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I have a 2012 LTZ crew cab with the 6L80e transmission. I put an Earl's performance cooler on my transmission to replace the tiny thing that comes from the factory. I want to replace the transmission fluid lines from the trans to the cooler. I am trying to find a fitting that will work where the factory hard lines bolt to the transmission housing. Anybody know where to find one?

 

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I have a 2012 LTZ crew cab with the 6L80e transmission. I put an Earl's performance cooler on my transmission to replace the tiny thing that comes from the factory. I want to replace the transmission fluid lines from the trans to the cooler. I am trying to find a fitting that will work where the factory hard lines bolt to the transmission housing. Anybody know where to find one?

 

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What's wrong with the factory tranny cooler? My question comes from lack of knowledge, not trying to question your decision.

 

 

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What's wrong with the factory tranny cooler? My question comes from lack of knowledge, not trying to question your decision.

 

 

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It is tiny. About the size of a 8x5 notebook. I learned the hard way that heat is the number one enemy of a transmission. If you're in hills a lot(like I was), or haul very often, it is worthless.

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It is tiny. About the size of a 8x5 notebook. I learned the hard way that heat is the number one enemy of a transmission. If you're in hills a lot(like I was), or haul very often, it is worthless.

Gotcha, how much is the replacement? Hard to install?

 

 

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Gotcha, how much is the replacement? Hard to install?

 

 

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You can get different aftermarket kits for anywhere from $50 up. If you are mechanically inclined at all, it isn't that hard. I bought separate parts and put them together. The radiator alone was over $200.

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No. Run the lines like stock. I had a cooler put in and had a local hydraulic shop run -6 steel braided teflon lines with AN fittings on everything.

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So the radiator has to be replaced with the tranny cooler?

 

 

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NO. A "radiator" is what that tank with fins is called because it radiates heat from the fluid running through it. There is the RADIATOR that your engine uses to run coolant(antifreeze) through; then there is a radiator(little radiator) that is separate that the tranmission coolant runs through.

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No. Run the lines like stock. I had a cooler put in and had a local hydraulic shop run -6 steel braided teflon lines with AN fittings on everything.

This is what I plan on doing, but I can't find a fitting to mate to the transmission. The hard lines are "welded" into a square piece that bolts into the transmission housing. I am trying to find a fitting that will let me run the braided hoses. What did you end up doing to make that happen?

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