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Originally Posted by Estey
sounds awesome! Will you go into detail about your setup as well?
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Other than some paddle shifter extensions, my car is otherwise stock. Since this car is known for having really high engine oil temps, I figured I would look into how hot the ATF fluid gets as well. Another member had mentioned changing the ATF after 3 track days so I am genuinely concerned about how hot the fluid gets. I mean, if temps are high enough to break down a synthetic ATF, imagine what that is doing to the clutches and seals long term.
As for the gauge setup that I am doing, I have an end game for it so my setup is overkill for the average enthusiast. I am going to be running a pair of Innovate MTX Oil Temp/Pressure gauges to monitor the temp and pressure of the fluid from the transmission to the factory cooler and the temp and pressure from the cooler back to the transmission. Since the Innovate gauges can do data logging, I can measure how quickly the fluid comes up to operating temperature and what the deltas are.
The reason I will be monitoring pressure as well is to establish whether or not a transmission cooler can be tied into the circuit without undue pressure drop.
I should have the necessary fittings tomorrow and get the gauges installed in the next day or two. Then I can start data logging and hopefully have results and analysis published around the middle to end of next week.