Zapata

Man hot weather and the CLS DON'T MIX!!!!!!!! Sifting SUCKS ASS! Man oh man. I realize that this car desperately needs a tranny cooler. I take it REAL easy on the car during the hot weather.

Accordingly, if i were to bring the hardware and instructions do you think the kind gents @ PAA would do an install based Scalbert's tranny cooler design??

scalbert

Just take the 600+ mile trip down here and I'll help ya out...

JRock

Where can I buy a good tranny cooler and how much does it cost?

scalbert

I used a clone of the following one. Same size, etc. just about $5 less and purchased at a local parts store.

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=10154

Zapata

Man if I can't one installed at PAA then I will take you up on the offer so I hope you are serious!

Whoever decided that a bonafide tranny cooler wasn't a must in this car is an absolute moron. I doubt the engineers would decide to forego<sp> and so it seems they either didn't have the money or the number crunchers stomped on the idea.

Mike

Steve, could you pls post the link to your installation instructions?

scalbert

I did the write up here, in a post. But unfortunately without the search ability I can't find it.

Mike

i know i'm too lazy to look for it. where did you locate the cooler?

scalbert

Here are some pics. But a breif explanation would be at the front drivers side of the radiator. It is attached to the center and side braces in front of the radiator.

The first three pics show it's mounting the best.

Pics

cldriver

Guys, I guess referring to other sites may be frowned upon here, but I suggest you stop by www.accordv6.com and check out their extensive FAQ section. They have a section on installing tranny coolers on the 3.0L V-6.

JRock

Hmmm, does putting the tranny cooler in front of part of the radiator reduce the radiator's effectiveness?

Zapata

That's what i'm wordering. Although I guess one could install a larger water pump.

scalbert

It is irrelevant in this case as the design is completely different. I beleive the Accord had an external cooler to tap into whereas the CL-S does not.

We had looked at this many times and concluded the information worthless when applied to the CL-S.

scalbert

Not enough to see an effective difference. Only about 25% of the radiator is covered with something that does allow air to pass through it. In fact, there is a couple inch air gap between the two.

But regardless, the airflow through it will still provide cooling capability to the engine coolant. It may hamper it slightly but this would mean that the stat would open sooner and maybe stay open longer.

My temps are still where they have always been. Plus, in all vehicles I have installed a trans cooler not one has ever had an issue with the engine temps being affected. This is the normal way to install them and is even shown in all direction from the manufacturers.

Zapata

Well, this is good enough for me