Tranmission overheating?!?!!!!! (shoebox and others that know about this stuff)
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Tranmission overheating?!?!!!!! (shoebox and others that know about this stuff)
Ok, i was informed by a fellow board member in the lounge that having a stall, and high gears like 2:73's that run the rpms low, is very bad at highway speeds, etc.... because it causes extreme heat development in the tranny...
this makes sense to me... but i've never heard of it...
i have a 10" x 3/4" x 8" hayden tranny cooler made for MOTORHOMES with a gross vehicle weight of up to 31,000 lbs, IN ADDITION to the stock radiator tranny cooling...
is this something i should be worrying about????
i drive on the highway ALOT... and i need this tranny to last a LONG time... (at least 70k miles) it is a QUALITY build made to handle up to 550 hp.
your thoughts PLEASE?
this makes sense to me... but i've never heard of it...
i have a 10" x 3/4" x 8" hayden tranny cooler made for MOTORHOMES with a gross vehicle weight of up to 31,000 lbs, IN ADDITION to the stock radiator tranny cooling...
is this something i should be worrying about????
i drive on the highway ALOT... and i need this tranny to last a LONG time... (at least 70k miles) it is a QUALITY build made to handle up to 550 hp.
your thoughts PLEASE?
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the only way it can be really "bad" is if the converter isnt a lockup unit. If it's a non lockup converter,then highway cruising would make it so the converter is always slipping,and that is what builds killer heat,lockup unit's elimintae that problem by not allowing the converter to slip when cruising at a steady speed.
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Originally posted by RacinLT1
the only way it can be really "bad" is if the converter isnt a lockup unit. If it's a non lockup converter,then highway cruising would make it so the converter is always slipping,and that is what builds killer heat,lockup unit's elimintae that problem by not allowing the converter to slip when cruising at a steady speed.
the only way it can be really "bad" is if the converter isnt a lockup unit. If it's a non lockup converter,then highway cruising would make it so the converter is always slipping,and that is what builds killer heat,lockup unit's elimintae that problem by not allowing the converter to slip when cruising at a steady speed.
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