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Tranny Radiators?

Hagrid

Hagrid

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Has anybody tried using a transmission cooler? (sure somebody has)
Since you can get them in a pretty big size and the ends are about as big as regular water coolers?
:D
 
oh THAT tranny !! for a moment there... well that´s your business :p

u mean the ones used on cars? well the radiator is big, it might be good
 
Little transmission coolers that came with some small cars from the factory, or transmission coolers nearly a meter wide and tall?

Assuming you could get ahold of one that wasnt beat to hell and full of bugs, and one that was reasonably priced, they seem like a good choice. Just pay attention to what you are getting, there are two types of transmission coolers. One is similar to "radiators" used on airconditioners (one pipe zig-zagging with fins soldered on), and the other type which looks more like a car radiator, but smaller. Some of them can be fairly restrictive.
 
An automotive transmission cooler wont cool anywhere near as well as a radiator designed for a computer. An automotive radiator, now that's a different story.
 
bob said:
Little transmission coolers that came with some small cars from the factory, or transmission coolers nearly a meter wide and tall?

Assuming you could get ahold of one that wasnt beat to hell and full of bugs, and one that was reasonably priced, they seem like a good choice. Just pay attention to what you are getting, there are two types of transmission coolers. One is similar to "radiators" used on airconditioners (one pipe zig-zagging with fins soldered on), and the other type which looks more like a car radiator, but smaller. Some of them can be fairly restrictive.
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Like the new ones they sell in the store.(pepboys, checker, etc)
Just wondering how they would work since they are the same principal as the computer ones and are cheaper.
 
Hagrid said:
Like the new ones they sell in the store.(pepboys, checker, etc)
Just wondering how they would work since they are the same principal as the computer ones and are cheaper.
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Their internal designs are generally much, much different...
 
transmission coolers are generaly 1/4" copper tubing and have very thin fins (1"or less) between the tubing, they work because of the large amount of airflow going thru them while driving down the road. this would not work so good in a computer unless you had some loud ass fans on it. on the other hand lots of people, myself included, use automotive heater cores (small radiator in the dash where the hot air comes from) they are generaly 1/2" copper tube with 2-3" thick fins and work much better with a lower volume of air because of much more surface area, and they are meant to transfer heat into the air to heat the passenger compartment.
 
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