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Old 04-05-08, 08:08 PM
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Got my Precision industries Torque converter installed! Very noticable difference off the line and from a roll. I cant imagine the 3.76 lsd with it..that must be so fun.

Do alot of you guys just by pass the radiator when you do the Trans cooler? Awesome mod really woke my GS430 up!
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BTW I went with a 2600 Stall Precision Industries TC
Old 04-05-08, 08:27 PM
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I kept the tranny cooler inline with the OEM aux cooler. That way you get even more cooling. Run the tranny cooler AFTER the OEM aux cooler.
Old 04-05-08, 08:31 PM
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hands down the best mod ever

did you get a check engine light?
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Moved..........nice mod!
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Strange 5 other people told me to by pass it... your the only one who said to still use it...hmmmm

No light!!


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I kept the tranny cooler inline with the OEM aux cooler. That way you get even more cooling. Run the tranny cooler AFTER the OEM aux cooler.
Old 04-06-08, 12:51 AM
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Keep your fingers crossed on the check engine light, sometimes they don't come on until after a few hunderd miles, it's a tossup on the 430, just pull the bulb if so, enjoy.
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Originally Posted by shawnberry
Strange 5 other people told me to by pass it... your the only one who said to still use it...hmmmm

No light!!
There is nothing wrong with bypassing. I ran it that way for awhile but eventually ran it inline with the radiator. Why? Because you'll get more fluid capacity AND you'll get additional cooling from both the aftermarket cooler and the auxilary cooler. Plus when your car is in traffic and the temperature gets hot, the radiator fan will kick in and that will help remove a bit of heat from the aux. cooler.
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Thats a great point!

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There is nothing wrong with bypassing. I ran it that way for awhile but eventually ran it inline with the radiator. Why? Because you'll get more fluid capacity AND you'll get additional cooling from both the aftermarket cooler and the auxilary cooler. Plus when your car is in traffic and the temperature gets hot, the radiator fan will kick in and that will help remove a bit of heat from the aux. cooler.
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its really amazing how not even flooring it..and its pick up is so much better. The shifts seem alot quicker too. Is there any break in period?
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Originally Posted by shawnberry
Strange 5 other people told me to by pass it... your the only one who said to still use it...hmmmm

No light!!
I have read and my shop that did the install told me the same thing. Their take on by-passing the radiator was because you don't want the excess heat from the engine re-heating your tranny fluid even more. Maybe the engine temps get hotter than your tranny temps??? Not sure though, but mine seems to be fine for having it almost a year with "fun" driving!
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Originally Posted by Rock-a-Lex
I have read and my shop that did the install told me the same thing. Their take on by-passing the radiator was because you don't want the excess heat from the engine re-heating your tranny fluid even more. Maybe the engine temps get hotter than your tranny temps??? Not sure though, but mine seems to be fine for having it almost a year with "fun" driving!
This is only the case if you put the aftermarket cooler BEFORE the radiator. If you do this, the cooler fluid temperature will be heated up by the radiator. Put the cooler AFTER the radiator and the cooler would do it's job and cool down the fluid before it reaches the tranny again.
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is there any PI TC for GS300 ??
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Not really worth it on a gs300...I "believe" they come higher from the factory than the gs400 and gs430.

my old one was only 1800....so now its 2600 stall.
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Is it better to get 2600 or 2800 stall? which one is safer?


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