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In due time. I'm still gathering all the other great 32rh info you have posted over the years!
My quest for a 32RH pan drain that doesn't break the bank
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In due time. I'm still gathering all the other great 32rh info you have posted over the years!
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NGL, it's becoming an obsession. is @astjp2 still around? He knows more about them than I do. I'm but a lowly padawan.
Do you still like the Transgo 2 Kit? Not much out there as it relates to the 32rh, the 42rle there is a ton of folks.
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I didn't do a shift kit, but Transgo is the only one I would use if I were to go down that road.
I like the Transgo kit. I did it to keep the trans from slipping between gear changes which should increase life and reduce temps. I would definitely recommend it. Just remember you are not building a race car so do get as excited as I did and go with the bigger drill sizes on the ports. If I did it again I would go with the smaller drill bit selection as my 2-3rd shift can be a little abrupt.
So the 727 and the 999/32rh all have transgo shift kits in mine. The key focus for me to take care of the cold weather sniffles and pumping up the torque converter in park. The sonnax kits are the only options for those and are proven through 3000 hp drag cars for reliability. Also setting the kickdown is crucial to long life. Both of mine have external coolers and I don’t use the one in the radiator.
Why would you omit the radiator cooler? The radiator cooler is a heat exchanger, it also warms up the trans fluid in cold weather. You should, IMO, run an external cooler in series before the radiator cooler so you get the benefits of both.
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This would defeat the purpose of the heat exchanger stabalizing temps. You would be cooling fluid that needed to be warmed.
Nope.
At start up, cold fluid goes from the trans to the "heat exchanger" in the radiator to bring up the trans fluid temp, then nothing happens at the cooler because the temps are low enough.
As the fluid gets hot, the "heat exchanger" can't "cool" the tans fluid any cooler than the temp of the coolant, and any remaining heat above the external trans cooler thermostat switch temp is then taken out before going back into the trans.
Here is what Derale states
I need to do more research on this one. Take my input with a grain of salt. It was a discussion I had on another thread but no real data was taken.
Well the trans get plenty hot without adding heat from the radiator, and the trans temp is actually warmer than the glycol so dumping heat back into the radiator on my stroker is not something needed. The stroker runs on the hot side and the trans doesn’t help. I have a temp probe in the pan, so I know what the temperature is and using the radiator is not necessary for my application.
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How hot is your transmission running?? I'm assuming your engine runs around 210, if my transmission spends any time in that range then I'm very concerned, considering it normally peaks around 165 after adding the cooler. Maybe your setup breeds higher trans temps?