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Has anybody form New York Have, or put in a tranny cooler in there car? If so how do u install one

 
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Be carefull, winter temps can give you problems! I'v installed them on trucks and vans, never on a civic.

 
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the reason why I ask is becuase I might be moving to FL soon

 
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Why would you want one? They are for towing stuff! Even then you don't need them unless your going slow.

 
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hey pon55 can you tell me how they give trouble in winter i wanna install an tranny oil cooler aswell

 
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If your transmission fluid is to cool, it isn't viscous enough in your transmission, which means your transmission has to work in oil that is to think for it. This causes excessive ware on it.

 
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The wind chill on a tranny cooler is hella cold at 60 mph!

 
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but what if u running boost??? also, how could i make my auto tranny more stronger

 
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Boost on an auto tranny you might want to, depends on how you hard you run your car. If it was me who constanly has my foot on the floor and I don't drive much highway, then maybe. Best thing to do is keep an eye on your tranny fluid, check it at every gas fill up, if it ever becomes yellow or brownish (not the nice pink/red color) you probably over heated your tranny and could use a cooler.

 
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i need a tranny cooler because im runnin 12lbs boost and i race everyday and drive up hills, ive been through 2 trannys and the synchros keep going bad and its all due to heat the tranny runs real hot and the fluid gets hot and its just sitting there its not like the engine oil where it has a filter and pump and filtration system, doesnt anyone on this site have a tranny cooler

 
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Running a cooler is fine! Only winters are a problem. You should disconect or by-pass it in cold weather.

 
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imin florida so no problem, i heard i need some kind of pumping device for 5 speed because it isnt like auto where you dont need one, i aint having much luck finding 5 speed tranny coolers

 
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Tranny cooler will NOT work on a manual!
Go to a slightly heavier lube!

 
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hhaha im using gear oil now anything thinner my 3rd gear synchros grits, is it true that too thick oil cna damage tranny, and do you know which design of oil cooler is better plate or tube and fin ?

 
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the only reason why it cant work is because it doesnt have a pump like auto tranny but i cna install a pump but so far i cant find the pumps for less than $150

 
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Pumping atf is very diff from gearlube!
Find some "real" roundy-round heads that know like nascar!
The other option is go to Redline or some other oil company and ask help!

 
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yeh well im plannin on switching back to regular engine oil when i get my tranny rebuilt or a new one or fix synchros

 
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Have you considered having a tranny built for that power/heat?

 
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thats a good idea ive thought about it but to do it properly that would take over $1000 and i can buy 4 oem ones for that,,hahaha

 
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why are you guys saying this is bad during winter? Do you know how little fluid actually goes to the cooler...it isn't much. I almost think it doesn't help at all. But mine made it through -10 degree winters just fine. You can feel it shifts cold but once the engine warms up everything is fine. Compared to the whole pool of fluid, that small amount that gets cooled doesn't do much.