Transmission Cooler??

[GeeksFTW]

Hello all..

I was just wondering if anybody has had any experience with the use of automotive transmission coolers as a radiator. Such as this one (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006HJRJM/ref=nosim/102-5573141-3774549?n=15684181aa).

If not, how well do you think it would fare in a w/c setup?


[EDIT]: I also have a question about multiple rads.. This will probably have a rather opinionated response seeing as how i have seen no tests to show otherwise.... Ok, about how many 360mm(3x120) rads connected in series would it take for the setup to no longer release heat efficiently? Is there a limit to how much a fan cooled radiator can physically cool water to in ambient conditions?

 

[thewhiteguy]

Too much flow restriction, and that one you posted is made out of aluminum.

Use a heatercore.

 

[Stugots]

I had the exact same idea while at an Advance Auto the other day.

 

[Viper87227]

A heatercore would be better and cheaper. At that point it comes down to a heatercore for a performance edge, or a PC radatior or looks.

As far as your later question, I cant really answer how manys rads it would take, but what I can ask is where do you plan to put mutliple 320 rads? Also, To get through multiple 320's, your going to either need multiple pumps or a seeriously beefy pump (High End Iwaki) in order to get through them. In the end, I dont think the cost of multiple 320's would be even close to worth it for the performance gain.

 

[nhusby]

add me to the "a heater core would be better" vote. tranny fluid is nothing like antifreeze, so who knows what sort of corrosion you would get.

 

[GeeksFTW]

I cant really answer how manys rads it would take, but what I can ask is where do you plan to put mutliple 320 rads? Also, To get through multiple 320's, your going to either need multiple pumps or a seeriously beefy pump (High End Iwaki) in order to get through them. In the end, I dont think the cost of multiple 320's would be even close to worth it for the performance gain.

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Well i'm workshopping different ideas for a scratch build case (pre planning stages). And i was just thinking what was to stop me from throwing in 2 or 3 360mm rads or a couple 240mm heatercores.... I've read alot about heatercore performance and seeing as how something like the BIX/BIP is just a heatercore with barbs and a cage around it, nothing is really stopping me from getting some heatercores. I guess i just wanted to know if anybody had any experience in the flow drop across something like a BIX/BIP II or multiple rads.

And no matter how many rads/fans u have, wont the fans inevitably cool the water no cooler than room temp?) If so, i guess im looking for the right rad/fan combo to dissipate the heat as much as possible(like 2 rads 3 fans each, or 2 rads 6 fans each(3 suck, 3 blow)).

Thanks.

 

[Viper87227]

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And no matter how many rads/fans u have, wont the fans inevitably cool the water no cooler than room temp?) If so, i guess im looking for the right rad/fan combo to dissipate the heat as much as possible(like 2 rads 3 fans each, or 2 rads 6 fans each(3 suck, 3 blow)).

Thanks.

Correct. Your not going to get sub-ambiant temps with just a standard WCing. The most you can hope for is to dissipate all the heat in the loop and get ambiant temps