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ss3011 · 03-24-2015, 04:51 PM

Drag racing is different than keeping the trans cool on the street. Trying to keep your engine cool for a good run, while trying to keep the transmission up to temp for the run, would lead me to believe you would want the trans cooler separate from the engine radiator. I would recommend a good trans pan mounted temperature gauge, and try to keep the temp between 150 and 200 degs using a synthetic trans fluid. If you really need a cooler, an idea might be to plumb it with some valves, so the fluid is looped, bypassing the cooler, until the later rounds when there isn't much time between runs. then open the valves and run through the cooler.

03-24-2015, 04:51 PM	#25
ss3011 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 885 Likes: 63 Liked 221 Times in 102 Posts	Re: trans cooler Drag racing is different than keeping the trans cool on the street. Trying to keep your engine cool for a good run, while trying to keep the transmission up to temp for the run, would lead me to believe you would want the trans cooler separate from the engine radiator. I would recommend a good trans pan mounted temperature gauge, and try to keep the temp between 150 and 200 degs using a synthetic trans fluid. If you really need a cooler, an idea might be to plumb it with some valves, so the fluid is looped, bypassing the cooler, until the later rounds when there isn't much time between runs. then open the valves and run through the cooler.