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Old 10-22-2015, 03:28 PM   #1
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Automatic Transmission Cooler

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I have a 2014 A/T FRS that I've taken to 3 track days this summer and I'm hooked! I plan on doing more track days next year and was wondering whether it would be a good idea to invest in a tranny cooler? For those A/T owners that track their car regularly do you run a tranny cooler? If so, does it affect transmission fluid temps in the winter? Also if anyone is running the Stark Performance tranny cooler would you mind offering a brief review of it?

Sorry for all the questions! Any opinions and recommendations will be appreciated!

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Hey guys,

I have a 2014 A/T FRS that I've taken to 3 track days this summer and I'm hooked! I plan on doing more track days next year and was wondering whether it would be a good idea to invest in a tranny cooler? For those A/T owners that track their car regularly do you run a tranny cooler? If so, does it affect transmission fluid temps in the winter? Also if anyone is running the Stark Performance tranny cooler would you mind offering a brief review of it?

Sorry for all the questions! Any opinions and recommendations will be appreciated!

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Yes run one in the summer, in the winter it will probably overcool
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Yes run one in the summer, in the winter it will probably overcool
If you read the Stark description, it is supposed to have a thermostat built in to prevent this. It's effectiveness is still unknown, though

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If you read the Stark description, it is supposed to have a thermostat built in to prevent this. It's effectiveness is still unknown, though

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My mishimoto oil cooler has a thermostat and it still over cools I just took the thermostat out for the up coming winter haha! I wonder how hard the install would be on one of those tranny coolers?
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My mishimoto oil cooler has a thermostat and it still over cools I just took the thermostat out for the up coming winter haha! I wonder how hard the install would be on one of those tranny coolers?
After talking with a local guy about the A/T tranny cooler, apparently it is dead simple but need to follow the A/T CPU instructions very carefully

M/T I believe is similar, but the tranny is plumbed differently
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After talking with a local guy about the A/T tranny cooler, apparently it is dead simple but need to follow the A/T CPU instructions very carefully

M/T I believe is similar, but the tranny is plumbed differently
Good to know! Thanks!
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