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trans cooler
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:14 am
by maddog
I bought this kit for my aero but never used it, just an elbow that replaces the drain plug and flex tube running up to the frame, as you ride the fliud rises up the tube and gets cooled, pretty cool lol!
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:21 am
by noiseguy
Does the oil actually go up the tube? Is the tube vented at the top?
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:56 pm
by maddog
Yes it rides up the tube and is vented, they have been using it for yrs. over here.
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:10 pm
by noiseguy
Got a picture of one of these?
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:33 pm
by darat
yeah i might want one for the elite
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:02 am
by maddog
Yes i will install it on my elite and take pics, you can make your own from aero quip.
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:39 pm
by darat
i think that would be bad * to have
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:57 pm
by noiseguy
Looks like this (pics by Maddog):
I think you could make up one of these by drilling/tapping a stock drainplug.
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:13 pm
by darat
d*** that thing is sweet. how does it cool it there is no oil pump
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:28 pm
by maddog
The gears build up enough pressure to move the fluid up the tube, i was looking for an elbow for a cleaner look but hard as * to find.
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 3:41 pm
by MYSTERE1
interesting. do you have to add any extra oil? does it end up starving oil from the gears? and what advantage does it give you? will it let you go faster? does that oil really get that hot? is this just to prolong the life of the gears? T3's are fun I just had a rout canal done.
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 3:14 am
by maddog
yes i added a some fluid, ran it for 3 days at 65mph and no problems, most of heat comes from the cylinder and travels through the engine case, next i will use header wrap and hi-speed cooling fan this should take out some of the heat: yea my tooth gets pulled this week!
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 6:55 am
by darat
ok so u put one end at the oil fill thing and then u run it to the hose on top of the trans? right?
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 9:40 am
by noiseguy
MYSTERE1 wrote:interesting. do you have to add any extra oil? does it end up starving oil from the gears? and what advantage does it give you? will it let you go faster? does that oil really get that hot? is this just to prolong the life of the gears? T3's are fun I just had a rout canal done.
Hey, welcome back.
I'd have the same reservations (oil starvation or overfilling the case,) except that Maddog has over 70K on at least one of his scoots, so I'm guessing he has some experience with these.
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:39 pm
by MYSTERE1
I think I may do this mod in the spring when I pull my Spree out of storage(the little room in my garage filled with my summer toys). Do you have another pic showing how and where you routed the tube? You should do a little tech artical on how to do it and what the advantage of doing it would be and stuff.