To stall or not to stall

[BLACK 346]

Few things come into it available space, how much free air you can get across it & fin spacing eg fins per inch.

Thanks Mick. I assume this has been done a thousand times on Auto VE's, so hopefully someone will say yay or nay to the kit I have linked. There aren not a lot of ready to go/bolt on kits on the net which is surprising. Maybe not something that is in high demand. Only other one I could find was this, seems to be same PWR cooler just at a premium.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Holden-VE...kAAOSwrklVcleM

[whitels1ss]

Not really sure Mick. I have been doing a bit of reading, and some say put the extra bigger cooler in line with the existing one, others say piss off the in radiator one altogether and replace as you say.

Getting rid of the factory one will insure no cross contamination,
yeah I know in an ideal world having 2 coolers could keep the trans even cooler
but these in radiator coolers very often give problems.

[BLACK 346]

As some of you may be aware, I purchased an OEM VE Trans cooler (Police fitment) from Gary (Wonky), thanks mate
Before I leap in and get it installed I was wondering if anyone had installed one of these and could tell me exactly where it bolts on? Just want to make sure I have all my shit in a pile before I put it in and trans fluid starts getting dumped. It has 2 bolts each end that appear to be for mounting points, but a quick look at the car does not show any obvious mounting points. Any advice on area I should be looking in would be appreciated

[Micks]

Not 100% on your cooler, but going by your pics it appears to have Male/female pipes so just a matter of taking the oem off attaching to the new cooler pipes & forward mounting the cooler. Hopefully the cooler bracket mounts without drilling additional holes. It would be a front bumper off job though.

[BLACK 346]

Not 100% on your cooler, but going by your pics it appears to have Male/female pipes so just a matter of taking the oem off attaching to the new cooler pipes & forward mounting the cooler. Hopefully the cooler bracket mounts without drilling additional holes. It would be a front bumper off job though.

Got a quote today from City Holden (same place we bought our 3 cars). Reason I am considering going with them is that if extra parts are needed like brackets they can obtain them easily. Also, hoping they may have fitted one before. With me supplying cooler and trans fluid (not sure how much will be lost in fitment), they quoted me no more than 2.5 hours labour, so around the $300 mark. Figured it would be a bumper off job Mick.

[BLACK 346]

Was doing some more research on location of Police spec cooler and came across this:


"Genuine secondary trans cooler (police spec?) sits in front of the top of the radiator and has hard pipes that come down in front of the engine and connect in line with the factory cooler in the radiator. Not good spot if you want to add an over the radiator cold air intake"

If this is true then I am unable to use this cooler, as I have VCM OTR

[Wonky]

Hmmm. Bugger! If that's the case I would have also had problems with the Dus OTR on the ute. I'm sure there will be a workaround but it just works against having OEM spec for ease of fitting.

When I've been at Chev's sometimes there's been a guy there making up hoses like those. Sorry.

[BLACK 346]

Hmmm. Bugger! If that's the case I would have also had problems with the Dus OTR on the ute. I'm sure there will be a workaround but it just works against having OEM spec for ease of fitting.

When I've been at Chev's sometimes there's been a guy there making up hoses like those. Sorry.

All good mate, It will work out in the end

[BLACK 346]

Another bit of info that points to the factory cooler not being able to coexist with OTRCAI. Still not sure if the cooler physically will not fit with OTR in place or whether it is a heat issue for the intake.
I am going take the car and cooler down to Holden next week and show Josh the service manager, see what he thinks.

http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/...r-otr-cai.html

[Micks]

Seeing though you have purchased this unit Rod, maybe consider ditching the hard pipes in preference to suitable flex hose with machined crimped fittings to suit.
Then install to a suitable spot in front of the rad?

[BLACK 346]

Seeing though you have purchased this unit Rod, maybe consider ditching the hard pipes in preference to suitable flex hose with machined crimped fittings to suit.
Then install to a suitable spot in front of the rad?

Thanks Mick. I am definitely going to investigate what options are available to me, just a matter of choosing the right workshop that is happy to rig it up without asking for my first born in payment. Even looking at dedicated trans shops in my area, as I assume they will at least have the facilities, tools and know how to make it fit when everything aint perfect.

[IJ.]

Where are you located Rod?

[BLACK 346]

Where are you located Rod?

Adelaide inner Northern suburbs IJ.

[IJ.]

Adelaide inner Northern suburbs IJ.

Might help someone to suggest a shop nearby

[Micks]

Might help someone to suggest a shop nearby

Yes maybe Ed could chime in perhaps? Reckon a good hose doctor could whip up the pipes without too much trouble then probably just a few hours to fit it all up.