I'm ordering the Griffin 31x19 universal aluminum radiator, and it was recommended by a fellow third-genner that I buy the B and M seperate tranny cooler. He said to buy the biggest GVW rated one, but to stay away from their racing versions (I don't have many mods, so racing version isn't necessary). I have no reason to doubt him and he has been very helpful, but I figure and second opinion and the like never hurts. Thanks a lot guys,
Steve

 

yeah get one of the b&m ones, i hear they work well..
i wouldnt worry about getting a racing version either.

 

thanks, sounds like thats a plan, then.

 

ya get the one that isn't the racing version. its like rated at 26,000 GVW i think. it still has the slip on fittings..

a little tip when u install it though, (and this is for everyone not just you) if u have dual fans, try to install the cooler on the drivers side so that when u only have the primary fan going since it will be running alot more then the secondary fan most of the time. and that way u have air flowing through the tranny cooler keeping it even cooler. or u can do what i did and rewire your passenger side fan to be your primary and install the tranny cooler on that side. you don't wanna install a fancy tranny cooler and bypass your stock in rad. cooler only to have your trans run even hotter then before when u have no or little air flow..

 

I wouldn't get the B&M one. Its pricey. I got the flex a lite and it does great! Here's how I installed it. I used aluminum L-bar for the radiator and for the tranny cooler I used aluminum bolted it to the core support. Then I bolted the tranny cooler to the aluminum strips. You don't want to install the cooler on the radiator itself because you can risk damaging the fins and cores.

 

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If you need any more pics just let me know.

 

thanks for the tips and pics, but the b and m one i looked at was only around $40 - $50. that's not too bad, unless you were looking at a different model?

 

my flex-a-lite was only 37.99. Part # is FLX-4120.

 

hmm... that's definately something to consider than

 

Just some imput from personal experiance. I would go with the B&M cooler for the extra money. Much better cooler in my experiance and I have run many different kinds. A cheap tip.... full size trucks normally have some nice tranny coolers that are almost identical to the B&Ms. I normaly get them for about $5 each at the junkyard, just be sure to flush them first.
Tyler