1990TSIAWDTALON
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I really appreciate the inside information!!! Its my first auto DSM but should be a hell of a lot of fun!
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oh its no problem at all marty. glad to help. this ones my first auto as well . since we did the auto this has been the most ive been able to enjoy my car without issues.I really appreciate the inside information!!! Its my first auto DSM but should be a hell of a lot of fun!
its a b&m 11x8 cooler with a cheap 8" fan. if i were to go back and do it again id get a derale cooler instead (still might later ) biggest issue with the b&m is its a total pita to get a fan on it. had to ziptie because the regular push through ties wont work.Is that a fan on your trans cooler that I spy? What size cooler is it, I am at the point of needing to order mine?
Thanks, love the puke can, .
yea it worked out really well. i made a bracket that ties in to the front bumper mount bolts to holt it there and then made another brace to tie up the back.It must be a plate and bar, those are tough to mount to. Did the SMIC area give you plenty of room to work with? I think the cooler I was looking at was 12.5 x 7.5". I have it all tore apart on that side and need to get a cooler ordered and mounted. Hoses out the top, side or bottom on yours?
yea and adding the fan helped a ton too. just the cooler my cruising trans temps were in the mid 180s. adding the fan dropped them to a mid 170ish if i remember rightVery helpful. Cooler doesn't have to be perfectly straight, just get airflow so it cools. I like the bracket, it keeps it solid.
Appreciate the pictures!
yea theres a good bit of room to work with right there. with mine i did have to relocate the horn to make it work but thats no big dealGreat info! I didn't know if I was going to need a fan but was going to mount the cooler in a position that would accept one if I needed it. I kept the stock ducting to my SMIC hoping it will funnel air right to the cooler.
im not a fan of the 1gb fogs so im more than content with them gone . with a fan on the cooler it might not be too bad. only one way to find outWho needs a horn.......
That's why there are 2, .
What do you think of leaving the fog lights in? My VRSF kit lets them stay but I don't want to block a lot of air, still like the fogs tho.
definitely makes things easier on simple stuff i need.Perks of the job! Always a good thing
I had just about the same thing happen to my 92. And thank goodness like me it happened at home.
I bought a whole coil of nickle/copper tubing from Autozone and used their double flaring tool and fabbed my own rear lines. My car was just on jack stands and my 20 yr old son and I snaked it around everything for a dam nice fit along side the originals (which I cut up and then removed). If you have to fab lines I HIGHLY recommend that tubing. It bends easily by hand but use a tubing bender when you can for nice smooth bends. It worked so well that my son bought some more and fabbed his rear lines for his replacement rear dif for his Camaro. He even used leftover wire from our shop build to make a template of the original lines as they were rusted so bad that if he moved them, they just about crumbled. We are doing a complete rebuild of that dif, including new gears for him.
Just thought I'd share that with you. Was a little time but not bad. I think it took us 2-3 hours start to finish on the 92 Talon.
hopefully not i sent you a pm i do have some questions since youve done it already.Grab a friend and a 12 pack and it won't take long. Honestly, my brakes felt sooo much better after doing the lines that I wondered if they had been "seeping" before the line blew. That stuff is very easy to work with and it looks good too! I did it all with the engine in the car too so it can be done. Best of luck for sure!