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    Transmission updates - aftermarket pan and dipstick?

    I'm not sure I understand the question. I'm running the 3.5 Qt. increase B&M pan and the Superior Solutions Thermal bypass. From my reading, you should not just yank out the factory Thermostat. That would bypass the cooler completely. This is the bypass I'm using. It's easy to install but, it...
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    Transmission updates - aftermarket pan and dipstick?

    I run a B&M pan on mine and all the pans still fit.
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    Upgraded trans cooler from Fordparts

    The more I look at the one in your link, the more it looks like the OEM replacement and nothing would change temperature-wise.
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    Transmission updates - aftermarket pan and dipstick?

    I was trying to be polite but, that was lost on you. It appears you've given yourself the title of expert. Overfilling could cause an overheating of the fluid since the fluid could come in contact with spinning parts, get airated and cause a fluid temp rise. Adding more capacity and adding the...
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    Transmission updates - aftermarket pan and dipstick?

    It doesn't appear that you have changed the factory thermostat. You could install a cooler as big as your house and the temps still wouldn't drop with the factory unit still installed.
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    Transmission updates - aftermarket pan and dipstick?

    Too much fluid makes it run hotter because there is too much of it? Wrong as wrong can be. Every racing team, if faced with high temps of any fluid usually raises capacity and increases the cooling capacity. The manufacturers do the same thing.
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    Transmission updates - aftermarket pan and dipstick?

    You would be wrong. Reducing the temps of the transmission extends its life greatly. The factory thermostat wants to keep the transmission at 200 degrees. With a proper bypass installed, the new temps are approx. 165 degrees under the same circumstances. As a former transmission tech, reducing...
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    Transmission updates - aftermarket pan and dipstick?

    I filled mine thru it. All you need is a cheap hand pump and a fitting that while attach to the dipstick tube, it was slow but easy.
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    Upgraded trans cooler from Fordparts

    You got me. The Superior Solutions part is a machined unit with no moving parts. It allows full flow at startup. This is nice in a few ways on top of maximum cooling, the first one is you can check your fluid level at first startup because fluid is flowing to all parts. With the factory thermo...
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    Upgraded trans cooler from Fordparts

    Agreed 100%. I put a large cooler on my 5.0 F-150 and expected a much lower trans temp, it dropped the temp about zero degrees. Knowing that didn't seem right, the new cooler was about 3X bigger, it made no sense. I did a little investigation and you need to swap out the trans thermostat with a...
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    GEN 1 High Angle Cv Axles

    7 days during the Xmas rush isn't bad at all. I order from RockAuto all the time and while their shipping can be on the slow side, their prices are tough to consistently beat.
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    Godzilla 7.3 Swap

    After wading through this long post, a couple of points. Texas Speed and Performance has a ton of stuff for the Godzilla. Ported heads, camshafts, headers, intakes, etc. The YouTube channel CleetusMcFarland has a Godzilla in an old Fox body Mustang that is built and uses twin turbos and has...
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