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Old 01-08-2021, 11:36 AM   #45
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Originally Posted by bfrank1972 View Post
It's probably a heat thing.
This goes quintupled for those running a kit that moves the exhaust closer to the transmission. The exhaust is superheating part of the transmission, the fluid has to deal with that external heating as well as internal.

Anyone who wants to save their transmission should terminate the exhaust at the front axles
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