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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 03:39 AM
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Default Coping with transmission stress...

When asking others how to better prepare an auto for more power (turbo, super) I often got the response...

You have a transmission cooler, you'll be ok on low boost...

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How do you upgrade the tranny cooler so the transmission stays/gets really cold, so I can run slightly higher boost than the super/turbo is designed for?
Old Sep 22, 2005 | 03:57 AM
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You can find bigger ones and you can custom mount em...

Search around on google
Old Sep 22, 2005 | 04:01 AM
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zpi told me that our trannies can be ok under 300lb-ft tq. i got an auto too so i also wonder bout this. if i do boost i dont plan on goin that high though. i'll be ok running 6 psi and getting about 245whp and 260 tq from the stage 0 *drools*
Old Sep 22, 2005 | 05:53 AM
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Like Keith said buy a bigger tranny cooler. There isn't much you can do to upgrade one except switching to synthetic transmission fluid.
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