Should I powdercoat the tranny pan?
08-09-2010, 03:03 PM
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Should I powdercoat the tranny pan?
I was talking to a guy who recommended that I should get my aluminum TCI tranny pan powercoated on the outside to protect it from rot and make it last longer.
Should I get this done?
Will it negatively affect the cooling capability of the aluminum?
Thoughts please.
Should I get this done?
Will it negatively affect the cooling capability of the aluminum?
Thoughts please.
08-09-2010, 05:03 PM
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Re: Should I powdercoat the tranny pan?
i wouldnt do it. its not like the pan is going to rot and fall of anytime soon. It will take decades if not centuries for the aluminum to corrode enough to fail. Besides, once it gets covered in road dirt and oil, it will be protected from oxidation pretty well.
not sure how well powder coating conducts heat, it may trap it instead.
not sure how well powder coating conducts heat, it may trap it instead.
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Re: Should I powdercoat the tranny pan?
Powdercoating will insulate the pan, and keep the heat inside. Just install it as it came out of the box.
08-10-2010, 10:17 AM
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Re: Should I powdercoat the tranny pan?
Thanks for the replys and advise guys.
I'll keep the pan as is and install.
I'll keep the pan as is and install.
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Re: Should I powdercoat the tranny pan?
Just my two cents...
A lot of guys running the deep TCI pans wish they didn't, because it lowers the ground clearance and they end up scraping it over everything. Just something to think about
A lot of guys running the deep TCI pans wish they didn't, because it lowers the ground clearance and they end up scraping it over everything. Just something to think about
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Re: Should I powdercoat the tranny pan?
WRONG
powder coating creates a thermal bond that gets ride of heat better then bare metal.
ceramic hold in heat.
powder coating creates a thermal bond that gets ride of heat better then bare metal.
ceramic hold in heat.
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Re: Should I powdercoat the tranny pan?
Addition to the above: Cast aluminum dose not bend or dent as a steel pan but it cracks. I will let you guess what happene next.
08-12-2010, 07:05 AM
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Re: Should I powdercoat the tranny pan?
Have it hard anodized (type 2), you won't change the thermal properties of the aluminum and it'll resist corrosion better than stock. 
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