What have you done to your 1st gen Tundra today?

I mean if your trans is above 300° then the 200° raditator will "cool" the hot ass fluid.

 

Yea, but bypassing to a cooler means you’re running on thick fluid until it gets itself up to temp.

 

Meh. I never drive short drives. It's always 30 min +. Plus I've had ATF samples sent to Blackstone from the V6.

Radiator warmer has been bypassed since April of 2019.

 

My worldview is shattered. Maybe the ‘tards are sent to engineering on purpose.

 

In this instance... whom would be the tard?

 

Speaking of radiators, look what the man in the big brown van just delivered.

 

which one is that? Looks a very niiiiiice

 

Rad

 

the engineers team leader or whoever. Someone said run trans fluid through the rad. And someone else said run it through a cooler. And king DB says were gonna do it wrong on purpose. Because yankees.

 

#7030, the ones that only fit double cabs per EL. I looked far and wide, but couldn't find anywhere online that mentions specificity. It's a unit.

 

Ah, you lucky guys with your back seats and fancy metal radiators. Jealous!

 

I'm starting to feel like I'm finally living up to my name now.

Tundra TWO.

Now I can be just as irked as you!

 

I don't have backseats, but roll down back window is all I care about baby.

 

On my winter list. Looking forward to your review!

 

@des2mtn how did the front seal go on the xfer case?

 

I gave it one quick shot before work this morning in 4WD with just a torque wrench, but it didn't budge. I'm off now so I'll head out to the garage and give it some serious persuasion now that I have the time.

 

Stupid work, I love putsing around in the morning before I have to leave

 

Bypass the cooler in the grille? whats the benefits?

 

The warmer in the radiator. Never bypass the cooler.

 

Woop, got it! Took about four seconds on the trigger with the truck in 4WD. I'm going to pick up a seal for the companion flange itself in the morning since they're only a few bucks and I have it off.

 

OH thats new. thats great! last year they didnt have one with a cooler

 

Maybe I'll clean all the shit out of my bed this weekend

 

So, given that tidbit, would this be a solid buy or does the one advertised (and not currently available) from cold case have any superior features (other than a lower price tag)?

Mishimoto

Cold Case

 

Cold case appears to be US made

 

I just replaced the original front front coil springs and strut assemblies @ 233,642 miles on my 2004 SR5

 

I just replaced muh front O2s and gas cap, cause CEL. Now that that's handled, I'm off to tackle a driver's seat swap, front door latches, and front door panels...which has already snowballed into me running to various auto parts stores looking for a paint match to the crusty mesh speaker grills, sigh

 

It probably would make more sense to use a heat exhanger coupled to the vehicle exhaust to get it up to temp quicker. I get to work in 5 minutes on the highway and it's only when I get off the highway that it's finally up temperature.

You'd probably need some sort of electronically controlled valve to divert the fluid or exhaust to avoid it from getting too hot though.

 

Got my 4crawler shackle mounts installed. Prep work was normal paint stuff, scuffed with 40 grit sandpaper, wiped down with acetone, several good coats of rust oleum self etching primer, and finally painted with rust oleum truck bed coating.

https://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/DRingAnchor.shtml

 

Hit 71k miles on the way to Commerce/Braselon area to meet up with an acquaintance. That came faster than expected. Windows down the whole way there and back, weather is awesome today!

Dang man, wash that thing when you get done!

I like that Cold Case one! I'm surprised by the price, would expect to be more if USA made. I go out of my way to support domestic labor, so you know which way I'd be leaning....

Is that the daily driver I see in the background?