does anyone know which of the transmission oil cooler ports is the out going feed?
Thanks in advance rockhopper.
Thanks in advance rockhopper.
ricardo trans oil cooler
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My cooler is vertical
Ken Roberts
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The rear fitting is the outlet. I just got this info from the Ford GT Forum.
I'm just starting to plan my cooler install. Is the Setrab 625 the ideal cooler? Is 8AN hose size correct?
I'm just starting to plan my cooler install. Is the Setrab 625 the ideal cooler? Is 8AN hose size correct?
Ken Roberts
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I don't have a link, sorry.
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I wish you were wrong, I looked up a picture of the ford factory cooler(not installed) and thought it was the other way around, oh well back to do it again.
The trans fittings are AN 8, I used an8 90 double females from earls and then used a an8 to an10 male union followed by a temp fitting which is now on the wrong side of the cooler,(thats what i get for guessing) I went up to 10 to accomidate the an 10 cooler Fran gave me, also they provide more space for the temp probe so it does not reduce fluid flow that bad
ENFast, hwo did you confirm, before I replumb the &*%(#$& lines
I asked the guy who makes the setrab package for the ford GT.
Thanks EN
Is there a maximum length of oil cooler line you can run before you experience pressure drop that you should worry about?
I placed my cooler on the driver rear scoop side, so I've got to make a bit of a trip to get over to it.......
Also, is anybody using a Ricardo, strictly street use, and not using a cooler. i'm wondering if a cooler is only necessary for track use to prevent weeping out the vents?
I placed my cooler on the driver rear scoop side, so I've got to make a bit of a trip to get over to it.......
Also, is anybody using a Ricardo, strictly street use, and not using a cooler. i'm wondering if a cooler is only necessary for track use to prevent weeping out the vents?
from my own personal experience with years of porsches I would run the cooler on the trans. Porsche trans (older models 964,930,993 trani like to get warm & boil the oil inside.
Even the 997's are like this to be honest. I have had porsches with trani issues because of over heating drivetrain. Ive had long talks with Matt @ Gtgears and other companies who are making a adaptor kit for the porsche trani to run like sequential. Ive done so much reading on these porsche drivetrains in the last 5 years it made my head spin right outa porsches. With the, or A cooler you should have no issues because these trans are honestly bullitproof.
Looks like you really have it all down, Nice work and great project. Best of luck
Even the 997's are like this to be honest. I have had porsches with trani issues because of over heating drivetrain. Ive had long talks with Matt @ Gtgears and other companies who are making a adaptor kit for the porsche trani to run like sequential. Ive done so much reading on these porsche drivetrains in the last 5 years it made my head spin right outa porsches. With the, or A cooler you should have no issues because these trans are honestly bullitproof.
Looks like you really have it all down, Nice work and great project. Best of luck
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I've raced many porsches over the years with the G50 trans, and it is definitely very strong if you can keep the fluid temps down. You don't really need that big of a cooler, just getting the fluid out of the housing and into some air flow works.
The one other things that can happen on the G50 trans is binding of the clutch release needle bearings. When this happens, you end up breaking the bosses right off off the trans housing (been there, done that). So if your clutch starts to take more effort to push, this is a possible culprit. There is an upgrade to bronze bushings, but I would just make sure to clean/replace the needle bearings every time you service the clutch.
We have a cooler and pump on the 01 car ....G97/50 transaxle.
We had a trans cooler fail mid race last year at the 13 hr VIR race .....we did not replace it mid race but we did continue to run the pump to circulate the oil and this seemed to work well in keeping temps under control ...it was a chilly event and ambient temps were low though....
I would install one for track use or very high power output engine application....cheap insurance.
We had a trans cooler fail mid race last year at the 13 hr VIR race .....we did not replace it mid race but we did continue to run the pump to circulate the oil and this seemed to work well in keeping temps under control ...it was a chilly event and ambient temps were low though....
I would install one for track use or very high power output engine application....cheap insurance.
I'm curious to if a cooler only (on a G50), set horizontal below the gear oil level, would be of any help?? Would the oil just sit in the cooler or would the vent's pressure move the fluid? Sort of thinking out loud.....
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