ok, i went to the shop, here is the q's there mechanic asked me:

where is the ideal mount location for the tranny cooler? he was thinking on the front left side, but he said he might have to drill holes to make it fit???

does the starter have to be removed? if so, where is it?

gosh i thought this was gonna be easy. is there anyone that he could just talk to that can give him some answers? im not gonna do this till he's ready

 

the tranny cooler goes in front of the ac condensor
it takes 2 or 4 screws to hold it in place
should be about 5-10 minute job

 

ok you have the 400

the starter stays put no need to touch it ...it is under the intake manifold ..hidden

its pretty easy and they come with directions

i mounted mine in front of the AC condenser

look 400dgrz(SP) threads he had one put in and wrote soemthing uop about it

 

These posts should help you out. Some tranny coolers mount with plastic /nylon strips that pust thru the condenser and radiator fins. This way you don't have to screw anything in to the radiator or supports. I have a 430 and used a Hayden cooler. I put mine on the right side (passenger side) the same side as 400DGRZ, I believe he has a 400.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...=tranny+cooler

 

thank you guys very very much!!!!

 

drill holes?! damn does he know what he's doing?

most people they just put it in front of the radiator, on the pessenger side, coz' of all the lines. but the right position should be on teh driver side, right in front of the ac condensor. but it's harder to do from what i heard. i will relocate it when i do my water pump and timing belt i think

 

yea, im really starting to doubt this place. i got referred to another tranny shop, so im gonna call them on monday. man the q's this place was asking me...i was like wtf? im bringing it to you to do...not for u to ask me how to do it lol. i ordered my tc from steve 2day...so its coming soon. o man...i cant hardly wait!!!!

 

congrats man you are going to love it

and yes, you never expect your mechanic to ask you questions like that. that shows how they are going to work on your car @_@

 

yea i know. well, i got 2 other places that i was referred to. so i think i should be in good hands now.

btw, does anyone have any idea of an average install cost? i was quoted around 400-450

 

that would be a pretty darn good price i say

 

ok, cool. i called him again and confirmed. so it will be 440 and that includes the tc install and tranny flush and fill. however, i think he will add on for the tranny cooler install. plus i am getting those intrax sway bars...so i think i will have him do those too o man, im soooooooooo excited. just anticipating my first drive w/ the tc AND sway bars.

 

good to know. installing the tranny cooler is easy, maybe 50 bucks my guess

 

o man, im sooo ready for this. i think its gonna get installed next week im gonna take vids of before and after the mod. just for the others that are sitting on the fence..like i have been for the past year

 

no...no more videos. man this website makes me spend so much $.

 

umm, just curious what you wanna demo on video? i mean, you will just see a car running in front of it twice