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Originally Posted by mike the snake
Adding a pump and oil cooler will go a long ways towards your transmission holding up under higher loads.
When I was researching transaxles for a race car I wanted to build, I found Porsche transaxles rated for 180hp were magically uprated to 219hp with the only difference being an oil cooler.
A simple, inexpensive setup could use tapped filler and drain plugs with a pump. More elaborate setups have internal spray bars and other stuff.
Bad juju happens when things gets hot.
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Yeah it does. When we flat bottom our STi race car the transmission always mysteriously fails so yes cooler gear oil does improve longevity. I'm not sure it miraculously increases it's power capability for something like drag racing or dyno work however.