Trans Cooler upgrade

[dynoman]

Since heat is the enemy of a transmission , I decided to up grade my cooler with a 46000btu Derale Hyper-Cool . I got this cooler from Dave Husek on his recommendation . It comes as a kit with all the hardware , fittings , thermostat switch & 10' of hose . Hopefully installing this weekend .

 

[~JM~]

Nice!

Will this be stand alone, or inline with radiator?

If stand alone... Any thoughts as to how long it might take to warm up a transmission to correct operating temperature?

Where will it be mounted?

Thanks.

 

[dynoman]

Inline with radiator mounted horizontal on the front passenger side under the battery tray area .

 

[smokingunz]

That looks awesome!

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[Pronto]

Please post some pictures of it mounted.

 

[~JM~]

Inline with radiator mounted horizontal on the front passenger side under the battery tray area .

There is some room in that area. Interested to see your mounting bracketry.

 

[dynoman]

That's where my cooler is now , it just doesn't have the cooling capacity that this one has . This cooler is about the same length & width but 3x thicker . I'll post pics when I'm done installing it .

 

[Evil87turbo]

In for pics !

 

[Turbo Keith]

I'm looking forward to seeing this , I have a Hayden cooler I got from David but it doesn't have the fan . That is a very nice piece .

 

[dynoman]

I'm looking forward to seeing this , I have a Hayden cooler I got from David but it doesn't have the fan . That is a very nice piece .

Dave won't sell you anything you don't need , unless you insist . That being said , my trans is his best pro build and a non lock-up converter which generates more heat so I needed to up size the cooler .

 

[GNICETRY]

That looks real sweet. Dave is a good dude. I also love the trans coolers that are mounted under the driver side floor pan.

 

[NY Twin Turbo]

That looks exactly like the Setrab cooler. Do you know if it's the same one just re-branded?

If so, I have 2 of them. Both with fans. both in the former location of the stock IC scoop. One for oil and one for trans fluid. I feed them through the bottom of the radiator support. Maybe it isn't the best location and I was afraid they would hang too low. but it turned out just fine on my ride.

No hard landings after wheel stands.

 

[1BUICKTtype]

i just bought this cooler also. i like how you can mount it flat against a surface

 

[Pronto]

I would use rubber stand offs

 

[NY Twin Turbo]

I would use rubber stand offs

Mine came with rubber isolaters inserted into the mounting holes. I believe I see a package of stand-offs in the OP's photo above.

 

[dynoman]

That looks exactly like the Setrab cooler. Do you know if it's the same one just re-branded?

They are very similar , both are stacked plate design . Derale was founded in 1946 and charter member of SEMA in '68 . Setrab was founded in 1967 , so they both have been at it a long time , I guess there are only so many ways to make an oil cooler . The Setrab coolers look nice !

 

[NY Twin Turbo]

They are very similar , both are stacked plate design . Derale was founded in 1946 and charter member of SEMA in '68 . Setrab was founded in 1967 , so they both have been at it a long time , I guess there are only so many ways to make an oil cooler . The Setrab coolers look nice !

Yes. The frigging things are bad-ass. But expensive.

I needed a push with some fancy sales talk to get me to buy them.

 

[Pronto]

So the thermoswitch goes to a relay to activate the fan? I assume that's on a 30amp or better line?

 

[dynoman]

So the thermoswitch goes to a relay to activate the fan? I assume that's on a 30amp or better line?

Nope , the thermostat switch is rated to 15A continuous and the fan draws 4.8A full load , so switched power fused to 10A max , to t-stat switch then to fan , nice and clean .

 

[NY Twin Turbo]

What's the turn-on/turn-off temps on the switch?