Ordered B&M 70255 - B&M SuperCooler Oil Coolers - Overview - SummitRacing.com as per Kyles suggestion.
Should help keep the trans temps down on the $1800 rebuilt/built up trans. So I want to make sure it's protected.

The shop that rebuilt it said they put the same shift kit, servo, belts etc that they do for fullsize chevy's that play in the mud all day. It can handle over 350HP now, so I don't have to worry about the transmission failing me.

<edit> I just looked on ebay... for the same cooler a company wants $61.32 CAN + shipping. US shipping is $20 so to get it here it would probably be $40 or more. I got mine from Summit with shipping UPS standard 4 day for $83 CAN.

 

after work i dropped by advance auto parts for some paint so i can fix my bumper tomorrow also gonna paint my shackles black =)

 

1000 posts WTG Giovanni!

damn near typed WTF lol easy typo though

 

haha id be like o,o

 

Sounds like the same "kit" my trans guy put in mine. Doesn't feel any different than the first one he put in though, so I'm skeptical. Can you tell any difference?

 

Well I only ordered it today but I'm expecting that with it installed it won't allow the trans temp to get past a certain point.
Possibly with yours it's doing just what it should - not allowing the temp of the ATF to get too high. The ATF temp will get to a certain point (depending on the effective cooling BTU's of the cooler) & that's where the temp should stay. Unless you're climbing mountains with a heavy trailer in tow etc.

 

Haha, I should have specified. I meant the trans rebuild, not the cooler. Although, as it happens, they installed a cooler in mine too.

 

Nice, the one I put in looks a bit bigger than that one, but then again im hauling close to 2000 lbs over mountain passes, when i come back will run with the scanner in to watch the tranny temp. Do you know how many BTU the one your getting is?



As for me, found the source of the ticking sound thats been getting louder and louder over the past few months (in whistler its been very cold so havent had to use the ac), but the ac compressor went and made a horrible noise. So went to the junkyard picked up a new compressor from an 04 that had less than 30,000km on it, threw it in put in some r12a

 

For sure it's different. 1st off my trans wasn't going into reverse when it's cold out, it really hang on to 1st gear a long time too. With the stronger springs in this kit the 1-2 shift is pretty fast & abrupt which is good for the belts & clutch packs. It shifts properly through all the gears & the torque converter locks up now when it should as well as OD working when it should.

I believe it's 9800 BTU. Not huge but that's still a lot ontop of the stock cooler & with the B&M coolers they have that bypass when the ATF is cold, so I'll run the fluid through the rad 1st then to the B&M.

Yikes, gotta love surprises like that while on holidays.

 

Got my brush guard installed yesterday. It is the non-wrap around design that bolts up. Here are some pics. I got it from the junk yard for $25 and then bedlinered it to match the grille.