Braided Tranny Lines.

I know rubber is a no-go for cooler lines. I hate hard lines, HATE! Can I use braided lines? Maybe with an external cooler? Anyone done this?
any tips welcome

 

Yepp, I have them on mine to the cooler and the radiator. I think someone on here has a little story about tranny lines! Oh Rick, care to comment..

 

Got any pictures/what cooler are you using/where'd you get the lines?

 

only the teflon lined braided hoses. just as you've seen the rubber hoses swell from the trans fluid, so does the rubber lining of the braided lines. it cant swell due to the braid, so it starts to reduce the size of the hole you are pumping thru. eventually (not in days or weeks), overheating can become a problem. took mine about 6 years on the race car (so it wasnt driven daily) when i had cooling problems. cut open the braided line and the internal had about half the original diameter.

 

Now why do these B&m Coolers come with rubber lines?
Also, has anyone used these Perma-cool under car rail mounted coolers?
This is for a stock 200 towing nothing and never racing BTW.

 

Lines are from Jegs (or Summitt) This is a pic w/o the d=grill but it does fit nicely. Not a great pic but you get the idea. This is the B&M supercooler. Jegs PT#130-70255. Some say my trans runs too cool

 

Jegs # 771-1003

This one looks like it would mount under the car near the tranny, which would save me the money and hassle of buying long lines and running them.

Is this enough cooling for my stock daily driver?

Thanks for your help so far.

 

These cool by using airflow through the coils. Will you get enough airflow under there ? Street Rods (which that cooler is for) Have a lot more open area on their chassis

 

oh street rods didnt see that ha. Whatever I'll figure somthing out. Thanks.

 

if you buy a jasper E4OD you will get a new cooler and braided lines, through their research they have found that larger size lines and those that are braided will provide a cooler tranny and thus longer life for the tranny.

 

My tranny cooler is almost as big as my radiator. I figgured biggers gotta be better when we are talking about keeping the trans cool, so I bought the biggest one they had. Unless it's a really hot day out, my trans dosen't get hot enough to make the transmission tunnel warm anymore. Also dropped the engine temps by about 10 degrees.

 

They should hold up fine....many of us have them on our cars........

 

Yup...right up to the point where you drive over something and it rips the cooler out from under the car.

 

be realistic and think about it...if your lines are right next to the tranny and it's all under the car it won't get very cool if you are running a 12" line now would it? not enough time for the fluid to circulate and cool down thus gaining you nothing but short lines and a hot tranny. it's only about 5-6 feet from front to tranny so that's not very far.

 

You can use rubber hose on tranny lines - but it has to be the right hose. If you go to your local hydraulic hose dealer ask for "push-loc" hose or an equivalent. It looks a lot like good quality fuel line but it is rated for 250 - 350 PSI depending on size and make. 250 psi is more than your cooler lines will ever see. The fittings for it are barbed and "should" take the same pressure as the hose without slipping off but use clamps to keep the hose on the fittings.
PaulS