Oversized trans cooler fitment...

[35Remmy]

Now that I have the remote filter, I want to install a much larger cooler. Summit has a 6-pass that's 1 1/4" thick, 18"wide, and 7" high for $80. Twice as large as the one in my truck.

Problem is, my grill is cut out on the inside to accept only the factory cooler that Ford installed. So, I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to mount a larger aftermarket cooler with this dilemma?

This weekend I'm going to wrap the exhaust pipes that run next to the transmission with heat wrap. Only thing there is a dinky heat shield about 6 inches long.

After all is said and done, I need a temp gauge to see how much I've reduced fluid temps over stock!!!

 

[BrooklynBay]

Is it a tube & fin cooler or a stacked plate cooler?

 

[35Remmy]

It's a tube and fin...They also have a B&M "Racing SuperCooler"...Stacked plate...11"W x 11" H x 1 1/2" diameter, up to 29,000 lb GVW for $96.95.

 

[turboexplorer]

BrooklynBay what is your preference as far as what type of cooler? Stacked plate or tube and fin.

 

[Andy96XLT]

I have mine mounted below where your factory cooler is, towards the bottom of the radiator and the bumper. You can look at the sticky on top named "how to install an aux trans cooler on a 96" to see where i mounted it. Mine was pretty large too.

 

[IZwack]

I once ran into a light post after a fine day of snowboarding which shoved the edge of the bumper back towards the radiator. In doing so, one of the transmission cooler lines was cut (by the edge of the bumper) and transmission fluid was bleeding all over the place (I was able to bypass the cooler on the side of the street and limped it to a hardware store where I removed the bent bumper and reconnected the cooler). So after that, I decided to place the cooler as high up as possible:



The left is the transmission cooler, the right is the cooler for the hydraulic fluid. The right cooler is what the 1st generation Explorers run for their transmission cooler, it was like $10 at the local junk yard but you can run this in series with the stock cooler. If you're going with a junk yard cooler, I would advise that you get one from a 2nd gen though since its design is generally much more efficient at radiating heat because it has a lot more surface area for the same volume than the 1st gen's. Plus the 2nd gen's is much thicker.

If you're looking for a fan to put behind the cooler, I found that the 1st generation (sharp edge) Toyota Supra comes with the perfect fan. I luckily ran across two of them at the junk yard and put one behind each cooler:


THis is the type of Supra the fans came out of:
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[BrooklynBay]

BrooklynBay what is your preference as far as what type of cooler? Stacked plate or tube and fin.

The tube & fin coolers are fine, but in comparison, the stacked plate coolers are more efficient (but cost more, and are heavier). The average auto parts store will only carry a tube & fin cooler. A stacked plate cooler has to be ordered from a place like JC Whitney or Summit Racing.

 

[turboexplorer]

Cool cool Thanks!

 

[SuRrEaLNJ]

you could also install a second factory cooler, they dont take up much space

two on the top are trans
one on the botom is power steering out of god knows what

 

[aldive]

what is your preference as far as what type of cooler? Stacked plate or tube and fin.

By all means go with a stacked plate coler; far more efficient.

 

[aldive]

So, I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to mount a larger aftermarket cooler with this dilemma?

Take a look at what I did.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127283&highlight=tranny+filter+relocation

 

[35Remmy]

Thanks a lot, Al...this will help me out a lot.

I'm definitely ordering a cool-collar...seems like a great idea.

Anthony