My custom trans cooler mounts

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I have had dual trans coolers mounted under the trunk floor for over a year now. When I installed my 4500 rpm stall converter I started have flare ups in trans temp. The coolers were mounted flush to the trunk floor which limited air flow. Here is my solution!

 
Pretty cool. Hopefully no rocks or road debris will damage them.
 
thats pretty cool ive never seen trans coolers mounted like that why not place them in front of the radiator? any particular reason?
 
GM put a power steering cooler under some of their fwd cars. I never saw 1 damaged by road hazard but... its surface area was just 6X10 at most. Good luck
 
UDUST81 said:
thats pretty cool ive never seen trans coolers mounted like that why not place them in front of the radiator? any particular reason?
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I mounted them in the rear for two reasons, I hate the look of them up front. I am trying to conceal as much as possible. That and big block a bodies are notorious for engine cooling problems. I have zero issues now with keeping my engine cool. I have only my radiator up front with no blockages or air flow impediments.
 
RedFish said:
GM put a power steering cooler under some of their fwd cars. I never saw 1 damaged by road hazard but... its surface area was just 6X10 at most. Good luck
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They have been back there for over a year and still look new. I only drive the car on nice days and never sees any sort of road hazards. I think they will survive just fine. Time will tell though.
 
Well I knew when I seen this thread pop up it would be a very well thought out job and look super :glasses7: Thank you for sharing younggun2.0 Again I see great things from you here.
 
How do you direct air flow through them? Just letting the heat rise induce air flow through them?
 
jos51700 said:
How do you direct air flow through them? Just letting the heat rise induce air flow through them?
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The huge amount of turbulence already there will do just fine.
Especially with that gap between them and the body.
 
TrailBeast said:
The huge amount of turbulence already there will do just fine.
Especially with that gap between them and the body.
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That was my thinking. Having them tight against the floor was not ideal. I'm hoping now to have more free flowing air all around them.
 
younggun2.0 said:
Ya I don't know what's up with that. I think the big block up front messes with the rear tire wear some how? They don't seem to last long.
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*as trucker behind him rubs his eyes to make sure he's not dreaming.."

younggun2.0 said:
That was my thinking. Having them tight against the floor was not ideal. I'm hoping now to have more free flowing air all around them.
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Ever thought about sticking some fans on them?
 
Woods74 said:
*as trucker behind him rubs his eyes to make sure he's not dreaming.."



Ever thought about sticking some fans on them?
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Ya but I don't think it's goin to be necessary. The trans only got to 180 before and that was if I was flashing the verter repeatedly or really beating on it hard
 
Nice clean mounts!
The only thing I may have done differently would have been to turn them over and mount them on the top side of your mounts so the mounts would act as a bit of a protector for them. The hose connections could be made directly through the holes in the mounts.
It probably would necessitate mounting the coolers to the mounts first and then attach the entire assembly to the floor. That way you would be able to tighten the hose connections to the coolers.
You would also have to remove the cooler/mount assembly in order to service the coolers if needed.
I think the airflow would still be more than sufficient.
 
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