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GMC Sierra 1500 V8 Transmission Cooler 2014+

  1. Layers of Cooling - Transmission Cooler R&D, Part 3: Testing

    Layers of Cooling - Transmission Cooler R&D, Part 3: Testing

    Trying something new can be a daunting, especially when you're changing something you've done well for a long time. In the case of our 2014+ Chevy/GMC K2 transmission cooler, the design of the stock transmission cooler had us stepping off the beaten path in search of the best possible solution.

    In our previous posts, we discussed the design of the stock cooler that's integrated with the A/C condenser and how we would be adding an external cooler to supplement it. We had our core (the same one that we used on our Duramax project) mounted behind the grille of our volunteer K2, but we had no way of getting transmission fluid. This is where we really

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  2. Layers of Cooling - Transmission Cooler R&D, Part 2: Prototype

    Layers of Cooling - Transmission Cooler R&D, Part 2: Prototype

    The second post in any of our project blogs is usually where we show you an aluminum box that represents the outer dimensions of our planned product. This time though, we're going rogue.

    Sort of.

    Our last post looked at the stock transmission cooler for Chevy/GMC's K2 chassis. To recap, the stock K2 transmission cooler is a bit of a chimera. If you were to look through the grille of a K2, you would never find the transmission cooler. Unlike other vehicles that have an obvious transmission cooler bolted onto the radiator, the K2 trans cooler is integrated into the truck's A/C condenser. Removing the A/C condenser from the vehicle doesn't make finding the transmission cooler any easier either. Only under close inspection can you see the break in the end-tank where the factory separated the two coolers. Otherwise, the A/C condenser and the transmission cooler share the similar tubes and fins, but

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