Headed out for a emergency trip this weekend over the Rockys and though the desert. WOW, what a difference Mikes trans cooler made. With the full ATS, I use to see temps between 200 and 245, and rarely close to 200. This was just cruzin with a total weight of 14,500. Now, same load and temps it was hard to get it to 200. It just sat at 180-190 over all the passes (a few over 10,500ft) and through the desert (it was 70-90 deg temps out side in the hot spots). This is a thing that use to get me worried all the time before. Not now baby! Thanks Mike. Way to go and wonderful job man. Worth its weight in gold!

You are right on Super Diesel. Mike did an outstanding job on his cooler. Not only does it keep the Ally cool but the 15 min install is the iceing on the cake.
Sun Coast will be having these coolers in stock for our customers.
"Great job" Mike
Smoop

Mine looks so good, I don't want to put it on........:lol:

Mac, are you seeing lower temps with Mike's cooler?

Mine looks so good, I don't want to put it on........:lol:

Mac, are you seeing lower temps with Mike's cooler?


Well By George, you know the answer to that question.But if you don't,That would be a negative.But I sure could use it right about now.

Like yours mine is sitting in my office still in the box.I don't want any of that old Censored running thru it.I'll wait and install with the
ATS transmission.

But your right does look good and I will get it on ASAP.
I'll be sure and let you know. :)

BIG DIPPER

Just a report on the H2s you sent me. They get no brake dust, no road dirt, never have to polish the chrome. They do get fingerprints from friends ( members here) looking at them. They look too good to put on. NOT ):h

when will this cooler be available? and how do I get one?

when will this cooler be available? and how do I get one?

It's already available.:) Just contact Mike L. and he will get you on your way!

The cooler is available now.:D

mike

I'm waiting for the Brown Truck to deliver mine.

I have one of the 2004.5's that overheats. I was wondering if the lower tranny temps is also helping to lower the engine temps? Could someone tell me how to get ahold of Mike L. so I can order one of these coolers? I'll try anything at this point Thanks.

Either PM Mike L. or go to supporting vendors Inglewood Transmission

Either PM Mike L. or go to supporting vendors Inglewood Transmission

No website link in supprting vendors list:(

Mike is not up to date with modern things like computers, but sure knows trannys. Only way he can use email is if we tell him it is only a typewriter...

Try a phone call (310) 674-4400

Doh mrmagu beat me to it :D
Here is his phone# 310 674 4400

Good news to report. Not a scientific test, but a good one no less. After installing Mike L’s new cooler I hooked up the 5er and took it for a climb. I went north on I-5 from Castaic Lake to the top of the hill, a 5 mile grade that rises to about 3,500 to 4,000 feet at the Templin Hwy off ramp. According to my mirror sensor, outside temps were at 92*. Trailer was not fully loaded, and neither was the truck, but for 17k lbs total between the two, it was fairly weighted down. Depending upon traffic, (big rigs tend go at this between 20 and 40 mph) my speeds varied between 40 to 65 mph. I never went below 40 mph in 3rd gear at 3k rpm’s, and was mostly in 4th gear at 55 to 60 mph at about 2,500 rpm. The verdict? According to the factory gauges, tranny temps never rose over 185*, and the engine temp never rose over 205*. I am very pleased with the results, but I am anxiously awaiting Mike’s newest feature, the electric cooling fan in front of the tranny cooler!!

THANKS MIKE!!!! I really appreciate your efforts!!!

Are we allowed to post a price?

Has Mad Mike thought of a TDP group buy? at least for A(ACLU) members...LOL

Are we allowed to post a price?

Has Mad Mike thought of a TDP group buy? at least for A(ACLU) members...LOL Now that's a fine idea!:D

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I will be the first loser to say it :)

SethMcKinney
You are not a loser, you are part of the family. :beerchug:
mike

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I will be the first loser to say it :)

Diesel Power Posted pics of his install and I will be next weekend. :)

Diesel Power Posted pics of his install and I will be next weekend. :)

Where are they listed?

Here's a bunch of pics of Mike installing mine:

http://www.simpersupply.com/chad/2005%20Truck/Trans%20Cooler/

Awesome -- what's the damage $ wise? It also looks easy to install -- is it?

Are there any side by side comparison pics?

Are there any side by side comparison pics?

I can do that for you by Thursday if you'd like.

I can do that for you by Thursday if you'd like.

That would be great!!!! Thanks

Awesome -- what's the damage $ wise? It also looks easy to install -- is it?


What he said...

Are there any side by side comparison pics?

Side by side comparisons have been numerous. So far it is a minimum of a 20 degree drop in tranny temps. :D

Awesome -- what's the damage $ wise? It also looks easy to install -- is it?

PM Mike L and he will give you a price. From talking to Mike it's easy to install.

Side by side comparisons have been numerous. So far it is a minimum of a 20 degree drop in tranny temps. :D

Mr. Trippin
You will finally get your cooler back on Tuesday, you have been without too long. For those of you guys that don't know, Trippin did the testing on my cooler on his truck. :hail: :thankyou2
mike

That would be great!!!! Thanks


Bug Tony he has the Pics! The cooler is nice,real nice and it's installed!Certainly not intrusive in the way of air deflection compared to the baby stock cooler,but definitely thicker.The stock cooler is a joke compared to the MikeL cooler he's offering to us.Easy install?Real easy,I mean real easy!

Nice addition that's for sure!Bet it works awesome :)

Can't wait to reap the rewards of cooler temps

It was a two beer job...........:cool:

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That perkalater looks good :driver:

Could you explainify that clear tube? Why aren't they leading into the cooler? Maybe stupid question, but I just don't know why that's there.

Could you explainify that clear tube? Why aren't they leading into the cooler? Maybe stupid question, but I just don't know why that's there.

I believe the clear tube is just looped from the in and out line to keep fluid from leaking during the installation. Once the cooler in bolted in the tube would be removed, and the lines hook up to the cooler.

Thanks Mike,
I recieved mine in the mail and I will install it after I do the testing for my overheating problem with a dealer tech. You know how dealers are:confuzeld :drinking: :duh: :Pshyco: they will find anything to blame but the problem itself. I wouldn't be surprised if they blame my overheating problem on my supertanks fuel cell. I wouldn't be surprised at all. If they try and pull thatCensored on me I'll put the stocky back on and make um eat it.

Anyways the cooler looks Awesome. Thanks again

Well let me jump on the Mike L Tranny cooler Bandwagon. I had a trip planned and decided to get Mike's cooler. Since I live close to LA I gave Mike a call and met him at his shop at 7am(he was only a couple of minutes late). What a nice guy. We yakked for 30 minutes and I bummed a couple of smokes off him. He finally breaks out the cooler which I was dying to see and proceeds to install it for me personally. Very nicely made with nice brackets and it bolted right on no hassles. Then we yakked for another 30 or forty minutes and I bummed another smoke and left. Now for the results! I hopped on the scale on the way out of town and weighed in at 16,400lbs with the complete package on my sig. 10:30am departure for Needles, Ca across the Mojave Desert outside temp at 97 on the mirror. I calculate the marks on the stock ga.
to be 12 1/2 degrees increments. I never went over 188 and cruised at 180. I then went from there across Hiway 58 over the Tehachapi's same story. From there up to Yosemite and then across 46 and the Diablo Mtns to Paso Roble same story. I also noticed that when the temp went up it also cooled down rapidly. I climbed a lot of hills on this 1700 mile trip and I can't say how pleased I am with Mike's cooler. BTW I was set on level 2 with the Edge and consistently ran at 65 and 70 mph.
Thanks for the great cooler Mike and excuse the barb I had to throw it in.......Cal

I'm definitely getting me one of these -- eventually.

Cal

Thanks for coming to my shop. It was my pleasure to work on your Duramax.
mike

Could you explainify that clear tube? Why aren't they leading into the cooler? Maybe stupid question, but I just don't know why that's there.

The clear tube was used to bypass the new cooler until the transmission was swapped and the lines could be properly flush of debris and blown out clean with compressed air.

It was installed so that the new ATS V transmission could benifit from the lower temps right from the start.........

The clear line was used so that we could see what and how much fluid the tranny was pushing...........it had almost ZERO pressure at idle and intermittent pressure at 1500 rpm, due to debris plugging everything up.

T:cool: NY
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It WORKS!

Not only keeping the tranny cooler driving but stop and go traffic,and idling.I was real amazed in traffic yesterday,big differance :)

I also got to do the touch in and out when it was idling before I put the grill back on.Real cool the way you can feel the difference.

It's a keeper all the way :thumb:

What color is stock Trans fluid from the factory. Is it still pinkish like Dex III?

Got my trans cooler installed yesterday. It is way simple like everybody has been saying. I put it together while I watched my daughter ride her bike on my cul de sac. So far my temps have only gotten to 150 degrees. Havent noticed any increase in the engine temp either. Seems to be working well. I will put it to work next week when I tow my travel trailer to San Diego.

It was a two beer job:( ... I should work slower. Thanks Mike for a great product and tech help. Maybe the instructions were too good.;)

Thanks again

How do you hook up this cooler. The bolt up looks easy but I was wondering how hard is it to hook up the lines and take the grill off?

How do you hook up this cooler. The bolt up looks easy but I was wondering how hard is it to hook up the lines and take the grill off?

Very easy. Grills snap off and on except for GMCs and early Chevys where there is another minute of work. Cooler lines snap out and snap back in with clips.
mike.

What color is stock Trans fluid from the factory. Is it still pinkish like Dex III?


More like Red~ :)

Very easy. Grills snap off and on except for GMCs and early Chevys where there is another minute of work. Cooler lines snap out and snap back in with clips.
mike.


It's very simple.I had to remove the brace connected to the grill by the emblem on my truck.Some how it must push into the lower stock cooler brace,no biggie.

You pull the clips on the fittings just like the ones on the tranny Jiffy-tite I believe they call them.You can reinstall the lines with the clips in as it will snap together then.

On the new cooler I recommend using your pinky to wet the internal O-ring for security in the fitting with a dab or two of fluid,if your going to just "snap" it in as I mentioned.

It's a very simple bolt on!

The clip that is being referenced that is removed with a simple small flat head screw driver. See this site (http://snyder-manufacturing.com/jiffyTiteStore.htm)

Mine arrived today..............:cool:

It's only been 90++++ degrees and humid for a week...........guess I'll :grd: tomorrow..............

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has anyone seen how much this will raise the engine water temps from the bigger surface area of the new cooler directly in front of the engine rad, or is it no biggie, i ussally see higher engine water temps when tranny oil temps are high, thats why

I've had absolutly no problems with that so far.

Engine temps have been checked with Tech 2 after cooler installs and I have seen no rise in temps whatsoever. All tests were done with Tech 2, not watching gauges which can be very inacurate.
mike

Engine temps have been checked with Tech 2 after cooler installs and I have seen no rise in temps whatsoever. All tests were done with Tech 2, not watching gauges which can be very inacurate.
mike

:exactly:I have not noticed any rise in engine temps with my cooler installed. I use the Attitude monitor which gives a much better temperature indication than the Factory guage.

so i read threw this all and no price i can see, so what is it mike, how many hundreds of bushels will i need to sell

Got mine installed tonight- Very nice- will tow this weekend and report back. On another subject the Dealer is installing a new fan clutch Thursday so it's a double check to see how cool she is.

fred,

Send Mike L a PM and he can quote ya.................

Well worth the penny's............

Got the cooler on today..........made at least a 20 degree drop in temps........

Mac was on the test ride after we installed it and the ATS Co-Pilot and we floged it pretty good..........temps never hit 150 on the gauge and my aux. gauge that picks up sump temp never even went over 110-120.

This thing works.

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Finally got around to installing the MikeL cooler this evening. Very easy install, even for a SMC (severely mechanically challenged) person like myself. ):h Great job MikeL. JJ :)

I agree with the others, very easy install and worth the $$$. Works as claimed (20* cooler). When tranny temps did get high (stop/go traffic), it is able to cool down back to 180-185* once you get moving again :ro) unlike the stock one Censored

P.S. I have a stock trans cooler for sale ;) ;) ;)