Upgrading stock OEM trans cooler

We use the CBR mini oil cooler in our transmission cooler kit. We also use a painless wiring kit as a part of the system. The difference in price is the addition of having a bolt on bracket and all the necessary components to make an easy, clean installation.

Dan06 said:

Other than the brackets and hoses what is the difference between SDHQ's cooler and the CBR mini cooler (other than price)?

Oil Coolers

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Fans? Not saying it is the best solution, only one I could find when I typed it in when I did a Google hunt for oil and trans cooler..

I am wondering if anyone has gone down this path yet...

Amazon.com: Derale 13760 Hyper-Cool Remote Mount Fluid Cooler: Automotive

$200ish bucks is a heck of a price...

I was thinking about bolting one of these to the rear some how... Fab a bracket or something..

what other parts will you need? I guess you would just "replace" the factory cooler with this one and tap into the lines...

paj1978 said:

I am wondering if anyone has gone down this path yet...

Amazon.com: Derale 13760 Hyper-Cool Remote Mount Fluid Cooler: Automotive

$200ish bucks is a heck of a price...

I was thinking about bolting one of these to the rear some how... Fab a bracket or something..

what other parts will you need? I guess you would just "replace" the factory cooler with this one and tap into the lines...

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bump for this... not sure if I like where the SDHQ kit mounts

rbarn said:

Here is what I am talking about with the stock cooler.



Any ideas on sourcing the cooler core ?

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I can't believe a bigger cooler doesn't fit here... Seriously WTF. If Ford doesn't make it I'm surprised someone else doesn't. I'd manufacture them and make a killing if I could. Who wouldn't want an easy plug and play larger transmission cooler?

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I just went and checked my wife's 2012 Expedition with the HD tow package has the same tiny cooler too!

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This is exactly what my wife has and Apparently the expedition "heavy duty auxiliary transmission cooler" isn't different than any other Expedition or F-150. Her last complete stripper XL Expedition had the same cooler too.

The stock transmisson cooler is a 4-circuit cooler. It appears that the Heavy Duty Payload Package that's available on some other model F-150 trucks includes a 9-circuit transmission cooler. I'm pretty sure these come on the HD 7-lug wheeled trucks.

I'll see if I can find a part number for this cooler tomorrow. Send me a PM to remind me if I don't post back.

AngryBird said:

I can't believe a bigger cooler doesn't fit here... Seriously WTF. If Ford doesn't make it I'm surprised someone else doesn't. I'd manufacture them and make a killing if I could. Who wouldn't want an easy plug and play larger transmission cooler?

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I just went and checked my wife's 2012 Expedition with the HD tow package has the same tiny cooler too!

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This is exactly what my wife has and Apparently the expedition "heavy duty auxiliary transmission cooler" isn't different than any other Expedition or F-150. Her last complete stripper XL Expedition had the same cooler too.

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there looks to be a number of really good reasonably priced options out there, now that I know what to look for. I will rocking a new option from RPG at TRR. will see how that goes. Sorry but not a lot of information available yet until TRR ...

GoMuscles said:

bump for this... not sure if I like where the SDHQ kit mounts

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After having these transmission coolers out for a few years now, we still have not had an issue with the mounting location for both cooling capacity and protection!

I'm still fairly certain that the 2009-2014 truck equipped with the heavy duty tow package (7-lug) have a 9-row cooler, but I haven't found a part number yet... still looking. If anyone knows of one of these 7-lug trucks, send me the VIN and it'll be easier to find the part number for the cooler.

By the way, in addition to the liquid-to-air auxiliary cooler that we're discussing in this thread, our trucks all have a circuit in the radiator that's a liquid-to-liquid cooler. I know our trucks have a larger radiator than some other F-150s, so we probably have a larger transmission circuit within it. Has anyone experienced high transmission temperatures to justify a larger liquid-to-air aux cooler?

ATTACHED PHOTOS: (All photos have a liquid-to-liquid circuit in the radiator.)
1 = No aux cooler
2 = Stock Raptor - 4 row aux cooler
3 = HD Tow? - 9 row aux cooler

That 9 lug HD cooler looks ideal for me. Hoping someone finds a Part #