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Originally Posted by Artifex
Regarding the tranny cooler:
Nobody makes an easy bolt-on kit for the Prelude. AFAIK, you won't find one anywhere. In order to use one, you will have to be inventive and do a little fabrication on your own. Buy a generic oil cooler (some are sold as transmission coolers also), buy fluid lines to connect it, and buy the fittings to put it all together. It is going to take some ingenuity on the user's part to accomplish this. If you don't feel you have the skills, I imagine most decent mechanics could help you put something together.
Some of this is vague, because I have never done this myself. I know at one time we had a detailed post here showing someone's cooler installation. I don't know if it's still around, but I'm sure it would help.
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I actually bought a B&M tranny cooler form Summit Racing, no major fabrication was needed, the cooler fine with the supplied hoses, and clamps was almost sufficient. I needed one more part of equal length hose, which I obtained at auto zone, and 2 more hose clamps, I also obtained from auto zone. I had to buy about $15 worth of additional parts to finish the job. I mounted it to the lower driver side of my radiator. Yes, I had to use some twist-ties to hold the hoses in place, but the whole process was fairly easy, and not complicated at all. I would venture to guess, though, that if you have no mechanical skills, do not attempt on your own, bc you will screw something up. However, if you often work on your own car, as I do, you will be able to accomplish this in a couple hours, at most. The whole job looks professional, and actually looks like it would have come with the car.
After this mod, don't assume the cooler alone will save your tranny. I still change my fluid about 2-3 times a year, and never drive it in Sport Shift mode. Doing so will kill your tranny. Stay out of SS mode, and you should be ok.
