Cast Aluminum Trans Pan?

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Cast Aluminum Trans Pan?

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Anyone ever use one of these? Im thinking about replacing mine with this when I do the trans service this week.
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i wouldnt bother. no benifit to doing so other then having a drain plug for the next fluid change. i would just make sure you have or get a good new gasket. Felpro makes a OE style Metal/Rubber reusable one cheap if yours is bad
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like any aluminum finned pan it would disapate some heat but the fins are not too deep/long. Looks cool though
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I got one cheap, and i am using it with my build. However I dont have the "normal" 4T65
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Thats true Pat... and it looks good..

I am still the guy who likes his trans coolers.. It is florida tho so hot happens...lol


If I stumbled across one of those finned aluminum pans cheap I would jump on it tho...
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2003 SSEi wrote:I got one cheap, and i am using it with my build. However I dont have the "normal" 4T65
what trans are you going with or are you building one? Yea, I would take one for the right price too
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I would love it for the use of the drain bolt, but it's too expensive for that purpose.
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deano55 wrote:
2003 SSEi wrote:I got one cheap, and i am using it with my build. However I dont have the "normal" 4T65
what trans are you going with or are you building one? Yea, I would take one for the right price too

I have a Built trans in the car that has every possible upgrade including a GM Racing 1" Chain, GM Racing Torsen Diff and thats just the start of the parts list
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deano55 wrote:
2003 SSEi wrote:I got one cheap, and i am using it with my build. However I dont have the "normal" 4T65
what trans are you going with or are you building one? Yea, I would take one for the right price too

I have a Built trans in the car that has every possible upgrade including a GM Racing 1" Chain, GM Racing Torsen Diff and thats just the start of the parts list
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