 13,000 lb 5er to Utah next month, that ought to test them better.

 

[pwknapp]

Guess I need to hook up a sender to find out my temps. I put on the fast coolers. Run the castrol syntorq but also haul heavy loads up to 35k gross. With the 4. 10's seems any extra cooling would be very beneficial.

 

[Okie-Go]

I have the fast coolers on a 6spd. There was a post that a guy installed them on his truck and brought the temp down 40 degrees while pulling the same load and same conditions.

 

[Extreme1]

If you wanted to fab one you could make it like a rear end cooler on a stock car. Belt drive it off the driveshaft and use a power steering pump. Use a trans cooler for the heat exchanger. If you went with used parts, I bet you could build one for less than $100.

 

[JPS]

trans. cooler

There is a company out of Sioux Falls,SD that make a add on to the case for more capacity. "FAST" is the name 1 800 262 0122 jps