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Old 10-26-2009, 01:25 AM   #149 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by brucey View Post
Have you been watching the transmission temperature? Thats the only thing I'd be worried about in doing something like this. I haven't seen it mentioned, but I thought that was the reason most transmissions dont always have the torque converter locked, in high load settings it causes a ton of heat.

I have a trans cooler on my car just because of some light towing and its cheap insurance. I believe 100 degrees above ambient is the quoted prime number
Excellent point. In my application, the trans cooler is essentially built into the radiator. I have it blocked and coolant temps get high -- I should also worry about the trans.

I'm also running about 80% synthetic fluid, which should hopefully handle the extra heat.

Trans temp is that one setting that's missing from the SG-II for monitoring. It may be an X-Gauge add-on, but I don't believe there's a sensor for it.

Christ -- great schematic for the inline wiring! I have been wanting to try this for a couple years now.

The next question, why doesn't the TC lockup if it's too cold?

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