While installing the headers/16g on my SS the plastic fitting on the radiator connecting to the coolant res. broke.
Rather than patch it, or spend $ on another plastic tanked stock sized Rad I called IPT - who said I could use a manual tranny rad. with an external tranny cooler - so I got the BIG Koyo Radiator.
I had a small tranny cooler (16"x5") on the car plumbed inline with the stock tranny-cooler in the rad, but decided to upgrade to the 20"x10" to make sure the tranny was kept cool.
This combo seems to be working well with tranny temps holding @ about 150*, & no probs from the KOYO.
KOYO RAD / Permacool 20x10 tranny cooler on a 4eat
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KOYO RAD / Permacool 20x10 tranny cooler on a 4eat
94 Legacy SS
96 Impreza OBS
99 Impreza OBS-T
04 Sienna XLE Limited AWD
96 Impreza OBS
99 Impreza OBS-T
04 Sienna XLE Limited AWD
Pictures and part number of the upgraded tranny cooler please? Subaru part?
93SS 5MT White, TD05-16G, TMIC, 3"Turboback, Magnaflow, Alu Rad, H&R Sports, AGX struts, F/R STBs, Whiteline Sways, ALK+Endlinks, Odyssey 925, AC delete, Evo8 Recaros, Sparco 4p, 3.9 LSD, Hellas+air horns, IPD short throw, 99RSrims, s03's
How do you tap the tranny to install? Wonder if our trannys would work a little better under stress with one of these bad boys? Track days?
93SS 5MT White, TD05-16G, TMIC, 3"Turboback, Magnaflow, Alu Rad, H&R Sports, AGX struts, F/R STBs, Whiteline Sways, ALK+Endlinks, Odyssey 925, AC delete, Evo8 Recaros, Sparco 4p, 3.9 LSD, Hellas+air horns, IPD short throw, 99RSrims, s03's
You could probably rig something up to cool the tranny fluid on a 5spd.
I know folks install differential coolers which I think use a fitting/Banjo bolt on the drain that go into a pump that pushes the oil through the cooler & back into the diffs fill port.
Maybe something like this could be fabbed for the tranny.....
I know folks install differential coolers which I think use a fitting/Banjo bolt on the drain that go into a pump that pushes the oil through the cooler & back into the diffs fill port.
Maybe something like this could be fabbed for the tranny.....
94 Legacy SS
96 Impreza OBS
99 Impreza OBS-T
04 Sienna XLE Limited AWD
96 Impreza OBS
99 Impreza OBS-T
04 Sienna XLE Limited AWD
Other than low fluid I've never heard of a 5 speed overheating.
That said I was at a Subaru shop and they had a wrx 5 speed cracked open that was amazing. The guy ran out of fluid and kept pushing the car harder and harder until it wouldnt move anymore. He actually melted all the non metal parts inside the trans! The speedo drive gear was the coolest, it looked like some freaky chandelier with long strings of goop hanging down.
BXSS: Have you considered installing a temperature sensitive bypass so the trans isnt overcoooled?
That said I was at a Subaru shop and they had a wrx 5 speed cracked open that was amazing. The guy ran out of fluid and kept pushing the car harder and harder until it wouldnt move anymore. He actually melted all the non metal parts inside the trans! The speedo drive gear was the coolest, it looked like some freaky chandelier with long strings of goop hanging down.
BXSS: Have you considered installing a temperature sensitive bypass so the trans isnt overcoooled?
Interesting - my second gear synchros seem to get more "crunchy" in the hot, hot heat (good band name).
93SS 5MT White, TD05-16G, TMIC, 3"Turboback, Magnaflow, Alu Rad, H&R Sports, AGX struts, F/R STBs, Whiteline Sways, ALK+Endlinks, Odyssey 925, AC delete, Evo8 Recaros, Sparco 4p, 3.9 LSD, Hellas+air horns, IPD short throw, 99RSrims, s03's
I was actually planning on putting a thermostat/bypass on th oil cooler of my OBS-T before next winter, but did not really think about putting one on the tranny of the SS.
I'm going to monitor trans temps & see how it runs for now.
I'm going to monitor trans temps & see how it runs for now.
94 Legacy SS
96 Impreza OBS
99 Impreza OBS-T
04 Sienna XLE Limited AWD
96 Impreza OBS
99 Impreza OBS-T
04 Sienna XLE Limited AWD