| RE:What other cosmetic mods? |
Subject: RE:What other cosmetic mods? by toptechx6 on 2007/9/6 19:05:10 Not sure if this will work as well in your 86 but I found a cooler in the Jegs catalog that was almost perfect for my 93. I installed a high stall converter and figured some additional cooling was a good idea. The cooler I picked is the heat sink style, Jegs own brand, part number 555-60350 ($65) it seemed to be about the right dimensions for the location I thought looked the best, just forward of the power steering cooler. It is almost a “bolt in†using the same mounting bolts as the existing PS cooler. I did elongate the two upper holes in the trans cooler bracket using a rotary file in a die grinder and trimmed off one corner to clear the right lower bolt on the PS cooler , I drilled one more hole in the left side trans cooler bracket so it is attached with two of the existing PS cooler bolts and one additional bolt supplied with the Jegs cooler. The two 3/8†fittings end up perfectly located near the return line from the radiator. (the return line is the one at the bottom of the radiator, and connects to the top fitting on the transmission). I cut and flared the return line and plumbed the cooler in with 11/32†high temperature transmission hose attached with fuel injection style hose clamps, regular screw clamps will work as well. A 4 foot length of such hose is available from Jegs part number 259-13003 ($9) the installation probably uses half of that. If you are looking to add a transmission cooler to a C4, it doesn’t get much easier than this, pictures below. Note in the view from the rear that it is directly behind the cooling fans.    |
