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Must...not...fap!!! :leghump:

Ok, that's officially on my list of things to do!

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Originally Posted by inperfectdarkness

i would venture a guess that polishing something & chroming it likely reduces the effective surface area; which would explain the drop in efficacy. if chroming your trans worries you about heat dissipation, get a cooler & call it a day.

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How exactly would you go about putting an oil cooler on a manual transaxle?

First you would need a pump to circulate it. Then you would need to think about using thinner than gear oil oil in it as it would be tough to pump/circulate thick gear oil as apposed to ATF which is very thin.

-Chris

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Originally Posted by Ninja Performance

How exactly would you go about putting an oil cooler on a manual transaxle?

First you would need a pump to circulate it. Then you would need to think about using thinner than gear oil oil in it as it would be tough to pump/circulate thick gear oil as apposed to ATF which is very thin.

-Chris

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talk to the guys a c3; iirc, they've been working on this. the only reason i know is because i bought a trans cooler for my atx from them. i don't have extensive experience with MTX's; but i'm fairly certain that there's at least 1 or 2 guys running trans coolers on them already.

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Originally Posted by inperfectdarkness

talk to the guys a c3; iirc, they've been working on this. the only reason i know is because i bought a trans cooler for my atx from them. i don't have extensive experience with MTX's; but i'm fairly certain that there's at least 1 or 2 guys running trans coolers on them already.

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You know the oil doesn't have pressure in a manual right? There is no pump like an ATX has. You could rig something, but you would need a pump and lighter oil. I really don't see the need.

-Chris

I'd be interested in a trans oil cooler, spesh if it did the TC as well....more lightweight oil is not an option...the O/S leaks with lower weight oil I keep getting told.

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Originally Posted by blackandblu

Done because of the motor not the chrome. 3.5 ltr with 5857's

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I'm lovin the chrome transmission. Who did your chroming work?

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Originally Posted by Ninja Performance

You know the oil doesn't have pressure in a manual right? There is no pump like an ATX has. You could rig something, but you would need a pump and lighter oil. I really don't see the need.

-Chris

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yes, i'm aware of that. i'm fairly certain that someone has done it though.

blackandblu, that's gonna be a crazy build. Thanks for the pics :)

Don't think I'd chrome a trans - isn't brinelling a possibility?

I'd polish it, if I wanted it shiny.

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Originally Posted by j2k4

Don't think I'd chrome a trans - isn't brinelling a possibility?

I'd polish it, if I wanted it shiny.

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nope I have had polished valve covers - they require polishing all the time- no way you can do that with a transmission