I was thinking of getting a Griffin radiator for my engine swap(specs in garage) instead of a stock replacement aluminum one. I was just wondering if anyone has experience running a Griffin with an auto tranny w/ tranny cooler. Right now I have a B&M tranny cooler, is that enough to keep the tranny cool on its own?

thanks
cj

 

Anyone?

 

I use a B&M trans cooler, it works good for the most part, until im in heavy traffic on 100+ days Then it loses its cool (220). I have a northern rad, no trans cooler inside.

 

I'd run both with a (stall), especially in traffic.
Fan not pulling enough across fins at slow speeds or
at idle in traffic.

Later

jaykar

 

Which B&M cooler do you have and whats the max temp you should let a 700r4 get?

Have you tried running with just the trans cooler? I'm looking for a new radiator bc I'm putting in a new engine, and I'm not sure if the stock replacement will be good enough And I'm using a mechanical flex fan.

cj

 

The last time I ran just a single cooler was when I had
a 70/ 1/2 Z28 that I put an L88 into with a T400 and
it and the motor ran (Hot.)
Installed a 4 core with the tranny cooler plus the external
cooler and Have always run both since.
Trans to Radiator to external and back to trans. I'm not running AC so no grill denser. Temp 170 highway, Idle
178 fans come on and back to 170. Removed the foglites
and have the B&M cooler rite behind the fog lite duct.
Have my setup to run 170. Running a Edge 3200 stall
so didn't want any problems.

Just a few ideas that might help you

Later

 

So would a stock replacment aluminum w/ the internal & B&M trans cooler should run cool enough for both then?

 

Hi,

I would probably say yes.
Depends also how hot your part of the country gets.
Heavy city traffic,idling ect.
Your also running a 2400 stall Converter.
180 thermostat, good air dam, if running AC make sure
no trash in front and the fins are not flattend out.
Flush out the motor real good. Good fan shrouding.
Also the Griffin radiator you linked only has the 1'' tubes
and no heater outlet or tranny cooler. I have the 2-1''1/4
tubes,tranny cooler,heater outlet and was quite abit more
expensive than that.

May save you 3 to 5 hundred bucks

Later

 

Thanks a lot, you've been very helpfull

cj

 

i ran a griffen for a summer or two. nice tranny coooler with a fan on it and you wont have any problems.