I have a 1988 Monte Carlo SS that I would like to install a transmission cooler on. Does the front nose come have to come off? I can't get the top plate off that is between the nose cone and the radiator? Any advice will be gladly welcomed. Thanks.
I installed the B&M transmission cooler for my 2004r last year with no issues, right behind the radiator. I do not have any pictures handy, but, the install was quick. There are plenty of videos on youtube as well. If I remember correctly, I worked this mostly from the topside, I only had to get on a creep and slide under the car to move the transmission lines around and tighten a fitting. My SS is not stock either, lots of the shrouding removed.
It doesn't need to go in front of the radiator.
Couple of questions :
What cooler are you using?
How are you planning to plumb it?
Why the need for an external cooler other than the radiator?
I just swapped out a Hayden and low budget fan for a Derale setup that includes the fan. View attachment 180534
You can see in that I cut holes in the air dam. I'm not sure of their effectiveness, but time will tell.
I don't use the trans cooler in the radiator only because I don't want the trans fluid at 170-190 degrees at the start of a 1/4 mile run.
Are you implying that the radiator will cool the trans to a temp lower than the coolant temp? I understand it will to a point due to location of coolant temp sensor, but nothing dramatic imo. If my coolant temp gets to 225, then I don't want to expect 225 degree coolant temps to be cooling my trans fluid that I'm trying to keep below 200 I don't think - am I missing something?The Rad cooler being a liquid to liquid heat exchanger pulls a lot of heat out of the ATF. If you bypass it you will need to run a liquid to air heat exchanger that is double the manufactuer's recommended size as they expect buyers to keep their rad coolers with their ratings.
Are you implying that the radiator will cool the trans to a temp lower than the coolant temp? I understand it will to a point due to location of coolant temp sensor, but nothing dramatic imo. If my coolant temp gets to 225, then I don't want to expect 225 degree coolant temps to be cooling my trans fluid that I'm trying to keep below 200 I don't think - am I missing something?
'they expect the buyer to keep their rad coolers' - who are you referencing by ' they'?
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