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Topic subjectpainting tranny cooler-reduce efficiency
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1829, painting tranny cooler-reduce efficiency
Posted by jsupetran, Aug-28-03 06:29 PM
yea i painted my black. do you think that will reduce the cooling?

-------jezreel

1830, RE: painting tranny cooler-reduce efficiency
Posted by soulcontroller, Aug-28-03 07:19 PM
not sure, but a black color does absorb more heat...

do you have a tranny temp gauge?
1833, RE: painting tranny cooler-reduce efficiency
Posted by jsupetran, Aug-29-03 09:13 AM
no tranny gauge. i was just wondering, it not like i feel any difference

-------jezreel

1835, RE: painting tranny cooler-reduce efficiency
Posted by thedawg, Aug-29-03 10:56 AM
Yes, any air-diffusion cooler will lose a lot of efficiency if you paint it. You've effectively insulated it.

IMO, I'd dip the thing in paint stripper and clean it off.
1837, RE: painting tranny cooler-reduce efficiency
Posted by jsupetran, Aug-29-03 01:12 PM
damnit
-------jezreel
hrc stage 1, sfmu, ml, eibach,prokits, egt, boost gauge, apexi tt, dynotune fp gauge. gst muff for stealth, turbo spoiler
1875, RE: painting tranny cooler-reduce efficiency
Posted by ThE oRACLe, Sep-05-03 07:38 AM
the b & m super cooler is black fyi
1876, RE: painting tranny cooler-reduce efficiency
Posted by Corbin, Sep-05-03 08:26 AM
But thats probably a black anodized finish. Thats a different animal all together. Heat is tranferred by a variety of means simultaneously. Coatings and surface finish play a role in a couple of those means. It gets complex enough that I'd have to read up on it before saying too much. But, if I remember correctly, black anodized aluminum works well for radiating heat.

Corbin

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