gretchen/jason Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Ive tried and tried but cant seem to find a clean and good looking place to run the trans lines to a trans cooler any pics or ideas ? I tried on my 280 to run them where the fuel lines used to go no luck there to big and got hot from the headers . The engine and all are out of the z so now is a good time for me to start routing lines . I used 5/16 rubber line on my 78 now on my 77 would hard line be better ? then use rubber just between the cooler and the hard line . Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Kinda depends on which tranny and the cooler location. I was lucky on mine, the cooler lines were on the opposite side from the exhaust system. I was able to run them near the stock location (near the side of the oil pan and forward from there. Hard lines most of the way is proper, with reinforced rubber lines on the ends, unless you go braided stainless and AN fittings...That gets expensive, trust me on that part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretchen/jason Posted September 8, 2007 Author Share Posted September 8, 2007 Well the lines come out the passanger side and i cant seem to avoid the exhaust to much about 1 inch at best , i ve thought of running the lines to the rear of the car someplace and mounting a small very small trans cooler . I got a buddy who doesnt run any cooler of any sort on his V8 swap in his 77 z . He just looped the to lines on the trans so the actual line is only 4 inches long he came off the trans did a 180 degree turn then back into the trans . So that is another question does a z need a trans cooler seeing as it doesnt tow anything and isnt very heavey to begin with . Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deja Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 I got a buddy who doesnt run any cooler of any sort on his V8 swap in his 77 z . He just looped the to lines on the trans so the actual line is only 4 inches long he came off the trans did a 180 degree turn then back into the trans . So that is another question does a z need a trans cooler seeing as it doesnt tow anything and isnt very heavey to begin with . Jason Your buddies transmission won't last long with no cooler at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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