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B&M 70268 SuperCooler Automatic Transmission Cooler |  | Brand: B&M
Category: Automotive Parts and Accessories
List Price: $60.77
Buy New: $54.99
as of 9/4/2010 22:03 CDT details
You Save: $5.78 (10%)
New (4) from $54.99
Seller: Speed Unlimited Performance
Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 7326
Media: Misc.
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 14 x 12 x 3
MPN: 70268
Model: 70268
UPC: 019695702687
EAN: 0019695702687
ASIN: B000CIGE9G
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Rigid stacked-plate design is resistant to damage, and much better at cooling than ordinary 'fin and tube' coolers | | • | Constructed from black finished lightweight aluminum alloy for maximum corrosion resistance | | • | 11" x 7-1/4" x 3/4" model is rated at 13.000 BTU, and pressure tested to 200 PSI | | • | Includes installation kit | | • | Backed by the manufacturer with a 1 year limited warranty |
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Product Description
Helping your transmission and engine keep their cool.The last thing you need in the middle of a race or a road trip is to have a transmission or engine go south because your oil cooler can't keep up. B&M's SuperCooler oil coolers will keep your transmission or engine cool and running in your time of need. They're made of lightweight aluminum, with an efficient "stacked plate" design. Multiple cooling paths give them the cooling capacity of larger fan-and-tube coolers. And, because they have a low pressure-drop design, there is less oiling-system restriction.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 15
 70268 SuperCooler August 31, 2010
Dan W. Dudeck (Missouri)
Nicely packaged kit, easy to install. Excellent design. I installed this kit while I was replacing the radiator on my Jeep Grand Cherokee. I had quite a bit of stuff removed and "out of the way" for doing the radiator, so the tranny cooler install was a breeze. The installation would have been trickier on the Jeep Grand Cherokee if I wouldn't have been replacing the radiator...
The 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee comes from the factory with a very efficient transmission cooler built in to the radiator. But I do quite a bit of towing, so I decided to add the B@M SuperCooler in series with the factory tranny cooler.
B@M makes larger transmission coolers, but the 70268 was the perfect size to fit in the space available on my Jeep...
 Good cooler, Wrong connections August 17, 2010
Eli (Ga. USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Good Cooler
I suppose in order to understand how I gauge this cooler to be effective a little background info would be good. I have a 96 Dodge Ram 1500 RWD. This model and similar models of the same period are well known for having transmission failures due to excessive heat as the built in radiator cooler was not sufficient.
Prior to installing the cooler I installed a B&M Temperature Gauge kit on the pressure line coming out of the tranny, that way I have a better Idea of the actual transmission temp than if it were installed on the return line as the instructions indicate. The next day I decided put my truck through its paces to see what the temps would be, at 4:00 in the afternoon it was 86 degrees and traffic is fairly heavy during that time of day. Inner city driving for about 45 minutes showed that the temperature would be about 240. Taking it out on the highway at 70mph dropped the temp to about to 220 on long flat stretches.
About a week later I installed the cooler in series with the radiator cooler going first to the B&M cooler then the radiator cooler (Keep In mind that the temp gauge is on the pressure line out of the tranny so it measures the oil temp before it gets the coolers). When I finished it was again about 4:00 in the afternoon, only it was now 102 degrees in the shade. I took it out again to run it through the paces to see what the result would be. Again I drove around the city in traffic for 45 min or so. Initially it took the tranny a good bit longer to get above 200 and then didn't get above 220 until I really stomped it a few times between lights to push the temp up. I then took it out on the highway again and the temp settled at about 200. Considering the results to be good so far I wanted to get a little better Idea so I took it off the highway and back on some hilly dirt roads where I could do between 35mph and 45mph. With overdrive off the temp climbed to a mild 210 on long uphill stretches, with the overdrive on it would climb to 230.
The results of my testing showed to me that even with a 16 degree increase in outdoor temperature the cooler was able to drop my transmissions temperature by a minimum of 10 degrees even though under harder working conditions. Under the same working conditions it would drop the temperature between 20 and 30 degrees.
Wrong Connections
Mounting the cooler to the engine radiator, directly centered horizontally and vertically behind the AC radiator went fairly easily with the included plastic mounts. I mounted it there after considering some other locations but decided that the airflow to the cooler would be too restricted elsewhere. The hose provided was not sufficiently long enough for my chosen location so I needed about 2 more feet and appropriate hose connections.
My problem came when I attempted to connect the supplied brass connectors to my trucks OEM connectors. It was difficult enough explaining to the NAPA people what the problem was, and I ended up having to show them the OEM connections and the brass fittings supplied with the kit. The store manager at Napa immediately recognized the problem with the kits supplied connections when I showed him what I was trying to do and he set about finding the parts to make it work. As the connections were they did seat the threads but did not mate correctly and would have resulted in leaks that would have drained my transmission quickly. I am posting Images in the customer image area that should help in explaining why the connections provided couldn't be used and what parts were necessary to install the cooler.
Why 3 Stars
While the cooler itself is of good quality and does a good job of cooling my transmission I have to deduct some points for them not supplying proper parts to connect it to my transmission. The reason for this is a couple fold, first this is the kit that is recommended for my truck. Second when a kit is supposed to work with a certain set of vehicles it should come with the parts necessary to connect it to those vehicles or give some indication of the additional parts that will be necessary. Thirdly attempts to contact B&M prior to purchasing the kit to insure it would come with all the parts necessary were not responded to (so I knew there would be no customer service from B&M in the event of a problem).
*Works great on 98 Honda Prelude with AEM V2* August 14, 2010
Max G. (San Gabriel, CA USA)
Gf's automatic prelude just got a new performance aluminum radiator so we just got her the transmission cooler. Works great, doesn't overheat and shifts smoothly even after VTEC. Sounds great with the AEM V2 intake but have nothing to do with this product. Anyways check out [...] and [...].
thumbs up! August 2, 2010
Alex
I bought this for a 2008 Mazda 6i in anticipation for a turbocharger down the line. For an automatic transmission, this is a must! I did the install myself and it was a breeze, I just did it the same time that I did a transmission fluid flush. At first I thought it would be difficult to make it fit securely, but with all the supplies included, you will find it very hard NOT to fit it securely. Thanks B&M for a quality product.
Great product! July 24, 2010
awer25
I can't recommend a transmission cooler enough - heat kills transmissions. You don't need to tow to get the benefits of a transmission cooler - every vehicle (especially trucks/SUVs) should have one. The stock setup in my vehicle ('05 Buick Rainier w/ 4L60E transmission) allows the transmission temps to get as high as 250*-270*. After installing this cooler, the highest I've seen was 190*.
PROS:
-The build quality is amazing - much thicker than your stock coolant radiator.
-The stacked-plate design allows thick, cool fluid to automatically bypass cooler until it heats up enough to warrant cooling.
-Includes all the mounting hardware you could need, and some you don't (see below)
-Price
CONS:
-Includes through-coolant-radiator zip ties as one mounting option - don't use them. They will eventually wear holes in your coolant radiator, and it's also preferable to have some gap between the radiators.
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