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Offline hotrodharley

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trans cooler
« on: December 12, 2014, 11:33:12 PM »
are you running trans cooler and if so where did you mount it and what kind of cooler you using?
« Last Edit: December 12, 2014, 11:35:44 PM by hotrodharley »
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Offline GlennLever

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Re: trans cooler
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2014, 07:15:53 AM »
This is an old shot when I was still running a carburetor.

I ran steel lines from the transmission to the front of the dragster and mounted the cooler just in back of the fuel tank.

Now that I run mechanical injection all the plumbing for the electric fuel pump is gone.
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Re: trans cooler
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2014, 09:06:38 AM »
I dont, one less thing to start leaking. Just a looped line to the tranny ports.
If you are hot lapping the car like any of the super classes then ok, but if there is time between runs just run a fan blowing at the converter.

Offline JrFuel Hayden

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Re: trans cooler
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2014, 11:25:00 AM »
Yes I agree we don't run a trans cooler on our 190 mph JrFueler
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Re: trans cooler
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2014, 12:13:36 PM »
No cooler . Just make sure you run a loop in and out where your cooling lines are .

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Re: trans cooler
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2015, 03:27:23 PM »
are you running trans cooler and if so where did you mount it and what kind of cooler you using?

No, and n/a

No need.  It's not a bracket car nor a street car.

Trans never gets 'hot', and it cools down quickly in the pits.
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